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Major rain
Posted by borderbarb
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peggiewho(z9 Ca)Updated In 1862 the city of Sacramento filled in main street with 10' of fill dirt and made the first floor the basement and the second floor the ground level for store fronts. In some areas the old store fronts still exist today undergro...
Suggestions for Slope Planting
Posted by hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)Updated Hi Pete! Should have asked on the GWN Yahoo list! I'll check these two out. I'm better with Ceanothus than Manzanitas, so I'll see about these and squeeze them in. I have a lot of room on this slope, so I'll see about picking up t...
drizzly day / flower archives to the rescue
Posted by deep___roots(ca9/sunset15)
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hosenemesisUpdated That horsechestnut tree is beautiful. I don't recall ever seeing one. Thanks for the photo. Renee
Fuchsia Gartenmeister Care Question
Posted by blue_can
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blue_canUpdated Okay thanks. Having not grown it before I was not sure what to expect. For that matter apart from a Kangaroo paw this is the first year I've really done any sort of gardening but all of my other plants I planted are looking much b...
Tangerines splitting and falling off tree
Posted by marilano(California)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Try also mulching the root zone with a good compost (keep the mulch from contacting the base of the tree--leave a few inches bare). This will keep the root system a little cooler and more moist, and enrich the soil as well.
for your viewing pleasure, a little justicia
Posted by deep___roots(ca9/sunset15)
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stanofhUpdated Had it-until a moron stepped on it. Never recovered.
please help identify this plant
Posted by bermudablues
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated or photobucket
Milkweeds for Monach Butterflies
Posted by borderbarb
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napapen(ca 15)Updated I purposely left seed on my milkweed plants to be taken by the wind and hopefully start plants over the land around me. Mostly vineyard and backyards. I found plants growing in several places in my yard and doing well. I have 5-6 ...
Christmas Trees
Posted by loribee2(CA 9)
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loribee2(CA 9)Updated That's what we've been doing the last few years, and since my son won't let up on how unscented the white fir is, we'll probably go back to Nobles again next year. But LOL on the neighbor's trees. When I asked where to find a silv...
Baja California Members?
Posted by marcie_new(z8)
marcie_new(z8)Hi I am wondering any members in here from Mexico-California.
Amazing Climbing Rose Suggestion
Posted by monsoon99(Z9 CA)
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monsoon99(Z9 CA)Updated Thanks everyone. I have also posted on the rose forum and got some very good suggestions, including not planting Altissimo which I agree with. I have a cecile brunner somewhere else and would never plant another one. It is too agg...
In praise of Crape Myrtles
Posted by aquilachrysaetos
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aquilachrysaetosUpdated Hoovb : I've been think this year has been unusually colorful myself. In a separate post I put up pictures of one of my planes that colored remarkably but I'm noticing other planes also looking especially beautiful. The bright ora...
Advice for Planter Box (Orange County CA)
Posted by rsm_ca(9)
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hosenemesisUpdated The thing that concerns me is the mid-summer sun. Echeverias would look lovely, but they might burn up in the summer, depending on how hot it is there. Mine get cooked in the summer, so I had to move them all to the shade. Aeonium...
Shade plant suggestions
Posted by blue_can
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blue_canUpdated Thanks again rozegardener for the detailed response. All the reserach I did seemed to suggest most edibles need a good amount of sun. So I ended up planting 2 plants which when grown should fully occupy this area. The first is a B...
What size pot should I use for a manila mango?
Posted by califruit10
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stanofhUpdated A Laverne Manila can flower in less than two years. In early spring to May to flower,a few nice fruit off a young tree by the middle of June and a smattering all the way to September or beyond. By cool weather the left overs can b...
Red Palm Weevil
Posted by gargwarb
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jlgship_gamil_comUpdated In Spain they have destroyed thousands of palm trees - i am having to fumigate my two canary Palms every month at a cost of 40 euros a pop to keep mine hopefully pest free. Their favourite Palms are the Canary Palm whilst they als...
Need advise on what to do with this year's petunia
Posted by toffee1
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toffee1Updated Interesting, sounded like over winter isn't totally impossible. I am biting and will try to do that. What's the best approach? 1. Build a plastic sheet cover or so? like a mini green house or what farmers do to protect them crop? ...
what is this?
Posted by deep___roots(ca9/sunset15)
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deep___roots(ca9/sunset15)Updated I guess the jury is still out, then. I thought it might be just Stock. All of the plants on the little round table this plant is on were grown from collected seeds or were dug up as volunteers. So I don't know where I got it or wh...
Colorful Gardens in Agoura Closing Sale
Posted by nancyinla
nancyinlaFor any of you in the San Fernando/Conejo Valleys, thought I'd let you know that the Colorful Gardens Nursery on Dorothy Drive (Cheseboro Rd exit off the 101) is selling all 1-2-5-15 gallon plants at 50% off. They had a great selection...
So CA - trees planted alongside 210 freeway
Posted by labrahamian(z9/ sz21 CA)
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socal23(USDA10/Sunset23)Updated Go during rush hour, you ought to have plenty of time to take a picture to share... Ryan
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