Saving a white pine sapling
My white pine sapling doesn’t look to great- the ends of the needles are turning brown and I think its dying- I really hope to save it. Over the winter it was kept at the back of the house in…
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Hardiness of Hydrangea
Hi,
I am new to Toronto. Recently I was given a Hydrangea plant
full of Blue Coloured Blooms. There was no name of the type of Hydrangea [species] The plant is about 5 to 6 inches tall. I have cut…
Hardy roses suggestion for balcony
Hi there,
I’m reading a lot of gardening blogs and forums, watching gardening YouTubers, etc., but I can’t, till this date, figure out which rose is best for my specific situation. I live in GTA zone 6 and I’m looking…
Dormant Mandevilla with white spots
We live in Scarborough. I overwintered 3 mandevilla vines in our cool basement and discovered they now have white spots on the stems ( no leaves on plant) which I think might be a mold. The white spots are mostly…
Emerald Cedar browning
My five year old cedars have been great up to now but last fall I noticed a section on one tree where the tips started turning brown. It’s now spring and the brown area is getting wider. I’m worried about…
Evergreen climbing plant for balcony
I am looking for an evergreen climbing plant that will survive Toronto winters on a north facing balcony. However, I completely understand this might not be possible with the given conditions. If that is the case, can you recommend some…
Winterizing cedar and blue point juniper in containers
Hello,
I live in Bloor West Village, in a condo/ terrace south facing. My trees are subject to high winds on the east side (cedar) trees. The juniper trees are partially protected by the BBQ unit.
The Juniper containers are…
Overwintering geraniums
Geraniums
I hope you are having a happy holiday season! I have kept putting off this question to you. I live in a condo. I have a small patio and I face north. I had geraniums on my patio this…
Plant ID – Salvia, Bidens
Hello Master Gardener!
This orange flower and the purple flower are in planters.
I brought the planters inside (I kept the same soil), to protect from them from frost. I am watering the flowers as before when they were outside,…
Over-wintering Begonias?
Hello,
Since moving to a 29th floor apartment with a north-facing balcony, I’ve been experimenting with what will/will not thrive up here. The begonias we’ve planted in hanging pots seem quite happy; would it be possible to over-winter them somehow?…