Tag Archives: trees and shrubs

Japanese Maple leaves wilting

I planted a JM June – 2020 and it has done well until a few days ago when I noticed the leaves are wilting on some stems and a few bare stems . The plant is about 4 fr in…

Pink flowers on my hydrangea

For the last 2 or 3 years, the pink flowers on my hydrangea are fewer and are hidden at the bottom of the plant. Otherwise the leaves look healthy. I am not sure if i am pruning it properly in…

Pruning Japanese Maple

Hello – We’d very much appreciate your opinion on our Japanese Maple. We want to prune it into a vase shape so it can stop hitting visitors and let us see other plantings. It’s about 20 years old. The trunk…

Makamik Tree

Hi, My makmik is roughly 12 years old. It has been well until this year. It has been regularly pruned and the last pruning was fall 2016. Never removing more than a third. Flowered well this spring but has not…

Backyard Privacy Trees

We live in north Toronto and with big new builds behind us we have no privacy. We face south but limited sun due to 2 100ft trees either side of property. So old they have limited branches and no privacy.…

Chinese Elm Hedge

I just read a posting about a Chinese elm hedge that had sections die. This posting was from a couple of years ago. I have just had the same thing happen to my 60 yr old hedge. I have lost…

Two Trees on Front Lawn?

The City of Toronto plans to plant Red Oak this fall, and I like this big fast growing tree. But I also recently discovered Tri-Color Beech, a slow growing, species tree.  I am wondering if it is good idea to…

Privacy Screen Options for my backyard

Hi, I live in Toronto at StClair and Bathurst area. I think the soil type is clay. I have a 25ft long x 6ft high fence on my backyard. My backyard gets sunlight from noon until close to sunset. Along…

Annabelle Hydrangea has stunted growth

I’ve had an Annabelle Hydrangea in the same location for since 1990. It’s in the shade, under my neighbour’s large maple tree (the neighbour’s yard is three feet higher than mine). I don’t usually water my garden, but Annabelle seems…