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Dead Bouganvilla?
Posted by shirley_2008
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youreitUpdated Hi, Shirley! I replied to your post over in the other thread. Not if that was the problem or not, but I hope your bougie makes it! Brenda
bouganvilla
Posted by ca_dreamer
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youreitUpdated Shirley, what probably happened is the roots of the rose and the bougainvillea became intertwined. Bougies hate to have their roots disturbed, so when your husband took out the rose, the bougie roots probably became fairly damaged...
Chives & Onions as Bug Repellent
Posted by calpat(zone9ab No.Ca.)
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nancy_in_venice_ca Sunset 24 z10Updated When I had enough sun and space for a few rose bushes, the only time there were aphids was when the garlic besides the roses had not yet sprouted. However, now that I have climbing roses, I donÂt think that I have ever seen aphids...
Help Me Identify Yellow Flowering Tree Please
Posted by jamis
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated No, It isn't a Fremontodendron, and its not actually native to California, either. Your photo displays the blooming Mexican Palo Verde, Parkinsonia aculeata. It has attractive smooth green trunks, thorny branches, and loves heat a...
Australian tree fern
Posted by kathi_mdgd(92058)
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kathi_mdgd(92058)Updated Hi Glen, Good to see you here,that was a surprise,i thought you'd email me direct,but this is OK. There is a NY gardeners forum here also that you may want to check out to see what your neighbors are doing as well. Talk with you l...
Dichondra
Posted by tweety48(10 So. Cal.)
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toyo2960Updated Had a dichondra lawn as a kid. It was beautiful. But it does take a lot of water. And with a drought this year, it would be hard to maintain it.
Iron woes in my So. Cal. soil
Posted by kittymoonbeam
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated I have noticed a bit of chlorisis due to the recent cool weather--the soil cools off and the leaves get that strange color. We're due for a warm up this week and next, so it should disappear quickly. The iron is in there but the c...
Suggestions for Swampy Areas
Posted by raymondo17(z9 Sacramento)
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davissue_zone9(z9 Sunset 14)Updated try visiting golden pond nursery- Phone: (916) 652-LILY Address: 3275 Sierra College Blvd, Loomis. They have bog as well as water plants, and it has lovely demonstration areas. They are only open certain days, so call to get more ...
Article: Quarryhill Garden Sonoma Cty now open
Posted by jakkom
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Bob_B(Sunset 14, Ca.)Updated We visited the Quarryhill garden yesterday. A delightful place. If you are a rose lover, you will enjoy the many specimens of species and ancestral roses. A few are in abundant bloom, and some are sporting beautiful hips. They hav...
anyone need red rock?
Posted by country_in_the_city(9/15 CA)
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inkneedeepUpdated I would put it on Craigs list under free... (Reminds me, I need to check the free section) Let someone else clear it out for you...P.S. I had a bunch of Lava rock (previous owners) and it HAD to go! The neighbor was needing some f...
ran into another snake...can we remind eachother the do's and don
Posted by lucia_ca(z9 CA)
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anotherlindaUpdated Send your gopher snakes over here. Got me a couple of wily pocket gophers that are doing serious damage to my front landscaping :(
#4 Bottle Brush
Posted by inkneedeep
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated No one has mentioned it but there is a dwarf bottle brush that only gets to about four feet. I have one about five years old that is well shaped, with no pruning and blooms just like the regular one. Al
'Kentucky Colonel' Mint Not Growing...at all
Posted by butterfly15_ca(Sunset15 USDA9b)
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wanda(Z9 CA)Updated If the 8"pot is a lot larger than the one it came in, then most of the growth is probably in the roots. The roots will usually fill out the area before it puts energy into top growth. wanda
Plants from San Marcos Growers
Posted by doninfl
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ladyslppr(z6 PA)Updated Perhaps you could visit a few of your local nurseries and find out which ones order from San Marcos Growers, then ask the nursery to include your special requests in their next order. A lot of retail nurseries carry plants from Sa...
New house with new garden- plant i.d. needed
Posted by minipoodle
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Central_Cali369(Sunset Z9, Fresno, CA)Updated #16 is pink jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum). It is a great winter bloomer. It blooms in late winter when there is little else in bloom.
How to attract bees?
Posted by barbara_in_la(So. Cal.)
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littlebird43(US 8/ Sun 14 Calif)Updated Here is a picture of a benificial insect. A Yellow Jacket, finishing off a green worm it found on my lettuce. There are a whole family of them eating insects in my garden all day, every day. So far they are ignoring me. Here is a ...
Butterfly bushes are blooming nicely
Posted by lesdvs9
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youreitUpdated Sorry it took me so long to post pics! Some of these aren't that great, because I was taking them before the sun was on the plants. The flash doesn't really show the true coloring. This is an Echinopsis given to me by DH's grandma...
Is fruit tree dead?
Posted by redblossom40(z8-9 sierra)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Trees leaf out on their own schedule and I know of no chemical that will alter that. Each species responds to a combination of day length and temperature. Your pruning has removed last years buds and latent buds will break from th...
sod in Bay Area?
Posted by PoorOwner(Northern CA)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated I added a little more lawn a couple of years ago and bought sod for the first time. From a local grower I bought Dwarf Tall Fescue and could not be more pleased. It requires only half the water used by my old blue grass mix. It re...
What are the best citrus trees for our home?
Posted by bryce5
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norcal916(USDA 9 / Sunset 14)Updated Momintennies- most citrus varities do great here in the Sacramento area regardless of what some people might say such as the one post "Citrus is not really suitable for the San Joaquin Valley (remember the freeze of 1990 that...
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