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Keeping Spanish Lavender in bloom
Posted by debbysunshine(san diego)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Lavender is fairly easy to start from cuttings and is a good way to increase the number of plants. Did you wish to increase the nuber of plants, or the number of blooming stems? Al
Drought my a@#%!
Posted by midnightgardener(9)
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tammysf(9b/10a or sz15/16)Updated he/she just wants to post the link to his/her forum
Growing Blackberries
Posted by debbysunshine(san diego)
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huachumaUpdated We have non-native Himayalan Blackberry here. Some of the streams in the area are totally inundated with it... The birds deposit the seeds in our yard and it's a constant struggle to keep it in check. A few years ago I dug up a ro...
About chrysanthemums
Posted by socks
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socksUpdated Well, it's May and the red one is blooming again, and the other has buds! I'll let them bloom cut them back through July. I know what you mean Calistoga about getting tired of certain plants, but for now I'm enjoying these. They'r...
pruning a bird of paradise
Posted by maynomom
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wmrn43aUpdated [URL=http://s294.photobucket.com/albums/mm93/wmrn43a/?action=view&current=Bird.jpg][IMG]http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm93/wmrn43a/th_Bird.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I cut the dead leaves off. Wiill leaves sprout from the stem?
dead birch, what to replace with?
Posted by thahalibut(Z-9 CA, SSZ-9)
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socksUpdated Olive?
how do I propagate wigandia urens?
Posted by xanthoria(9)
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stanofhUpdated Lol,no wonder. I really don't know for sure. Soft wood with all those Wigandia hairs as potential roots sounds good. Just use plenty of perlite-and the coarser the better. And when you do root them-and plant them- DO NOT overwater...
blooming time for jasmine
Posted by ccodd(sacramento, ca)
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated Sunset Western Garden Book lists this as blooming July through September, and it is a very large growing shrub unless kept clipped. It can easily get 10 to 15 feet across by tall if not pruned.
San Deigo satsuma
Posted by lilgreenfrog
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lilgreenfrogUpdated Thank you for all the replies! I will have to check her letter again, as I assumed she meant the citrus too. Didn't realize there was a satsuma plum! I will pass on your advice to her; thank you all! Lara
rhododendron help?
Posted by leed222(zone 9)
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Dick_Sonia(Sunset 17)Updated What kind of knowledge? 'Rocket' is not a species, but a hybrid. The species that make it up are R. catawbiense and R. caucasicum.
Pansies
Posted by ltecato(9)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated If you are really close to the ocean with heavy marine layer conditions, they may last until the marine layer weakens in late summer. The farther away from the ocean you get, the quicker they will die.
Arabian Lilac Bush
Posted by berger3(10b)
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gardenguru1950(SunsetZ16)Updated Monrovia Nursery, one of California's largest wholesale growers, sells the purple-leaf version of Arabian lilac (Vitex trifolia 'Purpurea'). Any retail nursery in California that buys from Monrovia can order the plant for you. Joe
Mary Lou Heard Memorial GardenTour
Posted by sanda(Uz10/Sz23 SoCal)
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Mikey(SoCal-Z10-22/23)Updated We are leaving in a few minutes to go on the tour. It's an annual event for us that we look forward to. Sanda: You should consider putting your garden on tour. It would be a smashing success.
April 29th and we had frost!
Posted by caflowerluver(9b)
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caavonldy(8/9 N CA)Updated After having all my tomato plants killed by a late frost last year, I bought row covers from Harbor Freight. I haven't had to use them this year, but I have them ready just in case. Donna
Pretty, Hardy Groundcover for N. Cal Newbie!
Posted by amym_newbie
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lisascenic Urban Gardener, Oakland CAUpdated Please consider planting a California native. They typically need less water, and we are in drought conditions. They can provide food to butterflies and bees and hummingbirds. They're not invasive. I spend wayy way too much time p...
ID plant
Posted by fluffybonbon(9)
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wanda(Z9 CA)Updated It sort of looks like a Hibiscus.
Am I too late to plant & transplant?
Posted by huttnem(z9CA)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated If you do, be very attentive to wilting and stress on the plant until the weather cools down again in the autumn. Getting as much of the rootball as possible yields a better chance of success.
Garden Tour this Sunday
Posted by bahia(SF Bay Area)
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Holly DeVitoUpdated I went to the Alameda County garden show on Sunday. There were lots of gorgeous gardens! The Fremont Niles Garden show is May 17th.
Do you work at improving the views from your house?
Posted by hosenemesis
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barbiekemp(U 10b / S 23)Updated Renee, you have done a beautiful job! I think it's perfect as-is! I had to laugh, as today's task is to re-pot "some of those cereus-trailing-cactus thingies" that I stole from my son's yard. I hope I get it right this t...
Calla lilies, are getting weak!:(
Posted by midnighttulip(Zone 9)
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melle_sacto(Z9/Sunset 14 CA)Updated In your photo, the leaves are still upright so the plants aren't toast yet. However, my experience is that the colored calla lilies (as opposed to white) need shade during the hottest part of the day. I think 6am - 3pm full sun wi...
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