What Will Be the First Flower of Spring?
Every spring, as soon as the snow melts, the bulbs we planted the previous autumn race to be the firstContinue Reading
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When Leaves Fall Before Their Time
What a marvellous sight trees give us in autumn, changing their leaves from green to yellow, orange and red! It’sContinue Reading
The ABC of Gardening With Children
By Julie Boudreau, horticulturist and mom… of three! Gardening with children is a gift you cannot do without, especially ifContinue Reading
Time to Look for Bargains
Many garden centers and nurseries offer significant deals in the fall, especially on plants that they would have to overwinter.Continue Reading
How to Preserve Your Herbs
Whether it’s for flavoring my dishes or making my herbal teas, not a day goes by in the year withoutContinue Reading
Those Darn Mosquitoes! I Can’t Take It Anymore!
In the same vein as “why tomatoes didn’t grow in 2023”, here’s “why there are so many mosquitoes in 2023”.Continue Reading
Tradescantias: The September 2023 Houseplant of the Month
One of the pleasures of growing plants is propagating them. One day, a study will look into the chemical processesContinue Reading
The Clash of the Titans
Many of the perennials I love are just a little too invasive for my taste. You plant them in aContinue Reading
Of Lawns and Neighbors
Every time we publish an article here on the subject of lawns, there’s an outcry. On the one hand, thereContinue Reading
What is this Insect? It’s the Calligrapha
By Julie Boudreau The arctic willow hedge needs to be trimmed. But just before plunging the shears into the hedge,Continue Reading