Hello,
Just wondering what the effect of 4foot depth of HPB Gravel with only 6 inches of topsoil on it for sod will have on the rest of my garden and future garden plans? In central Etobicoke there is currently…
Hello! My daughter and her husband bought a house with a fully paved (with interlock) backyard. For several obvious reasons, they are pulling up more than half of the bricks and want to convert the bare area to sod. We…
My East York small, grass front yard is north facing and mostly shaded by a 20 yr old silver maple. (picture taken at 3 p.m. in July) I want to plant salt resistant plants near side walk and native plants…
We have a very large garden on the bluffs – sandy soil. While there are flower beds along the perimeters, there is a large stretch of grass that has full sun which I would like to replace with native perrenials.…
Hi I’m trying to understand what may cause this issue with my lawn. I put down new top soil and reseeded my lawn about a month ago. Initially the grass grew out well but after a week or so I…
Hi folks,
I live in the Rouge Hills area of Scarborough. The south side of my house has a steep hill. Unfortunately the grass seems to grow fairly well there and is very difficult to mow as I get older.…
Is it possible to cap a sprinkler head that is aimed at a tree trunk and causing the tree to fail?
If so, what precautions need to be taken to avoid the system freezing and cracking during the winter?
As…
Have checked out the Gardening Guides, but found no answer. We live in Port Hope on what used to be a dairy pasture. The soil is clay. We have stretches of lawn which are beneath maples, and they get little…
Scarborough lawn, south facing but with a mix of sun and shade is patchy and not looking good. I usually over seed, but seem to still face problems. What steps can I take to rehabilitate the lawn this spring? Kill…
I have a small yard with a large maple tree, and I’d very much like to have some ground cover under it for my young child to play. I’ve tried all manner of sod, shade-grown grass seeds, adding topsoil, yet…
