Entries by Roland Motte

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Garden center elsewhere… In April

Garden center elsewhere, we take the same ones and start again! Like every month, here is an overview of the Facebook publications of our colleagues around the world, just to see the differences… or not! If you also subscribe to a nice page from a garden center, don’t hesitate to pass me the link, it’s […]

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Spices

They are called spices, they are garlic, onion or shallot. It’s time to plant them, and also to know everything about vegetable bulbs! On the way to a stroll in the food garden! Spices In general, “spice” is a generic name used to refer to substances of plant origin, often in the form of seeds, […]

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Garden center elsewhere… In March

Like every month since the start of 2024, Garden center elsewhere allows you to take a little stroll through the garden centers around the world. At the beginning of March, you will discover the Facebook posts of 5 garden centers taken at random from somewhere on earth. A quick overview to see what your friends […]

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Garden Trends Institute

Created in 2014, the Institute of Garden Trends continues its journey in the world of gardening. The association brings together around twenty companies, all from the garden and wishing to better understand trends. Latest meeting, February 1 in Angers. Garden Trends Institute Understanding trends is one thing, but then sharing between decision-makers, marketing managers or […]

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Garden center from elsewhere …

Garden center from elsewhere … , are here and now. Every month, I suggest you go digging through the Facebook accounts of our friends elsewhere. How others communicate. Depending on the regions, countries, cultures or sensitivities, publications on the networks can surprise us… Or inspire us… Let’s go! Garden center from elsewhere … Blackbrooks Garden […]

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Hedges

The hedges seem to gradually disappear from the landscape. Blame it on the mechanization of agriculture. But in recent years, it has become fashionable to go back… Are we going to once again develop a “hedge plants” section like in the old days with thujas? We’re not there yet! Hedges The history of agricultural hedges […]

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Fragrant Daphne. Winter plants

Winter Plants, Native to Asia, Europe and North America, Fragrant Daphne is often grown as an ornamental shrub in gardens. Fragrant Daphne  We know its cousin a little better, Daphne mezereum which is a small shrub from the Thymelaceae family, approximately 1.20m high and 80cm wide. The fragrant Daphne is native to the Far East, […]

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Winter plants, mahonia

Winter plants are not numerous, but they are remarkable, especially if the flowers appear in the gray days of December and January. We start the series with Mahonia, a pretty shrub with yellow flowers. The Mahonia It belongs to the genus Mahonia, which is part of the Berberidaceae family. Mahonia, part of winter plants,  is […]

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New year !

Very happy new year 2024 to everyone. In addition to the good news that is sure to arrive, we all hope that this new year will be that of plants, gardens, mowers, trees, pet stores, margins, profits, customer traffic … We can dream ? New year And at the start of the year, I’m offering […]

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The Plant Show???

The Plant Show? It is not the name of Paysalia but we could have called it that as the participation of plant sellers was so important. Listening to the regulars, we have never seen so many plants in the aisles of the Lyon salon! The plant show I’m talking to you about Paysalia which closed […]