Ask Categories: Evergreens; Cultivar/Species

Hicks yew in rectangular pot

I have 2 hicks yew in a rectangular planter on a south east 8th floor terrace. We get a lot of wind from Lake Ontario (Toronto). Do I need to burlap and mulch this over winter? I cannot move these…

Cedar tree over-wintering

I live in an apartment and have just won a small cedar tree, it’s November, what can I do with it till spring when it can be planted outdoors.…

NuVue Winter Shrub/Plant Protection Covers

Are these pop-up shrub protectors a reasonable alternative to burlap wrapping? This fall I am suddenly seeing them in various stores, and in a few local gardens, but I have been unable to talk to anyone who has used them.…

Digging up and transplanting small trees

Hi. My hobby is bonsai. I have a garden bed where I do the initial training and styling of my trees. There are two small trees that I’d like to dig up and move to the training bed but am…

Narrow Hedge Tree

What narrow evergreen would you suggest for a full sun spot in Toronto. Height to 10 ft…

Norfolk Island pine stem damage

I cut down the lower brown branch of my Norfolk Island pine tree about 6-8 months ago. I think it didn’t heal properly. Now there is a lot of greeze rubber like liquid coming out from that point and when…

Watering Cedar trees

Hi I have planned over 30 cedar trees in June this year and I have been watering them 2 times a day and it’s like going up on a hill so when it rains they are still dry ! So…

Privacy Hedge

Privacy issue What fast growing columnar fastigate deciduous tree would you recommend for a partial sun /full sun area for a privacy row in a narrow space between two houses in Toronto. Kindred spirit oak or sourgum perhaps. And do…

Covering hedges for winter

We replaced our hedges with Inkbox Gemberry Holly bushes to replace our boxwood. We were told that they would need to be covered in winter. When should we cover our Holly bushes?…