Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has posted a notice advising homeowners that magnolia scale females have recently given birth to live young, and these tiny, dark crawlers have ventured out to feed on twigs. When the…

While many landscape plants will survive short periods of flooding, extended periods of standing water are often detrimental because of declining levels of oxygen in the soil. As soon as possible, remove flood debris from the landscape. If additional soil…

The past few weeks of extreme heat coupled with lack of rain is putting urban trees at risk. Do help the trees along streets, in parks and in your own yard by giving them a much needed drink of water.…

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has posted a notice reminding gardeners that those yellow / orange spots on boxwood leaves are the result of boxwood leaf miner pupating inside them. Since adult miners (midges) are…

Come enjoy the unique and charming gardens of Cabbagetown as well as the historic streets, alluring laneways, and Victorian architecture, from modest to grand. This annual self-guided tour is presented by the Cabbagetown Preservation Association On Sunday June 3, from…

Toronto Master Gardeners will be stationed in each garden to help identify unusual plants and points of interest during the Toronto Botanical Garden’s tour of private gardens in The Windfields Estate neighbourhood, Saturday, June 9 and Sunday, June 10, 2018,  …

Master Gardeners of Ontario is now an official partner of Garden Days -Les Journées du Jardin and part of the ‘Network of Champions”. Garden Days, a program of the Canadian Garden Council, is Canada’s country-wide celebration of the vital role…