Diseased tree and plant beneath it

Hello, We have a huge maple ( Norway?) which shades a rock garden on a hill in the backyard. We live in Scarborough southwest 1.4 kms from the lake. This year most of the leaves have a raised bump as…

Ornamental pears

We would love to plant a Capital Ornamental Pear in the northwest corner of our narrow Toronto garden. Unfortunately we cannot seem to find the Capital variety anywhere. We have come across plenty of Chanticleers which grow wider than we’d…

Katsura Tree

We have a small garden in downtown Toronto, and with to plant a specimen tree near a 2m fence. The object is to hide the view of the next door property. We saw a Katsura tree at a nursery, and…

Trimming extremely overgrown weeping mulberry

My new place has a weeping mulberry tree whose leaves last fall trailed all the way to the ground and even farther. It needs trimming, and my desire would be to cut it so that the bottom of the crown…

Annabelle Hydrangeas

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…

Living on a busy street

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!…

Mulberry Sucker

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…