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pruning roses in Oakland?
Posted by lisascenic Urban Gardener, Oakland CA
9 Comments
hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated You could post the pic over on the antique rose forum, they should be able to id it. It looks very nice.
Bamboo For Slope, Low Water, Armilleria.....?
Posted by millerthyme
1 Comment
hosenemesisUpdated Oh, that sounds beautiful. Perhaps the bamboo people would have some good ideas.
??Low Water, Oak Root Resistant, Trees/shrubs for Japanese Look,.
Posted by millerthyme
3 Comments
gobluedjm 9/18 CAUpdated You might try looking at Descanso gardens. They are in LaCanada very close to you. They have a Japanese garden. Also look at the Western garden book which has a section for growing under Oaks.
Free dawn redwood and araucaria bidwillii seedlings
Posted by lawndestroyer
lawndestroyerAll you have to do is get to oakland and pick them up. I have tons of dawn redwood, and quite a few bidwilliis. If you are plant person (meaning you somewhat know what you are doing or are at least interested enough to learn) and will...
Need your help please
Posted by careercounselor(z9 CA)
7 Comments
jim123(z9 or z10 CA)Updated If a full sized climber is too much for your balcony, you might look at Rainbow's End. It is a miniature climber, and is very colorful.
nice.
Posted by stanofh
3 Comments
hosenemesisUpdated nice.
ground cover
Posted by linad
4 Comments
vja4him(z8 CA)Updated Linad -- I'm also in Zone #14, but in Modesto. I wonder how different your Zone 14 is from ours? I might try some of the ground covers that Joe recommended. We have lots of ugly clay soil too! And lots of hot and dry weather as we...
Marathon Lawn ground hardening
Posted by skrip(z9/sun19/SoCal.)
5 Comments
calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated You can rent power aerators that remove cores and leave them on the surface where they may be removed. After doing this I would spread a layer of finished compost over the lawn and water into all those holes. Al
Hardy Outdoor Plants
Posted by vja4him(z8 CA)
13 Comments
vja4him(z8 CA)Updated The Day Lily I have is pink (large flowers), but no flowers yet. The Penstamon I got is beautiful. I must get a couple more! Last trip to the nursery I got around 60 plants, all for under $50! All of the plants have survived so fa...
cold.
Posted by stanofh
4 Comments
caavonldy(8/9 N CA)Updated I wish the cooler weather would come over here. We had 99 today, it was also windy enough that I couldn't do much in the garden this morning. I will have to go out this evening to hand water my pots and new seedlings. It is suppos...
help with new garden
Posted by shugar48(9)
2 Comments
marigold_gardener(9)Updated Most of the big hardware stores, OSH, Home Depot, Lowes, etc. have good sized plastic containers, almost the size of a half barrel, that can be used to grow many veggies, bulbs and annuals. I use one to grow lettuce all year, maki...
pc based project manager
Posted by godsdog(z10 LA ss22)
1 Comment
gardenguru1950(SunsetZ16)Updated godsdog: Darn, I was hoping somebody would post something here. I've been looking for exactly what you're talking about for years. There were a couple of clunky "garden project managers" some years ago but whoever create...
Collecting suggestions for deer-favored slope
Posted by mlevie
12 Comments
mlevieUpdated Thanks Al--you know, there are a few b. pilularis growing wild down there so I'm sure it would do well. I ordered some seed from Theodore Payne a couple of years ago and completely failed to germinate it, which I thought was odd s...
porcelain berry vine
Posted by Min3 South S.F. Bay CA(Zone 9)
3 Comments
davissue_zone9(z9 Sunset 14)Updated Mine self-sow in my irrigated garden, but that is giving it optimal conditions.
Epilobium for Hummingbirds ?
Posted by lucca(8b)
11 Comments
jakkomUpdated The best mid- to large-sized shrub I have for hummers is the cestrum. The red and pink forms are always in bloom, all year round, and the hummers adore them.
Baby oaks!
Posted by aquilachrysaetos
8 Comments
calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated In most soils oaks do not tend to lift the sidewalks as many large trees do, so ultimate size may be the only problem with the city. You will have to limb them up as they spread to keep the sidewalk and the street parking clear. M...
Grasshopper rescue society
Posted by siegel2
42 Comments
shelleynessUpdated Raid wasp killer works great. But then you have to track their horrible, convulsing, dying selves in order to prevent anything else (in my neighborhood: birds, dumb housepets, opossums, etc) from eating them. So I wait until they ...
whats the best tree
Posted by thahalibut(Z-9 CA, SSZ-9)
1 Comment
gardenguru1950(SunsetZ16)Updated Sandy or heavy soil? Shallow soil? Deciduous or evergreen? Flowering or unimportant? What's your favorite color? Water-conserving or in a lawn? Ornamental fruits or unimportant? Nice bark, variegated foliage, engaging structure? W...
California Blueberries?
Posted by socks
15 Comments
tammysf(9b/10a or sz15/16)Updated i planted 4 (2 misty, 2 sunshine) about 2 weeks ago and so far so good...lots of blossoms and even a few small blueberries.
Planting bare root grapes now?
Posted by losfelizdirt
2 Comments
CA Kate z9Updated I agree; just watch so they have enough water over summer. Also, I've found that it is sometimes necessary to provide some artificial shade for plants like this during the strong heat of summer.... this might be especially true fo...
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