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Totally overwhelmed with 'small tree' choices
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
16 Comments
hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated There's a sterile redbud, 'Don Egolf'. However it's much smaller than the species. I hate my redbuds because of all the seedlings. I'm constantly pulling them out. The trees are doomed in this yard, as soon as I decide what to rep...
Do I need to weed before sowing California poppy?
Posted by Charlotte Willner
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borderbarbUpdated I got Oxolis in some really cheap steer manure. As you say, it is hard to get rid of. But it is easy to pull up [bulb still in the ground] in an area where you plant anuals. I put my CA Poppies next the the sidewalk in soil that i...
When do you prune roses in NorCal?
Posted by ashleysf(9 San Jose,CA)
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hosenemesisUpdated Oh Eloise, won't you please have a garden tour this year when your Zeffy is in bloom? I just find it is easier to prune the roses all at once in January. I pull off all of the leaves on the hybrid teas so that the Spring foliage l...
FYI Reminder--No Sales Tax on Fruit/Veggies
Posted by sautesmom
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eloise_caUpdated Thank you Carla, I never knew that! I've never noticed whether they charge taxes or not, but then I always buy something else along with food-bearing plants so never noticed.
So far so good
Posted by aquilachrysaetos
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davissue_zone9(z9 Sunset 14)Updated If it doesn't make it thru the winter, you might want to try thunbergia gregorii, which looks very similar (doesn't have the dark blotch in the throat), but is root hardy in USDA zone 9. It is a bigger plant, but should be restrai...
Shhhhhhhh!
Posted by CA Kate z9
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Mikey(SoCal-Z10-22/23)Updated I got some of those seeds a few years ago and they never came up.....
Calif botanical gardens & parks in February?
Posted by bobb_grow
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marie_louise(CA)Updated In the Bay Area... I second the UC Botanical Garden. (I'm a member, it is a gem.) Nearby you can visit our beautiful Redwood Regional park. Walk the French Trail & the Chown Trail for a good workout among huge trees and an ama...
Question about peony
Posted by bagarden(Sunset z15)
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bagarden(Sunset z15)Updated Al and Hoovb thanks for your responses. This is a herbaceous variety. It has grown 2 shoots now and the leaves in one of them has died back and it does have more buds waiting to sprout. I will keep watching. I never thought I woul...
Verbena
Posted by marc44_2009
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gardenguru1950(SunsetZ16)Updated There are literally thousands of hybrid verbenas, most of them are low-growing and floriferous. Some good strains are available as summer bedding annuals, although most of them winter over and become decent perennials. Then there ...
Unidentified invasive vine!
Posted by joanie324
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated In fact it may be a rose. Some rose rootstock can be very difficult, and may require the plant, in this case a jasmine, to be dug up so that every bit of the rose root can be removed. I have struggled with this very problem. Al
HELP! Bad palm tree trimming...
Posted by clee_newbie
5 Comments
softmentor(z9/sunset13 CA desert)Updated If there are at least 8 fronds, including the ones that are closed and tight in the middle, you will be fine. and I would not worry about the trunk narrowing, that is from transplanting or a sever season of neglect with no water. ...
Tree ID needed
Posted by gobluedjm 9/18 CA
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gobluedjm 9/18 CAUpdated I noticed yesterday the robins are eating the berries. I read how big it gets and the area is only about 12x15 feet bordered by cement and neighbors grass. It'll have to come out sooner or later as I expect water and sewer lines a...
Experiences at UC Irvine Plant Sale??
Posted by purpleclover(CA Sunset 18)
3 Comments
Mikey(SoCal-Z10-22/23)Updated I don't go anymore to their monthly sales. Prices are a little bit higher than other botanical gardens but my complaint is that their selection of plants has been poor.
Wanting to start a pond of lilies (or lotus), need info.
Posted by newgen(9 Central California)
6 Comments
hosenemesisUpdated You should check out the Pond Forum. Lots of good info there. Two things I would recommend: if you are going to have fish, install a bottom drain and a skimmer, and design the pond so that you can use a Skippy Filter. This will sa...
Street trees along Rt. 29 St. Helena, Napa valley.
Posted by jimy(7b)
1 Comment
calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated I drive that road several times a week and never paid any attention to the trees. Can you be more specific as to the location relative to any local landmark? Al
Front yard re-do: soggy wet soil
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
5 Comments
marie_louise(CA)Updated Jenn- I can relate. I'm in the middle of a huge re-do as well. I live in upper Rockridge in Oakland, and am having the yard re-terraced for improved access. In my case, they've been working for two months and I think they're only ...
Frost warning tonight for Orange County
Posted by californian
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated The flower stem on orchids generally more cold-sensitive than the plants. But it's been warmer since Thursday. :)
Cold,Wet,It's Winter...
Posted by stanofh
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Brugs, sweet potato, aloes, echeverrias, kalanchoes, aeoniums, staghorn and sword ferns froze and blackened. Ohhhh...! Bummer. Sorry to hear that!
Where can I find Osmanthus fragrans, 15 gallon
Posted by jojosf
8 Comments
hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Cool photo, cagary.
Good native grass for Bay Area that will tolerate dog traffic?
Posted by artemis78
3 Comments
hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated What about UC Verde? Here is a link that might be useful: Information on UC Verde low water lawn for California
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