Zone 10B; what is this plant?
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Climbing vines for my block wall in zone10b
Comments (0)Hi, I am new here so I hope I am at the right place. I have a front yard 14 feet by 29 feet and a rectangular strip , 4 feet by 25 feet, between the sidewalk and curb. I would like to remove all grass from the front lawn and do some inexpensive landscaping using perennial, gravel, and climbing vines for the dividing block wall between my neighbour and my house. Does anyone have any suggestions for what to plant? I live in Long Beach, CA in zone 10b. I would like inexpensive suggestions and plants requiring easy maintenance. TIA...See MoreShould I plant or store in Zone 10b?
Comments (4)Digging of dahlias for the winter is done in cold climates to protect them from freezing. Where you are there is surely no need - and they would be better off getting back into the ground. Unless the planting site is expected to become too wet during winter rains. In which case another planting site should be found anyway....See MoreLos Angeles, planting zone 10b, coastal rooftop screen/vine ideas?
Comments (11)Anything in pots or planters is likely to need repotting at some point. So if you use climbing plants that get all through the fence you will have to cut them off in order to get them repotted. And as mentioned with climbing plants being used on an architectural feature like a fence there is a need for consistently undertaken pruning and training in order to get the plants to assume and retain the desired size and shape. In addition to the regular cleaning up, fertilizing and watering that any kind of live plants used in your situation would require. So I think instead you should continue in the general direction of the fake fig panels, wherein you identify and implement some kind of material or product other than living plants that will still make it so your fence is not see through. It doesn't have to be something that looks like plants, just something that will produce a screening effect. And look acceptable to you....See MoreRoses in South Florida Zone 10b Humid: Pot or Plant? Own Root/Graft?
Comments (21)Kimberly - I am so silly - I meant to recommend Purezza, which is the hybrid banksia which Malcolm suggested above, but I forgot to put its name in my last post. HMF says it is "almost thornless". If you can find it on Fortuniana (which seems to be the rootstock everyone from FLA is advising you to use), I would go for it. I know for a fact that banksias can be pruned down to any size you like, as a grocery store near my house has the yellow ones (banksia lutea) planted in ten 3 ft by 2 ft raised beds (with cement sides) which they use as automobile stops for parking spaces in their parking lot, and they grow them on 2-3 ft high metal trellises, and keep them relentlessly pruned down to the height of the trellises. They bloom prolifically every Spring for a long time. That is why I think Purezza could certainly be kept short enough for your pillar. Malcolm, just saying, we don't get hardly any winter chill (meaning nights below freezing) at all here in some years, and my yellow banksia bloomed every Spring no matter what. However, FLA climate is of course WAY more humid than ours, so perhaps that has something to do with it, and Purezza is a better choice than the original yellow or white banksia. Kimberly, if you decide to try Purezza, remember that banksias are a VERY old type of rose, and you cannot expect any of them to grow to maturity in a few months. If you plant one, remember the rhyme for climbing roses: "First year sleeping", (growing roots underground - not much activity noticed above ground - this is NORMAL), "Second year creeping", (putting out short canes which sort of flop around), "Third year leaping" (climbing canes appear, which will need to be trained as horizontally as you can - many people wrap them around pillars. Good luck - and please let us know if you do decide to try one rose in your back yard. Your front yard design plans sound gorgeous - we would all like to see pics of both yards when you have platned the roses. Jackie...See Moregardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
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