iNaturalist: Citizen Science and AI in the Service of Biodiversity
With their smartphones in hand, millions of nature enthusiasts are photographing, geotagging, and identifying species for the benefit of science.Continue Reading
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Peonies at the Roger-Van Den Hende Garden: An Appointment Not to Be Missed!
Picture yourself one late-June morning, the air still cool, a light breeze carrying an intoxicating fragrance several yards in everyContinue Reading
Free Your Trees From Their Restraints!
When I walk around my city, there’s one mistake I notice very often: trees with stakes or ties that areContinue Reading
How to Grow Tomatoes in Containers Without Becoming Their Slave
Tomatoes sometimes have a reputation for being real divas. The queen of the vegetable garden is said to demand constantContinue Reading
Sowing Sunshine!
Where there are sunflowers, there is joy! A simple sunflower can transform a simple garden into a place of happiness.Continue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: A Diseased Mountain Ash and a Mysterious Yellow Flower
A mountain ash in distress We cut down a beautiful, large mountain ash tree, leaving 2 meters of trunk aboveContinue Reading
The Nitrogen Rush! Where’s My Lettuce!?
In late April, I sow my lettuce and spinach with the usual springtime enthusiasm. You know that feeling—that little thrillContinue Reading
7 Things to Know About Lilacs
Depending on where you live, lilacs may still be in bloom, ended their flowering season, or, in cooler regions, justContinue Reading
Public Enemy Number One: Giant Hogweed
For several years now, giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) has been making headlines regularly as soon as summer begins. Almost everyContinue Reading
Quebec Is Cracking Down on Invasive Plants
Effective June 4, 2026, a new regulation on invasive alien plant species will take effect in Quebec. Adopted under theContinue Reading