Ask Categories: Pests & Diseases
Dying and Browning Emerald Cedars*
Hi,
I planted 26 emerald cedars at the end of May and while a couple had some browning most looked lush and healthy in all spots. Now, 3 or 4 appear to be dead and others seem to be following…
Box Elder Beetles*
Ever since the removal of a large Manitoba maple in a nearby yard, we have been experiencing a massive infestation of box elder bugs. I’ve bought a high pressure hose to blast them away but is there anything else…
Hydrangea bushes have pod like problem for years now*
I have sprayed them repeatedly every year and still only get 1 or 2 small flowers on my annabel bushes. I read somewhere to remove the pod and clean up the ground below, which I will try next year. What…
Evergreen Shrubs are Dying*
I live in Southern York Region and I have a number of evergreen plants, but they are not doing well. The needles are browning and the branches are wilting. The trunk also looks like they have shedding bark. More and…
Pagoda Dogwood*
I planted a young Cornus alternifolia this spring. It is about 2 feet tall, planted in sandy soil which I amended with composted manure and some peat moss at planting time, this spring. The root zone is covered with cedar…
Rose slugs eating my roses*
Small (1 cm),greenish/yellow caterpillars are eating the leaves on my roses. Can you please tell me what they are and what I can do to control them?
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Emerald green cedars*
Hi, iam wondering our cedars are facing west but are partially shaded by a large maple tree.The trees look decent but patchy should we move them to our back yard that has full sun for 6-8 hours.we also have another…
Hydrangea and Chipmunks*
Hello! 2 questions if I may:
1. How to control a chipmunk problem. I have numerous chipmunk holes in my garden. One of these homes is under one of my flower gardens. They dig holes everywhere. Any suggestions? I cannot…
Euonymus*
I live in Oakvile and have planted the mentioned plant, 4 years later…it is smaller than when purchased. Eaten by rabbits no doubt. Any rabbit free plants you can suggest, low growing shrub like with dense leaves…