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Need help with buying the plant and shipping from Fountain Valley, CA
Posted by bunti(7)
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gyr_falcon(Sunset 23 USDA 9)Updated Will the grower ship it to you with you assuming the loss risk? I'm close enough to Fountain Valley, but there are multiple reasons it isn't a good idea to accept your proposal. I'm not licensed to ship nursery stock to North Car...
To all flowers fans who would like to take part in my photo challenge
Posted by leafcanoe leafcanoe
leafcanoe leafcanoeI would love to invite you to my flowery contest for the chance of winning Kindle Fire HD7. More details: http://leafcanoe.com/spring-contest/ Please share it kindly with your wonderful community of flowers fans and your dear friends...
Are these phacelia campanularia?
Posted by rross(NSW Aust)
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rross(NSW Aust)Updated Thanks. What a beautiful flower! I finally found a pic of a bluebell seedling on a Vermont wildflower site.
Arabian Jasmine - shriveled/curling/yellowing leaves and tiny flowers
Posted by pramodz
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jxbrownUpdated Move them to a shady, well mulched spot.
Cherry trees
Posted by patty4150(SoCal)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated My 'Royal Lee' and 'Minnie Royal' trees planted in 2013 have fruit this year. Whee!
Very Blue leafed Bird of Paradise.
Posted by stanofh
stanofhIt just stood out to me. You seen any like this?
Is this Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'?
Posted by andy_e(SF Bay CA Zone 9)
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andy_e(SF Bay CA Zone 9)Updated Good guess! I don't think that's quite a match though as that just has a single stripe down the middle of the leaf. Your suggestion triggered an idea for some more searching though and I came up with C. x acutiflora 'Overdam': htt...
Privacy Screen North side of Two Story House
Posted by jb1211(10)
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jb1211(10)Updated We do have a nice ficus hedge bordering our fence in the front yard, which we planted a year and a half ago. I do love it, it's my first choice because I love the simple green screen, but I'm really worried about roots later since...
places to buy good quality landscape benderboard in LA?
Posted by kentc
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Campion Walker LandscapesUpdated Aquaflo supply in Culver City have the thicker and really thick plastic landscape headers. Greenland supply in Inglewood carry's the steel edges (really high end look but around $100 per piece
What kind of fruit?
Posted by funky_koval
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Campion Walker LandscapesUpdated good one tim45
Which Erythrina is this?
Posted by chezron
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chezronUpdated Palm Bob, You might change your mind if you saw a close-up of the flowers. Many were unopened and appeared to be E. x bidwillii.
Looking for drought tolerant trees with small mature size
Posted by Chris
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Min3 South S.F. Bay CA(Zone 9)Updated Check out the High Country Gardens catalog, or others, for Forestiera neomexicana. It's a multi-stemmed shrub or small tree with ornamental white bark and yellow fall foliage. To 12 feet. Deciduous. Low water needs once establishe...
Looking for Soil Testing Company Recommendations
Posted by hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)
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Richard EmeryUpdated Wallace labs in Los Angeles, does soil composition testing and fertilizer recommendations but no pathogens. Plant and Soil laboratories (could be soil and Plant Laboratories) in Santa Ana (area????) does soil comp and pathogens ...
Help Identifying Pest or Disease on Ficus
Posted by Jewel Box Gardens
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Richard EmeryUpdated Ficus galling wasp in Josephiella family. Been in Los Angeles areas for many years and the only remedy is to keep trimmed to lower foliage mass and remove cut foliage and dropped leafs from ground to lower re-infestation rates. Ho...
Safe to plant avocado tree near retaining wall?
Posted by phonon71
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lgteacher(SCal zone 9b)Updated No need to let your tree grow to 40 feet tall. Even orchards are keeping their trees shorter now so they can eliminate ladders for picking. For the home gardener who is not trying to make money from the tree, this makes a lot of...
Shrub / small tree recommendation for privacy in SF yard?
Posted by rmb_sf
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irisgal_z9Updated Andromeda shrubs (Pieris japonica)
Darkest Purple Bougainvillea Cultivar?
Posted by hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)
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kbhesaniaUpdated Patty S. did you ever find a dark purple bougainvillea? I am looking for one too- not pink and not neon purple, more plum but I can't find anything anywhere, any luck? Royal purple is pretty but I wouldn't call it dark. Kim (San ...
Master Gardeners Tomato Plant Sale at Humpty Dumpty House
Posted by Sow_what? Southern California Inland
Sow_what? Southern California InlandTomatoes anyone? Humpty Dumpty House in Loma Linda, California is hosting the Master Gardeners tomato and bell pepper plant sale this Sunday April 19. Noon 'till 2pm. Lots of varieties including Paul Robeson, Cherokee Chocolate, Sungold,...
Need suggestions for drought tolerant shade loving plants
Posted by ssg7741
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ssg7741Updated Thanks so much for all the suggestions. Will add them to my list.
rules for trading plants out of state
Posted by apoppyfield(8-9)
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apoppyfield(8-9)Updated good idea
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