The beautiful umbels of the Lily of the Nile
Whether white or blue, directly in the ground or in pots, plant…
Gardening
Advice on plants, flowers & vegetables for both garden and home.
Natural pest control and care to grow a beautiful garden & produce healthy food.
Garden flowers for outside
Acanthus, a beautiful flower for flower beds
Acanthus is a Mediterranean plant that boasts magnificent blooming all summer long.…
Primrose, one of the first to bloom!
Primrose is one of the first flowers to bloom in the year.…
How to set up a flower bed that’s always beautiful
Starting a flower bed always requires a little bit of thinking and…
Shrubs and trees for a beautiful landscape
Lilac, a shrub of great beauty
Lilac blooms and shares its fragrance right at the beginning of spring,…
6 pink-blooming flower shrubs and trees for a pink garden!
From Spring to Winter, dress your garden in lovely pink blooms. To…
11 plant-me-now melliferous shrubs for pollinators
As appealing to us as they are to pollinators, melliferous plant species…
Japanese pagoda tree, ideal for larger gardens
Let us introduce the elegant Styphnolobium japonicum, the perfect tree to add…
The Veggie Patch by N&G
Oakleaf, a delicious lettuce
Green, red or gold oakleaf lettuce is an easy lettuce to grow,…
Rocambole, the crazy garlic… and also known as sand leek?!
Rocambole garlic is named after a fictitious character with an extravagantly nutty…
Perennial leek, delicious, tasty… and self-caring, too!
Perennial leek is a species that grows in the wild but can…
Square-foot vegetable patch, 5 steps to get it right
Be it for herbs, greens or tomato, a square-foot vegetable patch works…
Herbs fresh from the garden
Aniseed, a delicious seed to crunch on after meals
Anise, from which aniseed is harvested, is an herb that is simple…
White mustard, the seeds give the plant its name
White mustard is turning increasingly popular: many are discovering its use as…
Herbs and spices, everything there is to know about them
Herbs and spices are a perfect match for those who love both…
Bunching onion (or Welsh onion), a delicious herb
Bunching onion, also called Welsh onion, Spring onion or even sometimes long…
Plants that make a house a home
Beheading a Dracaena marginata – fear not, it will survive!
Whenever your Dracaena marginata grows too tall, there's only one solution: "Off…
15 bathroom plants – these will revel in the warm moisture of your bathroom!
Here's a list of 15 excellent plants that will thrive in your…
Frangipani, a true marvel!
Frangipani is a shrub used indoors for its appealing blooming and its…
Abutilon, an indoor maple
Abutilon, also called room maple, is a very beautiful plant that blooms…
Wonderful blooms with "The Rose Garden"
5 fragrant rose varieties for planting around the house
Hmmm, the mesmerizing fragrance of a scented rose is a repeated pleasure…
David Austin, four new English roses
The year 2013 brought joyful tidings for the David Austin roses, with…
Pruning rose bush shrubs, technique and timing
Here are the tips on how to prune your rose bush shrubs,…
Pruning climbing rose trees
Climbing rose trees are special and you can't prune them like you…
Bulb flowers for every season
10 perfect picks for Spring bulbs
Bulbs are among the plants that have a 100% success rate for…
Bulb flowers for a magical Spring moment
Hoping to feel the magic of Spring in the garden? Get ready…
Cyclamen coum, a beautiful shade bloomer in the heart of Winter
Cyclamen coum stands out in Winter thanks to its colorful and low-key…
Wild tulip, a natural wonder that’s small but fits the spot
Wild tulip are far less common than regular tulips. "Botanical tulips", as…
Climbing vines, fragrant and beautiful
Mandevilla, a climber that bears stunning flowers
Mandevilla is a remarkable vine. It climbs very high and bears flowers…
Growing clematis for abundant blooming: first steps count most
Ah, so the time for planting and repotting is over... comes the…
Top garden ideas for a shaded courtyard
What is a courtyard? Might seem like a basic question, but it’s…
Clematis alpina, an abundance of blue
Clematis alpina bestows us with purple blue blooming that is simply beautiful.…
Fruit trees and berry shrubs
Kill off diseases on fruit trees over winter with these treatments
Fall and Winter are the time to apply various treatments that will…
Winter pruning of pip fruit trees
Although pruning is definitely a human invention, and trees can go without…
Plums, a sweet delicacy
The plum symbolizes the sun's comeback after winter and colors abound in…
Which fruit trees will do best in my garden?
Available growing space, altitude, soil quality are additional factors to consider when…
Citrus, tangy tartilicious
Calamondin, a nice indoor orange tree
Calamondin or calamondino is an apartment orange tree very well suited to…
Potted lemon tree, very convenient!
Potted lemon trees are an excellent citrus to grow at home. Care…
Clementine tree and mandarin orange, how to grow them
Both the clementine tree and mandarin orange tree are amazing citrus. Clementine…
Lemon tree, magnificent fruit trees
Lemon tree is a rather easy citrus to grow. It looks magnificent,…
Lawns, lush and luminous
Lawn grass clippings and compost: what’s the big deal?
Spring begins, and with it comes baskets and hampers full of lawn…
Ground cover plants, no more mowing!
If mowing the lawn has become an unbearable chore, or if you…
Mowing, the key to a pristine, tidy lawn – get the timing and technique right!
Mowing the lawn is an easy art to master as long as…
Topdress your lawn for a lush, thick, neat result!
Lawns typically give more than they take. Give your lawn a boost…
Plant & tree diseases - organic treatments
Deal with slugs and snails – naturally!
Every Spring season, it’s the same old story. You’re strolling through the…
Green lacewing, the genesis of aphid lions
Green lacewing also goes by more dramatic and telling names: golden-eyed fairy,…
The ladybug lifecycle, helping us out at every stage
A 10th century legend, over a thousand years ago, relates the story…
Septoria, a leaf spot fungus destroying harvests – learn to destroy it instead!
Septoria is a species of fungus that infects vegetables, trees and ornamental…
Special Garden reports
Ashes, great for the garden – if they’re the right ones!
Ash can be extremely useful in your garden and for your plants…
Discover BRF or RCW, Ramial Chipped Wood, the next mulch revolution!
BRF is a common term in forestry. It is derived from the…
Compost, how to set up a composter for garden and kitchen waste
Making your own compost is a practice that helps the environment through…
How to make a herbarium – child-friendly garden fun!
Bursting with unspent energy, children are probably among those who suffer most…
