I am looking for an evergreen climbing plant that will survive Toronto winters on a north facing balcony. However, I completely understand this might not be possible with the given conditions. If that is the case, can you recommend some…
Geraniums
I hope you are having a happy holiday season! I have kept putting off this question to you. I live in a condo. I have a small patio and I face north. I had geraniums on my patio this…
I am in Mid-Town Toronto and would love to grow a Japanese Maple in a large Japanese painted ceramic pot year round. With our climate, is that possible? Will the tree survive? Will the pot survive? Any advice you can…
Hi, I have moved into an apartment. It is 17 floors up, east facing, with not too much wind. My balcony gets about 5 hours of direct sun in the morning. I would like to grow flowers and vegetables. Could…
I have 2 hicks yew in a rectangular planter on a south east 8th floor terrace.
We get a lot of wind from Lake Ontario (Toronto).
Do I need to burlap and mulch this over winter? I cannot move these…
Are there any hardy absorbent hanging plants which I could use outside west end toronto, under a corner dripping eavestrough, during Toronto’s coming west end winter? It won’t solve the drip, maybe attract squirrels, but I thought I’d patch the…
I live in an apartment and have just won a small cedar tree, it’s November, what can I do with it till spring when it can be planted outdoors.…
I live in Toronto in a condo/ terrace facing south. I have high winds around 5-30 miles. The sun is strong for about 6 hours in the summer months.
I have two cedar trees recently repotted into larger round pots…
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I planted five Begonia (Fimbriata) bulbs in a pot in early June this past summer on my patio in Toronto. They grew and bloomed beautifully. Can I save the bulbs and replant them next summer? If I can,…
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We have a west/south facing deck with lots of sun all day. We would like to grow wild grape in a flower bed near steps to the deck to give us some shade and fruit. We do not…
