Herbs in Urban Style
Apartments, condos, townhouses… There are many homes in the city, and even in the suburbs, where planting space is scarce,Continue Reading
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Answers to Your Questions: Hummingbirds, Cherry Trees and Sandy Vegetable Gardens
Window Box Flowers To Attract Hummingbirds I’d like to know the names of some annual flowers for the flower boxContinue Reading
My New Best Friend: My Father-In-Law’s Wood Chipper
I have a confession to make. For years, I pretended to be a laidback gardener, but in reality… I wasContinue Reading
Don’t Forget to Mulch your Vegetable Garden!
The age-old tradition for vegetable gardens is to plow the soil deeply at the beginning of each season and then doContinue Reading
Oxalis: Origin, Varieties and Growing Tips
Plants that survive the conditions in our homes (low light, low relative humidity, inconsistent watering) are often quite hardy (orContinue Reading
What Happened to My Slugs?
Not so long ago, slugs were the worst enemy of my flower beds and vegetable garden. They were everywhere—on myContinue Reading
Laidback Gardening: What to Do in June?
Like the cycle of the seasons, each month brings its own set of transitions for gardeners. For many, May marksContinue Reading
Cherishing Cherry Tomatoes!
As beautiful as pearls and as sweet as candy, miniature tomatoes inspire jealousy among other garden vegetables. They are undeniablyContinue Reading
Answers to your questions: cedar hedges and chestnut trees
Les fruits du marronnier sont-ils comestibles? Are the chestnuts from Quebec’s chestnut trees as edible as those offered in Europe?Continue Reading
From Garden to Shaker: Naughty Plants, Tasty Drinks
My last two articles had the word “confession” in the title: I must be feeling particularly confident this spring toContinue Reading