Pine Archives

How to choose your Christmas tree: real or not? Which species?

Every year, the same challenge: you get to choose your Christmas tree and bring joy to the house for grown-ups and kids alike! Decorating it is an important part of the process, and is truly fun to work out as a family or with friends and colleagues, but the first eager step is choosing the […]

Maritime pine bark, an excellent acidic mulch

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

Plants for a fabulous oceanfront garden

Coastal climate batters seaside garden plants with many hardships: strong winds (even hurricanes), sea spray, dry summers, poor soil…

Garden plants for seaside oceanfront landscaping

New year’s plants, symbols of luck and long life

Which ornamental plants are rooted in history and culture, traditionally planted in the garden or hosted

Stone pine, a majestic conifer

Stone pine is a typical Mediterranean tree and its shape looks quite like that of a giant parasol.

Pine tree health benefits and therapeutic value

A mystical tree worshiped in many past civilizations, the Pine tree represents immortality in the Far East due to its long life span and its peculiar sap.

Pine tree branches, cones and fruit pips are healthy for the body.

Small conifers and dwarf conifers for pots, containers and small gardens

At the onslaught of Winter, the garden loses most of its structure and greenery. Small conifers are a great opportunity to restore some of these volumes thanks to the many possibilities these dwarf-sized evergreens share.

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!

Plants that trigger allergy and those that don't

Christmas and New year, 3 easy floral arrangement ideas

Preparing a beautiful table with flower arrangements when receiving guests for feasts like Christmas and New Year is quite a challenging exercise.

Ideas for flowers for Christmas and New year

Essential oil of Atlas cedar, a prized oil to treat cough and more

Though its botanical name is “Cedrus atlanta“, Atlas cedar isn’t native to Atlantis… It hails to us from the Atlas mountains in North Africa! The essential oils extracted from this tall tree boast many health benefits.