IS Boston Ivy damaging to concrete?

we live in a “green” 8 storey condominium in Toronto, sedum roof, garden terraces. This ivy (Boston ivy?) has been planted in the garden terraces, and is rapidly growing up the walls (aluminum siding over concrete), looks good, but recent…

Clematis Diamentina

I have a diamantina clematis in a pot on a terrace facing west. This is it 2nd year. It flowered beautifully late spring/early summer and it has not flowered again. There are no buds appearing yet . It did flower…

Recommended fast growing solution for a large fence

Hello Toronto Master Gardeners, we are renting a place. Ideally, we would like to plant something that provides privacy in the shortest possible time. Maybe planning for next year. The area is large and very sunny. There is fence, perfect…

Morning Glory: How to pinch out?

Hi, My morning glory seedlings finally started growing. I read somewhere “If you grow your own bedding plants from seeds, you’ll need to pinch them back while they are young. Pinch them when they have two sets of true leaves,…

Leaves turning rusty colour

Hello. I am noticing some of the leaves on my climbing hydrangea & potted ferns are turning a rust colour. Not seeing any visible insects and am wondering if you might be able to suggest what is going on.…

Clematis spotty yellow leaves

I planted two Clematises ‘Jackmanii Superba’ this spring. They started growing well and more than a meter high now and it seems that they will bloom, but both show some yellow spotty leaves on the bottom of the plant. One…

Plant ID: white bell-like flower

I took this picture a while ago when traveling. Sorry that I do not have a better image. I would love to know what the white flowers are in the image if identifiable. Many thanks!…

FAST GROWING VINE

Hello, I am looking to grow and train a vine for a privacy screen between yards along the top of existing fences. I currently have 30ft of engelmens ivy that is trained along my back fence (photo attached). It is…