Ask Categories: Herbaceous Perennials; Native

Is this plant native to Ontario?

My garden is located in North east of Toronto.  I am trying to grow a native garden and while weeding I found some fringed willow herb.  Is this native to Ontario specifically?  Should I keep this plant? Thank you!…

Early blooming perennials

Hi there, I would like to plant some perennials that will bloom in the spring, but I don’t know much about gardening! I know that poppies are beautiful, but I’m wondering if there’s any other plants that are relatively low…

out door ferns

Ive noticed 2 “branches have come up in the centre of my fern. They are very dark in colour and are not opening like the other fronds. You can see in the attached picture that the smaller of the two…

Best Shrubs for CO2 absorption

We live in Bloor West and would like to know your recommendations for carbon absorbing plants/shrubs to plant in our back yard?  …

Who is eating petals of Black-eyed Susan or Echinacea?

Hi, I planted this flower – the tag was saying ‘Black-eyed Susan (Pink)’ but I’m not sure anymore since everybody says they are Echinacea… – Those flower petals have been usually ruined by the end of summer. This year each…

Black flies/beetles? on our milkweed plant

We recently purchased a Prairie Milkweed plant. I’ve noticed that it is infested with clusters of tiny black insects. I also see that there is honeydew on the plant. Is there anything I can do to get rid of these…

Uprooted plant

Hello, My garden is located in northeast Scarborough with heavy clay. My question is about my swamp milkweed plant. The recent heavy rains seemed to have uprooted three of my swamp milkweed stems. Unfortunately most of the roots were still…