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Biodôme
About
Mission
History
What to do
What’s new
Ecosystems
Tropical Rainforest
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Laurentian Maple Forest
Labrador Coast
Sub-Antarctic Islands
Exhibitions
Plants and animals
Find an animal
Search for a plant
Tips for visitors
Biodôme Migration
Biosphère
About
History of the Biosphère
Flows: A new programming theme at the Biosphère
Illumination of the Biosphère
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Insectarium
About
History
What to do
Areas
The Alcoves
Tête-à-Tête
The Dome
The Great Vivarium
Discover our insects
Featured insects
Orchid praying mantis
Umtali flower beetle
Common morpho
Tips for visitors
New Insectarium
Celebrating Entomophilia
Artist residency at the Insectarium
Bioconfinement zones
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Jardin botanique
About
History of Jardin botanique
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 in the wild
Jardin botanique de Montréal Index Seminum
Horticultural expertise
Behind the scenes
Ecological management of the Garden
Animal management
Gardens and greenhouses
Blooms
Blooms of the week
Calendar of blooms and other notable plants
Cultural Gardens
Chinese Garden
Architecture
Elements
First Nations Garden
Visiting the First Nations Garden
Horticultural challenges in the First Nations Garden
Indigenous Peoples of Canada and Québec
Japanese Garden
The elements of the Japanese Garden
The Japanese Pavilion
Gardens of the Japanese Garden
The Frédéric Back Tree Pavilion
Henry Teuscher Award
Henry Teuscher Award - Applications
Winners of the Henry Teuscher Award
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Planetarium
About
History
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Continuum
Architecture
Works of art to be seen at the Planétarium
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Space for Life
About
Declaration on an Ethical Code for the Biosphere
The crucial importance of biodiversity
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The Laboratory of Possibilities
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Montréal Space for Life social media netiquette
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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
Choosing your irrigation system
Improved watering techniques
Winter protection
Helping plants survive winter
Materials
Winter protection essentials
Protection by plant type
Fertilizing your ornamental garden
Soil texture
Soil structure
pH
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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
Environmentally friendly practices
Indoor Plants
Indoor Plants – Fact sheets
General care of indoor plants
Sunlight conditions
Humidity, temperature and watering
Fertilizing
Repotting
Common growing problems
Caring for indoor plants in the wintertime
Bringing your plants indoors and outdoors
How to choose 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
Making a terrarium
Choosing plants
Preparation and planting
Terrarium maintenance
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
Pollination strategies
Epiphytic cacti
Description of botanical genera
General care
Succulent plants
Watering and light
Culture and maintenance
Outdoors
Potting soil and repotting
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Most common growing problems
Cyclamen
Maintenance
Encouraging your cyclamen to rebloom
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Caring for your cyclamen
Poinsettias
Legend
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Caring for your poinsettia
Encouraging your poinsettia to rebloom
Poinsettia care by season
Pests and diseases
African violet (Saintpaulia)
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
How to keep animals out of your flower and vegetable gardens
Undesirable plants
How to control weeds
Giant hogweed
Ragweed or poison ivy?
Learn to recognize poison ivy
Japanese knotweed
Garlic mustard
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
Staking a tree
Watering
Post-planting care
Winter protection
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
Pruning guide by season
Advice for a diseased or declining tree
Cultivating hydrangeas
Growing requirements