Growing an evergreen hedge
Choosing evergreen shrubs to grow as a hedge is often a great solution to cut off curious onlookers or simply to mark the limits of a garden.
Honeysuckle
Honeysuckles often bring back fond memories of trying to tease a sweet drop of nectar from the flower… Discover varieties for the garden and proper care.
5 alternatives to invasive Scotch and French broom
Native alternatives exist to plant instead of invasive Scotch or French broom. They’re even more beautiful, if you consider that planting them restores habitats and
Lonicera standishii, the winter honeysuckle shrub
Winter honeysuckle, Lonicera standishii, is among the unavoidable winter blooming shrubs.
5 shrubs that bloom in fall
Some shrubs have the advantage of flowering during the entire fall season. They let us make-believe that the summer is extended
Climbers that keep their leaves in winter: an evergreen vine selection
Very useful on a deck, balcony or terrace, evergreen climbing vines help create a cocoon of greenery. These also produce abundant flowers! Read on to discover our selection of ornamental evergreen plants.
Blooming of shrubs one season at a time
To help you choose your shrubs depending on their blooming season, Nature-and-Garden recommends this selection of the most beautiful flowering shrubs for each season.
Leycesteria formosa, the Himalayan honeysuckle
Himalayan honeysuckle is a shrub with fantastic flowers.
Fragrant winter flowers, scents for brisk winter air!
Fruity, flowery or vanilla-like, sensuous and mesmerizing, the fragrance of certain winter flowers is anything but low-key.
Honeysuckle, a nice and easy climbing vine
Honeysuckle is a must-have among all the flowering climbing plants.
Plant small exotic fruits!
If you’ve got a sweet tooth but don’t have a very large garden for growing fruit trees, try planting exotic berry shrubs that survive in temperate climates. It is a brilliant and unique enjoyment. Here is a selection of small exotic fruits that resist the cold. Perfect for planting on a balcony!
The poetic charm of a dressed pergola
Summer sends its scorching heat out but one spot in the garden offers a cool atmosphere which is perfect for the heat-struck visitor: the canopy pergola covered in plants. An unmistakable feeling of peace calls out from a plant-covered pergola, often set at the entrance of both house and garden. The charm of a pergola […]
Fragrant climbing vines…
Climbing vines have the advantage of being very ornamental. When on top of this, they’re fragrant and smell good, too, they become the ideal candidate to grow in your garden or on your terrace!
Fragrant vines!
Sweet honeysuckle scent, spell-binding jasmine fragrance… Fragrant vines teleport us to richly-scented memories!
Grow climbing plants in your garden
Climbing plants are the way to go to decorate gardens that aren’t that big. They easily replace a wider hedge, and don’t require much care.
Allergic to pollen? Types of plants to avoid, and what to replace them with
Sneezing, red eyes, runny noses… spring is the time when allergy-triggering plants spread their pollen. A horrible season for allergy-prone people!
Lonicera purpusii, Winter Beauty honeysuckle
Lonicera purpusii, the ‘Winter Beauty’ honeysuckle, offers us deliciously fragrant winter blooms.
Which vine is best to decorate your garden shed or pergola?
Guest post resulting from our collaboration with FRANCE ABRIS! Proud of your beautiful garden shed? Think how amazing it would look with a few beautiful vines crawling and blooming here and there! Indeed, though our garden sheds and pergolas
