Plant storage over winter
I live in Markham, need to find a place/greenhouse that can store plants over the winter. There was a place that we sent plants for years is no longer doing so. No luck finding anything in Google. Could you help?…
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Annual devastation by spider mites
Hello, master gardener. Spider mites are my nemesis. I engage in a, mostly losing, battle with them every year over the the plants I try to grow in planters on my east-by-south-east-facing Riverdale balcony. They devastate my aristolochia and impatiens,…
Dwarf juliette cherry tree
my family bought this for me for father’s day a number of weeks ago and i have put it in some black soil/potting mix. the pot faces east and gets the morning and late morning sun. It was water daily…
Tree transplant from garden into container
I have a self seeded Japanese Maple, about two feet tall. It is growing into another self seeded Japanese Maple which is much larger, approx 3-4’ tall. I would like to separate the smaller one from the larger one, and…
Help
These planters were doing well in the back of my house which has about 2-3 hours of sun. Then 3 weeks ago, not sure what happened besides animals getting in there in the night, but they seem to be dying/…
Planting an Emerald Cedar in a bottomless pot and how to insulate the pot…
I am considering to plant my Emerald Cedar in the bottomless pot (I will cut the bottom of the pots out) which means the pot will be there permanently since the roots will grown into the soil. I need your…
Container gardening for all seasons in Toronto winters
Best plants for growing in containers on balconies facing west with a lot of sun which will survive Toronto winters, zone 5/6. Balcony is on the 4th floor, one with roof , the other without.
What type of planters are…
Recommendations for tall trees on a windy balcony
Hi! I live in downtown Toronto on an 8th floor condo and it can get quite windy. We have a large balcony that gets a fair amount of sun and we’d like to place a few potted trees to provide…
Pruning Figs in containers
Greetings!
I planted figs in containers last spring, kept them cool and dormant over the winter, but I didn’t prune them when I took them out this spring. Now they’ve grown long spindly branches and big leaves and I read…
Rieger Begonias – outdoors in containers
Scarborough, planted in large containers, in shade/partial shade, with good potting soil.
1. Approx. length of time to reach maturity of 12’x15′ ?
2. Will this plant perform in our hot Ontario summers ?
Most info available about this plant…