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diseased arctostaphylos
Posted by heckabore
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated Removing the older, dead twiggy growth to provide better air circulation is usually all that is needed to keep A. Howard McMinn looking good, it is amongst the most resistant cultivars to disease. I have some in a client's garden ...
Gophers and Ground Squirrels protected in La Habra Heights?
Posted by zeuspaul(9b SoCal)
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reefisher(z10SoCal)Updated Do you think maybe the American Veterinary Medical Association Panel on Euthanasia has a vested interest? I can see it now, (and with our legislature, anything could happen) State bill XXXXXX requires all live trapped rats and ver...
Challenge! __Tall Screening For Tricky Exposure
Posted by millerthyme
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catkim(San Diego 10/24)Updated If you have a big budget, you can buy 15-ft tall Howea forsteriana palms and have them crane-planted for instant effect. I'm not 100% certain about that 9-ft width though, that might be too squishy. And the price tag would be a fe...
starting in July?
Posted by callmijane
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Dont forget pumpkins, they will be ready just in time for Halloween and Thanksgiving pie.
Thenardia floribunda and Cobretum in n. calif?
Posted by bahia(SF Bay Area)
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated Brandon, Thanks for the feedback on your experience with the Thenardia, maybe I will pick one up at San Marcos Growers to trial it in my Berkeley garden. In reply to the others, I know the Thenardia has never been offered at Annie...
Backyard slope
Posted by dkitchenreno
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated The fluffy shrubs below the Phormium are Coleonema pulchrum 'Sunset Gold', which is more chartreuse foliage color and also dwarfer in size, but can still get 4 foot tall by across with age.
What type of Ivy is this?
Posted by midnighttulip(Zone 9)
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gardenguru1950(SunsetZ16)Updated Looks like your basic variegated English Ivy, such as Hedera helix 'Variegata'. There are fancier sports that look similar but unless you bought your plant at a specialty nursery, I doubt it's anything but the basic. The berries a...
lye
Posted by CA Kate z9
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nil13(z21 L.A., CA (Mt. Washington))Updated With regards to home canning, couldn't you pressure can it?
What is your worst garden nemesis?
Posted by hosenemesis
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shipwrekUpdated Thank you hosenemesis! I just ordered some.
HELP! Scrawny Podocarpus (pics)
Posted by tinahollywood
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tinahollywoodUpdated Okay, thanks you guys. First, I'm going with surfcityhb's suggestion and will try to build a dam to catch the run off (I have a lot of terracotta tile lying around which should work really well for this -- this actually occurred t...
Garden drying despite water
Posted by englishtea
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated I planted some rose bushes and a few perennials some weeks ago They probably were not established enough before the summer heat hit. Plants do best here planted in the fall or winter, which gives them as long as possible to grow r...
Strawberry Tree
Posted by dkitchenreno
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dkitchenrenoUpdated Thanks bahia. I am not sure if a tree that big will work, but since it is a slow grower, it might be ok. I will definitely look into it.
Where can I get roses this time of year?
Posted by snowchild(z10 SoCal)
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nil13(z21 L.A., CA (Mt. Washington))Updated otto and sons is the place to go for roses. Once you go there you will understand why.
Anyone here signed up for LA DWP turf removal rebate program?
Posted by purpleclover(CA Sunset 18)
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nil13(z21 L.A., CA (Mt. Washington))Updated I'm glad someone is dismissing the effectiveness of drip systems. They can work for shrubs and trees, but then why not flood. I am a big fan of MP rotators instead of drip for large areas and especially sandy, fast draining soil o...
Prunus caroliniana
Posted by dkitchenreno
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aquilachrysaetosUpdated A while back there was an incident where two children picked up oleander leaves off of the ground and put them in their mouths while their mother was working in the yard near them. They had recently immigrated from Russia. The sto...
bermuda grass
Posted by queerbychoice(USDA 9a/Sunset 8 (CA))
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nil13(z21 L.A., CA (Mt. Washington))Updated When we plant "meadow/prairie" areas with Bermuda grass, we make sure to complete at least 2 grow kill cycles to prepare the soil. That involves making sure that everything is actively growing and spraying Roundup and sp...
Hayward gas station and onramp..
Posted by stanofh
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated They are doing a great job. Most times the contractor meets the city requirements for landscaping and thats the end of it. Most cities do not follow up as the original landscaping is allowed to die and become a field of weeds. Al
Watering Aloysia
Posted by Bob_B(Sunset 14, Ca.)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated It will survive without water, but will not have the normal amount or size of foliage. Mine does much better on my drip system with regular water. Al
inspiration needed for reviving my old garden
Posted by megwalsh(8)
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surfcityhb(10, Sunset 24)Updated I love my native woodwardia fibriata ferns growing under an outdoor staircase where they only get morning sun. Although they're called giant chain fern, in a garden setting I've read they usually don't get big. Mine are about 2-3 ...
Watering peach tree
Posted by Bob_B(Sunset 14, Ca.)
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sautesmomUpdated If you want to intensify the flavor, stop watering a week or two before you harvest the fruit (depending on how hot it is, of course). Then after they are harvested, deep water and then resume normal schedule. Carla in Sac
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