Growing Ivy

I live in Prince Edward Island and for the last few years I have been trying to grow English Ivy…I bring clippings home from my sister’s in Nova Scotia.I start them in water until they have lots of roots…put them…

Lily of the Valley invasion

Hello, Lily of the Valley are invading my garden. It comes from the back neighbors yard. I tried digging a trench at the back at the fence and put a plastic barrier, nothing is working. Is it permitted to use…

Sunflowers to halt invasive bamboo?*

Hello, several years ago, our neighbor planted running bamboo. Needless to say, it is now running across our property. Since sunflowers are hard on “all grasses” according to what I’ve read on your website, do you think if I purchase…

Vine to climb up base of treehouse platform*

I would like to plant a vine to grow up a trellis I will install along one side of a 7 ft treehouse platform. It faces North so not much sun with lots of tree canopy as well. Fast growing…

Identify a plant -Goutweed*

I am assisting a friend with a garden cleaning, and they have a large area covered by some plant that I don’t recognize. Can you help me. Someone told me it could be raspberry.  …