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.
Aphids
Aphids are a fearsome bunch. When protected by ants, they slowly suck the life out from our beloved plants. Learn about them here.
Whitefly, techniques and organic treatments to avoid it
Whitefly is a tiny insect that attacks all kinds of plants, particularly: hibiscus, geranium, greater celandine, fuchsia and certain vegetables
Aphids, how to get rid of them?
Aphids are fearsome insects that attack leaves and feed on plant sap. There are natural ways to treat against them. Leaves curl up and become sticky.
Nasturtium vs. Aphids, decoy those pests away!
Whether in the vegetable patch, around fruit trees or near rose trees,
Fermented stinging nettle tea, both treatment and fertilizer
Thanks to fermented stinging nettle tea, create your own 100% organic fertilizer and parasite repellent! Discover fermented stinging nettle tea
Predator wasp, a voracious feeder… of pests!
As soon as the word wasp is mentioned, we all shudder at the thought of that insect that somehow always finds ways to turn a nice family picnic into a frenzied gaggle of panicked people! But did you know there were a great many wasp varieties? One of which is particularly interesting: the predator wasp.
Beneficial insects that lend us gardeners a hand
These feed on pests, help plants reproduce, and give the soil better structure. Beneficial insects really give us a real hand in the garden!
Ladybug, the assistant gardener
The Good Lord’s beetle is an incredible bug that feeds on aphids. It is the best of the gardener’s friends.
French marigold, always an impact!
French marigold is a plant that exhibits very beautiful flowers during the summer.
Green lacewing, the genesis of aphid lions
Green lacewing also goes by more dramatic and telling names: golden-eyed fairy, aphid lion, aphid wolf… and each name reveals how much of a beneficial insect this is to a gardener trying to control pests. Larvae from this insect family seem to have a single goal in life: to devour aphids.
Aphids and ants on hibiscus killing off flower buds
All the species and varieties of Hibiscus are vulnerable to aphids. Here are the symptoms of such an invasion, and how to treat it.
