Eugenia Topiary
I have a Eugenia topiary outside in a large urn; it can freeze here in Portland Oregon. Temps can get down to 30 degrees F (-1 C) some nights. I covered it with plastic last night, will this protect it? …
Tag Archives: containers
Tulip and Allium Bulbs
Please help! Last summer I dug up my tulip & allium bulbs as they were not producing well anymore. A lot of the bulbs that I dug up were well formed but undersized. Some were normal size and had flowered…
Clematis Winter Care
I would like to winterize my two clematis plants. I live in a condo facing east on the 14th level. Each plant is in a resin/plastic tall black container. How do I protect them for over the winter? Do I…
Empress Cedar Tree Overall Pale Colour
I installed an Empress Cedar into a raised planter last Autumn 2016. It appeared healthy until midsummer this year where it is now definitely a pale unhealthy colour. It was installed with a soaker hose system at the end of…
House Plant Sanctuary
I’d like to know if there is a place where you can bring house plants when they are too big for your place or you can not take a good care of them any more. I’ve had plants which were…
Growing an Oak Tree in a Pot
Hi, I’d like to grow an oak tree next month for my daughter’s first birthday (her name means Oak tree in Irish). We live in a condo facing southwest, and eventually would like to move to a house. Is it…
Potting Soil
I purchased ‘Black Earth’ bags from a large grocery store, and mixed it with some of the dirt already in my pots from last season. My flowers have not been thriving in these pots and someone told me that black…
Container Privacy Shrubs/Vines/Evergreens
I’m located in Toronto. I am allowed to take over a boulevard (south facing) and wish to build a ‘green privacy wall’. I can use containers (no digging in the ground) What would be a suitable plant/shrub/tree for this purpose?…
Agapanthus
How do I get this plant (Agapanthus) to bloom. It’s been in a big pot on my patio for three years (in the basement in the winter). Lots of foliage but no blooms.…
Container Roses
I am considering purchasing roses to plant in a container on my south-facing deck (I live in downtown Toronto). What is the best way to overwinter such roses so that they can come back next year? Also, how many years…
