Hello, I’m hoping someone can reassure me. My Young’s Weeping Birch, currently the prize centrepiece of my garden, started making its displeasure known early last week about (I assume) being overwatered. I had watered it a bit in the…
I would like to plant ground cover between my paver stones. I have an east facing shaded backyard. Are brass buttons available anywhere in Toronto? I have Ajuga in my backyard already that is doing well, but I do like…
Hi, there. My cousin and I want to plant a native, flowering tree or shrub – maybe Serviceberry? – at a gravesite in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. I am attaching a marked-up photo showing where it will go. It is a…
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We back onto the Cedarvale Ravine. Our backyard feels like an extension of the ravine and we mostly like it that way, but last year we added an outdoor sauna set out to make the backyard a little friendlier…
I have a small yard with a large maple tree, and I’d very much like to have some ground cover under it for my young child to play. I’ve tried all manner of sod, shade-grown grass seeds, adding topsoil, yet…
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I would like to plant some perennials that will bloom in the spring, but I don’t know much about gardening! I know that poppies are beautiful, but I’m wondering if there’s any other plants that are relatively low…
Hello! Our neighbours are replacing the retaining wall that divides our properties. It currently has an old privet hedge and a (leaning) fence that provide privacy between the yards. Their contractor says the hedge will be lost so we are…
1. Could you please clarify pruning. I have been reading about when and how re different hydrangeas. Does pruning mean cut the whole thing down eg in spring? Or just cut it back to the size you want it? I…
Hello – looking for options to plant between flagstones in a west facing backyard with a large black walnut tree so quite shady. Planting area under drip line. Scarborough bluffs, so very sandy soil. Many thanks for your advice.…
I am beginning work on what will be a native plant garden in the west end of Toronto. First I will remove a layer of asphalt, and up to 12 inches of gravel. The soil underneath is sandy, and the…
