The City Gardener: Casting light on shade gardens 

In Toronto and Ottawa, we’re spoiled for leafy neighbourhoods; by midsummer, towering old oaks, maples and other species turn the humblest streets into grand allées. Big backyard shade trees are almost as ubiquitous – whether deliberately planted, or the chance offspring of the city trees out front.   In my midtown garden, tree seedlings are actually […]

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