Fill Your Garden With Fragrance, Thanks to Lilies!
Large flowers, vibrant colours, and delightful scents. What more could you want from lilies? Lilies (Lilium sp.) are perennial plantsContinue Reading
Author: Julie Boudreau
Julie Boudreau is a horticulturist who trained at the Institut de technologie agroalimentaire in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec. She’s been working with plants for more than 25 years. She has published many gardening books and hosted various radio and television shows. She now teaches horticulture at the Centre de formation horticole of Laval. A great gardening enthusiast, she’s devoted to promoting gardening, garden design, botany and ecology in every form. Born a fan of organic gardening, she’s curious and cultivates a passion for all that can be eaten. Julie Boudreau is “epicurious” and also fascinated by Latin names.
The Beautiful Flowers of Mingan!
By Julie Boudreau I treated myself this summer by returning to explore the Mingan Archipelago for a second time. IContinue Reading
Pollen or Pollinator? Which Came First?
Plant evolution is a fascinating field of study. Once you discover that mosses evolved from algae and then into fernsContinue Reading
Seven Reliable Perennials With Fantastic Foliage
In the garden, all the horticultural attention is inevitably drawn to flowers. Their shape, their colour, their fragrance… that’s whatContinue 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
An Iris for Every Garden
The iris flower is recognizable from miles around. With its three downward-curving petals and three upright ones, how can youContinue Reading
Is It an Apple Tree? A Plum Tree? A Serviceberry?
During this incredible springtime frenzy, which sees spring bulbs, lilacs and a variety of beautiful native woodland plants burst intoContinue Reading
Finally, the Cercis Era?
Last month, at a conference, several gardeners from the Quebec City area shared their joy at seeing their wisteria plantContinue Reading
Native Ferns of the Northeast in Our Gardens
Ferns are possibly the most overlooked group of herbaceous plants among gardeners. Everyone is passionate about perennials, annuals, and herbs.Continue Reading
10 Annuals to Grow for Your Cut Flower Garden
It’s wonderful to see more and more cut flower growers. Dozens of multicolored tulips in spring, beautiful country-style bouquets inContinue Reading