Hi – I want to plant a privacy perimeter around the entire perimeter of my house – it’s about 147 linear feet.
I absolutely love love the look of yellow oleander, but I didn’t want to plant something poisonous that…
I’m so glad I discover this group because you’re local experts! We bought a house recently with a yard that’s overgrown and not well cared for. I’d like to prepare the long strip of soil for planting a variety of…
Our front garden, north-east facing, shaded mostly, had a 20-year-old, 9 foot long, boxwood hedge. It was tightly trimmed and followed the curve of our front walkway . About 2.25 feet high it balanced a 5 foot red Japanese red…
Hello. We have a new house in North Toronto that can benefit from two more trees on the front yard with full sun exposure.
The two trees will be 25′ apart. Initially we wanted a Japanese Red Maple but think…
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I have a Japanese red maple tree at the front of my house. Sun hits this area all day, it receives sun and rain at all times, and is planted in clay, topsoil and mulch on top. I would…
Hello,
I’m inquiring about proper soil preparation for planting the following:
1. yew hedge
2. japans maples
3. bobo hydrangea,
4. japanese blood grass, all gold hakoni grass, sunrise hosts, peonies, clematis etc.
Our soil is layered as follows:
1.…
The city is planting a tree on the street near our pool. We have clay soil. The city has provided the following list of trees. Which one is the least messy?
Skyline honeylocust
Hackberry
Homestead elm
Greenspire linden
Crimson king…
Can you recommend a service for soil testing that includes micronutrients?
I have a garden in Riverdale which was designed by a former owner of the house. In spite of loading it up with new soil and compost this year,…
In the gardening world, the term perennial usually refers to an herbaceous perennial, i.e., a plant without woody tissue, that dies back to the ground at the end of the growing season and grows again from its rootstock in spring.…
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…
