Annabelle hydrangea
When to transplant?
Tips?…
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Replacement rose
I have contacted several large nurseries and searched and searched, looking to replace a dear friend’s Helmut Schmidt rose. Any advice on where I can go to? Thank you in advance.…
Hellebore
Hello. I am picking up hellibore on April 1. When do I plant them , end April? Or later? and until then how do I store them? I live in mid town Toronto thanks…
Sourcing a Shieldleaf rodgersia
Good day, trying to find a nursery where I could purchase Shieldleaf rodgersia . Thank you…
Spring Clean Up
Hello,
I trying to grow a native garden and I have a couple of questions on maintenance for spring. What do I do to help them grow in spring? I will be adding a layer of compost to the surface…
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…
Overwintering geraniums
Geraniums
I hope you are having a happy holiday season! I have kept putting off this question to you. I live in a condo. I have a small patio and I face north. I had geraniums on my patio this…
Hellebore blooming in November
A Hellebore in my garden (“Snowbells”) has started blooming in late November, and I am worried about what will happen when it gets colder and it snows (again).
I planted the Hellebore in July. It is in a small, backyard…
Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus) – is it invasive?
I was organizing my seeds for sowing and came across you article https://torontobotanicalgarden.ca/get-gardening/annas-pick-balloon-flower/ and an article https://pegplant.com/2017/08/01/invasive-balloon-flower-takes-over-the-garden/ that suggested Balloon Flower is invasive. I did not find it listed as an invasive species in Ontario https://www.ontarioinvasiveplants.ca/invasive-plants/species/. I wonder if…
Are there water-tolerant plants for overwintering outside in a hanging container?
Are there any hardy absorbent hanging plants which I could use outside west end toronto, under a corner dripping eavestrough, during Toronto’s coming west end winter? It won’t solve the drip, maybe attract squirrels, but I thought I’d patch the…