Pruning overgrown privet hedge
Hi, what’s the best practice to prune an overgrown privet hedge that’s over 70 years old? The hedge has grown fat and tall with most of the branches look dead inside, only the thin outer layer grow leaves. I have…
Tag Archives: native shrubs
Gardening help for green space
Hi…We live in a small townhouse and have a tree and a couple green patches in front of the house. The tree seems to not be doing very well and I am concerned. Further to that, it would be great…
Euonymous Damage
I have extensive damage to my euonymous plant this spring, I guess caused by winter weather.
Large portions of this mature shrub are brown leaved/dead. The bottom part of the shrub is fine; it’s just the top and middle.
Can…
Gardening with Native Shrubs: A Toronto Master Gardeners Guide
Shrubs in the garden landscape
Although shrubs may be somewhat “overshadowed” by their taller and more charismatic tree cousins, their size and multi-branching habit make them the unsung heroes of the garden, valuable for both their variety and versatility.
In…
Privet hedges
Hello, when do the berries grow on privet hedges and do these plants attract a lot of birds and othet forms of wildlife?…
Dog friendly native shrubs
Hello; I am looking to plant a native shrub and live in the city of Toronto. I would like one preferably that will turn red or yellow in the fall and have a mature height of no more than five…
Ground cover to avoid erosion
Hello, I live in Etobicoke North M9W 2B4. My backyard is on a ravine and has a steep Slope. Also I am a quadriplegic (paralyzed from neck down) I am looking for some ground covering and/or plants/shrubs to keep the…
Plantings for a Cottage Wall
We have recently renovated our cottage near Bancroft and have a stone wall that we would like to add plants to to deter animal activity here. We face north-west. Can you suggest some plants that would do well here? Thank…
Native Shade plants
I am inToronto backing onto a ravine connected to the Don Valley.
I have clay soil with average moisture in shade.
I want to create a privacy/ sound barrier along the back of my yard as there is a path…
Aronia – shade tolerance?
Hello,
I am developing a new garden on the north side of my house. There are numerous mature trees in the area and therefore the area I’m looking at will get afternoon sun in early spring and dappled afternoon in…