A Laurentian Flora in Every Home!
When we browse on social medias, we quickly notice this. Groups interested in native plants and wild edible plants areContinue 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.
How to Overwinter Containers on a Balcony?
Urban gardening has its challenges. When fall comes knocking, how do you store decorative containers for the winter? Where toContinue Reading
These Apple Trees That Do Not Have Diseases
By Julie Boudreau One of the main challenges when you want to grow fruit trees with an ecological approach isContinue Reading
Revisiting the List of Deer Resistant Plants
When I do my conference tour in the various horticulture and ecology societies in Quebec, as soon as I moveContinue Reading
Get Out Your Photos! It’s Time to Plant Your Bulbs…Properly!
By Julie Boudreau Last spring, I invited you to take photos of your garden, so you can remember what itContinue Reading
Perennials With Beautiful Foliage in Fall
By Julie Boudreau Don’t rush to cut back your perennial plant beds. Like trees and shrubs, certain perennial plants offerContinue Reading
Vegetables, Even in Winter!
By Julie Boudreau Whether for simple pleasure or a desire to know what’s on your plate, gardeners can eat vegetablesContinue Reading
Daylilies That Bloom in Fall
They are easy plants. Everyone loves them! There are daylilies (Hemerocallis spp.) in almost every garden! These beautiful plants withContinue Reading
The ABC of Gardening With Children
By Julie Boudreau, horticulturist and mom… of three! Gardening with children is a gift you cannot do without, especially ifContinue Reading
What is this Insect? It’s the Calligrapha
By Julie Boudreau The arctic willow hedge needs to be trimmed. But just before plunging the shears into the hedge,Continue Reading