Remove Your Stakes!
“Plant trees!” If I were to write a book about my 365 horticultural thoughts for the day, this one wouldContinue 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.
Why Grow Plants in Troughs?
By Julie Boudreau When you are in the least interested in alpine plants, you inevitably discover troughs. These thick concreteContinue Reading
Gardening in Sandy Soil: What to Plant?
By Julie Boudreau Sandy soils present many challenges for gardeners. Due to the particular composition of this type of soil,Continue Reading
Gardening in Sandy Soil: How to Enrich your Soil?
By Julie Boudreau It’s not given to everyone to garden in what I call cream: this beautiful loose soil, withoutContinue Reading
Invite Birds to the Garden With Native Plants
By Julie Boudreau I do most of my writing for this blog, comfortably seated with a view onto my greenContinue Reading
Long Live the Bees?
By Julie Boudreau Last winter, I was reading a scientific article that really saddened me. Being an “collateral bee rescuer”,Continue Reading
What You See From Your Paddle Board
Summer, heat, happiness! And life… on the shore of a lake! Oh, the lucky ones! It is while strolling onContinue Reading
The Pawpaw Fruit, Not Bad!
Finally, I tasted it! The famous breadfruit tree! Even though I’ve been growing it in the garden for almost 15Continue Reading
Easy Perennial Collection: Nepetas or Almost False Catnip
It always comes back to the same thing. Thousands of gardeners are looking for ways to garden… less! Yes, theyContinue Reading
What to Plant on a Windy Balcony? Part 2
After having explored, in a previous text, the challenges and some possible solutions for the art of gardening on balconiesContinue Reading