We have a small urban backyard garden in Toronto. Our pagoda dogwood died of golden canker. Our serviceberry has rust (probably related to neighbouring juniper).
We would like to plant a flowering shrub in the spot where the pagoda dogwood…
When should I prune these and when and what should I fertilize these with? They are south east facing Lake Ontario on the 8th floor terrace. They are in containers and are starting to show new growth.
They also get…
Due to heavy wet snow this winter in the Toronto area, parts of my lilac tree is sideways. There are buds so can I prop it back up so it’s straighter?…
I live near HP facing south and received lots of sunlight. I want a cold hardy,clumping bamboo that will grow to 10 ft+ ideally with strong non slumping straight stalks for a privacy screen. If possible please send info to…
pruning miniature lilacs…
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I have a side yard with a lot of wind and snow exposure in winters. I tried different evergreen trees and shrubs, but they dried or burned during the winter (despite covering them).
What would you recommend that…
Hi my dogwood and serviceberries have some branches that seem dying. The top half of the dogwood seems completely dead. And a really long brand of the serviceberries is dark black with lots of spots on it. All those branches…
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We are looking to plant a bush, flowers, etc along our 20 foot chain link fence in our backyard. The area gets sun in the summer from about 10am-4 pm. We want to plant something that offers alot…
My previous question was an enquiry about removing the unopened pods ( ? ) on my ROS. You had asked whether they were seed pods or flower buds. There are still 20-25 unopened round, brown, grape or marble sized ones…
I live in Toronto. My rose of sharon get 3-4 hours of afternoon sun June, July, August. Many pods do not open.
1. Do I remove them now (late November)
2.Remove them next spring?
3. Just leave them?…
