I live in a condo in the city. It’s on the 19th floor, facing East. I’m looking to get some plants for my balcony. Can you recommend a few that are not high maintenance and would survive the season or…
How can I protect my munstead lavendar in a pot on the 8th floor Sw facing lake Ontario, should I completely cover it or burlap it?…
This summer, as with many years past, I nurtured three tomato plants on my south-facing balcony. Two were Roma tomatoes, and, for the first time, I experimented with growing an heirloom tomato (featured in the bottom left picture).
Around mid-summer,…
Can I grow a dwarf Lilac in a large container in my apt. balcony, successfully enough for it to flower every year? Do I cover it lightly with a thin gunny-type covering (Home Depot) during winter as it needs the…
I have successfully grown very small balloon flowers from seed and wonder if I bring them in during the winter or leave them outside…,they are in a flower box with a good depth of earth…
I have always put my stargazer lilies on my south facing balcony in full sun. Balcony gets partial shade in the morning and full sun from noon on. This year my lilies are struggling. The leaves start turning brown from…
I have a balcony facing north in Toronto
I receive afternoon sun.
Any recommendations for trees that would endure our winters in a pot and what type of pot should I use?
Could I keep a tree like this indoors?…
Hello from downtown Toronto.
My “garden” is a terrace on the 21st floor. it faces north but gets lots of hot afternoon sun in the summer. Last year, I planted a Canadian serviceberry in a 28x24x27H insulated planter with mulch…
Hello,
I have recently purchased a grafted fruit tree. The base is a pear tree with a mix of plum, peach, nectarine and other stone fruit grafted on each branch. I purchased the tree from a farm and they said…
Should I remove the burlap from a 10 gallon balled and burlapped Moffatt Blue Juniper before planting this evergreen in a container on a terrace?
Thank you so much.…
