Mature Cedar Turning Yellow

Hi I have mature cedars which are suddenly filled with Spider Web and Moth, I keep removing the spider webs and they keep coming back. I usually Fertilize them with 30-10-10 from April to Sep but I noticed this year…

Suspicious lawn dry patches

Hi there, Back in April, we installed new sod in our front yard. A few weeks ago, the area where the new sod was installed started getting dry patches. The area where the old grass stayed does not have these…

Apple tree disease ?

My apple tree (planted in summer 2020) was healthy until this year when it never really sprouted any leaves in spring despite being perfectly healthy last fall. I suspect there was some disease that afflicted it between last fall and…

White flies invading house plants

Can you recommend an address of a reputable company who can identify some indoor pests? They are moths, and I wonder if they’re the LDD moths, which have been increasing recently.…

What is wrong with my beans?

All leaves turn yellow, then flowers and leafs drop. Is this caused by virus or bacteria? How should I treat the disease? Thank you.…

Weeping Japanese Maple

My weeping Japanese maple has been thriving at our cottage in Parry Sound for 4 years, transplanted from my Toronto garden. This spring it almost completely died back except for new growth at the bottom. What caused it and what…

Planting on ant hill

Hello, I have an ant hill in a dry sunny spot of my garden that is not in the way. Having decided to live with it, I wonder if there are any plants, preferably natives, that will thrive on top.…

Dying Boxwoods

Hello , I came across your website , my boxwoods have really looked unhealthy this year & getting worst . I have been here 10 years and they have never been this bad . Is there something I can do…

ailing Rhododendron

I live in The Annex in Toronto. My soil is amended clay. I planted a healthy young rhodo (a very common variety) in the spring in shade/part sun. Since then it has grown a foot or more (now about 2…