Are there any respectable horticulture textbooks with specifically Canadian content? [more inside]
posted by RollingGreens on Sep 1, 2009 - 6 answers

Please help me identify a wild berry in Western Canada? [more inside]
posted by Kickstart70 on Aug 16, 2009 - 7 answers

Please identify this houseplant. This tall and skinny houseplant intrigues me, and I would like to get my own. Who can tell me what it is, and possibly where I would go to get one? (i am a plant newb)
posted by mrgoldenbrown on Jul 13, 2009 - 7 answers

Oh hive mind: wield your mighty collective horticulture-fu to help me bring the seashore to my apartment! Help me figure out how to grow Rosa Rugosa inside and make my sweetheart happy! [more inside]
posted by Salvor Hardin on Jul 8, 2009 - 4 answers

Tell me about careers in horticulture [more inside]
posted by slow graffiti on Nov 17, 2008 - 7 answers

Flower Identification filter: What is this plant? [more inside]
posted by MaudB on Jul 16, 2008 - 7 answers

Can anyone help me identify this odd cabbage-like plant that we have tons of growing on our property? Pictures and more description inside. [more inside]
posted by JMOZ on Apr 1, 2008 - 15 answers

Can I grow wine grapes in Boston? Advice and anecdotes sought... [more inside]
posted by mds35 on Dec 19, 2007 - 9 answers

What is this houseplant? [more inside]
posted by cadge on Sep 16, 2007 - 9 answers

One of my container garden tomato plants is sick. What's wrong with it? [more inside]
posted by dw on Jul 11, 2007 - 7 answers

How difficult is it to graft fruit stock onto root stock for the backyard horticulturist? [more inside]
posted by mzurer on Jun 4, 2007 - 4 answers

I am looking for a nondestructive climbing vine that does well in shade. [more inside]
posted by pheideaux on Mar 28, 2007 - 12 answers

How do I make my schefflera (umbrella tree, S. actinophylla) branch out? [more inside]
posted by goatdog on Mar 20, 2007 - 6 answers

PlantFilter: What is "pinching off" and how do I do it? [more inside]
posted by backseatpilot on Oct 30, 2006 - 13 answers

I find myself responsible for a semi-large, quite varied chunk of landscaping. Shrubs, flowers, trees, you name it. I don't have a clue what I'm doing. Where can I find help? [more inside]
posted by pornucopia on Jul 21, 2005 - 9 answers

I have a hazelnut tree. Each year at this time, the tips of the branches extrude 2-3 inch long caterpillar-like growths which drop off. What are these called, and what is their function? This is undoubtedly a simple question which many can answer, but nevertheless hard to google.
posted by Neiltupper on Feb 5, 2005 - 3 answers

I've decided that I need a new hobby and am thinking that growing bonsai trees might be it. [Guess what waits inside...] [more inside]
posted by shotsy on Oct 17, 2004 - 8 answers

New orchid grower seeks advice as he hunkers down for yet another Canadian winter! Can any mefites recommend good books on growing orchids indoors? Actually, any advice about orchids, grow-lights and other tropicals that might grow well in my urban apartment would be very much appreciated.
posted by gesamtkunstwerk on Sep 21, 2004 - 4 answers