garden centre question
You might want to steer away from recommending a favourite garden centre. So here’s another approach: what do you look for in a good garden centre?
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Gardener to help with spring and fall garden clean up
O have a small sunny garden in West end Toronto. The front yard and back garden need raking and some pruning. Also edging along front walk. The picture I have is old and I have new fencing now. It gives…
Are all plants sold in Toronto stores rated by the Canadian hardiness system or by the US system? How to spot the difference?
I am trying to comprehend Canadian hardiness zone information provided on the government’s website. It is not easily converted to the American system, so knowing which system is in use when making a purchase is important to me.
I am…
Privacy Bush/Flowers
Hi there,
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…
Bamboo Hedge
Hi, good afternoon.
My company has an ongoing project to build a new house in Toronto and my client requested a special hedge.
He wants Mature Bamboo tree, if possible higher than 10′ foot tall for a linear hedge of…
Which side of a fence is exposure measured on?
I have a fence which faces southwest. The fence is a relatively open board construction, so the stems will definitely grow through toward the sun.
If I plant the rose on the shadier side (i.e. the northeast side) is light…
Horticultural advice for a large townhouse community
Greetings,
As an avid gardener, I have a request. I currently reside in a large townhouse community in Toronto, with approximately 28 acres of land.
What is the possibility of tapping into the expertise and experience of one of TMG’s…
Creating an indoor living wall
Dear Master Gardeners,
Does anyone have any advice on how to install, build and create a thriving living wall indoors? The wall will have SW exposure, be quite large (it will be in a religious community’s building), and a source…
Wildflowers
I’m looking for advice to plant my N/W facing yard (in midtown Toronto)with wildflower seeding.
For many years I had self seeding corn flowers, field poppies and calendulas but they’ve failed for the past two years
1. I’m planning to…
Blooming bulbs
Hi, I’m re-designing my front yard. I got Hellebore to bloom early in the season and planning on getting Tulip and Crocus for early summer. What other bulbs I can get other than Lilly for late summer Blooming in shade…