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Purify the air with house plants by Albert Mondor

The atmosphere of the building where we live and work is loaded with several chemical compounds that are harmful to our health. In some places,...

Growing fruit on your patio in containers by Albert Mondor

By Albert Mondor, horticulturist and biologist This summer, why not grow blueberries and raspberries on your patio? Growing small fruits in containers is easy and within...

Beets with striking colours! - by Albert Mondor

For centuries, beets have undergone a slow metamorphosis which has lead to the plant we know today, with its sweet, swollen root. Other than the...

Durable Houseplants for the Black Thumbs by Albert Mondor

In spite of all your efforts, your house plants keep dying one after the other... You have perhaps even thought about buying plastic plants! Before...

Grow a smoothie garden by Albert Mondor

Do you like smoothies? You want to know how to grow some of the plants you use to make them? It couldn't be more simple!...

Tips For Growing Vegetables On Your Roof by Albert Mondor

With 85% of Canadians living in an urban environment, large lots are increasingly rare and space is becoming very limited in cities. Practicing horticulture in...

Growing your eggplants in containers - By Albert Mondor

The eggplant (Solanum melongena) is a vegetable of tropical origin. It is rather capricious and requires a lot of heat and sustained fertilization. However, those...

Indestructible plants that grow in deep shade - by Albert Mondor

Have you been trying to grow perennials under dense spruces or tall, mature maples, but to no success? One after the other, the hostas and...

A vegetable garden on your balcony! by Albert Mondor

You wish to grow tomatoes or cucumbers, but think it is not possible as the only space you have is your little balcony or the...

Eat flowers!- by Albert Mondor

Although we mostly create them to be ornamental, our gardens contain various species of flowers that are completely edible. Here are some mouth-watering examples. With...

Wonderful compost - by Albert Mondor

When the soil in a flower bed is left to itself, it degrades and compacts, making the cultivation of ornamental plants more difficult. To counter...

Seedlings - by Albert Mondor

Reading seed catalogues is a familiar ritual for gardeners. In addition to the pleasure afforded by this activity, creating seedlings is an economical way to...