Growing Horsetail in a Container
Can you plant horsetail in a container? It would be a container in front of a west facing wood fence in a North York backyard. How tall would it grow? I’d like to block the fence and the neighbours so…
Tag Archives: shade
Shrubs for shade
Hello,
we have a bare area near a low fence that we were hoping to plant a shrub for privacy. Unfortunately the area is very shaded (no direct sun) due to two large cedars in our yard and a very…
Perennial shade tolerance
Do you know of sedum/stonecrop cultivars who could do well in partial shade ?…
Evergreen tree for privacy in shade garden
I would like to plant a large (10ft. plus ) evergreen for privacy in a shade garden Toronto zone 6. Any suggestions what will do well with minimal sun?…
Scorching sun – decorative plants, veggies, fruits, herbs?
The only growing area at the front of my house is 3 shallow concrete urns on interlock set against my house brick. It’s south facing, so in the summer it’s punishing. I’m willing to change containers if necessary. What…
Small garden area, huge tree
I am so sorry. I can’t localize your answer to my question (email) about what to plant in a small garden, facing south, with a huge tree.
My apologies.…
Small plants and shrubs that grow well under an old very big sugar maple tree
I live in Toronto on a ravin lot. I have a very big old maple tree that absorbs all the water and nutrition. Apart from Hostas not much is happy growing in this location. It has few hours of mid…
Which is the best and durable ornamental grass?
I am planning to plant a few ornamental grasses in between rocks on the shady side of the garden. The soil is sandy and I am located in Toronto.…
Ground Covers for Slope
Hi there,
My yard backs in a slope about 50 degree in North York. I’m looking for a recommendation for a low maintenance, shade tolerant ground cover that could help control erosion on an east facing but fully shaded steep…
Need a fast growing disease resistance tree in southern Ontario
At my neighbour’s request, the city of Etobicoke/Toronto just cut down a shade tree of towering height and leaving a stump of about 6′ across. (My guess, the age of the tree was about 100 years or more.) As of…