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Neglect
Posted by hosenemesis
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eloise_caUpdated So beautiful! Last year, the raccoon(s) uprooted mine and I didn't find it till too late :-(
Where to find hog paneling in Riverside County?
Posted by suburbanfarmgirl(9 (Riverside County-Elsinore))
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suburbanfarmgirl(9 (Riverside County-Elsinore))Updated Thanks I'll give them a try!
San Diego Garden Designer
Posted by sdgardenlover
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iris_gal(z9 CA)Updated Great to hear there is superior design talent alive & well. Would love to see some pictures of your new retreat.
Is this an Oak?
Posted by hoovb zone 9 sunset 23
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated I live and garden in a wooded area. Both the live oak and the black oak are a weed in my garden. I have offered one gallon seedlings for sale in non-profit plant sales, and with no takers, have stopped the practice. It seems most ...
ceanothus - fussy- how to establish?
Posted by elvie
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gobluedjm 9/18 CAUpdated I have to agree this is not a time to plant them. I would have left in pots and waited until Oct-Nov. I have lost of couple of my ceanothus from having mulched them. I would remove that now. It takes a year of regular watering to ...
Boy/Girl Flowers and Cabbage? please?
Posted by ladybugsmom192(9)
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ladybugsmom192(9)Updated thanks again sue! the fog has burned off and it's a beautiful day - hope you're having one too :)
Free Mulch Los Angeles DWP
Posted by benthumbs
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benthumbsUpdated I want to mulch the surrounding trees and an area around the pergola and add adittional plants.
Frugal Alert: Lavendars at 99¢ Only Stores!
Posted by Dar(musaboru, Inland Calif.)
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kathi_mdgd(92058)Updated I didn't get those,but ours also had african violets around that same time and i got 4 of those.They were and are very healthy and have been blooming ever since. Kathi
Winter protection-Coconut palm
Posted by us_marine
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tropical_thought(San Francisco)Updated The reason I never post my palm tree is someone else who had the house before us planted it right out on the street and it gives away my location. All the leaves on the are brown expect for on top. I think it has massive spider mi...
Egyptian Walking Onions
Posted by altadenafoothills(z21 CA)
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altadenafoothills(z21 CA)Updated I will! Sounds like they might take a year to actually get going, so I'll just be excited for now if I see a green spear or two.
Fall Potatoes
Posted by momma_s(9b, SZ14)
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suburbanfarmgirl(9 (Riverside County-Elsinore))Updated I did the same thing Westelle. I really thought that the sweet potatoes wouldn't work this way, but they did. On neither the regular or the sweets did I cut them up. Instead I just planted them whole. All seem to be working. I jus...
Halloween in July
Posted by queerbychoice(USDA 9a/Sunset 8 (CA))
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queerbychoice(USDA 9a/Sunset 8 (CA))Updated Nope, no water lilies - the ditch still runs dry for at least two days each week. (In the summer, that is. It's never dry in the winter.) I only wish it functioned like any sort of streambed. Since it doesn't drain, it's really mo...
Can anyone ID this tree please?
Posted by nocalian
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nocalianUpdated Thank you folks!
where can i find hosta's?
Posted by ladybugsmom192(9)
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ladybugsmom192(9)Updated oh that's beautiful!!! i'm envisioning my garden area under the flowering pear and maple, full of hostas! i'm going for it! thanks everyone :)
Some photos of my garden!
Posted by warrengk
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altadenafoothills(z21 CA)Updated Lovely!
Do you know this plant?
Posted by hoovb zone 9 sunset 23
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aquilachrysaetosUpdated Eeh. I don't think I'd want to put any part of that plant in my mouth. It's quite poisonous.
Anyone grow Crinodendron hookerianum?
Posted by mark4321_gw
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ian_wa(Sequim)Updated It hates hot, dry weather, and it's prone to spider mites. It likes cool, humid weather so much that even here in the Pacific Northwest, it grows much larger on the immediate coast than it does in Seattle. Other than that, it's sp...
Another tree ID request please
Posted by nocalian
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nocalianUpdated Thank you. I should have guessed, but the leaves are so different than a "normal" hibiscus that they threw me off!
suggest a plant!
Posted by xanthoria(9)
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aquilachrysaetosUpdated You might not want society garlic next to where you walk. It has an odd funk. Reminds me of mildew. I have Salvia macrophylla 'hot lips'. It can spread pretty big but boy is it good looking. Flowers are red and white though you'll...
Best flowering vines for containers?
Posted by robcorreia
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greenpassion(z4-z5 VT)Updated I have a vigna vine potted on my deck, and it's about 3ft. tall so far, climbing a trellis. No flowers though. Does it have to be more mature? And, in about 2 months it'll be getting colder here (Vermont) and I want to be able to ...
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