Our ten year old Japanese maple is in the front garden, southern exposure, full sun. We’re in Toronto. It’s been a beautiful plant, but this spring it’s only producing leaves on the outer branch tips. I’ve trimmed it over the…
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I recently moved into a century home in North Toronto area. There is a pergola on top of a deck in the backyard about 20ft from the house. I’d like to have a wisteria there. However, I don’t want…
I removed all the soil and most of the leaves from my geranium plants, boxed them and left them. I did nothing to them e.g. water. I took a look at them recently and they looked deader than a door…
We are wintering our Abutilon. We have done it before successfully but this year something is different. In the attached photo you will see how the green bark has been stripped away and we do not understand if it is…
Hello, I had a gorgeous Elephant Ears in a patio pot over last summer, & it grew huge in a shaded area. I wanted to save it indoors over winter, but it’s now weak, pale and spindly, and the stems…
After the leaf drop occurs should the vines be cut back , if yes how much? Thank You…
We live in Toronto Rosedale and have a small 1/4 Acre walled garden. We have a Locust tree, a Norway Maple a Japanese Maple a Sugar Maple and a Verbena all mature. As you can imagine the garden is filled…
Q1. Can I place cardboard on my garden during the winter?
Q2. I have many harvested pepper plants and leaves from the garden. Can I put these on the garden over the winter?…
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I hope this email finds you well. Can shrubs like boxwoods and perennials planted in pots survive Toronto winters?…
I have 4 pots of North Wind Ornamental Grass that is 4-5 feet tall. I want to move them in their pots into our heated garage over the winter and I would plan on watering them and leaving the lights…
