Let’s Celebrate Chicks and Rabbits by Talking About Manure
Happy Easter! Once celebrated for religious reasons, Easter is now more of a chocolate holiday (because one chocolate holiday onContinue 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.
When Naming Your Plant Becomes a Headache
Do you love plants, but are a little confused about the different terms used to name them? No problem! Here’sContinue Reading
Garden of Oddness: Visiting Like a Biologist
I’m a fan of botanical gardens. I love being in a peaceful environment full of living things to observe. IContinue Reading
Those Darned Asian Lady Beetles!
My post today isn’t very long, nor very informative. It’s more of an encouragement to all of you who areContinue Reading
Drosophila: Annoying but Useful Flies!
You’ve probably come across those annoying little flies in your kitchen. You know: they’re tiny and you don’t see themContinue Reading
The Ultimate Tool for the Curious Gardener: The (Small) Microscope
Like every biologist in the world, I have a $50,000 microscope at home. What? You don’t? OK, OK, I mustContinue Reading
Ideas for Spring Break With Your Little Gardeners
It’s well known that spring break is the best time of the school year, after Christmas vacation! And for parentsContinue Reading
Vanilla: Sweet and Romantic
Although chocolate is in the spotlight on Valentine’s Day, it’s not this delicious, decadent, gourmet wonder that I’m going toContinue Reading
The Common Grocery Store Mushroom: Local, Delicious and Accessible
Known as the button mushroom, white mushroom, common mushroom, or simply “mushroom”, because it is so widespread, Agaricus bisporus isContinue Reading
Nothing to Do: In Winter, Houseplants Are Ugly!
Your plants are ugly, suffering, or dying in winter? You ask for help and you’re always told the same threeContinue Reading