container outdoors in March

Can I plant bulbs or small plants outside by my front door in a container? I cannot find any pansies at all at local garden centres which I used to purchase in February in the past.…

Rare Begonia

Did anyone ever contact you with an answer to this rare begonia question? Looking for a rare Begonia* I an also looking for the same plant although we called it a turkey claw Closest thing I can find is a…

Annuals which attract pollinators

Every time you post a photo of annuals which attract pollinators I ask for a list of annuals that attract and no one ever responds. A simple, sorry we do not know would suffice but continually ignoring the questions makes…

Overwintering large Rio Dipladenia in container

I have a lovely full blossom Rio Dipladenia in an outdoor container. It is too big to bring indoors to overwinter. Could I take the bulbs out of the soil and store the bulbs over the winter. If not, can…

Orlaya

Hello, I have the beautiful Orlaya flower in my garden. It self sowed from last year. Gorgeous. I have read in other zones it blooms until frost. My flowers are already going to seed. Does it get second blooms if…

Plant Identification

This plant sprouted in my garden amidst my French velour bush beans. I was concerned it might be invasive and so, removed it. Could you please help me identify it? If so – what precautions should I take? I garden…

Dormant Mandevilla with white spots

We live in Scarborough. I overwintered 3 mandevilla vines in our cool basement and discovered they now have white spots on the stems ( no leaves on plant) which I think might be a mold. The white spots are mostly…

Will poppies reseed themselves

I was given some Papaver laciniatum Poppies to seed this spring and I’m wondering if they will reseed themselves or if I should collect and sow them myself every spring. I live in zone 6b…

Overwintering Begonia Bulbs

Good afternoon, I planted five Begonia (Fimbriata) bulbs in a pot in early June this past summer on my patio in Toronto. They grew and bloomed beautifully. Can I save the bulbs and replant them next summer? If I can,…

Over-wintering Begonias?

Hello, Since moving to a 29th floor apartment with a north-facing balcony, I’ve been experimenting with what will/will not thrive up here. The begonias we’ve planted in hanging pots seem quite happy; would it be possible to over-winter them somehow?…