Special reports - page 4

The summer season calls for light food and refreshing nutrients on meal tables. Peaches and nectarines can be savored under the shade of parasols.

Care for something cool – and refreshing! – in your garden? Set up a natural and eco-friendly pond in your garden, that will welcome lush plants and a host of little animals.

Just discovered Mahonia berries were edible? Extend the joy and learn all the best ways to keep and preserve

Cocoa hull is an excellent mulch and an effective seasonal fertilizer. Catching the eye and offering incredible agronomic properties, it is the perfect mulch for any garden plant

What is compost? Fashion blip or true eco-friendly solution for your plants and garden? Compost is without a doubt the answer to the trending quest for organic produce

Root-dipping means to bathe and coat the roots of a rose tree, tree or shrub with a special mix – called root dip – that will speed up root growth during the planting.

Annuals are often amazing in their variety and they bring fresh change to the garden. . The pot-in-pot technique is a great way to make replacing them and

Always 100% natural, plant based mulch, on top of being extremely ornamental, also has the special advantage of turning into excellent fertilizer.

Today’s frenzied world is screeching to a halt in these days of lockdown.

There are times when plants require topdressing to grow better and thrive. If you’re growing plants in any of these conditions,

Many of us only get to garden in shared gardens or community allotments. Lockdown obligations are strict regarding this option.

Wisdom and ancient charm abound in the cloister garden of old. It somehow recaptures a bit of the lost garden of Eden.

Not only is it very ornamental, mineral mulch is 100% natural. This ultra trendy product is also an amazing answer to the problems of

Shale is a very decorative mineral mulch that lasts a very long time, and which boasts excellent aesthetic and covering properties.

Organic gardening means applying to gardening the principles of organic agriculture. The main difference with organic agriculture is

Know your type of soil and you’ll succeed in growing your plants. This will point out how to make it better and which species will fare best.

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 […]

Clay pebbles form a substrate that can be used in organic farming. This has the advantage of extreme stability and durability.

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

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

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!

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.

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

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

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.

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

Elegant, insulating, pollution-cleansing plant walls have inched across our vertical surfaces, both indoors and outdoors. Care to set one up yourself? You’ve got a range of options.

Small hand tools make the gardener’s work easier in flower beds and vegetable patches, but they also serve to populate garden boxes and pot arrangements on terraces, balconies and decks.

Certain plants are both ornamental and edible. Feel free to try them out, a feast for eyes and taste buds alike!