7,105 Garden Web Discussions | California Gardening
Seeking advice for great fruit trees in NW Riverside county
stanofhUpdated Santa Rosa plums. I'm not sure which is the most delicious fruit in the world- mango or SRP. You will NEVER buy them as good as off the tree. I must have eaten 10 pounds of plums a friend gave me over two weeks- not a one was wast...
Pond Lotus in San Diego
Dar(musaboru, Inland Calif.)Updated What kind of soil did you use? Did you use clay from the yard or some sort of bagged soil? Gravel? Sand?
Cordyline terminalis 'Red Sister'
hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)Updated Thanks, Stan. I'll look around for Electric Pink. Two votes of confidence on this cultivar. You'll have to post a photo of yours so I can see it "in person". And, the Red Sisters are getting some decent sun, so hopefully...
a CA cottage garden instead of lawn
melle_sacto(Z9/Sunset 14 CA)Updated I think I've seen your yard - - STUNNING indeed! Looking forward to seeing the pics again :-)
Curcuma alismatifolia or Curcuma thorelli
hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)Updated The Rheo is the pink variegated variety, so hopefully it will overwinter for me. Just a little worried about the moisture level, as it's in a somewhat damper area in my jungle garden. If they look peaked, I'll pull them out and mo...
I have a question
hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)Updated They love Cleveland sage (many different salvias are visited by hummers as previous folks have mentioned, you can plant several different varieties that will bloom at different times all year 'round. ' Amistad' salvia is particula...
When is best time to move mature Pindo Palms in desert
hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)Updated Boy, I cannot imagine transplanting even the very tough Pindo palm in the dead heat of the Cochella Valley summer. I would think spring or early summer would be a better choice. I would contact a good quality palm tree grower, and...
The best garden-related class? And why?
hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)Updated Gyr, where is your nursery? I know you're in S. OC, so not that far from me. That's one way to gain experience for sure :-)
For me, it was becoming a Master Gardener. When we had to move to Indiana from California back in 1996, I ...
Thunder, Lightening, Wind and RAIN today
Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated It's been doing this for the last hour. Knocked out TV satelite reception. Note the turbulance in the pool.

