A garden to discover with your hands
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July 24, 2013
Are you familiar with the courtyard in the Botanical Garden’s free-entry zone? This is the Courtyard of the Senses , and it is well worth taking a...Read more
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A plea for the trees
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July 5, 2013
It is a beautiful spring day. We are out camping. Nature is coming back to life. Looking for a warbler hopping from tree to tree, something catches...Read more
Snow in June or pollen falling from the trees?
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June 17, 2013
Neither! The “flakes” you see swirling through the air in late May to early June can carpet lawns like the first snowfall of winter. In the greater...Read more
Spring cleaning in your garden
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April 26, 2013
The buds have started to come out, spring seems to be settling in.And we’ve got spring fever! Here are a few things you can do now to get your garden...Read more
A family of red foxes at the Montréal Botanical Garden
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April 19, 2013
For the past few years, the Montréal Botanical Garden has been home to a growing number of red foxes — Vulpes vulpes . Urban foxes Surprising, you...Read more
It’s time to seed your vegetables
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March 8, 2013
Want to grow lots of vegetables for not a lot of money? Looking for a particular rare or heirloom variety? Just feel like getting your hands dirty?...Read more
A tea like no other!
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February 22, 2013
What do the following have in common: an essential oil, an anti-aging cream, a tisane, a gin and a spice? Labrador tea! The leaves of this plant are...Read more
Make your poinsettia blush again!
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January 11, 2013
Your poinsettia made it through the holidays and now you want to keep it and make it turn red again? Here are the steps to follow. In the red until...Read more
Why are plants so colourful?
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November 30, 2012
We are immersed in a world of colour. Colours influence our choices and make objects easier to spot and to recognize. In plants, colours are...Read more
A waterless garden?
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June 28, 2012
The idea may be utopian, but it does raise the issue of careful use of water. Already this summer, sun and extreme heat have begun to take their toll...Read more
