Houseplants You Can’t Kill By Overwatering
You might think that underwatering is the main cause of houseplant mortality. In a way, that’s true: more plants eatContinue 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.
A Short Introduction to the Wonderful World of Cacti
They live in the arid desert. They survive extreme temperature variations. They live well with two millimeters of rain perContinue Reading
10 Plant Things That Interest Me in 2025
Every year, as the New Year approaches, I take a few minutes to write a short list of “things thatContinue Reading
How to Make a Moth Orchid Bloom Again? Easy!
It is the best-selling orchid and the one most offered as a gift! The Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis spp.) is alsoContinue Reading
Coffee… Good for Your Plants?
In North America, we consume an average of three cups of coffee per day. Imagine what that means for theContinue Reading
Do You Speak Latin?
Latin… why? Don’t see the use of it? Or on the contrary, it’s a strange creature that intrigues you andContinue Reading
Lime Trees in Northern Gardens
A memory from a trip to central Mexico. In a small local restaurant, the owner, short of limes, goes toContinue Reading
Tempting Tillandsias
After the “Air Guitar”, here are the “Air Plants”, air plants that do not need to be planted in theContinue Reading
20 Philodendrons to Grow Indoors
Since their arrival in our homes in the second half of the 19th century, philodendrons have become very popular withContinue Reading
The Sensational ZZ Plant
When you name a plant after its first letter, the last in the alphabet, you can be sure there isContinue Reading