The discreet beauty of native spring plants
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April 23, 2025
Written on 28 April, 2017 Unlike with most ornamental plants, selected for their majestic or brightly-colored blooms, the beauty of certain native...Read more
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Free activities for experiencing nature in a different way
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April 9, 2025
This spring, a gentle breeze is enfolding the Jardin botanique’s Frédéric Back Tree House. Every weekend in April, people of all ages and from all...Read more
Behind the scenes of the overhaul of the Tropical Rainforest greenhouse
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March 19, 2025
The greenhouses had been preventively closed in January 2024 in order to carry out certain work. By April 2, 2025, they will be ready to welcome the...Read more
How do trees get through winter?
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January 22, 2025
Written on January 15, 2020 What do trees do to get through the cold season? They start preparing in the month of August! It’s a fair question: how...Read more
Inviting the tropics to your house
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January 15, 2025
Written on January 14, 2012 If you feel like taking a break from winter without planning a trip to the tropics, invite them into your home by means...Read more
Christmas tree or Christmas fir?
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December 18, 2024
Since time immemorial we’ve been using attractive plants to decorate our homes when various festivities come around. In December, certain ones take...Read more
The Jardin botanique, a collection not just of plants, but books and archives as well
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December 4, 2024
“The Jardin botanique’s [ library and multimedia library ] accumulate but above all disseminate living knowledge, accessible to everyone. They...Read more
Sowing good cheer with squash
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October 16, 2024
Written on October 11, 2013 In the fall, a wide range of squash varieties become available on the Québec market. We’re attracted to pumpkins for...Read more
Celebrate Halloween with the family at the Jardin botanique
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October 2, 2024
Written on October 5, 2022 At the Jardin botanique we love celebrating Halloween. For decades now, October has been synonymous with pumpkins,...Read more
Valuing the ordinary: bugs, weeds and seagulls
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September 18, 2024
The natural world around us is a lot more diversified than we might think. And yet, most of us are familiar with very few of the species living in...Read more
