Ask Categories: Climbers & Vines; Cultivars/Species

Trumpet Vine*

Was recommended a trumpet vine to grow up a pergola. However, many horror stories about this vine can be found online. Granted most of these are from the southern states. Still, it will be planted next to a patio and…

Wisteria*

We planted a wisteria vine last year to climb an archway. The new board of directors want to take it out, stating that it has an acid in it that will make the fence rust. (There are already climbing hydrangea…

Growing new ivy over dead branches*

I have a high and very long south stone garden wall that was covered with ivy. It used to be massive – incredibly thick, flourishing for decades. Three winters ago, a very hard winter, it started to fail and the…

Full Sun Vines*

Hello, I live on the 6th floor of an apartment building and my balcony faces south/west, so it gets full sun from about 11AM until sunset. I would like to plant a vine that could climb the netting I have…

carpenter ants in wisteria vine trunk*

Bayview & Eglinton area, we have a 29 year old wisteria vine that has been invaded by carpenter ants. Can you suggest treatments or professionals we should hire. I have video of the ants at night, but I don’t know…

tiny front garden ideas*

Hello, My front is a just 18″ deep and about 10 feet long – it was once just concrete but we have recently removed it and placed a wooden barrier around it. The house is south facing so I am…

What to do with very large Wisteria vine?*

Hello ! I’m calling to ask what we should do with the hundreds and hundreds of beans hanging off our Wisteria vine?  It’s at least 10 years old, or older, and it produces a huge amount of these mahogany-coloured beans,…

climbers*

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…

Short hardy vine*

My daughter lives in downtown Toronto (Kensington Market area) and has a space 3′ by about 13′ between a sidewalk and a lattice fence she would like to hide. She is very busy and needs something to plant that needs…