Ask Categories: Climbers & Vines; Cultivars/Species

Growing clematis in shade

I want to grow clematis against the side of my garage that faces north. It gets brief sunshine in the morning and about an hour in the early evening. Can you recommend one? Thank you…

Wine vines

Hi, I’m wondering which types of grapes to make wine will grow well in Toronto north east? I’m partial to merlot, cabernet and riesling styles. Also, any suggestions on where to buy vines? Locally, mostly I see grapes for sweet…

What are the ball-like things?

It appears that the spherical objects do not belong to the plant. What are they, and are they harmful to the plants? Thanks.…

Climbing Rose care

I have a climbing Canadian rose with four nipped spent flower stems at each end of its two main stalks which I want to train onto my back brick wall in the next year or so. Some red shoots are…

Wisteria

Hello~ my well established (15yrs+) wisteria has sustained root damage from a retaining wall that was installed very close to it this past spring. It bloomed, but after blooming it didn’t leaf out as proficiently as in past years. Clearly…

Wisteria Stressed after Construction

Hello~ my well established (15yrs+) wisteria has sustained root damage from a retaining wall that was installed very close to it this past spring. It bloomed, but after blooming it didn’t leaf out as proficiently as in past years. Clearly…

Is this Clerodendrum (Bleeding Heart Vine)?

Hello, Located in the Eastern Ontario, I was given this plant (a pruned stem with two leaves) by a friend of mine in late spring. She didn’t know the name of the plant… As advised, however, I soaked it in…

Rio Dipladenia

We brought in our Dipladenia last winter and kept it indoors. We took it out on our terrace after spring in the West End and fertilized it, but it is not flowering and has no buds. The leaves are very…

Trumpet Vine climbing Maple

I recently moved to a house with a maple tree, and a large trumpet vine climbing it. The vine reaches nearly to the top of the tree (~30 feet), and spreads the full span. Is this vine detrimental to the…

Canadian Jasmine

I was recently gifted a planned the owner called Canadian Jasmine, I have no experience with this plant, but it flowered this year and I would like to move it to a more permanent spot, but I’m not sure where…