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Choosing plants based on the climate in your area will make for easy gardening and will help reduce treatments and watering.

Getting back home after the summer holidays makes September a special month. Adults get back to work and children prepare their supplies for school. But in the garden, there’s quite a lot to do, too!

Wood chips make for an excellent plant-based mulch. Layered around your trees and shrubs, they share all sorts of benefits to your plants. Wood chip mulch literally shares rich forest fertility to your very own garden soil! Key wood chip mulch facts Availability – high Cost – low Ornamental value – can be naturally dyed […]

Even though these two products are often confused, they do have very distinct uses and very different results.

To convert your green waste into green gold like mulch and compost, these two items are great.

You live the urban life in an apartment but would nonetheless love to make your own compost?

Thanks to composting, vegetable peels and other organic matter aren’t worthless anymore.

Topdressing means spreading a fresh layer of rich soil mix directly atop the ground. This gives plants the organic matter

In the world of nature-lovers and horticulture, certain plants are marked with a ® or ™ symbol. This is the mark of a plant patent.

For those who are lucky to have a garden, perhaps you’re dreaming of one day being able to afford a garden greenhouse. Of course, this is the dream of all plant-lovers in temperate climates.

Mahonia is a rather quiet, slow-growing shrub that bursts to life in winter with amazing yellow blooms. Not only is it beautiful, but it also shares many benefits!

A lavender wand is a gorgeous, fragrant handicraft made from lavender flowers. Simple to craft, it is an ideal gift for all.

There are many ways to work in the garden, but with a raised garden, everything becomes easy! A raised garden is especially useful for

Ever dreamed of having a garden that stays green throughout droughts? Do your water-hogging plants keep you from taking more than a week-end off?

Large scale impact of pesticides on butterflies and bumblebees in private gardens in France.

This method of propagation works particularly well for the mimosa tree. It is especially useful if you wish to replace a tree that was damaged and you still have access to its remains.

Stephanotis is a beautiful vine that deserves to grow for years. Keep it alive for more than a season by transplanting it to a pot to bring it indoors over the winter!

Maritime pine bark is an excellent mulch, both useful and very elegant.

The Mahonia shrub isn’t only a formidable winter flower shrub – it’s also a source of high-value

Mahonia berries are an unexpected addition to the many fruits and berries you can grow in your garden! This oft-planted ornamental shrub hides a surprise treat for the fall: its delicious, tart berries! Learn all about how and when to harvest them. Key Mahonia harvest facts Harvest season – late fall Northern Hemisphere – September, […]

Gardening with the moon, sure! But how? Gardeners have always observed with fascination the impact of the moon on plants they were growing.

Nice weather usually means eating more delicious fruits and vegetables. Why not seize the chance to grow your own together with your children?

So you splurged and treated yourself to a eucalyptus tree, an oleander, a mimosa tree, a lemon tree or an olive tree? Here is how to protect these plants over the cold season.

The technique to prepare hydrangea cuttings is surely one of the easiest to follow and allows for cost-effective propagation of hydrangeas.

Cuttings is the best way to reproduce and clone your favorite plants.

Before leaving to go on holiday, a few good tips can ensure that your garden plants will still be in great health when you get back. But in case of dry spell, watering must be both carefully planned and not excessive. Are you traveling away from the garden for a week or more? Start with […]

Feeding birds in winter is an excellent initiative to help them through this difficult season.

Fending off birds and other plant and vegetable feathered foes is a mission a scarecrow pulls off with glee. But frightening birds away doesn’t mean your scarecrow must look scary! Actually, what is attractive to us is repulsive to them!

More comfort in the garden and more greenery around town: our desires are inspiring manufacturers. They’re rolling up their sleeves for urban gardeners, preparing novel items that are lighter and more convenient than ever before… Let’s discover a few of these products that scratch that itch so perfectly!

Apart from the usual environmental and ethical considerations that may drive you to find something better than tap water to water the garden, there’s also that simple reality check we sometimes overlook: your wallet! Indeed, tap water as provided by utilities tends to be quite expensive, and prices are trending upwards. Using rainwater for all […]

On a deck, terrace or balcony, it is easy to set up a container garden in pots for every season, planting a series of garden box flowers that will bloom one after the other. Read also: Fruit trees for balconies, decks and terraces Potted plants, the tips to succeed in growing them Drought resistant pot […]

Wood as a source of energy is increasingly regarded as a natural solution for heating… and an antidote to rising fuel prices.

Organic gardening means gardening together with nature instead of against it. Organic growing techniques endeavor to respect soil, plants… and the consumer, too. They rely on vegetable and fruit species that are well-suited to local growing conditions.

What if nature invaded cities in the “urban farm” mode? The collaborative Incredible Edible trend is pollinating across the plant…

The right tools Even though the tool doesn’t define the mastery of the gardener who owns it, nonetheless… working is easier when the right tool is at hand!

Not all plants are hardy. Some are more delicate and are vulnerable to freezing. Adequate protection from the cold must therefore be provided.

When the winter cold hits, plants enter a phase of dormancy.

To plant, sow, propagate, fertilize at the cheapest possible price, think “recycle”!

Birds, insects, hedgehogs… These small animals are very useful to help manage gardens in a natural manner. It makes a lot of sense to provide them with housing before winter sets in.

To transform your growing beds into spots of high ecological value, here are a few simple tips and solutions. Common sense applies and points the right way forward.

A garden furniture set is now a very convenient and ornamental addition to patios, terraces and gardens. Thanks to the garden set, this space truly becomes

Near the house or on a balcony, pot arrangements are an excellent way to add color and greenery to your viewpoint.

Mini garden, courtyard or balcony: if astutely set up, your little patch under the sky can become a space where life is great.

Pozzolana is a mineral mulch extracted from volcanic rock. It is both very long lasting and extremely ornamental. Its red brown color is also

If planting is one of the most enjoyable things to do in the garden, it is also one of the most crucial phases in the life of a plant, tree or shrub. We owe it to them to perform it well!

If your garden is surrounded by hedges that are tall enough, you can set up a couple hives. They will provide you with organic honey and will increase the pollination of your fruits and vegetables.

Should you plant here, or rather there? What if you relied on dowsing to find the perfect spot and hope for a bountiful garden? Why rely on dowsing? Dowsing is the study of the relationship between an environment and its inhabitants. When used to set up an ornamental garden or a vegetable patch, it helps […]

Orchids are perhaps the plants for which the growth medium is the most critical element that influences the growing of the plant.

A prickly invader… but also one of the best medicinal plants of all! The nettle, as useful in the kitchen as it is in the garden, is worthy of our highest esteem.

After the last tasks of fall and before putting them away, it is important to thoroughly clean your tools