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
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.
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
Help! I Put Orange Juice in My Plant!
I always have a little smile on my face when I see a cry of despair on Facebook from someoneContinue Reading
Something Strange in My Soil: What Is It?
“I bought some soil a month ago and when I went to use it, there was white in it, whatContinue Reading
Bananas: Expiration Date in Sight
The end of the banana as we know it may be near. Far be it from me to be alarmist,Continue Reading
The Garden: A Winter Pantry for Animals
In places where winter is particularly harsh, there aren’t a ton of solutions to survive. There are three of them:Continue Reading