Learn how to promote, maintain and increase biodiversity in your garden Read an excerpt To buy My garden at the service of balanced biodiversity, The Book! Where can I find my book? In all good bookshops Directly on the Editions Jouvence website in the Jouvence Nature collection On Amazon, La

Drought damage The lack of water of the past three years, 2015, 2016, 2017, accentuated by the stifling heat and a drying wind, can be seen in the grilled foliage of trees and shrubs that were thought to be resistant to scorching summers. Symptoms of water stress are frequent on young plants but al

Ground cover plants, an alternative to lawn Ground cover plants provide compact plant cover due to their density. The land is covered with sometimes flowering vegetation. Often ground cover plants are used to replace grass for issues of establishment and maintenance, embankments or undergrowth. Th

Whether French, regional, local, vernacular names play tricks on us when it comes to plants. The French names of plants are traps! A denomination is made to identify a plant, and not another in principle. Nevertheless, the risks of error are numerous. The names of plants are a puzzle for learners of

How to choose a tree? The errors are many. Here are some criteria to respect. The criteria for choose a tree – Shadow :you have to imagine the branches of the tree in about fifteen years. Some grow fast, others very slowly. – Fruits :the range of fruit trees is important both in species and variet

Thyme, wild thyme, savory and farigoulette, que bag? It begins as a fable by La Fontaine, or as a tale for children, and grown-ups. Once upon a time, a thyme, a wild thyme, a savory and a farigoulette in a herb garden. No weeds, no! Aromatic, medicinal herbs, herbs for good women. Here I open a

Winter protection in the garden, how to put it on, when to take it off. Fragile plants are plants that fear the cold. With that, you are informed... What is cold? This question seems innocuous, silly but there is cold and cold. And there is resistance and resistance…Generally speaking, a plant can

FAQ of the month of August, garden questions Here are the garden questions of Internet users for the month of August; and my answers, which can be amended, supplemented, contradicted… gardening is not an exact science. Semi-shade Yes ! Next question? I was joking. The question of partial shade co

Autumn is here and the big question we can ask ourselves is about the different materials to bring to the ground. Fresh or dehydrated manure? Home compost? Horticultural soil? Peat? Fertilizer, but which one? Fertilization or amendment? Why contribute? Because a garden is a place of transfer .

The caliber of the bulbs , essential to know to make your choice. You have probably noticed that the shelves of bulb plants are full and that the proposals, even in the food industry, are flowing. Your mailbox is also filled with autumn catalogs extolling the merits of a tulip with fringed petals,

Question from a user:how to plant fall bulbs? Spring-flowering flower bulbs should be planted now, before the cold winter. But the ground must be well prepared, loose and fertilized. Therefore, tillage will be done on 20 cm with compost fertilization. Plant tight enough to optimize the rendering

Why do you always have to find the hydrangea in the list of heather soil plants?Return to a reality. The hydrangea, translate your whims pain me in the dictionary of the language of flowers, is not a heather plant . If this shrub does not like soils that are too calcareous, and says so with a mag

For a successful plant move A move is a stress for the plants. The pretty tropicals in the house will suffer a shock during transport:sometimes very cold drafts, changes in light and humidity, houseplants dont like them at all. But how to transport them without too much damage? There are the robus

Its time to flower our balconies and terraces, to put color in the pots, to prepare the flowering of the beautiful season. A visit to the local garden center is therefore a must. This is where you fall for the beautiful flowers with shimmering hues, dont say no, I know it... I do the same. Its calle

How to properly store your garden tools It is important to take care of your garden tools by leaving them indoors if you want to ensure a long life for them. Here are some tips to help you organize and store your gardening supplies. Store your equipment inside Store your tools in a cool, dry p

Indeed, there are plots, beds, courtyards that are invaded by undesirable plants that deserve only contempt and suppression. Poor people. Do not look, the poor is a qualifier, not a plant species. The poor, the unloved, the undesirables, the bad! Many of you asked me this spring what to do to eradic

Summer fertilizations July is harvest month. But not only. This is also the time to think about a second fertilization of plants in the ground and especially in the vegetable garden. The soil is quickly depleted because the nutrients end up in the vegetables – that is the purpose of fertilization,

What were the first plants planted in French gardens after the construction of the house was completed? Look no further, these are hedge plants. To delimit the property, to look pretty, to hide from view... whatever the reason, the hedge is a main element of landscaping. Whether evergreen conifers,

There are places where natural grass does not grow, under pine trees or on a balcony. There are also regions where grass is almost a heresy, in regions where there is a lack of water, in very sandy soils... And some weekends become moments of chores for some. Grass is very pretty, but grass is alive

It is normal to see the star before Christmas… The Poinsettia is celebrated on December 12. It is called Christmas star in French, in relation to its star-shaped bracts, its end-of-year flowering and its red color, red being the color of Santa Clauss clothes and that of the firefighters who come at