Invite Birds to the Garden With Native Plants
By Julie Boudreau I do most of my writing for this blog, comfortably seated with a view onto my greenContinue Reading
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Can You Use Dehumidifier/Air Conditioner Water on Plants?
If you use a dehumidifier (a common practice in basements worldwide and on all floors of houses in truly humidContinue Reading
Join the International Monarch Monitoring. Blitz!
The International Monarch Monitoring Blitz is back for its seventh edition! From 28 July to 6 August 2023, Space ForContinue Reading
Free Berries From Mother Nature’s Garden
Who doesn’t love berries? In Canada, we’re lucky enough to have several (really several) varieties that we often don’t evenContinue Reading
Mulch, a Must for the Laidback Gardener
I discovered the virtues of mulch several decades ago, thanks to a book by Ruth Stout: How to Have aContinue Reading
More Fleeceflowers for the Home Garden
Larry Hodgson published thousands of articles and 65 books over the course of his career, in both French and English.Continue Reading
9 Shrubs for an Almost Maintenance-Free Garden
After compiling a list of 10 Perennials for an Almost Maintenance-Free Garden… Now it’s shrubs’ turn. What are the criteriaContinue Reading
Long Live the Bees?
By Julie Boudreau Last winter, I was reading a scientific article that really saddened me. Being an “collateral bee rescuer”,Continue Reading
Do Trees Really Need Staking?
There is an old belief that you should always stake a tree solidly when you plant it. Indeed, this wasContinue Reading
Orchids in Alaska
Yes, you read that right. As improbable as it may seem, Alaska has over 30 species of orchids, which isContinue Reading