Santolina, Cotton lavender: pruning, care, uses
Santolina is a Mediterranean plant with silvery evergreen leafage. Some Santolina facts…
Gardening
Garden flower: choose the right ones
How to set up a flower bed that’s always beautiful
Starting a flower bed always requires a little bit of thinking and…
Caucasian pincushion flower
Caucasian pincushion flower is as cute as it is discrete, and encountering…
English vs French lavender, which is best?
Wondering how to choose between English and French lavender? Here are a…
Trees and shrubs
Irresistible mock-orange!
Mock-orange is one of the garden's most enchanting and fragrant shrubs. Get…
Summer-flowering shrubs, 26 marvelous bloomers
These shrubs share their flowers from spring to summer, and sometimes even…
Metrosideros Carmineus, Ferris wheel, superb blooming
Very beautiful shrub with unique flowering, Metrosideros carmineus is very interesting in…
Phillyrea, a short olive-like tree for hardy climates
Phillyrea is a new olive-like short shrub. It's great for growing where…
Roses throughout the garden
Red parfum, a fragrant and crimson-colored marvel
The "Red Parfum" rose is a favorite of gardeners who love powerful…
Companion plants for roses
Being the ultimate in flowerdom, roses can be paired with many plant…
Grand Siècle rose, to honor the Great Century
The Grand Siècle, or "Great Century rose" arose in 1987. Grand Siècle…
5 fragrant rose varieties for planting around the house
Hmmm, the mesmerizing fragrance of a scented rose is a repeated pleasure…
Bulbs and Rhizome flowers
Freesia, bulbs for colors and fragrance
Freesia is a superb bulb flower, both extremely ornamental and fragrant. Key…
Potted tulip, 5 steps to grow tulips in pots!
Growing tulips in pots is something that is pretty easy to do.…
Parrot tulip, alien-like garden tulip
Parrot tulip are striking bulbs, truly spectacular in bloom. Parrot tulip key…
How to plant bulbs, a guide for planting bulb flowers
Plant bulbs depending on when they bloom: - Spring-flowering > plant in…
Vine plants for the garden
Hummingbird vine care, how to grow Virginia jasmine
Hummingbird vine, which also goes by the name Virginia jasmine, is a…
Climbing nasturtium, an easy flower vine
Nasturtium is a climbing vine famous both for its blooms and for…
Star jasmine, a very fragrant vine, planting and care
Star jasmine or false jasmine is a very beautiful fragrant climbing vine…
Plant and garden ideas for a shaded courtyard
What is a courtyard? Might seem like a basic question, but it’s…
Citrus growing secrets
Pruning finger lime, scaffold vs productive branches
Pruning a finger lime tree helps get healthy, tasty fruits year after…
Bergamot tree, planting and care
The bergamot orange tree is a citrus that produces bergamot fruit. Basic…
Yuzu, a hardy citrus for colder climates
Discover all about yuzu, a citrus fruit tree that's special for many…
Kaffir lime, a small, lumpy citrus with a tasty Asian tang
Looking for originality in garden AND cooking? Kaffir lime is what you…
Lawn care secrets
De-thatching, when and how to remove thatch in lawns
De-thatching a lawn helps it grow more resilient and thick. The goal…
Great alternatives to grass for lawns: climate-proof and zero-maintenance
What plants could we grow instead of lawn grass? Discover a few…
Ground cover plants, no more mowing!
If mowing the lawn has become an unbearable chore, or if you…
Rototiller, scores of advantages
A rototiller is a very useful when starting a vegetable patch or…
Plant & tree diseases - organic treatments
Cabbage white butterfly, get rid of Pieris brassicae caterpillars!
Cabbage moth (Pieris brassicae) is a large white butterfly species that reproduces…
Strawberry tree problems, Arbutus leaves with black spots on leaves
A common problem with strawberry trees is spot anthracnose and black spot,…
Stephanotis, solve its problems for it to bloom again
Stephanotis often falls sick because of diseases and pests. This mostly happens…
Natural and organic weeding, it works!
Weeding has always been the starting point of many questions: how can…
