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
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Cultivate: Fill Up on Horticulture
I don’t know if you’re like me, but I always watch with a mixture of excitement and nostalgia for theContinue Reading
What’s Happening to My Tomatoes?
I’m officially declaring that the summer of 2023 in Quebec is a load of… manure! Nice, big, smelly, still-warm manure.Continue Reading
Learning to Live with Spider Mites
The red spider mite (also called the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae) is widespread in nature. In fact, it isContinue Reading
Rosemary, by dew and by sea
Larry Hodgson published thousands of articles and 65 books over the course of his career, in both French and English.Continue Reading
Cover Crops for the Vegetable Garden
As much as I appreciate the beauty of beautiful dark soil full of organic matter, I always feel a deepContinue Reading
Remove Your Stakes!
“Plant trees!” If I were to write a book about my 365 horticultural thoughts for the day, this one wouldContinue Reading
The First Key to Success with Lawns: Good Soil
When I hear people complain that their lawn is full of weeds, turns yellow, suffers from dead patches, is infested with insectsContinue Reading
What’s in a Name?
As Juliet said, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell asContinue Reading