Ramial Chipped Wood (RCW), known as Bois Raméal Fragmenté (BRF) in French, has become an essential technique for natural and permaculture gardening. Made from freshly chipped young branches, it helps regenerate the soil, improve its structure, and significantly reduces the amount of work needed to maintain a healthy garden. I’ve been using RCW in my […]
I want a flower-filled garden fast — without waiting months for it to come together. I recently cleaned up the large flower bed in front of the patio. Some plants had died, and others simply no longer belonged there. Sometimes I plant something, give it two or three years to prove itself, and if it
Garlic is a widely available plant that’s easy to use in the garden. Unlike horsetail or tansy, you don’t have to chase after a rare plant to prepare a natural treatment. I’ve already tried garlic infusion against powdery mildew on asters. Result: the disease slowed down, without disappearing completely. With hindsight, I think that garlic
Barberry is a little-known plant that’s actually quite rare in our gardens. It’s also known as Berberis. They come in all shapes and sizes, with edible or inedible fruit, deciduous or evergreen, and sometimes in magnificent bloom. Some varieties produce edible fruit after cooking. Jam is made from them. It’s a shrub that’s also very
I recently bought a rather special bulb: ornamental garlic.At the time, I thought it was the same type of garlic that I plant every autumn in the vegetable garden – the one that flavors dishes so well once harvested. But when I unwrapped it, I immediately noticed that the bulb didn’t look at all the
25 photos of autumn potted plants, easy fall planters. Decorate your exterior, driveway or terrace. Find ideas and inspiration. With summer coming to an end in September and October, it’s time to start thinking about autumn decorations, and in particular autumn flower pots. Before rushing off to garden centers and flower markets, it’s a good
This May Day, I want to talk rhubarb! Rhubarb and me: little joys and big battles in the garden For me, rhubarb is a bit of a gamble every spring. And yet, I love this plant. Its large leaves spread out like umbrellas, its tangy stalks perfect for homemade compote… But let’s face it: it’s
25 ideas for a small garden in the city. You don’t need a big garden to enjoy gardening. You can even have a vegetable garden! Before I had a big garden, I had a small one. It’s not as ambitious as a big garden, but it’s quicker to achieve something cosy and pretty. You can
An indoor primrose with multiple benefits Primula obconica, better known as obconic primrose, is a perennial houseplant that I love for its colorful blooms and easy indoor cultivation. Native to Asia, particularly China and the Himalayas, it is prized for its evergreen foliage and bright flowers, which appear mainly in late winter and spring. I
I bought 2 pretty Kumquat plants at Lidl. They produced fruit the first year, but then I spent a long time looking for the right spot. I tested several outdoor locations and, in the end, it was the tunnel greenhouse that suited them. So you can have fruit in Kumquats in Brittany. Where to grow
