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If you were going to pick just one rose...
Posted by marie_louise(CA)
33 Comments
eloise_caUpdated Marie, please email me if you are interested in cuttings of r. Mutabalis.
Silver Dollar Eucalyptus
Posted by borderbarb
3 Comments
perennialfan273(zone 5)Updated Hey, if you're interested, I'd be VERY interested in trading you for some of those silver dollar eucalyptus cuttings (assuming that they have roots). I have some leonotis leonurus seedlings I can send in exchange, and a lot of oth...
Worst plant
Posted by lowaffect
18 Comments
bdobsUpdated MINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My friends mom gave me a little cup with a rooted sprig a few years ago. I thought "hey, this will be neat to grow a little mint plant" Yeah right, damn thing keeps spreading a popping up everywhere. I...
Pollarding trees
Posted by ltecato(9)
9 Comments
lisascenic Urban Gardener, Oakland CAUpdated My sister and I call this "doing a Frenchie" on the tree. I don't like it in France, and I do't like it in California. It's not like we're weaving baskets with the tender young shoots of those massacred trees!
Size of Pomegranate Trees
Posted by blue_can
5 Comments
blue_canUpdated Thanks for the additional replies which seem to suggest that IÂd be okay growing a pomegranate tree in that space. Actually I realized after posting that I know 2 people who have grown Pomegranate trees here (IÂm in San Diego). I ...
snapdragon rust
Posted by tabassam
6 Comments
Propaganda Garden DesignUpdated Rust is a drag. I had to throw away a Pelargonium that was covered in it. It had just started to bloom again too. Hopefully none of my others get it.
Pink flowering lemon bottlebrosh (callistemon citrinus)
Posted by perennialfan273(zone 5)
12 Comments
Propaganda Garden DesignUpdated Just did a search on "Callistemon bonsai" and came up with some wonderful pictures. So at least that route is quite possible.
Hayward Camellia's
Posted by stanofh
5 Comments
stanofhUpdated In your opinion. And it seems to be only your opinion. Ya know Steve,your jealousy of all things I post bugs me.
Best Asian Pear for Bay Area?
Posted by ashleysf(9 San Jose,CA)
6 Comments
ashleysf(9 San Jose,CA)Updated Just wanted to update in case anyone else is interested in Korean Giant pear - they are available at Raintree and my tree arrived this week. (funny, all the local nurseries that I called do not carry them).
ccotoneaster fertilize?
Posted by sumcool(Cen. Coast/s17)
2 Comments
kristincarolUpdated They are weeds. Why would you want to fertilize them?
But I'm not done with Winter chores yet!
Posted by hosenemesis
9 Comments
gobluedjm 9/18 CAUpdated Min- your welcome. It was put in Oct 2007 and just a very small 1 gal. I saw hummers around it today and bees are always on it. I sort of wish I had room for more.
Chinese Maple
Posted by swallowtail_grower
5 Comments
wanda(Z9 CA)Updated Most maples are deciduous, meaning that they lose their leaves every winter and go dormant. Leaves regrow in spring. During their dormancy, they should not be fertilized or over-watered. I have a feeling you may be talking about o...
Jumbo Hayward Cereus..
Posted by stanofh
1 Comment
hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated What a beauty! In bloom (does it?) it would be spectacular, don't you think?
asian pear ultra dwarf pacific grove from OSH
Posted by elvie
5 Comments
elvieUpdated Thanks for your replies everyone. The tag said ultra dwarf, grows 5 - 8 feet.
Good Bug Food (???)
Posted by Min3 South S.F. Bay CA(Zone 9)
6 Comments
gobluedjm 9/18 CAUpdated If you want bees plant: Cape Honeysuckle tecoma capensis Bush Germander teucrium fruticana Azureum French lavender Bees are around those all day when blooming. The hummers are always after them also. I have also seen yellow finche...
Storm blew tree part-way over
Posted by melle_sacto(Z9/Sunset 14 CA)
7 Comments
calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Roots will grow where the moisture is. If only one side of the tree is consistently moist that is where you will find the roots. Unfortunately roots mostly on one side does not make the tree resist the wind from ALL directions ver...
Cherry Varieties
Posted by jennifer_2010
2 Comments
jennifer_2010Updated Thanks for the info. I do see cherry trees planted along business buildings near my neighborhood. No one picks the fruits because the trees are about 40 feet tall. During summer, the cherries drop all over the sidewalks and parkin...
small tree that will do well in 1/2 barrel with SW exposure
Posted by lucia_ca(z9 CA)
12 Comments
bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated One of my favorite shrubs for a large container is the softly gray Melaleuca incana, which looks good all year round and has pale yellow flowers in spring. You probably won't go wrong with a dwarf Crape Myrtle, and another vividly...
Half wine barrel planters
Posted by ruben796
12 Comments
ruben796Updated Thank you everyone.I found some at the lowes in pico rivera, the price was $39. Thanks again.
Cutting back perennials
Posted by janea(z9-Sunset 14)
11 Comments
Min3 South S.F. Bay CA(Zone 9)Updated Al, that's so funny- started my day with a laugh. thanks, min
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