Garden & Deco

Green Ideas: natural Gardening

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Natural gardening, what does it mean? Firstly we think on wild flowers, crazy flowers beds and mixed hedges. But today, it also means a sanctuary for all animals, from birds to hoverflies via hedgehogs. Nest boxes, insects hotels and well-arranged wood piles have a royal place in an eco-aware garden. Sweet practice of gardening is also privileged. Compost and plants soakings, like stinging nettle slurry or grelinette (kind of organic fork for aerating soil), are frequently used. Lastly, if you want to complete your work with sweet water murmurs, don't do without a small pool or even a natural swimming pool purified by filtering plants. Then, rocked by birds chirping, sit down under a tree shadow, nibbling tasty organic tomatoes; you have a glimpse of a bucolic and serene happiness...

Biosphoto | 470449 | Lemon grass in an aromatic plant garden Provence | © Philippe Giraud / Biosphoto
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Lemon grass in an aromatic plant garden Provence
Biosphoto | 1797097 | Watering of aromatic plants garden | © Philippe Giraud / Biosphoto
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Watering of aromatic plants garden
Biosphoto | 2565656 | Flowers of Harebelll (Campanula rotundifolia) in a wild garden, Auvergne, France | © Monique Morin / Biosphoto
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Flowers of Harebelll (Campanula rotundifolia) in a wild garden, Auvergne, France
Biosphoto | 892860 | Tulips and narcissus in bloom under an olivetree in a garden | © Philippe Giraud / Biosphoto
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Tulips and narcissus in bloom under an olivetree in a garden
Biosphoto | 1882359 | Harvest and drying of aromatic plants in a garden | © Serge Lapouge / Biosphoto
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Harvest and drying of aromatic plants in a garden
Biosphoto | 1249940 |  Insect hotel  in an organic kitchen garden | © NouN / Biosphoto
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"Insect hotel" in an organic kitchen garden
Biosphoto | 2025276 | Setting of an  insect hotel  in a garden | © Yann Avril / Biosphoto
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Setting of an "insect hotel" in a garden
Biosphoto | 2012345 | Organic scraps on a compost stack in a garden | © Yann Avril / Biosphoto
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Organic scraps on a compost stack in a garden
Biosphoto | 2391889 | Straw in a wheelbarrow and plant debris from garden maintenance, Garden shed | © Alain Kubacsi / Biosphoto
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Straw in a wheelbarrow and plant debris from garden maintenance, Garden shed
Biosphoto | 2430931 | Preparation of compost tea (step by step). Preparation of compost tea. 4. Allow the compost bundle to macerate. | © Jean-Michel Groult / Biosphoto
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Preparation of compost tea (step by step). Preparation of compost tea. 4. Allow the compost bundle [...]
Biosphoto | 890766 |  Attention Hérisson  in front of a stack of wood in a garden | © Philippe Giraud / Biosphoto
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"Attention Hérisson" in front of a stack of wood in a garden
Biosphoto | 697951 | Garden shed and cosmos in bloom in Provence France | © Philippe Giraud / Biosphoto
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Garden shed and cosmos in bloom in Provence France
Biosphoto | 910709 | Harvest of carrots 'De Chantenay'and beets 'De Chioggia' | © NouN / Biosphoto
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Harvest of carrots 'De Chantenay'and beets 'De Chioggia'
Biosphoto | 1640009 | Cornflowers and knapweeds 'Polka Dot Mix' in a garden | © Alexandre Petzold / Biosphoto
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Cornflowers and knapweeds 'Polka Dot Mix' in a garden
Biosphoto | 894457 | 7 points Ladybug on blueberry fields in fallow France ; Fallows planted by farmers | © Denis Bringard / Biosphoto
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7 points Ladybug on blueberry fields in fallow France ; Fallows planted by farmers
Biosphoto | 2082214 | Private wild garden, the corner of the Daisies | © H. Curtis / Biosphoto
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Private wild garden, the corner of the Daisies
Biosphoto | 2012334 | Harvest of carrots 'Nantaise' in an organic garden | © Yann Avril / Biosphoto
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Harvest of carrots 'Nantaise' in an organic garden
Biosphoto | 2030373 | Tircis behind an iris leaf in a garden - France | © Pascal Pittorino / Biosphoto
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Tircis behind an iris leaf in a garden - France
Biosphoto | 2070405 | Harvest of radishes in an organic vegetable garden | © Yann Avril / Biosphoto
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Harvest of radishes in an organic vegetable garden
Biosphoto | 2430982 | Preparation of a tansy extract. The purse of tansy, obtained by letting tansy leaves macerate in water for a few days, repels insect pests. It is an insect repellent product, which inhibits the development of caterpillars and other unwelcome crops. | © Jean-Michel Groult / Biosphoto
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Preparation of a tansy extract. The purse of tansy, obtained by letting tansy leaves macerate in [...]
Biosphoto | 853326 | Natural bathing | © Alexandre Petzold / Biosphoto
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Natural bathing
Biosphoto | 850438 | Deckchair behind a wooden door | © Laurie Hégo / Biosphoto
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Deckchair behind a wooden door
Biosphoto | 2143275 | Perennial geranium (Geranium psilostemon) 'Bressingham Flair', Bugloss (Anchusa azurea), Rose (Rosa sp), Spurge (Euphorbia), Heuchera (Heuchera).  'Jardin de la Chaux', Burgundy, France | © Frédéric Didillon / Biosphoto
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Perennial geranium (Geranium psilostemon) 'Bressingham Flair', Bugloss (Anchusa azurea), Rose (Rosa [...]
Biosphoto | 2433144 | Establishment of an Earwing trap. Placed near dahlias, the trap is then transferred to the orchard. | © Jean-Michel Groult / Biosphoto
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Establishment of an Earwing trap. Placed near dahlias, the trap is then transferred to the orchard.
Biosphoto | 2450731 | Placement of broken eggshells around salads to prevent slugs in summer, Pas de Calais, France | © Yann Avril / Biosphoto
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Placement of broken eggshells around salads to prevent slugs in summer, Pas de Calais, France
Biosphoto | 2452926 | Private organic vegetable garden in summer, Vosges, France | © Yann Avril / Biosphoto
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Private organic vegetable garden in summer, Vosges, France
Biosphoto | 754175 | Meadow full of flowers leading to the orchard France ; We fing : Polygonum (pink flowers) ;  edging : Weeping Lovegrass. To the left : Molinia 'Windspiel' and  Purple japanese silver grass. To the right of the edging path, geranium and Moutain Fleece | © Hervé Lenain / Biosphoto
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Meadow full of flowers leading to the orchard France ; We fing : Polygonum (pink flowers) ; edging [...]
Biosphoto | 853327 | Tulbaghia beside a natural swimming | © Alexandre Petzold / Biosphoto
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Tulbaghia beside a natural swimming
Biosphoto | 2011389 | Honeybee on Meadow Clary - Northern Vosges | © Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
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Honeybee on Meadow Clary - Northern Vosges
Biosphoto | 2084081 | Bed of White Mustard used as green manure in a kitchen garden, Provence, France | © Philippe Giraud / Biosgarden / Biosphoto
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Bed of White Mustard used as green manure in a kitchen garden, Provence, France
Biosphoto | 916621 | Beautiful Demoiselle on a leaf Touraine France  | © Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
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Beautiful Demoiselle on a leaf Touraine France 
Biosphoto | 1795577 | Refuge for insects in a meadow France  | © Frédérique Bidault / Biosphoto
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Refuge for insects in a meadow France [...]
Biosphoto | 640307 | Wild garden in spring | © Gilles Le Scanff & Joëlle-Caroline Mayer / Biosphoto
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Wild garden in spring
Biosphoto | 79883 | Green frog and Provence Water lily [AT] ; pond of garden [AT] | © Pierre Huguet-Dubief / Biosphoto
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Green frog and Provence Water lily [AT] ; pond of garden [AT]
Biosphoto | 1185794 | Aromatic plants garden in summer | © NouN / Biosphoto
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Aromatic plants garden in summer
Biosphoto | 891576 | Iris in bloom in a garden | © Philippe Giraud / Biosphoto
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Iris in bloom in a garden
Biosphoto | 180476 | Yellow-legged clubtail on a Pyralidal orchid Switzerland | © André Maurer / Biosphoto
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Yellow-legged clubtail on a Pyralidal orchid Switzerland
Biosphoto | 853874 |  Insect's hotel  in a garden | © Philippe Giraud / Biosphoto
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"Insect's hotel" in a garden
Biosphoto | 853526 | Flower massifs and shrubs in a garden in spring | © Philippe Giraud / Biosphoto
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Flower massifs and shrubs in a garden in spring
Biosphoto | 813600 | Blue tit standing on a fence in autumn GB | © Frédéric Desmette / Biosphoto
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Blue tit standing on a fence in autumn GB
Biosphoto | 783440 | Ornamental garlics and Persicaria 'Red Dragon' in bloom | © Alexandre Petzold / Biosphoto
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Ornamental garlics and Persicaria 'Red Dragon' in bloom
Biosphoto | 2084212 | Holy Land Hawksbeard (Crepis sancta) blooming in a garden in april, Provence, France | © Philippe Giraud / Biosgarden / Biosphoto
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Holy Land Hawksbeard (Crepis sancta) blooming in a garden in april, Provence, France
Biosphoto | 754042 | Vegetable garden in The Garden of Marie-Ange in Croisette ; Pear tree 'Conférence' | © Hervé Lenain / Biosphoto
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Vegetable garden in The Garden of Marie-Ange in Croisette ; Pear tree 'Conférence'
Biosphoto | 702941 | Breeding cage with camouflage in an apple tree | © NouN / Biosphoto
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Breeding cage with camouflage in an apple tree
Biosphoto | 626616 | Roses and foxgloves at the garden Les Jardins d'Angélique | © Frédéric Didillon / Biosphoto
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Roses and foxgloves at the garden Les Jardins d'Angélique
Biosphoto | 614533 | Common Blackbird taking fruits of sorb in its beak  | © Pierre Vernay / Biosphoto
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Common Blackbird taking fruits of sorb in its beak 
Biosphoto | 598881 | Chairs and table surrounded by poppies in Provence France | © Philippe Giraud / Biosphoto
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Chairs and table surrounded by poppies in Provence France
Biosphoto | 352582 | Beautiful demoisel male Vallon de Laire Switzerland | © André Maurer / Biosphoto
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Beautiful demoisel male Vallon de Laire Switzerland
Biosphoto | 159204 | Grenouille rieuse en juillet Vaucluse Provence France ; dans un jardin | © Pierre Huguet-Dubief / Biosphoto
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Grenouille rieuse en juillet Vaucluse Provence France ; dans un jardin