by Marie-Eve Blanchet | Jul 10, 2024 | Soil
With all the smells, colours and textures found in a garden, it is easy to forget that about the unsung hero beneath our feet: soil. Soil is a crucial resource for food production, providing the necessary support, nutrients, and environment for growing and harvesting...
by Marie-Eve Blanchet | Apr 22, 2024 | Seaweed
Seaweed has been used by coastal populations for generations and for good reason! It was plentiful, easily accessible, and most importantly, gave great results. As modern fertilizers became more commonplace, seaweed lost its appeal and luster. But some farmers and...
by Marie-Eve Blanchet | Jan 29, 2024 | Guides/How-to's, Houseplants
Photo credit: Lukáš Mižoch / Wikimedia Commons I got my first snake plant, Sansevieria, in 2017 when I needed a tall and narrow plant to put next to our television. It fit perfectly into that space and thrived on my neglect. But I really fell in love with it...
by Marie-Eve Blanchet | Dec 7, 2023 | Guides/How-to's, What's New @ Storm
Whether you are only storing a few garden tools or looking for an outdoor office, a garden shed doesn’t have to be an eyesore in your yard. A well-designed garden shed can either disappear in the landscape or be a focal point on your property. We compiled a list...
by Marie-Eve Blanchet | Oct 11, 2023 | Guides/How-to's
Choosing the right tree can feel overwhelming because of the huge investment of time and money it can represent: even the small trees can be an expensive upfront investment and they are not easily moved once established. They are the backbone of a landscape design as...
by Marie-Eve Blanchet | Feb 13, 2023 | Houseplants
If you’re like me, chances are that despite loving and appreciating your house plants very much they inevitably get neglected at some point during the year. I always fall into the same patter: in spring, I just want everything out of the house so the house plants get...
by Marie-Eve Blanchet | Nov 27, 2022 | What's New @ Storm
November officially marked the end of our fall honeymoon, with the last tastes of summer, and jumping right into winter. We have had several snowfalls and temperatures are hovering right around freezing. But we can’t complain, our first killing frost was the night of...
by Marie-Eve Blanchet | Nov 19, 2022 | What's New @ Storm
Well, I never thought we would be entering a video contest so soon in our company journey! Rootree’s RT Foundation announced their mini contest mid-October and we had just a few short weeks to come up with a creative idea and bring it to life. As good ideas usually...
by Marie-Eve Blanchet | Nov 13, 2022 | What's New @ Storm
Disclaimer: I am a veteran’s wife and speak from my own experiences and point of view. I do not speak for all veterans. Surprising red petals Flowers have long been associated with death and war, even dating back to Roman and Greek mythology, but the iconic red poppy...
by Marie-Eve Blanchet | Nov 5, 2022 | What's New @ Storm
If you’ve ever been pregnant, or been around a pregnant person, you know how tiring it is to make a baby. Well, it’s the same for plants. Producing flowers and seeds takes a lot of energy. Ultimately, plants want to pass down their genetic material but have to balance...
