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Oak understory trees?
Posted by Oaktown
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OaktownUpdated OregonGrape -- Thanks for the tip on the wash-offs. Yes, we stopped watering near the ceanothus last year once I convinced DH that the crape myrtle was dead and we took it out. The ceanothus looks less straggly now, but we have an...
Bleeding Heart
Posted by mrsmurdog
mrsmurdogI planted several Bleeding Heart roots two years ago. They are in the full shade. They are alive and well. However, they start the blossoms right from the ground! My prior experience with bleeding heart was that the stems rose a foot...
Cabbage
Posted by calbayarea(9 SF Bay/Fremont)
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stoneys_fatali(9b Duarte,Ca.)Updated Very nice!
Oleander dying
Posted by socks
10 Comments
socksUpdated
Disease
Posted by jwwz
1 Comment
lgteacher(SCal zone 9b)Updated Could you post a photo?
Silver Maple in Northern CA?
Posted by jen1262
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gyr_falcon(Sunset 23 USDA 9)Updated I disagree about boxelder; it has many of the same problems as silver maples. It grows quickly, it's poor form produces weak branches that break easily (even though it is sometimes used as a windbreak plant), it is messy and short...
Winter Potager looking pretty good
Posted by peachymomo(Ca 8)
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iris_gal(z9 CA)Updated I think it's wonderful that you are doing espaliered fruit trees. My hands are stained from today's weeding. The grasses/weeds were only an inch high such a short time ago!
Princess Flower tree dead?
Posted by swang(z10 CA)
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kathi_mdgd(92058)Updated Just snip a branch,if it's still green ,,it's ok. We have one also and mine looks fine.Remember we had some weird and unusual weather the past several months. Kathi
Focal Tree for Front Yard
Posted by inkneedeep
24 Comments
OregonGrapeUpdated California boxelder (Acer negundo californicum) Douglas' maple (Acer glabrum)
Onions Almost Ready
Posted by calbayarea(9 SF Bay/Fremont)
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slowjane CA/ Sunset 21Updated also i love pat welsh's videos! she's so great. i have her book too.
Is this a butterfly bush?
Posted by socks
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socksUpdated Yes, I remember that butterflies like milkweed from my days releasing butterflies in elementary school. Not sure if we have Monarchs here, but plenty of others of course. I probably have some sort of photo editing software. Thanks...
California Info
Posted by Maggie M.(z7 Sunset7 CA Sierra Foothills)
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devoletUpdated I'm in the extreme to exceptionally dry area though all our reservoirs seem full and the hills are green. I drive to a few in the area and look, and check the waterfall activity on Mt. Tam. We did not get enough rain but everythin...
Pruning 2 figs trees
Posted by CA Kate z9
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MrClintUpdated There are two types of fig growers in this world -- those that pinch and those that don't. I don't. Pinching is more of a cold region tactic to get the tree to ripen the current figs quickly before frost. I can harvest figs up unt...
potted Hydrangea given as a gift
Posted by roksee(Benicia SF Bay Area)
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roksee(Benicia SF Bay Area)Updated Thank you everyone!!
When do Wisteria Bloom?
Posted by Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated That was funny Fred51! The previous owner showed a photo of this thing in bloom, and it was beautiful! I'm sure the grafted part died and what we have is simple root stock. It's in a container, but might find a new home in the com...
Not-too-aggressive vine for shade
Posted by heckabore
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heckaboreUpdated Thanks, everyone, for your suggestions. I have decided to take a chance with clematis after all. I found one called Lemon Bells at Digging Dog Nursery and decided to take a chance on it. I have trachelospermum growing elsewhere in...
Kangaroo Paw Question
Posted by blue_can
15 Comments
Fred51Updated Kangaroo paw are best not planted too deep and like a well drained soil in a warm sunny position, with good air circulation, and make sure you don't over feed them as they are phosphorus sensitive. And too much nitrogen is also a ...
best blueberry variety for northern Cali?
Posted by yowza(7b, way northern California)
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MrClintUpdated I think you would still want to grow the SHB varieties, but check locally with a qualified nurseryman if you can. That's what I grow down here and enjoy them all! My favorite overall is 'Sunshine Blue'. You will want to plant a co...
First epiphyllum of the season
Posted by Lars(Z11a, Sunset 24)
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Lars(Z11a, Sunset 24)Updated Photo from this morning of an epiphyllum called "Tabasco" that I bought last summer at a sale at the L.A. County Arboretum. I was very happy to get a bloom this year and like the red color. Lars
Show me your mandevillas!
Posted by vp_78
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stanofhUpdated This winter would have been a great one to try ADP. I don't know..a turning point here?. Its getting to where almost anything I say "Doesn't grow here" is becoming "Didnt grow here before,...now does!" So,bay a...
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