Growing trillium grandiflorum from seed

Hello! I purchased 60 trillium seeds that will be coming within the next week (now July 10th) to grow underneath my beech trees. I lnow they are slow growers and will take 10 yeara to flower but I want to…

Rio Dipladenia

We brought in our Dipladenia last winter and kept it indoors. We took it out on our terrace after spring in the West End and fertilized it, but it is not flowering and has no buds. The leaves are very…

Planting a tree in a large container

Hello, I would like to plant a tree in a very large container on my patio. It’s not possible to plant it in the ground there. I am hoping to be able to grow it tall to extend above our…

Rose of Sharon (Purple Ruffles) Hibiscus syriacus

My neighbour gave me two ROS plants in original pots from a nursery before moving out last summer. I left them on my deck and they lost their leaves in the Fall. To avoid them freezing I brought them inside…

Japanese Maple

When should I unwrap my young Japanese Maple that I planted in October 2023? It is south facing, no buildings or trees shadow it. It is in Scarborough.…

to mulch or not to mulch

Hi – I am redoing 3 garden beds, incorporating hydrangeas for the first time, and then sticking with the basics i.e. speedwell, lavender, phlox, echinacea, etc. I have been gardening for many years, but have never mulched. As I will…

container outdoors in March

Can I plant bulbs or small plants outside by my front door in a container? I cannot find any pansies at all at local garden centres which I used to purchase in February in the past.…

Browning Hemlock

A healthy hemlock has now turned brown. I don’t see evidence of woolly adelgid. The tree is one of three hemlocks and is the only one turning brown. I have attached several photos. Further, the entire tree is brown and…

Cedar Planters for Berries

Hi Gardeners I am planing to move Black Raspberries as well as Strawberries and Raspberries from the ground to cedar planters as we are having landscape done and I want them localized. How do i determine the appropriate size of…