Looking for landfillers
Hi, I would like some flowering plants to fill my front yard, however I have a huge spruce tree that blocks the sunlight and also their needle like stuff fills the front lawn. I have tried flox...
View ArticleOverwintering Tender Perennials
Hello, I would appreciate some advice on how to over winter some perennials I am growing from seed this year. The 2 that I am most concerned about is a Gaura called “Sparkle white” and a Salvia called...
View ArticleControlling Common Milkweed
Hello, I am running into a bit of an issue with the more prolific native plants in my garden and my neighbour and was wondering if maybe you or anyone of your members has run into this problem before...
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Identifying a perennial
Please help me identify this beautiful plant I purchased recently at the TBG Plant Sale. thank you
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Gardening/Landscaping Ideas
Hi there, first of thanks so much for your time, really appreciate it. We recently bought a house and it has a small lawn and a very tiny strip of land in the back after deck and on the side of it....
View ArticleDaffodils not blooming…
Last growing season I must have been impatient or careless regarding the pruning of my daffodils; probably the former – “impatient”.. In other words I probably cut the daffodil leaves and spent buds...
View ArticleDeerfoot as groundcover
I was in Burlington over the weekend and the homeowners had a plant called deerfoot. It looked a bit like rhubarb. I want ground cover for a large shady area that often has pine needles on it. Grass...
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UNINVITED TALL PLANT WITH LOBED BASAL LEAVES
This plant has shown up in my garden , starting last year. It grows in a clump like an echinacea. Stands about 24-30″ tall. What is it and should I let it stay?
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Identification of flowering plant
This lovely plant was blooming n a garden on Manitoulin Island. I was sent the photo but didn’t know what it was – looked like a hollyhock but ??? Might you know It is truly lovely. Thanks for such a...
View ArticleRodgersia
We have two rodgersia plants in different parts of our garden. They are both doing well the only problem is that they don’t flower. One plant did for a few years but has not in the last two years. The...
View ArticleNew Clematis Purchase
I bought a clematis at a garden centre closeout sale. It is named The President hybrid. I lost 2 clematis this year so wanted to replace.. However, with the rainy spring, plants have grown very dense...
View ArticleBloodroot
Hello. Living in gatineau quebec. I had transplanted some bloodroot from my backyard- growing naturally. Have had to cut down many trees due to ash borer. Consequently now gardens receive more...
View ArticleAjuga die back
Hi, I sent an enquiry in mid June to ask if you could help determine what the problem is with the Ajuga in my garden. All of a sudden the leaves became distorted and curled and shriveled. No other...
View ArticlePlant ID
Can you tell me what this plant is? It grows every year in the same spot in my garden of heavy clay. The flower is “clover like”. Please see picture below. I inherited the garden but I think this one...
View ArticleWildflower Poster or Book for Algonquin Park/Muskoka Lakes
Hello, I am looking for a poster of wildflowers of the Algonquin and Muskoka area. Are you familiar with any prints or books specific to this area? Thank you.
View ArticleRepotting Aquatic Plants
Looking for someone who is familiar with re potting and replanting Aquatic Plants in my pond. Ideally looking for someone who is familiar with the different type of plants that thrive in a pond and can...
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Planning the Garden for the Next Season
I was encouraged to finally see the asters emerging as my roses faded, and phlox sustain me. For the next season, how do I visually mark the positions of plants, so they don’t have roots damaged? I...
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House Plant Sanctuary
I’d like to know if there is a place where you can bring house plants when they are too big for your place or you can not take a good care of them any more. I’ve had plants which were 12-15 years old...
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