Weed or something else
Last year I had 0 of these. This year I have over 50. This week finally a flower has appeared, yet I still cannot figure out what plant this is. I am usually quite proficient at plant identification so this…
Tag Archives: perennial
fiddleheads
I would like to grow edible fiddleheads in my north-facing partial sun plot. Please advise where could I find/purchase/forage seedlings of ostrich fern in an attempt to grow and harvest fiddleheads? Thank you :)…
Mother-Daughter Gardens. A bond, a comfort and a continuation.
My mum, really misses her garden and I’m going my best to keep her magical world alive, despite the move to a retirement home.
Mum, just moved into a retirement home near me. She was responsible for creating a garden…
Dandelion mulching or disposal?
I have been served dandelions as a salad, but wonder about whether they can be mulched in the hot sun, so they can be reused as mulch? Do they have to be discarded outside the yard?
If they’re dug up…
Bamboo like plant (Jean)
My daughter has a plant, very invasive, that resembles bamboo canes but are reddish and the leaves do not look like what you expect them to. They are much broader and form an arrow like appearance at the top of…
Planting Perennials
Good afternoon Toronto Master Gardeners.
I just have a quick question. I’ve purchased a number of perennials and would like to plant them. My wife says to wait until the May long weekend but I looked up the Farmers almanac…
Plants Dangerous to Humans?*
Note : Sorry for the English :/
Hi.. Im planning to plant air-purifying plants and some pretty flowering plants for my old school.
I choose:
The Air Purifiers :
– Draceana “song of india”
– Sansevieria trifasciata “snake plant /…
Sweetfern
I have a sweetfern shrub that is not flourishing. I have had it about 5 years, transplanted twice due to moves but has seemed to take these in it’s stride. It is in it’s final spot now, (planted spring 2016),…
Difference between Marsh mallow and Hollyhock
What is the difference between marshmallow and hollyhock? I found the pink flowering plant (photo attached), which I think may be a marshmallow, but I’m not sure. Is it a marshmallow or a hollyhock and how can one tell the…