Heating with wood, how to choose your firewood
Wood as a source of energy is increasingly regarded as a natural solution for heating… and an antidote to rising fuel prices.
Special reports - page 5
The world of gardening is as vast as the imagination of each of us gardeners can make it. These reports highlight some of nature’s surprises.
Potted plants, tips to make sure you succeed
Near the house or on a balcony, growing potted plants are an excellent way to add color and greenery to your home!
A potted garden on a terrace with containers
On a deck, terrace or balcony, it is easy to set up a container garden in pots for every season. Plant 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 […]
Sowing indoors, the best way to start seeds inside the house
The garden season begins with indoor sowing at the end of Winter. It’s important to choose your equipment well and prepare ideal growing conditions to get strong seedlings for transplanting
Garden birds, learn to identify our singing and tweeting feathered garden friends
Their colorful feathers and sweet-sounding songs are a pleasure in the garden. And the also do much more! Garden birds play a critical role for biodiversity: they control dangerous pests, spread seeds, and help pollinate plants.
Garden without any garden chores: make it a reality!
Savoring the garden without spending hours mowing or weeding it is the unfulfilled Quest of all gardeners. Though we dream about it all the time, reality must be acknowledged: the perfect zero-maintenance garden doesn’t exist.
Mason bee, a solitary worker bee that burrows in the ground
Mason bee, Osmia, solitary bee… all these names designate the same pollinating insect. And don’t be fooled by its tiny scale! It is indeed able to pollinate as many flowers as its more famous cousin, the common honeybee.
Soap from plants? Yes, our grannies were right!
Our grand-mothers keep saying they used the roots of a soap plant to build up a foam to wash their laundry. Saponaria is a perennial that’s quite common in our areas, and it helped solve a lot of people’s daily needs: shampoo, skin care, medicine…
A small patch of green
Mini garden, courtyard or balcony: if astutely set up, your little patch under the sky can become a space where life is great.
Pozzolana, designer mulch
Pozzolana is a mineral mulch extracted from volcanic rock. It is both very long lasting and extremely ornamental. Its red brown color is also
Bumblebee, bumbling along and heavyweight pollinator
A voluminous body, a louder-than-usual buzz, and colorful fuzz all around – the bumblebee is easy to identify! A particularly active beneficial insect in the garden, it is a diligent pollinator that runs in the same class as the common honeybee: the heavyweight class!
Incredible edible, new urban vegetable patches
What if nature invaded cities in the “urban farm” mode? The collaborative Incredible Edible trend is pollinating across the plant…
After the holidays, back to the garden!
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 autumn garden, there’s quite a lot to do, too!
For a sustainable garden
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 way to sustainable gardening.
In spring and fall, succeed in planting… everything!
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 plant them well!
