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Wisteria
Posted by surlycat
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jcin_los_angeles(z10, Sunset 22,)Updated My lavender colored wisteria is 19 years old, and grows on an arbor over the back yard brick patio. It's in full bloom right now, and gorgeous, with a lovely scent and a gazillion bees. The roots are no problem, and yes, we do pru...
Best Native Oak for Suburban lot
Posted by aquilachrysaetos
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inkneedeepUpdated Just went on a search for the Arbutus Marina..what a beautiful tree... Wonder if it will do well inland So. Cal?
Xeriscaping vs.Low-water lawn. Which to pick?
Posted by lngridgarden(USDA 9 Sunset 14)
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piper101(Z 9b So.Calif)Updated Get yourself a High Country Gardens catalog that they will send you for free. Has a lot of info, they will even plan out an area for you and map it all out. I love their catalogs that come all the time and I've heard good experien...
Volunteers for 2008 Going Native Garden Tour
Posted by lusty(USDA9)
lusty(USDA9)[Santa Clara Valley and Peninsula, San Francisco Bay Area] VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! The 2008 Going Native Garden Tour is seeking volunteers who are willing to spend a few hours greeting tour participants and answering questions. The tour...
Need Help Fast!
Posted by calpat(zone9ab No.Ca.)
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CA Kate z9Updated I guess I'm late getting in on this, so I hope all your problems are solved by now.
Blue fescue water needs?
Posted by ltecato(9)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated If the clumps are well established and have a rainy winter, they can get through a dry summer. I have some that don't get summer water and they are ok, but if you can give them a once-a-month watering or they get some shade they l...
Gingo Biloba Giant in Fremont...
Posted by stanofh
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eloise_caUpdated Ginkos are beautiful, but watch out for the female tree. There is one at the UCLA Botanical Gardens and when she flowers and bears fruit, it stinks up the entire area and smells like throw-up, yuck!
Japanese Maples in San Pedro
Posted by susannah_greengirl
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toyo2960Updated I've found that on the whole Japanese maples do no do well in S. Cal or near the cost. At leat they will grow okay, but they will look extremel ratty when fall comes. Never turn color and just get yellowish and brown. Most deciduo...
native bees
Posted by Min3 South S.F. Bay CA(Zone 9)
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toyo2960Updated I'll try to take a picture of my native ceanothus bush in full bloom. It is covered with honey bees on a sunny day.
Horsetail (E. hyemale)
Posted by ltecato(9)
7 Comments
toyo2960Updated My grandmother had it planted in a concrete flower bed. It is very invasive, but it if kept in a container, it will be fine. YEs, it does like a lot of water. It is a bog type plant.
Did I kill my Sweet Broom? (cytisus spachianus)
Posted by camarillojeff(NC 7)
19 Comments
toyo2960Updated Scotch broom is extremely invasive. I believe that the plant should be completely iradicated. Here S. Cal even the ubiquitous ice-plant that was planted along the sand dunes have been taken out. I don't mind non-native plants in g...
Best apple or pear (dwarf or espalier) for Contra Costa County
Posted by kristimama
3 Comments
toyo2960Updated I grow a Japanese apple pear. Small, to medium sized yellow apple-shaped pears. Sweet. Doesnt' get very big. Might do well espaliered.
split stems on geranium
Posted by brooklynn(sunset 23/zn 9)
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kathi_mdgd(92058)Updated I've had that happen,and i assumed it was becuse the limbs got too hevy.Mine continued blooming,and when it finished i just cut it back and no one even noticed the splits,except me.By the way it was my pelagoriums that did this. K...
Native Plant Hedge - Northern California
Posted by katita(9 CA)
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toyo2960Updated I have a beautiful ceanothus hedge in my yard. Right now it's in full beautiful lilac blue bloom. It shapes into a hedge very nicely. Dendromecon is a rangy bush and doesn't form a hedge. I have a flannel bush as well and it's pru...
Planting ideas for under a Mayten tree?
Posted by annkathryn
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annkathrynUpdated The area gets sun in the summer, but lots of shade the rest of the year. I'll get some mulch to add in, thanks for the suggestion. Someone on the home decorating forum has suggested vinca minor, which seems like a good idea. There...
Black stem bamboo struggling
Posted by bettyn_gardener(9 Sunset 14)
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bettyn_gardener(9 Sunset 14)Updated The shade this season is more dense because I couldn't get up on the roof to prune Madame Alfred (DH broke his wrist and I really need help hauling the big ladder around and I'm more comfortable with a spotter). The leaves haven't...
Monster Plant Created with Hair Tonic by Dis-Satisfied Woman
Posted by bearstate(9A)
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aquilachrysaetosUpdated Ha. Well,the only difference i saw was in the tree!.Now i get what you were talking about. Great post. Nice to see something off beat to think about.
Tree Suggestions
Posted by inkneedeep
2 Comments
calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Umbellularia california or California Bay tree is a very large tree for any yard. Arbutus 'Marina' is about the right size and is lovely all year around with roots that are not a problem. Al
The '$1000 Hole'
Posted by CA Kate z9
17 Comments
ccdry(z9,WarmSfArea_s14-15)Updated organic stuff mixed deep in soggy warm clay may go sour. pretty much as ladyslipper writes above... the natural layers in mulch will create best soil conditions. (however there are plants that are native to low-organic situations)...
Hillside concerns
Posted by patti_too(10/CA)
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ccdry(z9,WarmSfArea_s14-15)Updated the hairs on fremontodendron are irritating (and plentiful and seemingly "magnetic"). r viburnifolium needs summer water (on flat clay). vinca major is a weed along creek banks, but otherwise will dry up without summer w...
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