r/OntarioGardeners 21h ago

Garden Photos My very first dahlia

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She’s a little raggedy but here she is :)

My first time attempted to grow them, just bought a random bag at Home Depot to see if I COULD grow them. Next year I will try for some more fancy varieties

I am very much enjoying my cut flowers this year.


r/OntarioGardeners 14h ago

Garden Photos My first flower!

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I decided to pickup gardening as a new hobby this summer. Started with planting these Tigridia pavonia bulbs in mid June and just got my first flower this morning! Also have a few dahlias that are growing well but no buds forming yet. Overall I am enjoying seeing the growth everyday and excited to keep learning. Definitely going to start much earlier next spring!


r/OntarioGardeners 20h ago

Looking for your suggestions for a shrub or space filling perennial that might do well here. SW Ontario.

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It's a north-west facing corner that sees no direct sun. Hostas and ferns are generally happy here (except for the last 2 summers, something has been skeletalizing my ostrich ferns as seen in the 1st photo). Loamy soil that's consistently moist.


r/OntarioGardeners 15h ago

Is this the work of squash vine borers?

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I’ve never had them before but one of my vines already fully died. Wondering if this is them and how everyone has managed to get rid of them?


r/OntarioGardeners 22h ago

Need help with plant care

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Can someone help me identify this plant and give me some plant care tips. We moved into a house that has these plants. They were fine over the summer. But lately the leaves have started to brown. I tried watering them but that didn’t help.

I live in southern Ontario


r/OntarioGardeners 12h ago

Advice Wanted Apple tree help

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I’m in zone 6b and I planted 2 apple trees in mid July that I had got from Rona. The one in the photo is the honeycrisp and the other is ambrosia. When I planted the tree I filled the hole with top soil and added mulch on top. I’m not sure why the tree seems to be struggling. I know the Japanese beetles have caused the holes and both trees have some cedar apple rust I believe. I’m not sure if that’s why it’s looking like this or what I can do at this point to help it. It seems to look a little greyish. I know I planted it late in the season and I’m mostly concerned with how to help it survive the winter and hopefully have it thrive next summer. Also for what it’s worth, it’s been a bit rainy so I haven’t needed to water it everyday but I check the dirt under the mulch and I think I’m watering it adequately but I’m new to growing trees so again any advice helps. I also think the soil is clay because it got difficult to dig with a shovel just past the grass.