Ivy Topiary for the Outdoors
I am interested in growing a topiary. I have plan on using a three foot lollipop shaped form in a container. I was wondering if you could tell me which kind of Ivy is the fastest growing and the least…
Ask Categories: Climbers & Vines; Invasive
Boston Ivy
Greetings. I’m going to try an experiment and would like some advice. There is a small gap of space between my concrete pool deck and the fence ( I have no grass or soil, just concrete). I was thinking I…
Morning Glory invasive?
I purchased Heavenly Blue Morning Glory seeds (McKenzie) and a friend said they were invasive. My research has proven unhelpful. Some call bindweed (which I am very familiar with) Morning Glory. I do not want to plant anything that is…
Double rooted wisteria, cutting away one set of roots
My wisteria has rooted itself, on a substantial branch, now perhaps a secondary trunk. It’s in the way of a building project. I want to but it free of its roots and push it out of the way to build…
Preventing Morning Glory Spread
Hi!
I have the small garden on the left of the photo. My neighbour has decided to grow very invasive morning glory on their fence. I want to create a new garden with low maintenance plants but I am worried…
perennial sweet pea
I bought perennial sweet peas in a garden centre in Toronto and planted them in my garden because they look pretty but after a couple of years they became very invasive and is destroying my other plants by climbing on…
What is this vine?
Toronto Beaches garden
Volunteer sproted in container this spring
Sun, fairly dry
Fast-growing, twining form
Now 6 feet high from base in green pot…
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…
Insects eating trumpet vine flowers
This the addition to the first post I did earlier today, when I took a closer look, still didn’t see insect, but noticed the leaves are eaten too.
I live in Toronto, 4 years ago I planted a trumpet vine,…
Can a rose or trumpet vine growing on a pine tree kill it?
Hello there, Im thinking of planting a trumpet and a rose vine under two pine trees in my yard, so they act as an arbour for the vines. Will the vines seriously harm the trees? Thank you.…