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Landscaping - Plant Suggestions (silver sheen, succulents?)
Posted by nykt15
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jxbrownUpdated Grewia is a nice hedge plant. It needs some support, though. The birds and butterflies like it and it isn't fussy about water. It's not at all invasive and the seed doesn't sprout. I wish its flowers weren't lavender, but that's a...
coreopsis keeps dying
Posted by metaforical
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stanofhUpdated Not watering enough most likely. Its been a long hot summer and plants out of a container into the ground need to be watered as if they were still in the pot. Its not until you see that "in ground flush" that tells you t...
suggestions for native grass lawn
Posted by sf_rhino
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sf_rhinoUpdated Thanks, any good suggestions on how to kill my old lawn? I noticed this morning that the soil on the lower slope of my lawn is damp despite many weeks of not watering it so death by drought may not be sufficient.
Native ferns around Monterey Bay
Posted by ltecato(9)
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ltecato(9)Updated Thanks for the links and info, guys!
Trinidad morgua scorpion
Posted by WillFrillici
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WillFrilliciUpdated Thank you so much I got these seeds off of ebay and you know you can't always expect the real seeds and I don't know what the seedling looks like so thank you!!
Romneya coulteri
Posted by nada1712
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nada1712Updated Thanks everyone. This is all very helpful. I will give it much more sun by clearing some Pistacia lentiscus which overhangs it then prune it and see what happens!.
Anyone Growing Moringa Stenopetala in Zone 9b?
Posted by Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
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kathi_mdgd(92058)Updated That's a cool looking tree. Kathi
Seeking hanging plant for wind and shade
Posted by melange
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melangeUpdated Also a fine idea- I'll give it some thought. Thank you!
Bunya Bunya Available
Posted by gloriavictoria(z9 CA)
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Central_Cali369(Sunset Z9, Fresno, CA)Updated I just emailed you! Thanks :)
Free City Mulch? Weeds or expereience?
Posted by intelinside1
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tim45z10Updated You can always get city compost and finish it at home.
How to remove green growth at the bottom of fountain.
Posted by igorek24
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated What type of hydrogen peroxide are you using? The 3% is not strong enough. You need the 30%, which can be bought at swimming pool stores, It's called "shock treatment". You read the label and find the stuff that is 30% h...
This weed is worse the poa annua
Posted by tropical_thought(San Francisco)
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tropical_thought(San Francisco)Updated I got rid of it. I had to go under all my plants and find the hidden plants that were making seeds and throwing them up, but I finally got them all. I have not seen any of it in a while now. But, I have baby tears and some purple ...
ID this Flowering Plant?
Posted by hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)Updated Thank you, Gyr, that's it. I could not for the life of me pull that out of my head. Patty S.
Cover crops/green manure?
Posted by clob(So Cal)
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Baby G (Z10, Sunset 20, SoCal-LA, 150-550 Chl Hrs)Updated Oh... I also think this CHART is pretty phenomenal. It lists cover crops and their specific uses. The article I posted above is pretty detailed. For example the Barbara Pleasant (Mother Earth) article linked above, she suggests &q...
Seeking plant suggestions
Posted by peachymomo(Ca 8)
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peachymomo(Ca 8)Updated Cherokee Chief is very pretty, but I have a white clematis and lavender trumpet vines in the area already, so I feel like white is the safest way to go. In addition I've been jealously admiring my neighbors' white dogwood for year...
Why yes, we are thrilled...
Posted by jubilante
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated what that construction is is truly crappy design. they could have put clerestory windows, or put the windows on the side walls, and/or added skylights. They'll have a window they'll never feel comfortable opening (unless they want...
please recommend seeds/bulbs website to order
Posted by bluee19(Zone 9)
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iris_gal(z9 CA)Updated I like Scheepers. If you want large quanities their affiliate Van Engelen is excellent too. Fall is time for cool season vegetables like cabbage and lettuce, Here is a link that might be useful: John Scheepers
What flower is this? Foxglove?
Posted by akaurgardener(9)
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a_shau(San Francisco 8b)Updated Definitely snapdragon - not a weed at all!
Flowering Cherry w Severe Shothole - Worth Keeping?
Posted by eli_in_the_weeds
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eli_in_the_weedsUpdated Patty, Thank you very much for your helpful response! I will start to look for a place for it in my yard. Hopefully it will do OK. As I recall, the flowers were gorgeous. -Eli
Garrya Elliptica - prune it?
Posted by kookoo2
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kookoo2Updated Thanks
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