Did you know that some common plants that are often readily available at your local garden center can negatively impact our natural environment and local ravines? A Toronto Master Gardener (TMG) will bring in examples of invasive species and discuss:…
Did you know that some common plants that are often readily available at your local garden center can negatively impact our natural environment and local ravines? A Toronto Master Gardener (TMG) will bring in examples of invasive species and discuss:…
Did you know that some common plants that are often readily available at your local garden center can negatively impact our natural environment and local ravines? A Toronto Master Gardener (TMG) will bring in examples of invasive species and discuss:…
I planted a large (7 gallon) multi-stemmed serviceberry (amelanchier gran Autumn Brilliance) in June of last year to keep my birds happy! Unfortunately, my serviceberry has not produced any berries and has been hit by both leaf miners and mildew…
Hello, I am looking to plant something right on or next to my property line to prevent my neighbours’ weeds migrating over and under our fence. The neighbour property is over run with weeds and does not take care of…
Hello! Our neighbours are replacing the retaining wall that divides our properties. It currently has an old privet hedge and a (leaning) fence that provide privacy between the yards. Their contractor says the hedge will be lost so we are…
Hi, I had planted native plant Coreopsis lanceolata this spring. It developed some disease so the leaves became kind of gray/white. The new growth did not have that color, but most of the leaves did. It still bloomed well. Is…
I would like to attract pollinators to my 5th floor balcony container garden, but have had success growing only ferns, coleus and fibrous rooted begonias – not plants with numerous bright flowers. I have seen two or three bees around…
Toronto is the epicentre of a North American infestation of the box tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis (Walker). The arrival of this invasive pest was officially announced by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in November 2018. The moth crossed into the…
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We noticed the red oak tree outside our new house is looking sad, and we’re not sure why! It’s not a mature oak, but many of the leaves appear to have brown intrusions around the edges. We’d like to…
