The wig tree (Cotinus coccygria) also commonly known as fustet, Jupiter’s beard or even smoke tree, is a bushy shrub which inherited this name because at the time of flowering, its pedicels form a vaporous…
The stromanth (stromanthe sanguinea), also called peacock plant, is a rhizomatous perennial plant originating from the tropical forest areas of South America and which we can only cultivate as a houseplant in our latitudes since…
The snake tree (Radermachera sinica syn. Stereospermum sinicum), also called China doll or emerald tree, is a small tree native to southern China and Taiwan where it grows up to 7 to 10m in height,…
Some cats lick or eat their litter on an ad hoc or more habitual basis. While this behavior is not a concern in very young kittens, it should be taken seriously if it persists as…
The end of year celebrations are part of the beautiful memories and 2023 has just started. Like every new year, good resolutions are in the news, but if you don’t like this journalistic “chestnut tree”,…
At the beginning of the 2000s, only a few years ago, the vast majority of homes were adorned with a “real” fir tree which sat in the middle of the living room: it was often…
While the Amazonian forest, a veritable carbon sink and reservoir of biodiversity on our planet, is being destroyed by the leaders of Brazil, fortunately, moreover, awareness of the importance of trees and forests against climate…
After the particularly dry summer of 2022, which undoubtedly led to a certain awareness on the part of our leaders, it goes without saying that the environmental issue is becoming a major issue, whether at…
Paved schoolyards are still all too often the existing unfortunately; not only are falls painful for children, but above all they constitute particularly unbearable heat islands when temperatures rise, as is the case in June…
On the banks of the Aiguebelle river, in the Aude Black Mountains, old terraced communal gardens, characteristic of the village of Saissac, occupied an exceptional site. Some lovers of these vestiges and their environment wanted…