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White-yellow flower unfurling, still unclear whether it is a datura or a brugmansia flower.

Datura or Brugmansia, Trumpets of discord

Annuals and biennials
Peach tree

Peach tree, grow delicious peaches

The fruit Orchard
Peach nectarine facts

Peach and nectarine facts: the Origin Story

Special reports
Callicarpa

Callicarpa, the candy tree

Shrubs
How to save bees

How to save bees

Special reports
ceanothus

Ceanothus, a wonderful blue flower shrub

Shrubs
How to plant a flower

How to plant flowers, tips on how to succeed

Garden Flowers
Soap bush bloom visited by a butterfly.

Soap bush, spectacular blue blooming

Shrubs
Spring garden tasks

Spring garden tasks for each portion of the garden

Month after month
A tree hat-racked in the previous years in view of pollarding.

Hat racking, a drastic solution to recover runaway trees

Shrubs
Red yaupon berries clustered around the stem of twigs.

Yaupon, a tea tree native to North America

Shrubs
Leaves and berries on an Ilex vomitoria twig.

Ilex vomitoria, a landscaping shrub that doubles as a tea provider

Shrubs
Yaupon holly branches with a few green leaves and bright red berries.

Yaupon holly, bring the grand old South to your garden

Shrubs
Berries and leaves of dwarf yaupon

Dwarf yaupon, a cute shrub that is easy to keep small

Shrubs
Close-up of dwarf yaupon holly leaves and unripe berries.

Dwarf Yaupon holly, a colorful berry shrub

Shrubs
Brussels sprouts peeled and laid out on a cutting board, ready for a winter meal.

Brussels sprouts, the Origin story

The Vegetable Patch
Brussel sprouts for winter

Brussels sprouts, a touch of green in winter

The Vegetable Patch
Broccoli health benefits

Broccoli: what it contains, how to eat it, and who should go easy

Health
Caryopteris - bluebeard

Caryopteris, the famous “bluebeard”

Shrubs
Tiny Corrigiola flowers, stem and leaves, also called strapwort, in sandy soil.

Corrigiola, strapwort, a simple wildflower for rocky ground

Perennials
Two cyclamen flowers with their heads bowing down, immaculate white with a blood red center.

Cyclamen, a symbol connected to the Virgin Mary

Garden Flowers
Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea, a unique climbing plant

Climbing plants
Buddleja with a dragonfly

Buddleja care from planting to pruning, prepare a haven for butterflies!

Shrubs
Select plants based on climate

Climate-proof plants, select the right plants for your area

Special reports
Cyclamen

Cyclamen, a marvelous flower

Indoor plants
Red-orange leaves of the maple tree against a blue sky.

Maple, famous for fiery leaves in fall

Trees
Acer palmatum

Acer palmatum, the Japanese palmate maple

Trees
Japanese maple

Japanese maple, superb foliage

Trees
Benefits of avocado

Avocado: what its flesh, oil, seed and leaves are used for

Health
grow avocado from seed

Growing an avocado tree from seed

Indoor plants
Red balisier flower still facing upwards before it bends over.

Balisier, an exotic flower to rediscover

Perennials
Impact of insecticides on garden butterflies and bumblebees

Impact of insecticides on garden butterflies and bumblebees

Special reports
Health benefits raspberry

Raspberry leaf and fruit: traditional uses, teas and everyday preparations

Health
Raspberry bush with a handful of raspberries growing on it.

Raspberry bushes, delicate fruits

The fruit Orchard
Close-up of an olive tree branch covered in heavy snow.

Olive trees, even in the North!

Trees
olive tree cold

Why olive trees need cold weather to bear olives

The fruit Orchard
olive tree winter cold freeze tolerance

How olive trees react to cold and freezing weather

The fruit Orchard
Olive soap, oil and fruits on a white towel in front of a beautiful stone wall.

Olive: leaf, fruit and oil in traditional use

Health
A round clump of bellflowers decorating a stone wall.

Bellflower, cute little flower

Perennials
Bountiful branch of red hawthorn berries.

Hawthorn, a cute little shrub

Trees
Health benefits of hawthorn, three berries on a branch.

Hawthorn: traditional uses, infusions and cautions

Health
Hellebore, a flower for the cold

Hellebore, flowers for the cold

Perennials
Delicately unfurled yellow wintersweet blooms along a branch, with hazy branches and blue sky in the background.

Wintersweet, sweet winter blooming

Shrubs
Chimonanthus

Chimonanthus, gold winter flowers

Shrubs
Birch tree leaves with trunk in the background.

Birch, a very ornamental tree

Trees
A single mature alyogyne flower against a black background.

Alyogyne, caring for them well

Shrubs
Yellow china rose with a few leaves against a pale gray background.

China Rose, hibiscus rosa sinensis

Flowering houseplants
Rose of sharon hibiscus

Hibiscus, a tropical sensation

Shrubs
Pale pink Rose of Sharon with a delicate-looking bloom.

Rose of Sharon, a flower shrub shrouded in the mysteries of the past

Shrubs
Pale violet Hibiscus syriacus flower with sun shining through the petals.

Hibiscus syriacus, an oriental beauty

Shrubs
Hibiscus althea blooms on new growth.

Hibiscus Althea, a very ornamental shrub

Shrubs