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Any kind souls in Palo Alto?
Posted by mlevie
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catkim(San Diego 10/24)Updated Hope your class was a success.
fast growing tree/shrub for privacy hedge in pool area zone 8b
Posted by Christine Decker
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Christine DeckerUpdated thank you for the information! It is very helpful!
Joshua tree care
Posted by senjanevada(9)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated I have a different species yucca here, but other than pruning it has required no care at all. The soil here is clay/loam with about 30 inches average rainfall. Your soil and rainfall may be entirely different. Your local county ex...
Anyone in Lancaster,Palmdale,Quartz hill area
Posted by lysa39(8/9 CA)
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youreitUpdated Welcome, Lisa! You might try posting this over in the Discussions area, since we only have a few stragglers who post over here in the Conversations (a.k.a. off-topic) area, and I don't THINK any of us live near you (...I could be ...
Hawaiian Wood Rose
Posted by grandmere101
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grandmere101Updated Hi, well it's the woodrose with the, I believe, 7 part leaves. I don't know anything about it being a drug. It has light now, about 5 hours of sun a day. Grows very fast and is really pretty, but it really should have flowers. If ...
Helping to keep the bees around
Posted by jakkom
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ilovegardening(10a San Gabriel Valley of L.A.)Updated Just wanted to say 'thanks' for this thread. As many others, I'm concerned about the bees disappearing. I love seeing bees in my yard and am making a concerted effort to plant things that attract them.
Poor tomato harvest
Posted by jcin_los_angeles(z10, Sunset 22,)
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dicotUpdated "Try adding Dolomite (horticultural lime) to your beds next season, a few weeks prior to planting." That's sounds like strange advice to me. Why do you suggest that Gonzer? LA soils tend to have plenty of lime and clay a...
What's your most hideous color combination? (3 pics)
Posted by hosenemesis
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bluekitobsessedUpdated Not a color, but people who put roses and similar bedding plants at the base of palm trees. There are shrubs/flowers that go well with palm trees -- roses and alyssum do not. JMO.
What's wrong? Meyer lemons (pix)
Posted by sooz
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skrip(z9/sun19/SoCal.)Updated This is also how other lemons get too. My neighbor has one that hangs over my yard and I notice this when they are left too long on the tree. Also when I have too many that I have picked and dont use fast enough, this happens. I d...
Will Crape Myrtles grow well in Sunset Zone 17
Posted by green_joegardener
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Dick_Sonia(Sunset 17)Updated Why plant something so pedestrian as crape myrtles? With San Francisco's benevolent Zone 17 climate, there really isn't any need to try and make do with something that isn't well adapted. There are literally thousands of shrubs fr...
Patio Covering Vine ideas?
Posted by krysdy
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bettyn_gardener(9 Sunset 14)Updated I have a Wisteria growing in similar conditions and thriving. I originally planted two and after about 10 years one of them died. It doesn't really matter, because the mature plant can cover the trellis. BettyN
Possible transfer to San Francisco: where to garden?
Posted by michael_in_chicago(z5)
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boondoggle(9Sunset20)Updated You make me want to move up there. Can I come up?
Autumn Purple Ash
Posted by bjhescotts
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Dick_Sonia(Sunset 17)Updated My first question is how appropriate your climate is. Since you don't mention your Sunset Zone or location, we have no clue. Like most eastern ashes, white ash needs some seasonal variation (heat in summer, cold at night in winter...
Prostanthera ovalifolia variegata
Posted by laila(Sunset 17)
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laila(Sunset 17)Updated Thanks so much
magnolia trees w/ brown leaves
Posted by bellaflora
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jean001(z8aPortland, OR)Updated The soil in and around San Diego isn't high in boron. That said, water stress is often expressed as dry leaf tips. Beyond that, there's no mention how long the trees have been in the ground. Again, a water shortage, either followi...
Soggy Sod
Posted by raymondo17(z9 Sacramento)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated didn't rototill in the new topsoil I would not have done that. We soak, leave it several days, then rototill or loosen it if the soil is compacted. Even if the soil is soggy, it can still be very compacted, and the grass roots can...
Night blooming yellow wildflower
Posted by marti_(9b So. Ca.)
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lemecdutex(z15 CA Petaluma)Updated I found the one my grandmother grew, or it sure looks like it to me: Oenothera erythrosepala. I kept thinking the others I've seen didn't look quite right, but this one was exactly how I remembered, including the touch of red, and...
Stock
Posted by laila(Sunset 17)
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lemecdutex(z15 CA Petaluma)Updated There are some shrubby ones that can be permanent subshrubs, and have all the fragrance of the fancier double ones. The subshrubs will also self-seed (they do for me, anyway). They're wonderful, and like hoovb says, they're usuall...
Holly Tree Help
Posted by dersu19
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Holly is susceptible to several root problems as well as insects. Most root problems are related to excess moisture, not likely on a hillside. Inspect the foliage carefully and then post again reporting such things as bleached, st...
Need suggestions for privacy hedge/screen
Posted by rebeccag3
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wanda(Z9 CA)Updated You might like Toyons (Heteromeles arbutifolia), AKA CA Holly. A native evergreen with dark green broadleaved foliage and bright red berries in winter that also attract birds, beside being decorative and festive.
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