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.
Summer
Summer is when the heavy heat takes its toll. On plants, more watering is needed. On us, more spaces to relax in the shade! Summer garden activities.
Lavender, a welcoming summer flower
Easy to grow, lavender lets us savor the sun through its fragrance. Swaying at the tip of long scapes, its blue, violet
In dry gardens, landscaping works wonders
Dry soil, full of rocks, not a nutrient in sight? Seems like a harsh environment where plants can’t grow! Fear not! Just select plants that evolved specifically to thrive in those environments, and compensate for the worst drawbacks with a few astute landscaping tricks. Discover our tips to create an easy and thriving dry garden! […]
Common myrtle, cute shrub, fragrant flowers… edible berries!
Common myrtle is a small, original, flower-bearing and very ornamental garden shrub.
July garden tasks for a fulfilling summer
Summer is there and the garden has settled in! The month of July gifts us a multitude of colors, tastes and fragrances as we go about gardening.
How to water in summer, new routines and drip systems
Adapt your garden to summer climate conditions with eco-friendly watering habits. This will give your plants the upper hand on drought.
Summer-flowering shrubs, 26 marvelous bloomers
These shrubs share their flowers from spring to summer, and sometimes even longer! Either as part of a hedge or in a pot on your terrace, they share beautiful colors
The complete June Gardening Guide
Ah – June in the garden! Summer’s on its way and the garden goes through one of the most beautiful periods of the year. Flowers are in full bloom, shrubs are in their growth phase, fruit trees hint at how plentiful the harvest will be and the vegetable patch is already producing nice vegetables.
A colorful garden with summer flowering bulbs
In flower beds, pot arrangements or smack in the middle of the lawn, summer-flowering bulbs provide colors and enjoyment.
Fig tree, a summer-loving fruit tree
The fig tree is an amazing fruit tree with very unique leaves.
Create an exotic garden… bring the tropics to your back yard
What if you turned your garden into a year-round exotic holiday setting? Growing an exotic garden lets you travel between continents without even leaving your home.
Eggplant, abundant till the end of summer
Eggplant is a delicious fruit vegetable, a must-have in any vegetable patch.
Red berries for the summer
Raspberry, black currant, red currant: to ensure a plentiful harvest of small fruits in the following summer, plant in fall.
Around the summer vegetable bed
If the summer is hot, watch over the vegetables in the patch and take up these easy and organic habits to ensure you get a proper harvest.
Set up an outdoor kitchen for friendly summer barbecues
Setting up an outdoor kitchen opens up a whole new space where friends and family can gather outdoors. Welcome everyone to your garden around a delicious meal where each guest can pitch in and help out!
10 best blooms for summer flower beds
Summer is certainly the season when we’re always in the garden! The outdoors of the home must then be at its finest and share with us its most astounding blooms.
Blooming Summer Garden Boxes
Don’t know what to plant in your garden boxes in Summer? Perennials and annuals, take a look at our summer container plant insights as a source of new inspiration.
Refresh your topiary shrubs at the end of summer
The end of summer is the best moment for light pruning of shrubs and ornamental plants.
Prepare cuttings from your favorite plants
Cuttings is the best way to reproduce and clone your favorite plants.
Four-seasons lemon, fruits and flowers all year long
Four-seasons lemon trees are magnificent citrus plants that are called so because during spring, summer, winter and fall, they bear both fruits and flowers.
