Wisteria

Hello~ my well established (15yrs+) wisteria has sustained root damage from a retaining wall that was installed very close to it this past spring. It bloomed, but after blooming it didn’t leaf out as proficiently as in past years. Clearly…

Rio Dipladenia

We brought in our Dipladenia last winter and kept it indoors. We took it out on our terrace after spring in the West End and fertilized it, but it is not flowering and has no buds. The leaves are very…

Privacy Bush

I am looking for a full sun, non invasive bush for privacy that grows to about 5 ft. tall. Any thoughts?…

Which side of a fence is exposure measured on?

I have a fence which faces southwest. The fence is a relatively open board construction, so the stems will definitely grow through toward the sun. If I plant the rose on the shadier side (i.e. the northeast side) is light…

Native perennials for full sun clay soil

Hi Toronto Master Gardener! Any suggestions for low and medium height perennials that are great for very heavy clay soil in full sun? Also any suggestions for year-round colour? Thanks!…

Hydrangeas for a full sun north facing garden

Hello! I live in the east end of Toronto and and I’m looking to plant my very first garden. I would like to plant a bunch of white hydrangea in the front garden of my house. The garden gets afternoon…

Emerald Cedars

I have planted a 4 ft emerald cedar in my backyard. It gets 4-5 hours of sun per day (10am-230pm). The soil skews to clay, but it was amended with compost and garden soil and mulched the surface (leaving space…

Blue spruce

My blue spruce is 3 years old.  I noticed it has grown but there is thin growth on the inside of the tree – you can see the branches and trunk very well.  Is this tree lacking something?…

Top 5 tall flowering perennials for Toronto

Hi, We are looking to add tall flowering perennials to our backyard that is sunny in Oakville and greatly appreciate your top 5 picks that will flower rights through summer. Thanks…

Pool planting

Hello, I am inquiring about softscaping the area around my pool. I love in zone 6a and I am looking for shrubs, trees or plants that can provide privacy and visual interest but are low maintenance. I only have 2…