Pruning Smoke Bush*
Hi,
I just bought a smoke bush and although it does not need pruning yet, I have been reading about it so I can care for it properly. I came across one of your guides for pruning it. It says…
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Japanese Weeping Maple Tree*
Toronto Master Gardeners
Re: Japanese weeping maple tree
I have two Japanese weeping maple trees is my garden, a red one and a green one.
The red maple is about 15 years old. It is about 7 feet high with…
Peegee Hydrangea*
The leaves have suddenly turned yellow with the veins remaining green. Zone 5b full sun. Dry. Loam…
Persimmon Tree*
I live in a row house in downtown Toronto. In the front garden is a persimmon tree that I planted some 20 years ago bare root. It is healthy and sends out off shoot trees in my neighbours’ gardens (left…
Planting a Copper Beech Tree*
I planted a Copper Beech purchased at a local nursery two weeks ago. I have planted hundreds of trees, so I have some experience digging holes , adding triple mix to the soil, and planting. This tree seemed fine until…
Growing roses in Iberia*
I would like to grow roses in my garden in Iberia. Will roses survive in this hot, dry climate? Most of my neighbours have artificial flowers. Do they know something that I don’t?
Any help would be appreciated.
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Hydrangea and Chipmunks*
Hello! 2 questions if I may:
1. How to control a chipmunk problem. I have numerous chipmunk holes in my garden. One of these homes is under one of my flower gardens. They dig holes everywhere. Any suggestions? I cannot…
Heptacodium miconioides – Seven Son Flower*
I read about this plant in a Marjorie Harris article and on Paul’s Plant Picks on this website. Do you know where I would find it in Toronto? I have been searching for an interesting small tree for some time…
Hydrangeas*
Good afternoon and thanks for your time. We moved in to our house in Burlington 4 years ago, and during that spring, I planted two blushing bride hydrangeas (don’t remember the latin name) in a small garden in front of…
Syringa reticulata ‘ivory silk’*
My syringa reticulate “Ivory silk tree has dead branches & wilted leaves. Could this be verticillium wilt? If so, how would I treat it?
We are having a very dry summer so is it possible that it needs a good…