Stop the Flop: No-Stake Peonies
Ask any gardener and he’ll insist that peonies need staking. Yet that isn’t at all true. There are hundreds of peonies withContinue Reading
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Allélopathique
Se dit d’un organisme, micro-organisme ou végétal qui inhibe la croissance d’autres organismes en sécrétant des substances chimiques nocives ou toxiques.
Bigleaf Hydrangeas in a Cold Climate
In Britanny, you can see endless bigleaf hydrangea hedges. I get to see spectacular bigleaf hydrangeas when I travel to milder climates.Continue Reading
The Fascinating History of Quebec’s Floral Emblem
Today, June 24th, is Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, honoring Saint John the Baptist, the patron saint of French Canadians. It’s a public holiday inContinue Reading
Two Vegetables in the Space of One?
Did you know that you can graft a tomato stem onto a potato plant and thus produce both tubers andContinue Reading
Stinky Herbs Repulse Pests
Have you ever noticed that herbs are rarely affected by insects? Or even by mammals (groundhogs, deer, etc.)? There’s aContinue Reading
When Fairies Dance on your Lawn
One of the most common types of mushroom seen in a lawn (and the one that most irritates the average gardener) is theContinue Reading
Disease-resistant Tomatoes
Tomato diseases are so confusing! First, there are so many of them, plus their symptoms tend to be similar… and theyContinue Reading
Mutations in Your Garden
The word “mutation” often evokes images of evil, slimy creatures slithering out of nuclear waste ponds in one of those B-class scienceContinue Reading
Ants in your Plants? It’s a Good Thing!
Every June, I received dozens of emails from panicked gardeners saying something like: “Ants are eating my peony flowers: whatContinue Reading