Pruning Wisteria*
Do you know of individuals that are versed in pruning wisteria and provide the service for a fee? I have a fairly mature wisteria vine but am convinced that it is not blooming to its capacity due to poor pruning…
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Getting my wisteria to bloom*
I have had a wisteria plant for 9 years (and it was a few years old, I believe, when I planted it). It has always been healthy i.e. lots of growth every year and green foliage. I have only ever…
How to save vines when I have to rebuild the fence they are on
I have two vines, a Blue Moon Wisteria and a clematis Jackmanii, growing on a wooden fence (they have been there for 12 and 14 years respectively). I’ve been advised that the wood is deteriorating and that I should get…
Botanical word nerd autochore
Would you say that a wisteria is an autochore?…
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Why you should hold off on your spring gardening
Toronto Master Gardeners Executive Coordinator, Pat Concessi, recently spoke with CityNews about why you should hold off on spring…
Plant suggestions for a tall pergola in small yard downtown
Our 20+ year-old pergola has just collapsed due to age and likely the weight of a same-age wisteria growing on it. To replace the pergola, we need to cut the wisteria to the ground. Is it likely to survive this?…
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My downtown Toronto (Cabbagetown) gardens were professionally designed about 12 years ago and need an update. There is no grass: front yard is a perennial garden anchored with 2 magnolia stellata, boxwood and yew hedges. The backyard is a garden…
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I bought a home in Toronto and was hugely swayed by the wisteria and trump vines that appeared to be so very established. I have yet to see any green on them as of yet and it is now May…