I have under a large cedar tree a perennial rock garden by the shore of Lake Scugog. Plants include: Lilies, Allium, Columbine, Tickseed and several Echinacea in pink, red, white and apricot. For interest I do plant Lobelia. All of…
Hi. Do hydrangeas seed? and is this a viable way of getting many plants?…
I planted this last spring. It grew but no flower. Came back this year and is really doing well however still no flower. Wondering if tag in it is correct. Bought at Zehrs garden Centre – “Royal Castle Hybrids’ Red…
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I was wondering whether you would be able to tell me what sort of cactus this is, and more importantly how I care for it. In addition to watering and sun instructions, I would be interested in knowing whether…
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We moved into our North Toronto home in 2004 and we failed to ask the previous owners what all the plants were in the garden.
Since then I’ve always wondered what the strange plant was in the corner.
Every…
Hi, my new neighbour is a herbalist and her motherwort has jumped over to my yard. How can I control it without using herbicides that might make it into her yard? On the same note, I have (and dislike) a…
This plant was discovered on the property of my workplace. Is this plant poisonous? The soil is more clay like and the area in question gets a lot of sunlight. These berries are still green but one was found and…
I live in Deep River ON and have a rather large yard. Many years ago, my next door neighbors planted Virginia Creeper on their fence and it has since spread all around my property. What is a good way to…
I recently moved in to a lakefront property near Kingston. The view is spectacular and the serenity much needed … but I am from Toronto and have never even mowed a lawn before. I now have a mower and am…
You posted an article today about cutting back Shasta daisies etc. when they’ve finished blooming. Can I do the same with Virginia waterleaf after it’s finished flowering? I realize it’s a native plant and in the wild it would never…
