Front Beauty*
I recently took out some plants that were blocking the view to my house and was looking to replace them with plants and small trees that are specimen like and flower or show interesting characteristics at different times of the…
Tag Archives: shrubs
Pagoda dogwood*
I think it has golden canker- I will trim but is there a spray ?…
Holly Shrub Pruning*
Hi, I have a very large Holly which has been trimmed of all it’s dead branches. It now has leaves only on the top and all the upright stalks/branches are completely bare. It resembles more of a tree now and…
Plants found in a Toronto city park*
I was walking my dog in a park downtown and I noticed he started eating the leaves of some plant. He must have had 7-8 leaves. Then I noticed some other similar plants nearby. I took some pictures and am…
globe cedar mature 4 meters tall*
cedar is 2 feet from the house.can i remove top portion of entire tree, leaving 1-2 feet of all crown branches? will the tree survive ?…
Spacing for a Dappled Willow hedge*
Hi there,
I recently purchased Dappled Willow shrubs to create a privacy hedge between my yard and my neighbours. I read on a website that the spacing should be 2′ apart but then on another website it should be 4-6′.…
Newly planted Emerald cedar tree turning brown from the outside*
Hi I just planted cedar trees at my backyard they are the emerald cedar trees, I water them daily with a sprinkle for about 90 mins, after 10 days I am seeing that the outer leaves are beginning to turn…
Chlorosis of plants*
Last year, a rose in my garden had almost white leaves with green veins. That rose did not make it through the winter. A group of seven emerald cedars are characterized by lighter coloured foliage with some small areas dying.…
Shrub or ornamental grass for shady box*
Hello I live in Guildwood, Scarborough and keep digging up lawn to replace with something. The latest is that we dug up the area by the deck on the North side of the house and built 4 ft by 4ft…