Autumn Leaves, a Resource to Be Treasured
I’m always amazed by the colorful spectacle of foliage as autumn sets in. And what fun it is to playContinue Reading
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What Can You Store in a Garden Shed Over Winter?
If you live in a climate where winter means freezing temperatures, it’s worthwhile going through your garden shed before itContinue Reading
The Box Tree Moth Is Officially a Pest in Canada
A few years ago, I remember talking to a work colleague about the box tree moth, a nocturnal butterfly nativeContinue Reading
Moor Grasses: Fireworks in the Garden
Fall is a wonderful season to talk about ornamental grasses, even if we should talk about them all year round!Continue Reading
How Do You Clean Up When the Flowerbed Keeps Blooming?
Question I don’t mind tidying up my flowerbed for winter, but last year the flowers lasted until the end ofContinue Reading
Getting Ready for Winter: How to Harness the Magic of Summer
Are you prone to seasonal depression? I am… Autumn may be my favorite season, but when the leaves have fallenContinue Reading
Spiders… Nature’s Outcasts
Few people like spiders. Instead, they inspire fear and revulsion, just like earwigs, sowbugs and millipedes. It has to beContinue Reading
BaNQ’s Gardening Book of the Month
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ)’s monthly gardening e-book suggestion. How to Grow Anything: Kanopy Your Best Garden andContinue Reading
Getting your Christmas Cactus to Rebloom
The Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera) is a short-day plant, that is to say, it blooms only when there is less than 12Continue Reading
Becoming a Landscape Professional: Putting People and Nature at the Heart of Design
On September 20, I’ll be honored to take part in the Montreal School of Horticulture Trades first open house, toContinue Reading