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Need hedge / screen - full sun
Posted by flaxseedoil1000
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flaxseedoil1000Updated "You do first need to deal with the caliche." Ah, so that's what this cursed dirt is called.
Are Snap Dragons Toxic?
Posted by kgiggles
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socal23(USDA10/Sunset23)Updated Westelle, you prompted me to figure out something that had troubled me for years. When I was a child, I ate a lot of lantana berries and never suffered any ill effects. Evidently the ripe berries aren't dangerous; lucky for me, I ...
help me figure out what these plants are
Posted by nacho_momma
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slave2thefurUpdated Durantas are a fav of butterflies, and produce yellow berries.
Need Suggestions for my Flower Bed
Posted by tt_me
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mlevieUpdated Please post a picture so we can be more helpful! Working within your size limits and need for plants you can neglect some (especially important since drought and water restrictions are coming)...Google these and tell us if any of ...
Too Many Catalogs?
Posted by CA Kate z9
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youreitUpdated LOL!! Leslie, I know what you're saying! I keep getting catalogs from assorted companies, and I set them aside for when I have time to browse. I usually end up tossing them when they start getting in my way. :D Brenda
GoldRush apple for SoCal
Posted by phase0001(z10 CA)
phase0001(z10 CA)Hi, does anyone know if any nursery carries GoldRush apple tree (local or mail order)? And if it requires more chill hours than typical SoCal costal area? I tasted some GoldRush apples years ago in midwest and I swear that they are...
Driest spring in 150 years may cause water rationing
Posted by californian
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mlevieUpdated jcom51, wow. That's awesome! I'm with dicot. Everything I have survives on rainfall, rain barrel or graywater except the vegetables, and it really annoys me that 80% of the state's water goes to sprinkle lettuce in the Central Val...
Libertia peregrinans (New Zealand Iris) in a pot
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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davissue_zone9(z9 Sunset 14)Updated Here's two ideas, one based on complementary colors, the other on analogous.
bamboo birdhouse source?
Posted by davissue_zone9(z9 Sunset 14)
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gobluedjm 9/18 CAUpdated I found these from yahoo search http://www.mastergardenproducts.com/bamboobirdhouse.htm You might try Pier one imports or Cost plus world market.
Can't remember the name
Posted by ninated2(z10 CA)
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gardenguru1950(SunsetZ16)Updated More likely, it's Solanum rantonnetii, BLUE POTATO VINE, although not really a vine -- more a lax shrub that can be grown as a sprawly-arching shrub or limbed up as a "standard" (patio tree). Joe
Beneficial Nematodes
Posted by debbysunshine(san diego)
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dicotUpdated Thanks for that Gardenguru.
A Nice Red Tree (in hot Southern Cal)
Posted by toejoe
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susi_so_calif(USDA10/Sunset24)Updated How about a Bronze Loquat? The new foliage is reddish and it's a low-water tree that should meet all your other requirements. The Latin name is Eriobotrya deflexa. The San Diego Horticultural Society published the book "Ornam...
Small ornamental tree bed in lawn - suggestions?
Posted by bluekitobsessed
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socksUpdated Crepe myrtle, a multi trunk one maybe. They do drop 3x a year--leaves, flowers, then bark. Remember, almost any tree will need supplemental water to get started, so you may have to drag out the hose the first summer. I didn't know...
Anyone know where you can buy Alstroemeria 'Little Eleanor'?
Posted by caflowerluver(9b)
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caflowerluver(9b)Updated bahia - Thanks for the information. It is a gift and that is the one she wants.
Sunset Zones
Posted by slo_garden(9 CA Coast)
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caflowerluver(9b)Updated I am on 2.5 acres up in the Santa Cruz mts where the climate varies from end to the other end of my property so I put down Sunset 14-17 because they all apply.
Oleander Bush Dying
Posted by rosanne4153
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jean001(z8aPortland, OR)Updated The scorch didn't re-establish in the stump. Because it's systemic in the plant, it just took a while to finish off the remainder.
Rat s Are Out In Full Force !
Posted by debbysunshine(san diego)
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devonholzwarth(Zone 8, San Jose)Updated Last night right before sunset I was outside with my dog and he was super curious about the plantings in one of our raised beds. I let him shove his face in the dense santolina bush and wouldn't you know something scampered out to...
Compacted Soil
Posted by plaz_2008
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ladyslppr(z6 PA)Updated The best way to loosen and improve any soil (with the rare expection of all-organic soils like peats) is to add organic matter. There are many forms of organic matter that have been listed here - yard waste, compost, straw, wood c...
Tomatoes in Earth Boxes
Posted by marcia638
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arlinekUpdated Have grown tomatoes in our homemade E. Boxes for 2 years now (3 seasons worth) and they've been spectacular! This includes heirloom tomatoes, too. Very happy with the output and ease of care. (San Diego) arline
Climber front porch post-jasmine vs roses vs?
Posted by nicoleb22
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aquilachrysaetosUpdated The advantage of cape honeysuckle is it takes clipping well too, so if you want to shape it, it won't hurt. The foliage is quite pretty. There's the standard red orange variety and there are also orange and pale yellow variants. L...
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