Q. I harvested about 30 seeds from my two 10-foot-high Leylandcypress trees; they are in Rancho Bernardo. I would like to putthem to use in planting a hedge in Julian to provide some privacyfrom the ...

Leyland cypress and red-tipped photinia have a lot in common. Both are plants you may want to avoid because they end up being problems. Fortunately, most garden centers no longer sell the photinia.

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