Office plants

Hello! I’ve been researching plants that can survive in overhead office light only, and I wanted to check in with you to make sure I’m on the right track. I’m looking for small plants to sit on shelves and I’d…

Privacy

  Hi i need some advice…we have a huge maple tree at the back of our yard (neighbours tree) that has just had to be cut right back as it was overhanging our yard about 8 foot killing everything underneith…

Mud creek ravine

Hello I have a house that backs on to the mud creek ravine on Hudson drive by the pedestrian walkway bridge. I would like to plant things to green up the ravine slope and also help with erosion. Was thinking…

Fast growing Hedge

Hi Can you tell me a few fast growing hedges for partial sun places in durham region. Nothing over 2 metres. Also can bamboo grow here? I thought it was a plant for hot places. Thanks…

Best Privacy Coverage against a Fence

We live east of Toronto, our backyard faces North and we get sun from noon to sunset. Our yard is bordered by 3 separate properties and each house has a raised porch, meaning the homeowners walk out their back door…

Ficus Lyrata Pruning

have a fiddle leaf fig that has grown a few feet since I purchased it at Canada Blooms 2 years ago. The tree I bought is upright with zero branching…actually its two stalks side-by-side. It was fine and sturdy that…

Help with unwanted tree seedlings.*

I have these nasty maple saplings all over my garden. It is almost impossible to dig them out. I also have false bamboo. Is there some sort of tool (beyond a dandelion fork) I can use? I want to dig…

Growing Orchids: A Toronto Master Gardeners Guide

  There are 15,000 to 35,000 different species of orchids and they are not all easy to grow. The orchids most generally cultivated are Cattleyas, Phalaenopsis (Moth Orchids), Paphiopedilums (Slipper Orchids) and Cymbidiums. Even within these general groups cultural requirements…