Is Ramial Chipped Wood Mulch a Nitrogen Thief?
When I was a teenager, my parents bought a house in Sainte-Foy. The garden was in rough shape. The backyardContinue Reading
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Why I would blacklist giant butterbur as an invasive alien plant
When we think of invasive plants, we often imagine the common reed or the Japanese knotweed, crossing the oceans aboardContinue Reading
Why Repot Houseplants?
Early spring is the ideal season for repotting houseplants. That’s because plants just beginning a new growth cycle (the case inContinue Reading
Wild Bees to the Rescue
It is widely known that pollinators around the world are dying out, although many efforts are being made to saveContinue Reading
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
Celebrating Seed Solidarity
I’m the optimistic type in most cases, but I have to admit that good news is, shall we say, hardContinue Reading
Waking Up Your Houseplants
You think it’s still winter? Think again: it’s spring… at least for houseplants! After a long winter of semi-dormancy whereContinue Reading
Seedling Fever
I’ve been seeing the symptoms around me for a while now. A Halloween seed order here, or a garden planContinue Reading
Living the Shinrin-yoku Experience… in Your Backyard!
For some time now, we have been hearing a lot about this new Japanese trend, Shinrin-yoku. Freely translated as forestContinue Reading
Growing Vines on Trees: Why Not?
Tired of looking at naked tree trunks in your wooded garden? Why not spice them up with the attractive foliage andContinue Reading