Soil on sod?

Hello, We live near Avenue Rd and Eglinton. Our backyard is south facing, clay soil, 14′ wide x 32′ deep, and well shaded by huge neighbouring maple trees, our 2-story shed (previous owners built it), and our slowly dying Mountain…

Ground cover

I want to consider ice plant as ground cover. I would like to know if it is good idea for Toronto weather and any pros and cons. Thank you very much. Do you know anything about growing Turkish Veronica in…

Ground Cover Heavy Traffic and Children/Play*

Hi, I want to replace our grass in the front yard. We have plans for a wildflower garden, possibly some small shrubs, and near the front I’d like to have a low ‘grassy’ area that we can sit and play…