Setting up a balcony garden
Hi, I have moved into an apartment. It is 17 floors up, east facing, with not too much wind. My balcony gets about 5 hours of direct sun in the morning. I would like to grow flowers and vegetables. Could…
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Birds of paradise browning at the edges and unhealthy tears
My birds of paradise sits by my east window, soil type is well drained.
I’m wondering how I can help the plant as it’s getting brown and yellow unhealthy tears. One leaf also has brown and yellow dots around it.…
Fertilizer
Hi
I have a very large weeping willow, a very big white pine and another pine tree in my backyard that’s about 65 ft wide and 50 feet deep. I’ve been pretty successful getting a garden growing underneath all of…
Front lawn garden
Hello,
I recently bought a home in East York near Woodbine and Mortimer. The south-facing front lawn is currently all grass (but mostly weeds). I would eventually like to replace this with an English-style garden of low-maintenance shrubs, bushes and…
Dwarf English Lavender *
Hi,
I just wanted to know if the Dwarf English Lavender plant does well in our climate. Does it need to be protected during the winter. Also, can I border it in front of hydrangeas? (the Annabelle variety). Thanks so…