I cannot find specific rules for planting tree at road allowance in Toronto. Can I plant my own tree which is not from https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/pdf/trees/street-tree-brochure.pdf such as different variety (not listed) Fagus Sylvatica Tri-Color (European Beech)? I believe it was required…
I have 2 pear trees that look nice in spring but suffer every summer and fall from trellis rust, an ugly fungus that apparently overwinters in Junipers. The city’s ornamental ‘Chanticleer’ pear first showed it and later my dwarf fruit…
Hi! I recently received a catalogue from an Ontario nursary that sells Paws Paws, most of their varieties are listed as ZONE 5 (one is listed as zone 4-5) … OK so I’m in a solid 5b in the very…
I live in estate, Ontario. I have 2 trees, one is a mini one started from seed. The mini is 21 years old and did not get fruit for 17 years till I got the second. Within 6 Mon. It…
Hello all,
I’ve tried doing google searches for an answer to my question but have found highly different responses so thought I would ask my question here given the folks responding here are in my area. I live in Toronto…
I had a few failures with my vegetable planting this past year that I am hoping to rectify this year. I have wooden L-shaped planters on my deck that get 2-4 hours of sun (although it can be shady sun…
Most of the earth’s ecosystems, including much of our food supply, are dependent on pollinators.
Embedded in the ground as they are, most flowering plants need help to reproduce. Over 80 percent of flowering plants need pollinators such as birds,…
Bonsai is the Japanese name for the art of growing trees in small containers and has been a tradition in China and Japan for centuries. It is also the name by which these miniature plants are known. They range…
