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Phacelia: 3 good reasons to plant this flower in your garden

1- It is easy to grow Tansy leaf phacelia or Phacelia tanacetifolia is a favorite flower of natural Gardening enthusiasts. It must be said that this annual herbaceous plant, which is a friend of bees, has multiple virtues to appeal to gardeners. Simply browse it during the spring to see this pla ...

08
June
2022

Creamy Radish Green Soup: An Easy Recipe

r 4 people: 1 large bunch of radishes 2 medium potatoes 1 small onion 15g of butter 1 pinch of coarse salt Preparing vegetables. To cook this radish leaf soup, start by preparing the vegetables. Even though they are edible, it is important to sort and clean the radish leaves well. 1- Peel and wash ...

12
Apr
2023

Salvia microphylla: 5 questions about small leaf sage

1- What does it look like? Do not confuse small leaf sage with the officinal sage grown in the vegetable garden as a medicinal and aromatic plant. Although it belongs to the same botanical family, Salvia microphylla is an ornamental sage producing many small white, red or pink or even two-tone f ...

31
Aug
2022

Making homemade lemonade: the easy recipe

nk in the refrigerator until ready to serve. You can serve this delicious lemonade by decorating it with lemon slices and, if desired, adding a mint leaf or lemon verbena leaf to give it a fragrance. ...

19
July
2023

5 Good Reasons to Celebrate Christmas in Iceland

ng the Advent period: => the Sara biscuit, a kind of almond macaroon filled with chocolate cream and glazed with chocolate. => Gingerbread. => Laufabrauð or "leaf bread," a bread as thin as a crepe intricately patterned before being fried. To admire spectacular landscapes Iceland is renowned for it ...

12
Dec
2018

Gardening: caring for a tillandsia in 5 questions

ince water intake is a tricky issue in growing tillandsias, it's good to know the signs that should alert you. The first sign of a lack of water is leaf tips becoming dry. Similarly, if the foliage is shrinking or turning brown, your plant needs more moisture. If you see these signs of a lack ...

25
Mar
2022

The Japanese apple tree: a spring flowering shrub

A tree of easy maintenance The Japanese apple tree has this advantage that it is low maintenance. After planting, you can protect the foot with leaf mulch to keep the soil cool. Unlike fruiting apple trees, pruning is not essential. However, you can prune this ornamental apple tree to give ...

14
Apr
2022

Green plants: how to take care of them during the heat wave?

heat wave. As a general rule, we advise avoiding south-facing exposure for Indoor plants anyway. When the weather is very hot and sunny, the risk of leaf burn is even greater. So, if you find that some of your plants are getting too much sun and their leaves are starting to burn, the best thin ...

10
Aug
2022

The cendol: an emblematic dessert of Malaysia

Asia). Actually, it's these funny neon green vermicelli that Malaysians call 'cendol'. To obtain them, a gelatinous paste is prepared from pandan leaf juice, rice flour and tapioca starch. This jelly is then passed through a kind of potato masher with holes to get the shape of the vermicelli ...

18
Jan
2023

Arugula salad: 5 things to know about this stinging salad

kes it valuable to cooks. In the kitchen, the young leaves are generally served in salads, alone or as mesclun (i.e. mixed with lettuce, batavia, oak leaf or chicory). Since it is quite tasty, it only needs to be lightly seasoned with salt, lemon juice and a drizzle of olive oil. As for the large ...

03
Mar
2023

Shamrock Cookies: A recipe for St. Patrick's Day

Ingredients Here are the ingredients needed to make about 20 cloverleaf cookies : 100 g almond powder 125 g flour 1 pinch of salt 1 teaspoon of yeast 1 sachet of vanilla sugar 75 g brown sugar 100 g soft butter at room temperature 1 small egg For the green icing 70 g powdered sugar a ...

15
Mar
2023

The butterwort: an amazing carnivorous plant.

rotize at the slightest injury. This plant can be propagated by sowing on a bed of peat at a temperature of 18°C, by dividing clumps in spring, or by leaf cuttings in winter. Contrary to popular belief, this plant is not toxic. Common butterwort is even considered a medicinal plant because it is ...

14
Apr
2023

How to prune lavender?

bloomed. If not, cut off the flower and keep only the stems with leaves. 1- Cut stems of about 15 cm from the current year's wood (still tender), just below a leaf bud. 2- Remove the lower leaves from half the length of the stem, as this part will go into the soil. 3- Plant the cuttings directly ...

11
Aug
2023

Rubber plant: an easy-to-maintain green plant.

ing the stems. It is an easy plant to propagate. The rubber plant is easy to propagate through layering or stem cuttings. Take stems with at least one leaf to propagate in the spring or summer. Caution: when cutting this plant, it secretes a toxic and irritating sap! Repotting the plant should be ...

05
Sep
2023

The spotted pothos: 5 good reasons to adopt this plant.

apsus pictus propagates very easily. In fact, each node of this plant has a root. So, all you need to do is take a few centimeters of stem with a node and a leaf to obtain a cutting and a new plant! ...

22
Sep
2023

Centella asiatica: a plant with exceptional anti-aging properties.

ingredients extracted from this plant can be designated by the following expressions: • madecassic acid; • asiaticoside; • centella asiatica leaf; • centella asiatica extract; • centella asiatica water. 5- This plant fights against most signs of aging. Because it possesses c ...

06
Nov
2023

The Rice Paper Plant: 5 Things to Know About Tetrapanax papyrifera

Regardless of the variety chosen, the main attraction of this plant lies in its persistent foliage, made up of large, velvety, dissected leaves. Each leaf can have 5 to 11 lobes arranged like a fan and can reach between 50 and 100 cm in width. These graphic XXL-sized leaves are most striking in a j ...

19
Feb
2024

Colocasia: the elephant ear plant

al origin is indeed characterized by giant leaves also known as elephant ears. This fast-growing plant produces very large heart-shaped leaves. Each leaf can reach 80 cm in height on the petiole and up to a meter long! In addition to the species type Colocasia esculenta, there are decorative varie ...

08
Mar
2024

Scrambled Eggs with Sprouted Seeds: A Spring Recipe

etable that adds crunch and color to this spring recipe. 1- Trim the tops off the radishes, but don't throw them away! You can make a delicious radish leaf soup with these green leaves, which are milder in taste than one might think. 2- Wash the radishes and slice them into thin rounds as shown in ...

27
Mar
2024