Hardy False Bamboo

Hello, I live in downtown Toronto (the annex) and have seen what looks like bamboo canes growing in someone’s front yard . This fall I noticed quite a lot of them on the front porch(cut off ) . Since I’m…

Unwanted Tiger Lilies*

I put a dark plastic over the Tiger Lilies last Sept. that I no longer want, but it looks like they insist on growing. They are coming up yellow though not green. Of course, there are a few that still…

Horseradish *

Horseradish is a beautiful plant as well as delicious but it’s under soil creeping roots have new plant shooting up in neighbouring plant beds as well as overtaken the garden space. I am seeking a method to eliminate the horseradish…

Sunflowers to halt invasive bamboo?*

Hello, several years ago, our neighbor planted running bamboo. Needless to say, it is now running across our property. Since sunflowers are hard on “all grasses” according to what I’ve read on your website, do you think if I purchase…

Japanese Knotweed*

I am a new gardener and I have an unusual plant growing in my vegetable garden. I thought it may be kohlrabi, but it is not growing with any consistency in rows. My garden is in full sun in Essex…

Identify a plant -Goutweed*

I am assisting a friend with a garden cleaning, and they have a large area covered by some plant that I don’t recognize. Can you help me. Someone told me it could be raspberry.  …

Goutweed*

Hi, a family member informed us that we have a large patch of gout weed. Could you please provide advice on the best way to get rid of it? Thanks very much…