Hi everyone. I've got four California fuschias that have been in the ground for a year. They're just about done blooming.

Is it okay to cut them back now, or should I give them another year?

I’m looking for any shade tolerant CA native that will thrive under a CA pepper tree. Anyone have a success to share?

I will be there in the coming week. Obviously I can find these listed through the google, but I was wondering if there are any that would especially be worth visiting at this time of year. Thanks

Does anyone know what this is? A friend shared these photos of some white sage plants and I've never seen this before.

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Marin County

So I planted a quailbush (atriplex lentiformis ssp. breweri) a little over a year ago since it's considered one of the best wildlife plants (it’s already like 5 feet tall which is crazy). Calscape lists the "fragrance" as "unpleasant" which I didn't think much of since bladderpod is also considered "unpleasant." However, my god. My quailbush reeks like cat pee. Anyone else notice this?

Edit: Well, I should've read the listing on Las Pilitas before planting: "Quail bush's only problem is a bladder problem. There's a house in Morro Bay surrounded by bushes that are old, maybe 15-20 years, have the residents not figured out where the cat pee smell is coming from?" https://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/plants/105--atriplex-lentiformis-breweri

Ca Wildflower mix: California Poppy, Farewell-to-Spring, Purple Chinese Houses, Mountain Garland, Bird's Eye Gilia, Globe Gilia, Tidy Tips, Mountain Phlox (aka Grand Linanthus), Blue Flax (when available), Miniature Lupine, Sky Lupine, Arroyo Lupine, Baby-Blue-Eyes, Five Spot, and Tansy-Leaved Phacelia. (Clarkia amoena, Clarkia unguiculata, Collinsia heterophylla, Eschscholzia californica, Gilia capitata, Gilia tricolor, Lasthenia glabrata, Layia platyglossa, Linanthus grandiflorus, Linum lewisii, Lupinus bicolor, Lupinus nanus, Lupinus succulentus, Nemophila maculata, Nemophila menziesii, Phacelia tanacetifolia).

Grown from seed collected late this past summer. I'm intending to plant them around the new moon this weekend Farmers Almanac style. Should I wait instead, do they need protection from frost, deer, quail? I'm at 1250 ft elevation, northern California. We had a very light frost, following the recent atmospheric rivers, and that melted before we even had breakfast. (Sorry if this post might be a duplicate, I'm doing this on my phone and I can't tell whether anything "took".)

I grew these four seedlings indoors during the hot summer from seed that my husband collected on his walks. I've been hardening them at 4-5 inches tall, intending to plant them this weekend with the new moon (Farmers Almanac style). I'm at 1200 ft elevation in northern California and we've experienced only very light frost (didn't last long in the morning) since the recent atmospheric rivers. Should I wait longer until say March or April, or will they make it through the winter if I plant now? And so I need to protect them from deer and quail?

So, if I’m going to go the extra effort in soil prep for planting a 1-gal manzanita in the ground, what do I do?

I’m thinking of building a mound, but what do I build it with? 100% DG, or…? And would it help to build this mound on top of a hole and replace the soil with the mounded material too (so that it’s the same soil above and below-grade)?

The native soil is dense clay with large rocks.

Recently, repotted this Dudleya lanceolata. About 2.5 years old and grown from seed.

The soil is 80% perlite/pumice and 20% sand. Gravel/sand as top dressing. I fertilize with compost during the growing season.

Just cross posting as recommended by a friend.

I just planted yesterday and I am so excited to watch it grow up.

Anyone have any leads on where I can procure either a Quercus garryana or Q. engelmannii? Preferably 5-15 gal. Location: Petaluma Thanks!

I want to use natives to plant a privacy hedge along one of the sides of my house. The tricky thing is that it’s really narrow (like probably 3.5-4 ft from my house to the fence). A lot of people on my street (all the lots have the same dimensions) have planted podocarpus or non-native cypresses in their space. Are there any natives that I could use instead? Height probably needs to be 8ft at a minimum and the plant needs to be able to tolerate pruning well. Bonus points if it’s somewhat fast growing