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| Hi everyone!
I'm SO excited that my 21 yo daughter wants to try her hand at growing flowers in terra cotta pots on her 3rd floor apt. balcony in Laguna Hills, CA. (Don't know the zone yet). She would like ones that she can cut as well as just stay in the pots. She says she'd like some vining, climbing types too. She has mostly sun, some shade. Like me, she is NOT interested in geraniums, begonias, petunias etc. Anyone here have any suggestions? I have already gotten quite a few from a California gardener and have lots of seeds to share with her. Oh, BTW, she will most likely plant SEEDS. Thanks so much! :0) Phyl |
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- Posted by pete_in_in z5 (My Page) on Sun, Mar 26, 06 at 16:25
| Some suggestions for your daughter: heliotrope Marine Grasses: gomphrena QIS Series Best wishes for your daughter who's trying her hand at growing flowers in pots. Regards, |
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| Pete, Thanks so much for answering! I sent our daughter a care package of seed packages and a gift certificate I had from J&P but will send her your list as well. Happy gardening...it is finally acting a little like spring here! Phyl |
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- Posted by romando 9b/10a , sunset 17 (amanda.azevedo@juno.com) on Thu, Mar 30, 06 at 22:18
| Hi there! Laguna Hills, I believe, is zone 10, maybe 9. At any rate, it should be pretty much like where I live (I'm up north on the coast outside San Francisco, and Laguna Hills is down south, if I remember correctly). As much stuff as I've collected and grown, believe it or not, I'm a container gardener also, because we live in a townhouse and only have a cement slab patio to work with. You can check out my slideshow for more ideas of what she can plant, but my favorites have been: poppies morning glories clematis anigozanthos (kangaroo paw) passionflower violets brugmansia (yes! I have (gasp) 30, but of course, they're all from recent cuttings) ferns amaryllis can stay outside yearround pink saucer magnolias are stunning, though mine died : ( all manner of bulbs (though we have to treat tulips as annuals, usually-- just doesn't get cold enough) clerodendrum bungeii (best in a pot anyway--it's very invasive, but gorgeous) wisteria (I have a 7 gallon-ish sized pot with wisteria) basically, anything! I even have a container water garden. You'd be surprised at what you can grow in a container. When you add the extra luck of being in California, those possiblities are basically limitless. Amanda 'romando' |
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