How do trees get through winter?
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January 22, 2025
Written on January 15, 2020 What do trees do to get through the cold season? They start preparing in the month of August! It’s a fair question: how...Read more
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Inviting the tropics to your house
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January 15, 2025
Written on January 14, 2012 If you feel like taking a break from winter without planning a trip to the tropics, invite them into your home by means...Read more
Christmas tree or Christmas fir?
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December 18, 2024
Since time immemorial we’ve been using attractive plants to decorate our homes when various festivities come around. In December, certain ones take...Read more
The Jardin botanique, a collection not just of plants, but books and archives as well
English
December 4, 2024
“The Jardin botanique’s [ library and multimedia library ] accumulate but above all disseminate living knowledge, accessible to everyone. They...Read more
Sowing good cheer with squash
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October 16, 2024
Written on October 11, 2013 In the fall, a wide range of squash varieties become available on the Québec market. We’re attracted to pumpkins for...Read more
Valuing the ordinary: bugs, weeds and seagulls
English
September 18, 2024
The natural world around us is a lot more diversified than we might think. And yet, most of us are familiar with very few of the species living in...Read more
Gardens of Light, a gentle cultural immersion
English
September 11, 2024
Written on October 2, 2018 The illuminated pathway running through the Chinese, First Nations and Japanese gardens gives off a certain magic, and yet...Read more
Has our food’s nutritional value evolved over time?
English
June 5, 2024
The food system rapidly industrialized at the start of the 1960s. This period, dubbed the Green Revolution, is characterized by an improvement in...Read more
Hand pollination: when a horticulturist becomes a bee
English
December 6, 2023
Pollination is a miracle of nature. During the summer season, life spreads because of varied forms of pollination: insects, the wind, animals and...Read more
Is gardening a sustainable practice?
English
September 11, 2023
The answer depends on why and how we practice it. Obviously a garden offers a more diversified living environment for wildlife and plant life than a...Read more
