My Japanese maple is dying of bacterial wilt and leaf blight and I am certain it will be gone either this fall or next year. Could I plant amelanchier canadensis in it place right away or I need to wait…
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I live at Danforth and Victoria Park in a condo on the 12 floor. I have a very large L shaped balcony with north west exposure so lots of sunlight. The railings are glass so again lots of light.…
I’ve been weeding, reducing certain plants and shrubs and planting new ones. I intend to lay down compost and mulch. My questions:
-Do you recommend using landscape fabric, or does it prevent perennials (and spring bulbs) from coming up? I…
Hello! I have extensive gardens around my house, which I bought 3 years ago. I removed all the grass on the property, and instead landscaped with perennials, shrubs and small trees. The neighbour behind my house has a small shed…
I recently took out some plants that were blocking the view to my house and was looking to replace them with plants and small trees that are specimen like and flower or show interesting characteristics at different times of the…
Contractors have dug up our front garden (while repairing our leaking basement), including perennials, shrubs, small trees and bulbs, leaving roots and root balls exposed in clumps on our front lawn.
I have meanwhile loosely covered them with plastic…
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I just noticed this around the base of some, not all, of the cedars and yews at the back of my yard.
It seems to be localized in one small area.
What is unusual is that there is a…
Hello I am hoping to get help with 2 trees In my garden in Toronto
Over the last few years I started noticing a fungus growing on the branches of what I think is a juniper like/small cedar. It grows…
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,…
This Toronto Master Gardeners’ guide discusses whether gardeners should put their fall leaves onto garden beds to protect their beds during winter. Like many gardening questions, the answer is a bit subtle. What to do with your leaves depends on:…
