Environmental conditions, habitat loss and use of pesticides and herbicides greatly affect the population of Monarch butterflies. Help save this important pollinator by growing milkweed plants, the Monarch caterpillar’s sole source of food! Fall is the best time to plant…
Environmental conditions, habitat loss and use of pesticides and herbicides greatly affect the population of Monarch butterflies. Help save this important pollinator by growing milkweed plants, the Monarch caterpillar’s sole source of food! Fall is the best time to plant…
Environmental conditions, habitat loss and use of pesticides and herbicides greatly affect the population of Monarch butterflies. Help save this important pollinator by growing milkweed plants, the Monarch caterpillar’s sole source of food! Fall is the best time to plant…
This page is a dedicated space for native plant resources. The majority of information is geared to gardeners in the Toronto area and focuses on plants that are considered native to this region. We will update this page with additional…
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…
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May I kindly request some ideas for planters that are both in fully shaded areas and areas that are in full sun? Ideally all plants would be easily purchased at a local gardening retailer.
We would like to…
I have a garden plot in Toronto in a community garden plot and every year fight cucumber beetles, both spotted and striped. I have tried almost everything to control their destruction. I noted a previous post re this and agree…
Good morning. I am planning to plant several clematis on the trellis on the left side of the deck, for the longest blooming season I can create! I am hoping that they will be happy with lower 3 feet being…
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I am running into a bit of an issue with the more prolific native plants in my garden and my neighbour and was wondering if maybe you or anyone of your members has run into this problem before and…