Is a beautiful lawn beneficial for biodiversity?
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March 3, 2021
Whereas once they were idolized, beautiful lawns are on the way to having the grass cut from under them, so to speak . Today, grassed-over areas are...Read more
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Experiencing the shortest day of the year at the Biodôme
English
December 23, 2020
I’m part of a team of superheroes. Recently we were asked, with our superpowers, to make sure that the sun rises and sets at the right time! The...Read more
Amazement at the new Biodôme
English
September 16, 2020
The Biodôme is once again welcoming curious kids and grownups after two years of renovation work. A get-together with Rami Bebawi, the architect in...Read more
The Biodôme: 25 years and 22 million smiles
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June 15, 2017
The Biodôme, a wonderful gift from the government of Québec for the 350th anniversary of the founding of Montréal, is already celebrating its 25th...Read more
Seaweed beds: Gardens or sea prairies?
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June 7, 2017
Wakame, nori, kombu, arame, hijiki – words from the Land of the Rising Sun, where consumption of seaweed is part of day-to-day living. In Japan, but...Read more
Creating an edible garden: a fair bit of work, but what happiness!
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May 24, 2017
It’s such a pleasure harvesting your tomatoes, your carrots, your flowers and your herbs. Whether it’s a big kitchen garden, a smaller edible layout...Read more
University students at the First Nations Garden
English
September 6, 2016
As part of a university course on the theme of “Ethnology and environment” being given at Université de Montréal, I looked for a place where we could...Read more
A new trend in the garden
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March 14, 2016
The trend is towards accentuating the natural processes that are at work in the garden. Bees, ladybugs and flower flies are no longer intruders but...Read more
