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About me: Location: Sacramento, CA. Sacramento is a combination of Sunset zones 8 (cold winter nights) and 14 (afternoons temperatures are moderated by marine air).

My zone is: USDA 9b/Sunset 14 CA. (Sacram
GardenWeb Member: toyon - October 16, 2004
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Commented: last minute rainwater catchment in San Bruno You can also use a hose to siphon water out of the barrel and over to some distant part of the yard. Good if the water would run off into the street otherwise, or just to reduce the amount of water co...
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Commented: Ameding clay soil The question was for drought tolerant plants in general, not necessarily natives. And there is a limited selection of plants tolerant of heavy clay. The idea behind the amendment is to increase perme...
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Commented: Cool-season nectar plants for Hummers Pineapple sage, many cupheas will bloom all winter, native currants/gooseberries, cool season peas, citrus, arbutos unedo. I've also seen monkeyflowers (Diplacus aurantiacus) blooming from about Febru...
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