If you are looking for an easy method to water your green plants in your absence, for example during holidays, you can try a proven trick: wick watering or string watering. But what exactly is it and what materials do you need? We will explain how to proceed to save your plants from dehydration.
Even though these furballs are adorable, your cat or the neighbor's cat can cause damage in the garden. To prevent scratches on plants, droppings, and soil turned over at the base of your crops, some deterrent measures are necessary. Here are 5 tips to keep cats away from your vegetable garden without harming them.
Beautiful perennial native to the United States, bee balm is an essential plant in gardens and on balconies during the summer. Not only does it provide abundant and highly decorative blooms throughout the season, but it also helps repel mosquitoes! As a bonus, this aromatic plant can also be used in cooking and has medicinal properties.
Many gardeners feel helpless when aphids invade their crops. However, some have a remarkably effective weapon against these destructive insects right in their garden: rhubarb leaves! We will explain how to prepare rhubarb manure, a solution that is both natural and radical for repelling aphids.
If your young seedlings have been devoured and the leaves of your plants are full of holes, it's very likely that slugs and snails have been around. We will give you several tips and natural solutions to get rid of these voracious garden guests.
The morning glory lives up to its name! It is one of the prettiest flowers you can see in gardens during the beautiful season. With its brightly colored corollas, this bloom does not go unnoticed throughout the summer. Here is everything you need to know to enjoy its beauty in 5 questions.
Lemon verbena or Aloysia citriodora is one of the aromatic plants that is easy to grow, either in a pot or directly in the ground, in a sheltered corner of the garden. We invite you to discover how to cultivate, harvest, and use it in 5 questions.
With its very original pinkish foliage, the shrimp willow is the undisputed star of urban gardens. Here is everything you need to know before adopting this deciduous shrub native to Japan. We will explain how to plant it, care for it, and prune it to highlight the beauty of its foliage.
With their bright colors and pretty crumpled flowers, poppies have everything to please! These plants, which can belong to different botanical families, share the common trait of being easy to grow. These flowers are unmatched in bringing a touch of color and cheerfulness to gardens. We will explain why and how to grow them in your garden.
With the arrival of sunny days, all kinds of little critters proliferate in homes. Here are the most effective natural solutions to avoid being invaded by ants, flies, and moths.
