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Chitalpa tashkentensis -- flower drop
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated It is easy to train either way. If you are going to plant under it a standard single trunk is better to give head room around the tree. I grew one each way, but finally removed the multi trunked tree because it shaded and covered ...
My Crossandra just withered and crumpled?
Posted by ashleysf(9 San Jose,CA)
7 Comments
jean001(z8aPortland, OR)Updated The 30s nights is what did it in. Must be 55F or higher.
Rudbeckia hirta perennial in So Cal?
Posted by kristineca(z10 CA (Coast))
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gardenguru1950(SunsetZ16)Updated I like to think of them as "tweeners". They're longer-lived and more blommy than annuals. But they don't act like true perennials that live for many years. The best I've seen go for maybe 18 months to two years. There mi...
Coach me on speaking to a landscape designer
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
9 Comments
obi_wan_kenobiUpdated A designer worth at least a hill of beans with beat you to it as far as what you want. If not, then at least ask them if its easier for them if you email your list of priorities, or print them on a page for them. Maybe its just an...
Info about Fothergilla, Witch Alder
Posted by iris_9(z9CA)
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iris_9(z9CA)Updated Thank you, Bahia, for that info. I'm not familiar with the shubs you named maybe because I'm in Fresno. I know of mahonia but only the Oregon grape variety and cotinus coggygria, smoke tree, but the one I've seen is like a small t...
After the glorious tomato harvest, what next?
Posted by Lydia Lee
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deep___roots(ca9/sunset15)Updated onions onions onions. Big box stores have sets now. Yum Yum in late winter / early spring.
Bay Area: does your garden have fall color?
Posted by jakkom
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Crepe Myrtles of differing varieties can provide a range of color including a very nice red. Japanese barberry is also a nice red. Some of the tree peonies are also a nice fall red. We live on a hillside looking across the valley ...
Help! What should I plant?
Posted by fallfograin(9)
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jakkomUpdated Much as I love ceanothus in bloom, I think it's an extremely dull looking plant the rest of the year, which is the majority of the time. The flowering period is stunning, but it's really short compared to other plants that could b...
star jasmine with clay issues?
Posted by niqachiqa
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wanda(Z9 CA)Updated Roots really need time to establish, but check the soil to make sure that you are over or under watering. Dig right outside to rootball to about 6" or so and make sure that the soil is moist, but not soaking wet. If it's dry,...
Myrtus Communis 'compacta'?
Posted by hosenemesis
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Lovely plant, and does well with almost no water at all. Has a wonderful aromatic fragrance, too.
What is the minimun chill time for tulips
Posted by bagarden(Sunset z15)
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bagarden(Sunset z15)Updated Thanks Al and Iris girl for your inputs. It looks like I have an experiment to run. I have the same kinds of tulips in the fridge since September. These I will plant them early Dec. The ones I bought yesterday, I will probably pla...
everbear strawberry varieties
Posted by luv_figs
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promethean_sparkUpdated Sequoia and quinault have both done okay for me, didn't get much fruit this summer but they were in a bed with poor, compacted soil. I transplanted them to a better bed last weekend and the soil was so hard I had difficulty diggin...
Moro vs Sanguinelli blood oranges for N Cal?
Posted by ashleysf(9 San Jose,CA)
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gardenguru1950(SunsetZ16)Updated San Jose is a good citrus habitat. Get both and plant them in the same hole. Joe
help manzanita branches
Posted by kellysgarden(5)
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fruithackUpdated I've got tons of manzanita, but can't compete with the prices on ebay.
Potted lavender
Posted by cmventura
3 Comments
calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated If you were to knock it out of the pot you would probably find the pot is full of ONLY roots. When you water, the water will run through the pot and out the drain holes, thats OK, but you will have to water as often as it takes to...
Opinions on plants for new front yard design
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
21 Comments
Lydia LeeUpdated Hey Jenn, I saw your message a few days ago and when you said you liked Mexican sage, it triggered my subconscious because I had a vision of your garden before drifting off to sleep the other night. So I must be seeing into the fu...
Yellow Today
Posted by hosenemesis
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Central_Cali369(Sunset Z9, Fresno, CA)Updated A couple of yellows today in my yard: Arbutus Marina Some guavas Echeveria Glauca Marigolds and a yellow armstrong rose WAAAY in the background Red seem to be the overiding color in my yard at this time
Frequent Flyer! Pics
Posted by hosenemesis
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wanda(Z9 CA)Updated I love anything that is pure white. Your last picture is stunning!
Corsican Mint versus Elfin Thyme
Posted by tkluvs2read
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wanda(Z9 CA)Updated I love the "pink Chintz". I believe it goes by "Victor Reiter" in some areas. It's more green than wooly and seems a lot more hardier too.
plants for bioretention area
Posted by shalinip
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davissue_zone9(z9 Sunset 14)Updated You might want to consider planting a few Chondropetalum tectorum. They seem to do well in both dry and marshy conditions. I've seen them growing in pot ponds, of all things. My best friend has one in her drought resistant yard th...
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