With the arrival of the polar vortex later this week, I wondered if I should cover young iris and daffodil shoots,some of which have recently bloomed. We live in the Scarborough
Bluffs, and I thought to use some downed spruce…
Hey, Toronto gardener here, aiming for an easy perennial garden that comes back year after year. Gladiolus is a prime choice for me (low maintenance and beautiful, and I’m in a zone 5-6 area (Scarborough).
As I am frequently out…
I planted my garlic in mid October this year. I noticed, because of the mild weather Toronto has experienced in November and December, my garlic is 6 inches tall already.
What can I do?
Should I mulch heavily to stop…
I bought some daffodil bulbs at a cheap price. Is it too late to put them in the ground? What should I do?…
Is there “any” spring flowering bulb that will do well planted underneath an evergreen tree in zone 5?…
This plant has been growing in a shaded corner in the back of the garden that we moved into last year. Today I noticed that it has bloomed. What a nice surprise!
Can you help me identify what it is?…
One of the items grown in my Toronto garden are garlic cloves. The last few years there is a worm (?), about the diameter of two needles, that eats the garlic leaving a brownish stain on the cloves. Eventually it…
I was given a small pot with one plant. Now that the flowers are faded, what do I do with the plant. Do I plant it outside, but bring in the bulb (I presume there is a bulb) at the…
If I plant this strange ‘fat spider’ root (eremurus) in Toronto:
1. How deep do I plant it ?
2. Do I have to leave the shoot exposed to the sunlight (I have read this on the internet) ?
3.…
Some tulips have come up this year with a lot of green leaves but without buds. Are they duds or should I leave them for another year?…
