Hello Toronto Master Gardeners,
I am worried I made a big mistake when I set up and planted the trees and shrubs in my backyard. Along the fence-line around the backyard I mounded up the soil, and planted several shrubs…
Hello,
My mother, who lives in St. Catharines, Ontario (Niagara Region) would like to give me a cutting of her hydrangea to grow in my garden here in Toronto (I live in Cabbagetown). She does not know the exact name/variety…
Are there any issues or concerns with planting a few yews or cedars along the edge of a veranda? I live in Cabbagetown, Toronto and although we have been fortunate to not have any, there have been termites in the…
We live on the waterfront in BC in a zone 8 and have a snowball bush approximately 50+ years old. It has always been very healthy until this year. About half the plant (a very large one) appears to be…
Hello. I have very thorny rose bushes along my shore. I am at a lake north of Toronto. I think they are called rugosa. After flowering, they produce berries. We cut them about 1/3 of the way back last year…
My 5 year old shrub was growing in the spring and looked great. It has stopped growing with any new shoots now drying up and the leaves look pale. My concern is that lack of water due to our faulty…
Two-three years ago I had a butterfly bush which was supposed to have multicoloured flowers – there were only white! Sadly it did not survive a bitter winter. This year I have a clethra – summersweet, two years old but…
Dear Sir or Madam:
I bought 3 summersweets from Humber,Hwy 50 3 weeks ago.
I planted as instructed.
The flowers look brown, the green leaves are looking dry.
Other than watering these plants, is there anything I can do to…
I have 5 pinky winky shrubs that are finally at the very end of July just beginning to show some flower growth. I have a pinky winky tree that has been laden with blooms for many weeks if not a…
