Rose of Sharon- Woolly Aphids
Follow up to my question: “Every year a couple of branches die in my Rose of Sharon. The rest of theshrub look happy and flowers. The sick branch wilts and dies and does not come back. Any answers?”
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Aphids and Sunburst Locust*
Our 15’+ sunburst locust tree is covered in aphids and showing signs of yellowing, curling leaves on the tips. It had similar troubles last year with the same leaf symptoms. The tree was planted 3 years ago along with 3…
6′ Hibiscus tree is ill . .
It lives in a SOUTH facing CORNER window, and has a “grow light as well.
Bought it last Fall from Davenport Garden Centre.
A bloom a day until recently.
Translated once to a 13″ pot. Used Magic Tropical soil.
Lined…
Asian lady beetle
I found an Asian lady beetle on our sea holly and killed it. Afterwards though I wondered if that was the right thing to do. Is there still hope for the native Ontario ladybug? If so I’ll continue to kill…
Prunus Accolade leaves
I am located at Oshawa, Zone 6. I planted a Prunus Accolade in my front yard 4 weeks back. The plant is around 3 feet tall and gets full sun. I recently started noticing holes in the leaves and the…
Ornamental Shrubs for Various Light Conditions: A Toronto Master Gardeners Guide
Shrubs are woody perennials that produce multiple stems, shoots and branches from the base of the plant. Generally, they survive winter without dying back to the ground as herbaceous perennials do. There is no clear distinction between a shrub and…
How to Grow Dill: A Toronto Master Gardeners Guide
Dill (Anethum graveolens). Dill is an annual herb grown for its fine thread-like leaves (dill-weed) and for its seeds. Both leaves and seeds are used commonly in Scandinavian cooking. Depending on the variety, dill may grow to 120 centimetres tall.…
How to Grow Chervil: A Toronto Master Gardeners Guide
Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium). Chervil is a relatively hardy annual with a delicate anise flavour, indispensable in French fines herbes. Chervil is best used fresh or frozen and does not dry well.
Cultivation: Sow chervil seeds in the garden or in…
Dahlia’s weather stressed or diseased?
Hello,
I am growing Dahlia’s for the first time in midtown Toronto, they were doing quite well until heat spell and a recent deluge of rain. Now one plant has some yellowing along the leaf veins, looks mottled (possible DMV?…
Dying beech tree
Hi there, I planted 5 Dawyck columnar green beech trees this spring to form a hedge. One of them was the most beautiful and the biggest (50mm caliper), came with hundreds of buds and the buds started to open as…