We have recently moved into a house with a very small backyard and there are 2 shrubs places in very awkward positions and need to be moved.
They are both about 6 feet tall. One is a weeping Nootka cypress…
I have some now growing in an awkward spot & would like to dig up and replant. Can I do so now 8n October. And also plan to add compost-which time is best….now or Spring? Thank you so much for…
Hello,
I live near a busy street and concerned about the vehicular pollution. Could you please advice on what trees I could grow along my property to reduce the impact. Thank you!…
When I first planted my mulberry I didn’t know you were supposed to cut off new shoots. I now have a sucker that has taken over my weeping mulberry and is a huge tree. It produces large amounts of fruit…
My 20-ish year old Harlequin Maple has about 20% of its leaves 100% white/yellow. They look healthy, the tree looks healthy but It has never had all white/yellow leaves before. Does it need anything??? is this normal????…
I have a mature Norway maple on the boulevard of my property (city-owned). At the top of the trunk, just below where the tree branches out, there is a hole. For the past few years I’ve noticed ants around the…
Dear Toronto Master Gardeners,
I have several, very young weed trees springing up in a spot where they aren’t welcome. I understand I should girdle them to slowly kill them off; this is an interesting technique that is new to…
Dear Master Gardeners,
I’m a volunteer gardener at my Toronto apartment building. The problem that I’m going to tell you about is situated in a large concrete planter which hugs the side of my building; the planter is quite large;…
The city is planting a tree on the street near our pool. We have clay soil. The city has provided the following list of trees. Which one is the least messy?
Skyline honeylocust
Hackberry
Homestead elm
Greenspire linden
Crimson king…
Trying to get some help in identifying this weed. It comes up every year. It grows everywhere. When it grows in the lawn it looks like a tree sapling. Anyhow, when you touch its leaves, an unpleasant musty smell remains…