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
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.
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
Chocolate Doesn’t Grow in Stores?
I hope you’re in a good mood and open-minded as you read this article, because it’s not all rosy. InContinue Reading
American Toad: Not So Warty, a Laidback Gardener’s Friend
I say “wart” and you immediately think… toad! This little creature, often disliked because of persistent myths, is in factContinue Reading
An Ode to Stones
I have a big rock. I love it. It’s my rock! It’s there naturally, covered by moss and surrounded byContinue Reading
Flowers That See the World Upside Down
I once read a comment advising you to cut off the unsightly flowering stems of hostas, as their flowers areContinue Reading