Bowers Black Begonia

Hello, I have inherited a Bowers Black Begonia see pic from my mother who was born in Lemington, ONT and I suspect was brought to BC from there… I’m not able to find anything distinctive about the BBB online and…

Rare Begonia

Did anyone ever contact you with an answer to this rare begonia question? Looking for a rare Begonia* I an also looking for the same plant although we called it a turkey claw Closest thing I can find is a…

Cedar Planters for Berries

Hi Gardeners I am planing to move Black Raspberries as well as Strawberries and Raspberries from the ground to cedar planters as we are having landscape done and I want them localized. How do i determine the appropriate size of…

Container Pots over Winter

How should I overwinter empty containers used for vegetables and annuals. I have covered the surface with plastic garbage bags in the past, thinking this protects the soil over the winter. Then just left them on the ground on my…

Winter protection for plants in Balcony containers

I’m inquiring about a Ninebark, Moffat Blue Juniper, Hydrangeas and European Beech.  These plants are all on 8th floor of terrace with south west facing lake Ontario.  It gets very windy so should I also mulch the pots for insulation?…

Bonsai seed propagation

Hello I’m interested in growing Japanese bonsai and I want to grow them from seed into seedling how do I do this and what kind of compost is good for this…

Wisteria growing in a pot

My wisteria is 6 years old It has been in a large pot on ground in a backyard in Belleville Every June it come out of dormancy and is beautiful. I now live in  downtown Toronto on the 32nd floor.…

Tomato leaf disease

This summer, as with many years past, I nurtured three tomato plants on my south-facing balcony. Two were Roma tomatoes, and, for the first time, I experimented with growing an heirloom tomato (featured in the bottom left picture). Around mid-summer,…

planting trees in ornamental pots without bottoms

Is it possible to plant a tree such as a European Hornbeam in a very large ornamental pot that does not have a bottom so the roots can eventually grow into the ground. The purpose is to increase the off…