Care for climbing hydrangea
My climbing hydrangea is about 20 years old. It is in my garden on the side of your garage. Each year the leaves and and the beginning of blooms return, however in the last few years the blooms have failed…
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Emerald Cedar browning
My five year old cedars have been great up to now but last fall I noticed a section on one tree where the tips started turning brown. It’s now spring and the brown area is getting wider. I’m worried about…
Cactus with skinny legs
I purchased this cactus 5 years ago at the spring show at Alan Gardens. It was in bloom (hasn’t flowered since) and they were lovely, full cylinders. Now they’re looking a little withered at the base.
I water well once…
39 year old Boston Fern
I called in last Monday to Ontario Today and spoke with Paul Zammet, in regards to reviving a 39 year old Boston Fern that I inherited from a friend.
The first picture you will see below is how we received…
Succulent plants care
Hi there, we just purchased a succulent plant and received conflicting information on how and when to water it. I attached a picture below and if you can please provide advice on how to water and care for this plant,…
Dwarf Egyptian Papyrus
I bought this at a church bazaar in Toronto about 10 days ago. It is about 2.5 feet tall. I am not sure of the soil type.
The 5 fronds/umbrellas were green when I bought the plant but now 3…
Bulbs and irrigation conundrum
the companion perennials (planted right next to the bulb)
are watered by drip.
poor bulbs –
they are too .
sad … soggy … bulbs…
Suspicious lawn dry patches
Hi there,
Back in April, we installed new sod in our front yard. A few weeks ago, the area where the new sod was installed started getting dry patches. The area where the old grass stayed does not have these…
Help with Hick’s Yews
Hi – I planted these 3 Hick’s Yews last spring. The middle one started yellowing late winter. I cut off the part that was brown. The other 2 started yellowing early summer. I am in Toronto. The plants get about…
Oak Tree looking sad
Hello,
We noticed the red oak tree outside our new house is looking sad, and we’re not sure why! It’s not a mature oak, but many of the leaves appear to have brown intrusions around the edges. We’d like to…