Winter heather, fall and winter perennials
Winter heather, also called Erica, is a beautiful cute plant that blooms…
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
Heather, the flower that gave its name to a soil type
Heather is a cute little perennial that is particularly well suited to…
Beardtongue, tips and guidance for the best possible care
Beardtongue is a beautiful perennial that blooms in summer with very ornamental…
The beautiful umbels of the Lily of the Nile
Whether white or blue, directly in the ground or in pots, plant…
Shrubs and trees for a beautiful landscape
Albizia, a superb flower-bearing tree
The Albizia tree is famous for its fabulous summer blooming. A summary…
Cotoneaster, famed for its cute berries
Cotoneaster is a very beautiful shrub, especially appreciated for its berries. Core…
Hibiscus syriacus, an oriental beauty
Hibiscus syriacus is a very ornamental summer shrub. Hibiscus syriacus facts Name…
Winterizing your olive trees and protecting them from the cold
It might come as a surprise, but what is most fatal to…
The Veggie Patch by N&G
Zucchini, a delicious vegetable that is easy to grow
Zucchini is an easy plant to grow that will delight your taste…
Growing mushrooms on coffee grounds
Mushroom lovers, great news! For one, they are a good source of…
Greens & lettuce for every season
At the start of every meal or as a finishing touch, a…
Vitelotte, or black vitelotte, the China truffle
The purple Vitelotte noire, or black vitelotte, isn’t only reputed for its…
Herbs fresh from the garden
Rosemary, beautiful in the garden, useful in the kitchen
Rosemary is both a beautiful shrub and a formidable herb plant. Overview…
Tarragon, a very fragrant plant
Tarragon is a delicious herb plant perfectly suited to our climates. Top…
Dill, from growing to harvest
Dill is delicious with its delicate aniseed-like flavor and it is perfect…
Marjoram, garden oregano
Marjoram is a delicate strong-tasting herb, very fragrant and easy to grow.…
Plants that make a house a home
Indoor plants with luminous flowers to fight winter grayness
Delicate or extravagant, these flower plants bring color and a touch of…
Pothos or scindapsus, ornamental leafage
Pothos or scindapsus is a plant native to the tropics with very…
Air purifying indoor plants, why the hype?
There are air purifying plants that are able to cleanse the air…
Easy plants for healthy indoor air
Putting one leaf plant for every ten square yards (m²) will help…
Wonderful blooms with "The Rose Garden"
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…
Pierre de Ronsard ® rose tree, a true marvel!
The Pierre de Ronsard ® rose tree is a rose tree bred…
Rose tree diseases and how to treat them
Rose trees are most certainly among the most beautiful flower-bearing shrubs, but…
Bulb flowers for every season
Allium, exceptional bulbs
Allium is a superb flower, famous for its surprising ornamental floral scapes.…
Giant onion, simply magnificent flowers
Giant onion is a superb flower, with amazing ornamental floral scapes. Short…
Grecian windflower, superb flowers
Grecian windflower, a kind of anemone, is a bulb flower that is…
Crocus, among the first to bloom
Crocus is a formidable tiny flower that blooms at the end of…
Climbing vines, fragrant and beautiful
Clematis alpina, an abundance of blue
Clematis alpina bestows us with purple blue blooming that is simply beautiful.…
Winter jasmine, superb blooming
Winter jasmine is probably one of the most fabulous climbing plants. Winter…
Clematis armandii, early and fragrant
Clematis armandii is a beautiful vine with evergreen leafage and early, fragrant…
Virginia creeper, superb in every season
Virginia creeper, although sometimes mistaken for ivy, has many advantages when it…
Fruit trees and berry shrubs
Keeping pears over the winter and beyond
Starting in September, October and sometimes even November if the climate is…
Pruning an apple tree or pear tree into an espalier shape
Pruning apple and pear trees to espalier or palmette is an interesting…
Acerola, power-packed vitamin C
Acerola, also called Barbados cherry, is a red-colored fruit renowned and appreciated…
Pruning grapevine, tips and guidance to succeed
The pruning of a grapevine is an important step that determines proper…
Citrus, tangy tartilicious
Potted lemon tree, very convenient!
Potted lemon trees are an excellent citrus to grow at home. Care…
Citron, the hand of Buddha
Citron, of which the Buddha's hand is a variety, is a citrus…
Clementine tree and mandarin orange, how to grow them
Both the clementine tree and mandarin orange tree are amazing citrus. Clementine…
Calamondin, a nice indoor orange tree
Calamondin or calamondino is an apartment orange tree very well suited to…
Lawns, lush and luminous
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…
Remove moss from the lawn
When moss appears on a lawn or in the grass, it often…
Kikuyu grass, lawns made easy
Kikuyu grass gives you a solution against dry spells, foot traffic and…
Plant & tree diseases - organic treatments
Aphids, how to get rid of them?
Aphids are fearsome insects that attack leaves and feed on plant sap.…
Fermented tea, using weeds to make fabulous organic treatments
Fermented tea from weeds is an effective and environment-friendly resource to fight…
Photinia black spot disease
Photinia shrubs sometimes contract a disease called Photinia leaf spot or Photinia…
Red spider mite, what is the best treatment ?
Red spider mite is a tiny mite of the Tetranychidae family. It…
Special Garden reports
An eco-friendly hive in the garden
Why not set up a couple hives? Some hive designs recreate the…
9 Black plants for the garden – Black is Back!
Black plants are rare in the plant realm, and that’s precisely what…
Lavender wand, a beautiful stress reliever and fragrant ornament
A lavender wand is a gorgeous, fragrant handicraft made from lavender flowers.…
Use dead leaves to fertilize and protect plants
In fall, when trees and shrubs lose their foliage, a thick blanket…
