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
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Controlling Potato Beetles
The Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), also called the potato bug, is essentially specific to the potato plant, at least inContinue Reading
The Right Time to Start Your Garden!
After months of waiting, cooped up at home contemplating a snow-covered garden, then tasting the persistent cold once the snowContinue Reading
Grasscycling: An Old Technique With a New Name
I’ve been mowing the lawn since I was 12, and I’ve never collected the clippings. Naturally, the clippings would returnContinue Reading
How to Prepare Your Container Garden
I remember my very first “garden”, in a small asphalt courtyard surrounded by brick walls. I placed a shallow plasticContinue Reading
Beautiful Flowers for a Diversified Lawn
With lawnmower-free May in full swing, it’s only natural to reflect on the reasons and motivations behind delaying the firstContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Botanical Mysteries!
Mystery Plant Question I bought a plant in the fall. It looked beautiful all winter, until I recently watered itContinue Reading
What Mowed Down Your Seedlings?
What a shock! You get up in the morning to tour your vegetable garden, in perfect condition the day before, onlyContinue Reading
Time to Plant?
When is it really safe to sow seeds and plant seedlings in the ground? And even in pots? We oftenContinue Reading
The Pocket Guide to Wild Mushrooms: BAnQ’s Gardening Book of the Month
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ)’s monthly gardening e-book suggestion. The Pocket Guide to Wild Mushrooms By Pelle Holmberg,Continue Reading