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An oasis in the heart of the city
Around the world in 75 hectares
Autumn beauty and insects
Discovering small, smaller and smallest
Fall colours
Get closer to nature
Springtime beauty at the Garden
Under the spell of spring
Favorites in autumn
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Promotions
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Groups
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2 museums group package
Group packages with Montréal Tower
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Dining areas
Jardin botanique
Planétarium Rio Tinto Alcan
Visitor services
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Something for all ages, year round!
Explore our Spaces
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Biodôme
About the Biodôme
Mission
History
Ecosystems of the Americas
Tropical Rainforest
Laurentian Maple Forest
The Gulf of St. Lawrence
Labrador Coast
Sub-Antarctic Islands
Collections
Behind the scenes at the Biodôme
Births and unusual facts
Caring for the plants and animals
Creating the ecosystems
Life support systems
Partners
Biodôme Migration
Ecosystems
New welcoming and distinctive spaces
Main contractors
Animal welfare
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Insectarium
About the Insectarium
Mission
Conservation
Research
Education
History
Georges Brossard
Firmin Laliberté
Insect Tastings
We Are the Insects
Our latest star
Our vivariums
Atta Ants
Butterflies Go Free
The BuzzGround
25 years of favourites
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Jardin botanique
The Garden and its History
History
Timeline
Brother Marie-Victorin
Henry Teuscher
André Bouchard
Mission
Partners
Garden map
Rules for the Jardin botanique
Greenhouses collections
Aroids
Begoniaceae
Bonsai and Penjing
Bromeliads
Cacti and other succulents
Cycads
Ferns
Gesneriads
Orchids
Managing plant collections
Plant acquisition
Exchanges
Purchases
Donations
Harvests
Jardin botanique de Montréal Index Seminum
Horticultural expertise
Behind the scenes
Ecological management of the Garden
Animal management
Gardens and greenhouses
Lotus
Flowering crabapples
Lilacs
Blooms
Blooms of the week
Calendar of blooms
Cultural Gardens
Chinese Garden
Architecture of the Chinese Garden
Elements of the Chinese Garden
Montréal Chinese Garden Society
First Nations Garden
Visiting the First Nations Garden
Horticultural challenges in the First Nations Garden
Legends of the First Nations Garden
Jacques Rousseau - Natural Landscapes and Native People from Quebec
Japanese Garden
The elements of the Japanese Garden
The Japanese Pavilion
Gardens of the Japanese Garden
Japanese Garden book collection
The Japanese Garden Foundation
The Frédéric Back Tree Pavilion
Architecture
Arboretum
Ash Woodland
The Pond
Henry Teuscher Award
Applications
Winners of the Henry Teuscher Award
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Planetarium
About the Planetarium
History
Works of art and heritage
The van der Heide sundial
The Ingot by Slater
The monument to Copernicus
EXO
An immersive experience
Architectural achievement
An international competition
The architects’ inspiration
A sustainable building
Professionals and partners
Fact sheets
The Blind Man with Starry Eyes
Aboard the SSE-4801
EXO: Are We Alone?
aurōrae
Planet Nine
The Secrets of Gravity
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About Space for Life
News
Space for Life
Towards an inspiring model
A unique spot for education and learning
A place for research
A place for experience and inspiration
A place for reflection, ideas and commitment
Large-scale projects
Projects carried out
Biodiversity Centre
Planétarium Rio Tinto Alcan
News projects
Biodôme Migration
The Pathway to Phytotechnologies
The Insectarium’s Metamorphosis
The Grande Place
Sustainable development
Energy efficiency program
Actions at the Biodôme
Actions at the Insectarium
Actions at the Jardin botanique
Eliminating bottled water
Sustainable development policy
Sustainable development history
Sustainable development report
The Charter of Citizen Participation
Environment in danger
Biodiversity
What is biodiversity?
Endangered biodiversity
Habitat destruction
Overexploitation
Pollution
Invasive species
Climate change
What can we do?
Biodiversity at Space for Life
Community support
Requests for donations and guest passes
Partners
Further reading
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Fauna and flora at the Biodôme
Find an animal
Search for a plant
The Green Pages
ABCs of gardening
Fact sheets
Pesticide-free gardening
Control methods
Getting to know low-impact pesticides
Caring for beds
Watering the garden
How to water
Improved watering techniques
Winter protection
Prevention
Materials
Winter protection essentials
Protection by plant type
Fertilizing your ornamental garden
Soil texture
Soil structure
pH
Organic matter
Living soil
Organic amendments
Mineral amendments
Plants’ nutrient requirements
Description of fertilizers
Fertilizing trees, shrubs and perennials
Fertilizing annuals
Overfertilizing
Foliar feeding
The golden rules for fertilizing
Vermicomposting
Plant nomenclature
Seed or stone?
Container gardening
Choice of container and soil
Choice of plants
Pests and diseases
Watering and fertilization
Other environmentally friendly practices
Indoor Plants
Indoor Plants – Fact sheets
General care of indoor plants
Light
Humidity, temperature and watering
Fertilizing
Repotting
Common growing problems
Caring for indoor plants in the wintertime
Bringing your plants indoors and outdoors
Buying a potted flowering plant
Propagating indoor plants
Air layering
Root division, stolons and leaf plantlets
Offsets and suckers
Propagating indoor plants using cuttings
Indoor plants and air quality
Terrarium
Container and materials
Preparation and planting
Choosing plants
Maintenance of the terrarium
Indoor bonsai
Indoor versus outdoor bonsai
Basic care
Selecting species
Growing orchids
Flowering and watering
Lighting and temperature
Relative humidity, fertilization and flower spike
Repotting and potting media
Easy-to-grow orchids
Growing problems
Pollinating orchids
Nectar
Pseudopollen and mobile parts
Mimicry and pseudocopulation
Colors, shapes and odours
Epiphytic cacti
Description of botanical genera
General care
Succulent plants
Watering and light
Temperature and fertilizing
Outdoors
Potting soil and repotting
Propagation of succulent plants
Pests and diseases
Most common growing problems
Cyclamen
Maintenance of your cyclamen
Encouraging your cyclamen to rebloom
Propagating cyclamen
Cyclamen pests and diseases
Caring for your cyclamen
Poinsettias
Legend
History
Caring for your poinsettia
Encouraging your poinsettia to rebloom
Poinsettia care by season
Pests and diseases
African violet
Light and temperature
Care
Potting soil, containers and repotting
Propagation of the African violet
Pests and diseases that affect African violets
Amaryllis
Hortensia (Hydrangea macrophylla)
Diseases, pests and undesirable plants
Diseases, pests and undesirable plants - Fact sheets
Invasive exotic insects
Entomopathogenic nematodes
Scat! How to keep animals out of your flower and vegetable gardens
Undesirable plants
Control methods
Giant hogweed
Ragweed or poison ivy?
Learn to recognize poison ivy
Japanese knotweed
Trees and shrubs
Trees and shrubs – Fact sheets
Planting trees and shrubs
What to look for when choosing trees and shrubs
When to plant
Choosing, transporting and storing trees and shrubs
Planting your tree or shrub
Planting in poorly drained soil
Mulch
Protecting the trunk
Staking a tree
Watering and inspecting
Mulching, staking, pruning and fertilization
Winter protection for trees and shrubs
Glossary
Pruning ornamental trees and shrubs
Pruning techniques
Pruning deciduous trees
Pruning deciduous shrubs
Pruning evergreens
Pruning hedges
Pruning fruit trees
Young trees – formative pruning
Heading vs thinning
Mature trees
Neglected or damaged trees
Annual calendar
Cultivating hydrangeas
Growing requirements
Pruning
Types of hydrangeas
Lilacs
Growing lilacs
Pruning lilacs
Lilac enemies
Rhododendrons
Growing rhododendrons
Rhododendron maintenance
Cultivars or species
Diseases and pests
Roses
Choosing roses
Growing requirements
Types of roses
Planting
Pruning
Fertilization
Watering
Winter protection for roses
Roses: Diseases and pests
Preventive growing practices
Recommended cultivars
The 'Montréal' rose
Climbing plants
Growth forms
Planting and care
Watering and pruning
Selecting plants
Deciduous and coniferous trees in city gardens
Mistletoe
Holly
Growing oak trees from acorns
Growing ginkgo from seed
Diseased Russian olive trees
Flowering crabapple cultivars
Lichens and trees
Fall colours
Tree roots and building foundations
Lawn and ground covers
Ground covers – Fact sheets
Guide to organic lawn care
Mowing the lawn
Watering the lawn
Soil structure and fertility
What is thatch?
Reseeding bare patches
Sparse lawn and weeds
Pests and diseases
Lawn calendar
Ground covers
Plants' needs
Planting
Maintenance of ground covers
Selecting species
Mosses
Annuals, perennials and bulbs
Annuals, perennials and bulbs – Fact sheets
Annuals
Seeding annuals
Datura and Brugmansia
Overwintering geraniums
Bulbs
Hardy bulbs
Non-hardy bulbs
Camouflaging bulb leaves
Squirrels and bulbs
Perennials
Dividing perennials
Cutting back perennials
Caring for perennials and bulbs
Cultivating alpine plants for rock gardens
Creating a rock garden
Selecting plants for a rock garden
Maintenance of alpine plants
Propagation of alpine plants
Growing hardy ferns
Hardy and vigorous ferns
Ferns to plant near water
Ferns for dry, shady areas
Evergreen ferns
Other species
Lotus
How to grow
Uses
Catnip
Reactions
Animals and humans
How to grow
Bloodflower, a monarch magnet
Vegetables and herbs
Vegetables and herbs – Fact sheets
The vegetable garden
Location, dimensions and planning
Importance and preparation of the soil
Indoor seeding: Vegetables and annuals
Maintenance of the vegetable garden
Vegetable selection
Squash recipes
Roast your pumpkin seeds
Raised bed vegetable garden
Harvesting seeds from a vegetable garden
Flower fertilization
Stages of hand-pollination
Cross-pollinating plants
Self-pollinating plants
Storage
Suppliers of heirloom seeds
Harvesting and drying decorative gourds
History of vegetable gardens in Québec
Pre-colonial era and New France
Evolutions in landscaping
Modern vision of the vegetable garden
Edible flowers
Precautions and floral products
Uses
Harvest and storage
Recipes
Common edible flowers
Herbs
Growing tips
Caring, fertilizing and pests
Harvesting herbs
Growing herbs indoors
Saffron
A kitchen garden for biodiversity
Attracting pollinators to the garden
Attracting birds to the garden
Landscaping
Design a landscaping plan
Butterfly gardening
Knowing your environment
Nectar-producing plants
Host plants
Laying out your garden
Choosing the right plants
In my winter garden
Trees
Shrubs
Conifers
Herbaceous plants
Out-of-zone gardening
A garden full of fall colours
Perennials
Ornamental grasses
Trees and shrubs
A cutting garden
Cutting and maintaining cut flowers
Keeping cut flowers fresh
Cutting and air drying flowers
The language of flowers
Say it with flowers
Plants for shade gardens
How much shade you have
Disadvantages of your site
Conditions for maintenance and growth
Selecting the right plant for shade gardens
Québec native plants
A garden for biodiversity
Native, exotic, naturalized or invasive
Native plants for your garden
Plants from the Laurentian Maple Forest and Gulf of St. Lawrence
Harlequin blue flag (Iris versicolor)
Milkweed
Carnivorous plants
Nutrition
Types of traps
Evolution of carniverous plants
List of families and genera
Carnivorism and plants
Carnivorous plants of Québec
Sarracenia
Drosera
Pinguicula
Utricularia
Mushrooms
The role of mushrooms in nature
Human uses and tips on collecting
Where and when to find mushrooms
To eat or not to eat?
Bibliography and resources
Insects and other arthropods
What is an arthropod?
What is an insect?
A three-part body
How they eat
From egg to adult
Incomplete metamorphosis
Complete metamorphosis
Springtails
Myriapods
Spiders
Spiderwebs
Pseudoscorpions
Woodlice
Classification of insects
Scientific names
What is an order of insects?
Chart of the orders of insects
Valuable allies
Producers
Pollinators
Environmental quality indicators
A food source
Decomposers and tillers
Biological control agents
Studying insects
Observing insects
The ABCs of observing arthropods
When to observe them
Where to observe them
Planning your outing
Collecting insects
Insect boxes and drawers
Catching insects
Killing insects
Preserving specimens
Identifying specimens
Maintaining a collection
Buying insects
Raising insects
Creating an ant farm
Raising house crickets
Raising yellow mealworms
Raising praying mantids
Bees, wasps and bumble bees
Solitary bees and social bees
Wasp and bee stings
Honey bees
Virescent green metallic bee
Bumble bees
Leafcutting bees
Alfalfa leafcutting bees
Social wasps and hornets
Digger wasps
Sand wasp
Black and white digger wasp
Ichneumon wasps
Giant ichneumon
Sphecid wasps
Great golden digger wasp
Black and yellow mud dauber
Horntails
Pigeon tremex
Spiders
How dangerous are spiders?
Controlling spiders
Tarantulas
Fishing spiders
Western black widow spider
Garden spiders
Crab spiders
Goldenrod spider
Jumping spiders
Zebra spider
Yellow sac spider
Long-bodied cellar spider
Ants
Diet
Life in society
Ecological importance
Carpenter ants
Pharaoh ants
Ants in the house
Finding an ant nest
Eliminate the queen to destroy the colony
Prevention and control
Using boric acid-based bait
Flies and mosquitoes
Bee flies
Fruit flies
Black flies
Mosquitoes
Syrphid flies
Butterflies, moths and caterpillars
Tiger moths
Virginia ctenucha
Isabella tiger moth
White-marked tussock moth
Tent caterpillars
Gossamer-winged butterflies
Silvery blue
Brush-footed butterflies
Great spangled fritillary
Painted lady
White admiral
Monarch
Mourning cloak
Question mark
Red admiral
Viceroy
Papilionidae
Black swallowtail
Canadian tiger swallowtail
Pierids
Clouded sulphur
Cabbage white
Saturniidae
Rosy maple moth
Luna moth
Polyphemus moth
Cecropia moth
Promethea moth
Sphinx moths
Abbott’s sphinx
Hummingbird moths
Waved sphinx
Elm sphinx
Modest sphinx moths
Gypsy moth
Stick insects
Scorpions
Singing insects
Cicadas
Dog-day cicada
Marsh meadow grasshopper
Crickets
House crickets
Snowy tree cricket
Oblong-winged katydid
Aquatic insects
Water bugs
Giant water bug
Mayflies
Dragonflies
Green darners
Megaloptera
Dobsonfly
Caddisflies
Unwanted roommates
Cockroaches
Woodlice
Dermestidae
Larder beetles
How to control insects that live in foodstuffs
Silverfish and firebrats
Head lice
Pseudoscorpions
Shiny spider beetle
Fleas
Bed bugs
Allergies and bites
Prevention and detection
Controlling their spread
Meal moth
Indian meal moth
Centipedes
Drugstore beetle
Yellow mealworms
The strangers around us
Jewel beetles
Leaf beetles
Lady beetles
Asian lady beetle
Springtails
Snow flea
Click beetles
Long-horned beetles
Asian longhorned beetles
Fireflies
Mantids
Praying mantids
Myriapods
Sap beetles
Earwigs
Aphids
Scarab beetles
European chafers
Japanese beetle
Arthropods and us
Insects and our health
Interesting books and links
Search for an insect or an arthropod
Astronomy
Questions about astronomy
Monthly sky
The Pocket Planetarium
Ephemerides
Planets visible to the naked eye
Phases of the moon
Equinoxes and solstices
Astronomy resources on the Web
Astronomical events
Solar Eclipse of August 21, 2017
What is a Solar Eclipse?
Frequency of solar eclipses
The August 21, 2017 Solar Eclipse
Local circumstances of the solar eclipse of August 21, 2017
What will the weather be on eclipse day?
How to safely observe the Sun
The August 21 Total Eclipse, Live on the Web
Transit of Mercury - May 9, 2016
Visibility of the transit of Mercury
Observing the transit of Mercury
Perseids
What is a shooting star?
Perseids in 2017
Perseids in 2016
Perseids in 2015
Perseids in 2014
Perseids in 2013
Perseids in 2012
Perseids in 2011
Perseids in 2010
Perseids in 2009
The Mars Hoax
Past astronomical events
December 21, 2012
Transit of Venus
Partial solar eclipse, June 1, 2011
Comet Holmes
Transit of Mercury - November 2006
How to safely observe the Sun
Important warning about solar observations
The eclipse in a box: pinhole projection
Projection with binoculars
Projection with a small telescope
Direct observation with a solar filter
Observing shooting stars
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Blog
Ask our experts
Horticultural information service
Horticulture: The most popular questions
Spring questions
Summer questions
Fall questions
Winter questions
Horticultural information counter
Entomological information service
Entomology: the most popular questions
Conditions for using the entomological information service
Identify an insect
General entomological question
Donations of animals, insects and plants
Donations of animals
Donations of plants
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Environmental tips
Reducing our impact on forests
Reducing paper consumption
Reusing paper
Recycling paper
Reducing waste and water pollution
Reducing water consumption
Reusing water
Reducing water pollution
Measuring our impact on the environment
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Video gallery
Jardin botanique library
Jardin botanique de Montréal slide library
Conditions for using images
Explore the splendours of the sky
Get involved
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Mayor's Monarch Pledge
All about Monarchs
SEM'AIL
Background
Some basic concepts
The wild leek in danger
Reducing the impact of harvesting
Seeding how-tos
The ABCs of sowing
Seeding methods
Transplanting, a risky operation
Further reading
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My Garden
My Space for Life Garden program
Why participate?
Conditions of participation
Frequently Asked Questions – My Garden
Certification
Gardenaut gallery
Biodiversity Garden
Creating your Biodiversity Garden
Monarch Oasis
Creating your Monarch Oasis
Bird Garden
Creating your Bird Garden
Edible Garden
Create your own Edible Garden
Basic principles of organic gardening
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Friends of Space for Life
Friends of the Montréal Biodôme
Friends of the Montréal Insectarium
Friends of the Jardin botanique de Montréal
Montréal Planetarium Astronomical Society
Be a volunteer
Affiliated societies of the Jardin botanique
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Space for Life Foundation
Support Space for Life
Make a donation
The Montréal Space for Life charter of citizen participation
Support the Space for Life
Kids and teachers
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Educational activities
Plan a school trip
School group rates
Supervising students
Financial assistance for schools
Reservations
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Educational tools
Complementary activities
SEM’AILjr
Teacher training sessions
School newsletter
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Montréal Space for Life Day camps
Find a day camp
Registration
Terms and conditions
Integration guide
Zero-waste objective
Youth Gardens
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Astro-Kids
Astro-Kids activities
Astronomy glossary
Astro-Jeunes collection
Astronomy references
Subscribe to the School newsletter
Scientific research
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Science at the Biodôme
Overview of research
Biodôme research team
Andrée Nault
Claire Vasseur
Jacques Dancosse
Nathalie R. Le François
Robert Vaillancourt
Facilities
Research projects
Support for collection maintenance operations
Ecology of species and habitats
Sustainable development
Urban animal problems
Conservation projects
Breeding western chorus frogs
Conservation of the northern Map Turtle in the Montréal area
Acoustic surveillance network of bats in Québec
Conservation of the hyacinth Macaw
Conservation of the Golden Lion Tamarin
Conservation of the Copper Redhorse
Conservation and restoration of Wild Leek in Québec
Conservation and restoration of North American Ginseng
Scientific publications
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Science at the Jardin botanique
Overview of research
Jardin botanique research team
Alain Cogliastro
Alain Cuerrier
Frédéric Pitre
Marc St-Arnaud
Michel Labrecque
Simon Joly
Stéphanie Pellerin
Research themes
Scientific publications
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Science at the Insectarium
Overview of research
Advancing entomological knowledge
Maxim Larrivée
Insectarium associate researchers/entomologists
Research orientations and scientific contributions
The role of the Insectarium's scientific collections
History of entomological collections
Orientations for the development of scientific collections
Preventive conservation program for scientific collections
What do our scientific collections contain?
Insect database
Lists of species for the main collection groups
Brother Laliberté's historic collection of Coleoptera
Info-Muse data base
Type specimens of scientific collections
Accessible collections
Access and consultation
Loans of specimens for scientific research
Donations of specimens to the Montréal Insectarium
List by donor of entomological collections and specimens
Scientific publications
Other scientific collections
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Research and conservation at Space for Life
The Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centre
Our institutions’ expertise
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Further reading
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Video gallery
Video gallery
Is there life elsewhere in the universe?
What makes fireflies light up?
Should we say "Hibernation" or "Overwintering"?
The planification of the Reception Garden at the Jardin botanique
Meeting with the architect behind the Biodôme's Migration project
How to make a poinsettia turn red again?
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