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Must-see festivals to do in Taiwan

It is spectacular and original. Butterfly beauty" festival This festival takes place from November to March every two years, when millions of Euploea butterflies arrive in the Maolin area to spend the winter. This is one of the two welcoming places for migratory butterflies in the world during the w ...

08
Nov
2022

Decor: 5 Ideas to Refresh Your Decor for Spring

thetic grass rug to a child's room. On the walls and furniture, if you don't want a permanent change, it's fun to create paper silhouettes of birds, butterflies, or flowers that you can stick on with Patafix. With a little creativity, you can stage swarms of colorful butterflies, birds taking flig ...

21
Mar
2008

The Promenade Museum in Digne: a walk for the whole family

Vautherot To end your visit on a high note, take The Butterfly Trail to learn about local lepidopterans. In the park, more than 139 species of butterflies move freely. Note, however, that these wild butterflies won't show up if the weather is rainy. They only fly when the sun is shining. ...

22
Apr
2022

Garden: 5 good reasons to stop mowing the lawn

den. These various weeds such as dandelions, clovers, nettles, plantain or daisies for example produce nectar sought after by bees, bumblebees and butterflies. The second good reason to stop mowing the lawn is to attract all those beneficial Insects that contribute to beautiful harvests to you ...

15
June
2022

Bee balm: 5 good reasons to grow this plant

don't want to banish all insects from your garden, rest assured! Mosquitoes dislike this perennial plant, but other pollinating insects like bees and butterflies love its nectar and fragrance. 4- Bee balm is edible. Another good reason to adopt it: the bee balm is an edible plant that can be used bo ...

27
Nov
2013

The Little Prince Park: a poetic amusement park near Mulhouse.

nture of Aéropostale in three cinemas - get lost in the hero's universe in two giant mazes - participate in games and quizzes - come across many animals: butterflies, foxes, and of course sheep. There will even be a big blackboard to draw them. For the record, the location of the Parc du Petit Pri ...

10
Apr
2014

Seed Bombs: How to Make Seed Bombs?

u will also find in garden centers ready-made seed mixtures. For example, you can choose mixtures designed to create a flowering meadow or to attract butterflies... Wait until all risk of frost has passed. Spring, and especially the months of April and May, are the most favorable times for this typ ...

30
Mar
2016

Garden: 5 good reasons to put flowers in your garden

ersity in your garden. This is because flowers are a very effective way to attract beneficial Insects and pollinators such as bumblebees, bees and butterflies for example. Since most vegetable and fruit plants need insect pollination to produce fruit, adding flowers will help you have better c ...

29
Sep
2021

Phacelia: 3 good reasons to plant this flower in your garden

pollinating Insects with their perfume, pollen and nectar. They will bring all kinds of auxiliary Insects into your garden, such as bees, bumblebees, butterflies and even ladybugs. Copyright: Audrey Vautherot This plant is rustic down to -10°C. So, if winters are cold in your area, the ...

08
June
2022

Taiwan : Discover the Beautiful Island differently

Orchid Island is a small volcanic island located 64 km southeast of Taiwan, with its beautiful views, cliffs, mountains, orchids and many species of butterflies, the island is a beauty spot you must visit. It is also one of the most important places for scuba diving in Taiwan. It is also the ter ...

23
June
2022

The island of Mainau: discover the flower island of Lake Constance

Mainau Island is the second largest of its kind in Germany. It is open year-round and offers the opportunity to admire some 120 species of exotic butterflies from Africa, Asia, Central and South America. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Insel Mainau (@inselmaina ...

29
June
2022

Leisure: 5 nature activities to share with children

roduce children to the importance of these pollinating insects for our food. If you have a garden, you can also seed flowers and plants to attract butterflies and be able to observe them more easily (see our article on the subject opposite). 5- Making 100% natural art The last of the 5 nature ...

26
Aug
2022

Millettia japonica satsuma : discover the summer wisteria in 5 questions

e garden but also attracting pollinators? Its clusters of very fragrant flowers attract many pollinating insects like bees and bumblebees but also butterflies! If you don't have a garden but a simple balcony in the city, you can consider growing it in a container and climbing it on a trellis t ...

22
Feb
2023

Frog in the garden: what to do?

ful in the garden You may be asking yourself: what's the point of going to such lengths to attract toads or frogs to my garden? Just like earthworms, butterflies or pollinating insects such as bees, amphibians are gardener's helpers! In fact, toads and frogs eat small insects, mosquitoes and flie ...

24
Feb
2023

Garden: What outdoor arrangements to choose this summer?

le maintenance and let them live their lives! Your garden may look less "perfect", but it will be more natural and welcoming to biodiversity such as bees and butterflies... 5- Natural materials and colors. If you want to invite nature into your home, the last of the 5 outdoor decoration trends to fo ...

27
Apr
2023

Love: 5 misconceptions that weaken your relationship.

o run after a chimera all your life... 2- Passion is the essence of true love. Maybe you believe that there is no love without passion, without those butterflies in your stomach and that feeling so strong that you become irrational and fused with the other... However, passionate love is more of a m ...

08
June
2023

Unusual: 3 good sides of mosquitoes.

ary to what we imagine, mosquitoes are not just blood-thirsty vampires. They also feed on plant nectar and contribute to pollination to a lesser extent compared to butterflies and bees. In some regions of the world, mosquitoes are the exclusive pollinators of cocoa trees: a strong argument to make ...

04
Aug
2023

The Buenos Aires verbena: 5 good reasons to adopt it in the garden.

roducing plant, which is the second of the 5 good reasons to adopt it in your garden. When in bloom, this plant from the Verbenaceae family attracts butterflies and pollinating insects, thus promoting biodiversity in your garden. It simply needs full sun exposure to bloom abundantly throughout the ...

17
Aug
2023

Caryopteris: A Beautiful Flowering Plant in Autumn

not exceed 1.50 m in height but are covered with a beautiful colorful bloom in autumn. The flowers of this shrub are melliferous and attract bees and butterflies! Its deciduous foliage emits an aromatic scent when crushed. The different varieties of Caryopteris offer flowers in shades of blue, whic ...

17
Nov
2023

Environment: Understanding Nature Restoration in 5 Questions

offers a potential response to the collapse of biodiversity as it helps to preserve life and promote the return of declining species, such as prairie butterflies and birds on farmland. The desire to repair what has been damaged is also a way to limit the consequences of climate change. Indeed, heal ...

21
Nov
2023