I live in a condo in the city. It’s on the 19th floor, facing East. I’m looking to get some plants for my balcony. Can you recommend a few that are not high maintenance and would survive the season or…
My neighbour gave me two ROS plants in original pots from a nursery before moving out last summer. I left them on my deck and they lost their leaves in the Fall. To avoid them freezing I brought them inside…
I accidentally killed my burning bushes by putting miracle grow stakes in the ground last fall. Can I plant replacements this Spring? Will the soil be safe to plant them in?…
Is my weeping willow dead…
I’ve had this plant, in its original pot, for two years. It’s opposite a south facing window and gets filtered light. The plant has been sprouting new tall shoots and at the same time the shorter and older stems have…
I have a lovely full blossom Rio Dipladenia in an outdoor container. It is too big to bring indoors to overwinter.
Could I take the bulbs out of the soil and store the bulbs over the winter. If not, can…
This summer, as with many years past, I nurtured three tomato plants on my south-facing balcony. Two were Roma tomatoes, and, for the first time, I experimented with growing an heirloom tomato (featured in the bottom left picture).
Around mid-summer,…
Can I grow a dwarf Lilac in a large container in my apt. balcony, successfully enough for it to flower every year? Do I cover it lightly with a thin gunny-type covering (Home Depot) during winter as it needs the…
I am severely allergic to bee and wasps and live close to the TBG. I have a small West-facing patio garden with a raised bed. What plants will not attract and will repel wasps?…
