F.A.Q

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Spring - Early Winter (December)

Landscaping (softscaping & hardscaping), Garden Design, Product Delivery, Planting, Garden Maintenance.

During these uncertain times, we are still open for business! 

Your safety, as well as our team's, is our number one priority. Therefore amidst concern about spreading COVID-19, we are abiding by the precautionary measures of asking to keep a distance of 6' apart and keeping our masks on outside in the garden centre and inside our shop. Only three customers are allowed in the shop at a time.

Stay home and let us deliver!

Contact us for orders and delivery of perennials, shrubs, evergreens, trees, soil, and mulch to your home:

Phone 905-876-1395 

Email info@arborgarden.ca 

No warranty on fruit trees, vines, white cedars, Roses & perennials. At Arbor Garden you're given the option to buy trees and shrubs with or without a warranty. If you have purchased your plants/trees with the additional warranty program, YOU MUST have the receipt present when claiming the dead plant/tree. Fiber pots/burlap must be left on. Trees/plants must be COMPLETELY dead in order to claim the 1 year warranty. Warranty does not cover rodent or mechanical damage. Replacement value does not cover any labour costs. All credit given for dead trees will be forwarded towards a store credit for any tree of the same value.

Please note that our inventory on the website is not frequently updated. Our catalogue tab is for the purpose of showing our usual products. Kindly call us or visit us to make sure of a product's availability. 

Each outdoor plant, tree and shrub has their own specific requirements for fertilizer, watering and light. Make sure to check the soil to see when the  plant needs water, and don‘t forget to feed your plants! Your trees, shrubs, perennials, and culinary garden need fertilizing three times annually for optimum growth! Give your soil a test analysis to reveal what its missing in content (nutrient, minerals, acidity) and get your fertilizer or soil treatment accordingly! 

For harsh winters it is ideal to prep your sensitive trees and shrubs before it gets cold. Materials that can be wrapped around these trees and shrubs are burlap or hay. Sensitive trees and shrubs are those indicated as being within or above zone 5. Such as, Emerald Cedars, Japanese Cherry Trees, Japanese Maple Trees, and so on. Also protect the trunk of your tree with rodent guards. Rabbits love burning bush, willow, Japanese maple and fruit trees. Use dormant oil on your fruit trees in February or March to prevent over wintering insects. 

Yes, many trees—cedars included— will gain brown spots on their leaves during the fall. The cedar is okay and without problems in these instances. It is a natural occurrence to be expected in the fall and will be gone, turning back to green in no time. The only reason for concern is when the top of the tree is brown.

Large trees being planted in clay soils  should be planted 2-4" above the existing grade to prevent pooling of  water in the roots. Do not dig the hole any deeper than the dimensions  given.
 

BALL AND BURLAP
 This must be  planted just as you receive it; burlap, rope, and wire too! Fill in  around the ball with 2/3 of your existing soil, and mixed 1/3 compost  plus soil.  Water well.
 

FIBER POT
 We  cannot overstress the importance of LEAVING THE POT ON!!!!! These pots  are made of paper and will rot away. They are easily penetrated by the  roots. Dig your hole no deeper than the pot's height. Fill in around the  pot with compost plus mixed with existing soil. Water well.
 

PLASTIC POTS
 Water  thoroughly and remove from pot. The roots have been confined by the pot  and should be loosened by gently tugging the root mass.
 

WATERING AND AFTERCARE
 Water  plants well after planting. Water approximately once per week  thereafter, depending on the weather. Use bone meal after the specimen  is planted. Fertilizing can be done every six weeks beginning in May  through the second week in July. Do not fertilize any later than this!  In the fall be sure to water evergreens well before freezing weather.  Cover the root ball with 1-1/2" of mulch. If the plant is young and  deciduous make sure to cover the trunk with a plastic  wrap. This will  prevent the rodents from eating the bark. Remove the plastic wrap in the  Spring.

 Overseeding is the process of sowing grass seed into an existing lawn.

The early spring and the early fall (i.e., early September) are the best times to overseed.

1. Mow as low to the ground as you can so the new grass seed will be in direct contact with the soil
2. Power rake the lawn to remove any dead grass and prepare the soil
3. Fill in any holes in your lawn with top soil
4. Spread your grass seed using a seed/fertilizer spreader
5. Rake again to work the seed into the soil – you can also do this by simply walking over the entire lawn
6. Keep the grass seed moist by lightly watering every day for 1-2 weeks or until the seeds start germinating
7. Start mowing your lawn again as usual once the new grass has grown to regular mowing height