Low-Maintenance Planting Plan for a Toronto Front Yard
Low Maintenance · Toronto & GTA Planting Guide · 2026 Low-Maintenance Planting Plan for a Toronto Front Yard A low-maintenance Toronto front yard should use evergreen structure, repeat-blooming shrubs, tough perennials, mulch, edging, and simple irrigation. The best plant mix is usually boxwood or yew for structure, hydrangea or spirea for flowers, ornamental grasses for […]
What to Plant Around a Pool in Toronto
Pool Planting · Toronto & GTA Planting Guide · 2026 What to Plant Around a Pool in Toronto Around a Toronto pool, plant low-litter, sun-tolerant, structured plants such as ornamental grasses, boxwood, hydrangea, yew, dwarf evergreens, sedum, and compact perennials. Avoid messy fruiting trees, thorny shrubs near traffic areas, and plants that drop constant debris […]
Small Trees for Toronto Front Yards
Small Trees · Toronto & GTA Planting Guide · 2026 Small Trees for Toronto Front Yards: Best Compact Options The best small trees for Toronto front yards are serviceberry, Japanese maple in protected sites, ornamental crabapple, dwarf lilac tree, columnar hornbeam, and compact flowering cherry where space allows. Serviceberry is the safest all-around choice because […]
Salt-Tolerant Plants for Toronto Driveways and Walkways
Salt Tolerance · Toronto & GTA Planting Guide · 2026 Salt-Tolerant Plants for Toronto Driveways and Front Walkways The best salt-tolerant plants for Toronto driveways and front walkways include juniper, ornamental grasses, daylily, sedum, potentilla, rugosa rose, and some tough spirea varieties. These plants handle winter splash better than cedars, boxwoods, and delicate perennials. Salt […]
Best Shade Plants for North-Facing Toronto Yards
Shade Planting · Toronto & GTA Planting Guide · 2026 Best Shade Plants for North-Facing Toronto Yards For north-facing Toronto yards, the best shade plants are hosta, fern, astilbe, heuchera, Japanese forest grass, yew, hydrangea, and serviceberry in brighter edges. These plants perform better than sun-loving flowers because they do not need six hours of […]