Glasswort, a Salty Plant in Mother Nature’s Garden
I want to talk to you about glasswort. Have you ever heard of it? To be honest, I hadn’t! IContinue Reading
Author: Audrey Martel
Audrey Martel is a biologist who graduated from the University of Montreal. After more than ten years in the field of scientific animation, notably for Parks Canada and the Granby Zoo, she joined Nature Conservancy of Canada to take up new challenges in scientific writing. She then moved into marketing and joined Leo Studio. Full of life and always up for a giggle, or the discovery of a new edible plant, she never abandoned her love for nature and writes articles for both Nature sauvage and the Laidback Gardener.
Riparian Buffer: To Mow or Not to Mow?
Do you have a riparian buffer on your property? Should you mow it in the fall? Cover it? Mow it?Continue Reading
Beekeeping: The Gift of Honey
We know each other well… Well, it’s mostly you who know me, but as so many of you comment onContinue Reading
Those Darn Mosquitoes! I Can’t Take It Anymore!
In the same vein as “why tomatoes didn’t grow in 2023”, here’s “why there are so many mosquitoes in 2023”.Continue Reading
What’s Happening to My Tomatoes?
I’m officially declaring that the summer of 2023 in Quebec is a load of… manure! Nice, big, smelly, still-warm manure.Continue Reading
Provocative and fragrant: discovering an original mushroom
As I often say, nature is fascinating! Sometimes we see oddities that we don’t understand at first glance, so we’reContinue Reading
Puffballs: My First Wild Mushroom
What the hell is this thing? It’s not a balloon, it’s on the ground. It’s white, smooth and quite firm…Continue Reading
Jack-in-the-Pulpit or Jane?
I sometimes receive e-mails from readers intrigued by the oddities of the plant world. Since I love telling you aboutContinue Reading
My Lawn: Mowed 4 or 5 Times a Year
Please note that throughout this article, I will lighten the text by formulating all sentences in the “I” singular. However,Continue Reading
Free Berries From Mother Nature’s Garden
Who doesn’t love berries? In Canada, we’re lucky enough to have several (really several) varieties that we often don’t evenContinue Reading