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Funkia

Funkia, hardy and ornamental

Perennials
Systems to water plants

Watering responsibly – we’re all involved

Special reports
Health benefits of peony

Peony: traditional uses, edible petals and how to prepare them

Health
Tulip tree

Tulip tree, a surprising shade tree with tulip-like blooming!

Trees
Bonfire at a campsite with the right type of logs and wood

Heating with wood, how to choose your firewood

Special reports
four season hedge

Four-seasons hedge, every season sees it as beautiful as ever

Trees and shrubs
Carex sedge growing near water

Sedge, carex, superb grass

Ornamental grasses
Bergenia flowers, deep pink color

Bergenia, the cobbler’s plant

Perennials
Fall leaves with grass lawn that needs taking care of

Lawn and grass in fall, the right advice

Lawn Care
Healthy bacopa with flowers and young leaves.

Bacopa (Brahmi): Traditional Uses, Preparation and Cautions

Health
Yarrow health benefits

Yarrow: what it contains, how to use it, and when to leave it alone

Health
Succeed in planting

In spring and fall, succeed in planting… everything!

Special reports
Single green bell pepper on the plant

Bell pepper, a carnival of colors

The Vegetable Patch
Hornbeam leaf and katkins in spring

Hornbeam, a very beautiful tree

Trees
Crepe myrtle

Crepe myrtle, superb summer blooming

Trees
Ornamental pear

Ornamental pear tree – how to care for it

Trees
Amelanchier

Amelanchier, an all-season eyecatcher

Shrubs
Yellow gentiana lutea flower

Gentian root: a bitter tonic and how herbalists use it

Health
Rows of lettuce and radish sowed and planted in a spring vegetables patch.

Spring sowing and planting in the vegetable patch

The Vegetable Patch
Climate zones in France to guide the planting calendar in the vegetable patch

Regional planting calendar to maximize your vegetable patch – MetroFrance Edition

The Vegetable Patch
lavender

Lavender, a welcoming summer flower

Perennials
Orchid exposure light

Orchids, daughters of light? Get exposure right

Orchids
Health benefits of passion fruit

Passion fruit: how to use the pulp, juice and flowers

Health
Lavandula dentata

Lavandula dentata, the lavender with a bite

Garden Flowers
English lavender

English Lavender, the queenly lavender of old

Garden Flowers
Lavandula angustifolia - true lavender

Lavandula angustifolia, the true lavender for gardens

Garden Flowers
Growing endives is easy, especially if you know how to force them

Endive, chicory, from seed to harvest

The Vegetable Patch
Beaucarnea

Beaucarnea, a trunk like an elephant’s foot!

Foliage houseplants
A handful of gentiana growing on a mountain

Gentiana, mountain blue

Perennials
A wheelbarrow with dead branches inside.

Winter, time to clean and organize your garden

Month after month
Winter flower for planting, hellebore

Winter planting

Garden Flowers
Shallot health benefits

Shallot: traditional uses, kitchen forms and cautions

Health
Easy growing for vegetables without even treating

No-treat vegetable patch: easy peasy

The Vegetable Patch
Pittosporum - Cheesewood

Pittosporum, noted for its foliage

Shrubs
Trench dug in clay soil

Clay soil, moist and soggy, tips and guidance to plant well nonetheless

Special reports
Houseplants winter Winterizing

How to Care for Houseplants in the Winter

Indoor plants
Papyrus cyperus leaf

Papyrus sedge or cyperus, plants for water

Garden Flowers
gardening autumn november

The complete guide to spending November in the garden

Month after month
Single eucalyptus branch with buds

Eucalyptus leaves: traditional uses, infusions and everyday cautions

Health
Healthy rhubarb tart loaded wih health benefits

Rhubarb: traditional uses, how to prepare it, and what to leave alone

Health
Winter gardening tasks december

The complete guide to spending December in the garden

Month after month
January garden tasks

The complete January Garden Guide

Month after month
Sweet alyssum, Lobularia

Sweet alyssum, cute ground cover

Annuals and biennials
Black salsify

Black salsify, delicious heirloom root

The Vegetable Patch
Butcher's broom twig and fruit

Butcher’s broom, dots of red berries even in shade

Shrubs
Lime tree, a generous giver of many gifts

Lime tree, a generous tree

Trees
Acanthus

Acanthus, a beautiful flower for flower beds

Perennials
lagerstroemia

Lagerstroemia – a very ornamental tree

Trees
billbergia

Billbergia or Queen’s tears

Flowering houseplants
Gardener planting seeds and bulbs in fall

Planting bulbs and sowing flowers in fall – all will burst to life in spring!

Month after month
Pathway to organic gardening

Organic gardening, what is it?

Special reports