native garden Etobicoke

Who would you recommend to hire in the spring to design and convert much of my front and back yard to native plants? I need a native plant expert! I want to get a couple of quotes over the winter…

Native climbing flowering vines

Hi there, I have started a garden at my school using native plants. I would like to plant a vine ( preferably flowering) that could climb the chain link fence. Can you recommend a plant? The garden is part sun/part…

Protecting Trees and Plants from Fungus and Bugs

Hello. First: thank you for volunteering for this site! I live in Guelph, Ontario in the beautiful downtown residential area and I have several plants and trees that have been ruined by bugs and fungus by July, August. The ones…

Sprouting Spurs Sleeplessness with Spring Showers

I’m anxious to uproot mature hostas, but it looks like the ground will be wet for a while near a fence. Uprooting will allow me to replace the non-native plants, as well as run an electrical conduit. With wet weather,…

Presentation: Balcony Gardening, North York Central Library

Apartment, condominium and townhouse dwellers deserve to have beautiful and bountiful outdoor gardens too! We’ll deal with practical tricks for successful gardening “above ground”, taking into account your special challenges, share design ideas, and recommend plant choices, including annuals, perennials,…