Hello Toronto Master Gardeners,
Our Black Spruce normally gets brown needles on the inside, which fall off. This is not an issue, normally. But now, there is much more blastiness all over the tree. Kindly see attached. Is this just…
I have some large and old spruce trees in my backyard. A lot of shade is produced by these behemoths and so nothing can survive below them expect shade loving plants like hostas. As growing grass is mission impossible, I…
I planted 2 birds nest spruce 3 weeks ago as instructions asked. Have had 3 inches of mulch around and fed with evergreen feet. Watering everyday for 2 weeks and now every second day. Soil around plant moist. Had rapid…
I have an Alberta spruce (I think it is); almost 30 years old; 5 ft. tall in southern Ontario. It faces south/east. I added compost this summer. Dry conditions. Also gets affected by winter snow and ice. I have no…
I’m hoping that someone in your group could give us some advice. Our blue spruce trees (7-8 years old in zone 5 just north of Toronto) have been affected by Rhizosphera (black spots on needles detected with a loupe).
We…
I would like to plant white pines, blue spruce, a magnolia tree, some rose bushes, hydrangeas… what do you advise for this location?…
I live 25 miles north of Toronto and have clay soil. Some of my spruce trees’ needles, especially those facing south, look sunburnt, and then drop. The trees are 5 years old and look healthy, Is there anything I can…
Hey there,
I moved into my house 7 years ago and had these lovely evergreen trees on my front yard. They’ve always looked the same and I’ve had no problems with them until now. This year, one of the trees…
The branches are laden with cones and seem healthy but the very top is dying and within two weeks has rapidly gone to brown and would like to know what intervention we need to do. We have had the tree…
Hedges are a functional feature in many gardens. They can be small or large, formal or informal. They can also function to break a long garden into smaller units, to define a space or to provide a visual barrier or…
