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Good Macro Feature on a low cost Digital Camera!
Posted by bearstate(9A)
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youreitUpdated Very nice, indeed! Macro shots are so addicting. :) I've taken shots where I only noticed AFTER that there was a bug on the plant - I couldn't see it with my own eyes. Keep up the great work! Can't wait to see more from your futur...
Low ground cover tolerant of foot traffic?
Posted by gobluedjm 9/18 CA
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dicotUpdated That was my first thought too. I use gazanias outside of the beds and around the stepping stones and they can take some moderate abuse and a lot of neglect.
CA native Plants
Posted by wanda(Z9 CA)
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bearstate(9A)Updated Wanda, Have you visited the Overfelt Gardens Native Plant and Wildlife sanctuary in San Jose? I guess it's easy to miss as in the 20+ years that I was a San Jose resident, I never once visited it.
Geranium 'Ann Folkard'
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
4 Comments
CA Kate z9Updated OOOOOO! That is pretty! We get the native Cranesbill blooming every spring all over the property. It retreats or dies back when the heat arrives. I'm not sure where I could plant this that it would survive.... hey! Maybe the front...
Victoria Garden's Privacy Shrub/Tree
Posted by mkyz(9/Sunset 18/SoCal)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Yep, Podocarpus of some sort.
Fast growing trees needed
Posted by willowgal
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chaman(z7MD)Updated Moringa Oleifera (Drumstick plant) will be a good choice.It will grow to a height of 15 to 20 feet in about 3 years.
Lilac Tree
Posted by unicorn3
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ladyslppr(z6 PA)Updated I don't think anything needs to be done about the moss. It is growing on the outside of the tree, not taking anything from the tree nor doing any harm. Moss typically grows on older wood, since it takes a while to get established,...
The Great BearState Gardening Project Closed
Posted by bearstate(9A)
5 Comments
bearstate(9A)Updated Thanks hoovb. It is indeed a learning experience and I have given it a good go this past year, trying many different things and making a lot of discoveries while making a lot of mistakes. I don't know that I'll have as much time t...
Tree peonies in northern CA?
Posted by mlevie
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rosefollyUpdated You can grow tree peonies here. As someone else mentioned they want afternoon shade. There is a glorious collection at Filoli in Woodside. I've seen them for sale at local nurseries. Summerwinds, aka Woolworth's, as them right now...
Belated but sincere! for Leslie!
Posted by calpat(zone9ab No.Ca.)
4 Comments
lesdvs9Updated Thank you, I tried to slide in my greetings for you and Pat in sneaky, never mentioned birthday anything very carefully, LOL* I had a nice day BTW too. As I said, Pat reads profiles too:)
Happy Birthday Westelle!!
Posted by lesdvs9
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lesdvs9Updated You're welcome Westelle:) I hope you had a great day. I love minis because I can have more roses and care for them more easily than large roses. I have a weakness for this color, LOL* Thanks Brenda, I'm looking forward to spring b...
Plants for Root-filled Bed
Posted by hershigrl(Coastal CA 10)
4 Comments
davissue_zone9(z9 Sunset 14)Updated Try Helleborus foetidus and Iris foetidissima, they both do well in dry rooty shade for me. Also Ruscus aculeatus (butcher's broom)seems happy. None of these are particularly showy, but at least they have interesting leaf shapes. ...
Favorite daylily
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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davissue_zone9(z9 Sunset 14)Updated Lol, I have 'So Lovely' too, planted with agapanthus. I can't remember where you are, exactly, Jen, but Buena Creek Nursery in the Escondido area grows daylilies, and may be able to help you pick out what would work. Sue
Chilling hour calculator
Posted by sautesmom
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altadenamaraUpdated Thanks for the information. I thought the north side of my house would be cooler also, but the heat from the house seems to warm the back north half up. The unheated north front half does seem to stay cooler. The far back of the b...
A Poll -- Most bloomingest/Showiest Shrub
Posted by gardenguru1950(SunsetZ16)
32 Comments
jakkomUpdated Pink cestrum. It has never been out of bloom for the last three years.
Happy Birthday Pat!
Posted by lesdvs9
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lesdvs9Updated You're most welcome Pat, snow was a nice birthday surprise:) Brenda, this rose will probably pop up somewhere if not this year, maybe next. I'll let you know if you're really interested. Mr. Moore's roses will be going to Texas A&...
[Bay Area] Submission deadline: 2008 Going Native Garden Tour
Posted by lusty(USDA9)
1 Comment
stanofhUpdated What i notice most native gardeners miss?...water.They all ignore any water feature that takes the same research they put into plantings. Would be great to see a native stream/creek reproduction with native water plants.Native dac...
Noon Jan. 21st We got Snow!
Posted by calpat(zone9ab No.Ca.)
6 Comments
hopflower(z8/z15 CA Sunset)Updated Yes, we had a bit of snow here, too; but not much of course. It is now wet and storm clouds are hovering, so I think rain is now on its way.
Finding someone who will come home to prune our grape vines
Posted by supremo
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vaccinium_hound(z9 CA)Updated I live in Mountain View, and I was just pruning a commercial vineyard in Woodside this past weekend. If the vines have been trained well, pruning is pretty easy. (Sunset's Western Gardens does a good job of showing it.) Anyway, I ...
Gardenia has moss and droopy
Posted by unicorn3
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CA Kate z9Updated If the Gardenia had lots of flowers this past year why do you think anything is wrong? The shrub doesn't need sun from all angles. It obviously likes things the way they are. Pruning off dead wood is good. Too much attention can k...
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