Sunny, dry, clay soil flower bed has been taken over by weeds which I pull out but they grow back every year. Can I place rocks and large stones instead of perennials in that sunny, clay soil bed to prevent…
MY WIFE PULLS WEEDS, WITH ROOTS, FROM OUR FENCE LINE, THEN THROWS THEM ON THE LAWN TO BE CHOPPED UP BY OUR LAWN MOWER. I THINK THIS CREATES A LOT OF BABY ROOTS TO START AGAIN. AM i RIGHT ???…
Hello Master Gardeners,
Hoping you can help us with some advice on low-maintenance perennials or groundcover we can plant on a full-sun, dry, clay slope in Etobicoke to replace grass that has never done well and is difficult to mow.…
Hello,
I want to cover my garden with ground cover that would stop weeds. I would like something that perennial and not too tall. I prefer something less than 10cm tall but I would consider other options because nothing worse…
I live in Scarborough (clay soil) and this year have been plagued with both creeping Charlie and violets in both front and back yards. Any advice on how to eradicate this would be much appreciated. Anne…
We live in a house where nothing will grow but weeds in the backyard. We tried to overseed, we tried weed killers, we even put in new sod but we get nothing but weeds. Apparently our house is built on…
I have an “L” shaped garden facing west and north. It is bordered by two fences- a black chain link fence on our property and a wooden fence on the neighbour’s. In between the two fences are perennial weeds that…
Hello! I recently enjoyed a presentation at the library on gardening by one of your volunteers. Can you help me identify this weed and offer advice on how to best control it please? They tend to grow tall and out…
Hello,
I have a weed growing in my pond in Uxbridge, Ontario.
I have had some taken out but they still grow.
Is there any way to get rid of them?
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Hello, I am writing from Ottawa (zone 5). We bought our home last fall and found this summer that both the front and back yards had been severely neglected for many years (the previous owners were an elderly couple who…
