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Agave americanus - 2009
Posted by CA Kate z9
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kathi_mdgd(92058)Updated We have one of those growing in the canyon behind my house.It bloomed about 2 years ago and everyday it was in bloom it was covered with hummers and bees.Somewhere in my photobucket album i have pictures of it,not as close up as y...
lawn removal + mulch on slope
Posted by liza_grower
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debbysunshine(san diego)Updated I removed all the grass with a hoe what a pain but I had 4" of thatch and large holes but it was insanity . Thought I was going to plant a water saving sort of lawn so I had to get out the thatch. But I'm going the the weed c...
my statis
Posted by sunnie(9/10 So.Calif.)
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sunnie(9/10 So.Calif.)Updated Thanks......they bloom all summer, but sometimes I do trim them back, they are very easy just a little trim in the fall.
Tillansia bergeri
Posted by stanofh
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stanofhUpdated That's a big Birds Nest. Best that I have ever done with that plant.They usually ended up in the gullet of some snail(s). Planted in 2006 from a 6" pot,it now has 4' fronds. A early spring snail attack did quite a bit if visu...
succulent blooming
Posted by sunnie(9/10 So.Calif.)
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kipsocalUpdated beautiful photo !
It's raining in socal!
Posted by gobluedjm 9/18 CA
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caavonldy(8/9 N CA)Updated I don't know how much rain we got, but we have lots of mud puddles in the streets and driveways. The soil seems nice and wet. I woke up several times last night to the sound of falling rain and thunder. The weatherman said that th...
Easy Flowers for Black Thumb 'Gardeners'
Posted by nuitjasmine(10/S24 So Cal)
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hosenemesisUpdated Every other woman in my family is a neat freak in the garden. One sister-in-law can barely tolerate flowers at all, because they are just too asymmetrical and disorderly. She has calla lilies and camellias, but that's it. People w...
Tree recommendation for front yard re-do
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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jenn(SoCal 9/19)Updated desertdance: Some Crape Myrtles get large enough to be shade trees.... the Natchez is one of them. Ficus is nice but yes, the roots.... one of the reasons we want to get rid of the Mimosa. fruithack: Nice suggestions..... thank yo...
Dusty Miller
Posted by dante_2006(9)
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nicoles1980(6)Updated I also have dusty miller that I just planted last year and it never fully dies down this past winter. This spring it has grown to be huge! I'm talking about 2 feet tall and just about as wide. They have gotten a lot taller than I ...
Hydrogen Peroxide on Plants?
Posted by calpat(zone9ab No.Ca.)
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ltecato(9)Updated The peroxide sold at the drugstore is heavily diluted. I think it's 98% water. Pure hydrogen peroxide is very dangerous. It's been used as rocket fuel. I understand that big farming operations use something called urea hydrogen pe...
Preventative measures for CA Poppy return?
Posted by momma_s(9b, SZ14)
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gobluedjm 9/18 CAUpdated The landmanagement district contracted by my city to remove brush weed whacks them. I complained and they said they weren't seeded by them there so it was legal. But at least by the time they come along to do it they have mostly g...
Front yarn re-do
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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jenn(SoCal 9/19)Updated Thanks to everyone who has made suggestions, including some new ones we hadn't thought of.
what to plant beside steps? between bricks?
Posted by xanthoria(9)
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gobluedjm 9/18 CAUpdated Good! I think you'll be much happier. I was thinking you might have to pull up the rebar ones also. But if you dig out more soil you won't have to take them up. That's work! I've taken out old railroad ties someone put in. You mig...
Another Ceanothus question
Posted by gobluedjm 9/18 CA
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tressa(SECA)Updated I agree with Wanda. I have quite a few ceanothus, along with cistus, rosemary and sages. They all have yellow leaf drop. All of their energy had been focused on their flowering - now they are doing their summer dormancy-thing.
So, what are you doing?
Posted by CA Kate z9
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CA Kate z9Updated I already know what you mean about the heat. I had to move ALL of the new ones into the shade... with plenty of water. I guess I know where I have to plant them all.... but what did I expect bringing in plants from cooler/wetter O...
Chill hours for San Jose
Posted by trungson(9b San Jose CA)
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dirtyshovelUpdated What about Gilroy? I am keeping my fingers crossed that Gilroy receives more chill than San Jose. I, like many others on this forum, would like to grow peonies. I have only seen 1 flowering in San Jose. I am hoping that Gilroy is ...
Citrus Nurseries off I-5 anywhere between Modesto and Oregon
Posted by natureboy8888
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davissue_zone9(z9 Sunset 14)Updated Sacramento, just south before the junction of 5 and 80- take Sutterville rd right(east) a couple of miles to Freeport, right on Freeport, capitol nursery about two blocks on your right. They usually have a good selection.
Aeonium Pseudotabaforme
Posted by bagarden(Sunset z15)
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bagarden(Sunset z15)Updated Thanks so much Al! -- Hui
Buying cedar mulch in So. Cal.?
Posted by droughtolerant(SoCal, Sunset24)
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applenut_gwUpdated How about free mulch that's also delivered for free? I call our local arborists and they dump their shredder truck on my driveway and give me a mountain of chips that I've spread over our 1/3 acre 6" thick, all free. If you l...
Composting eucalyptus litter?
Posted by lisascenic Urban Gardener, Oakland CA
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated I compost it, but the dead leaves and twigs need a lot of "green" to break down. Living foliage, on the other hand, heats up and breaks down quickly.
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