Pascal

The author of these descriptions is the least skilled of the bunch: he speaks and writes well (having studied at Sciences-Po in the distant past) and spent fifteen years working in businesses entirely unrelated to gardening before joining Promesse de fleurs in 2008. A passionate gardener since childhood, he has consistently failed at countless plantings since then. As a result, he has developed a strong ability to empathise with customers disappointed by their cultivation failures—and offers invaluable expertise for the “How to Fail at…” articles on this blog, as well as for translating Michaël’s Latin-heavy jargon into plain English.

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How to Fail at Growing Lavender in 5 Lessons

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The blog

How to Fail at Growing Lavender in 5 Lessons

by Pascal

27 November 2025

Choosing

Astrantia : 8 ideas for pairing with other plants

by Pascal

11 August 2025 4 min.
The blog

How to Fail at Growing Tulips in 5 Lessons

by Pascal

27 November 2025 9 min.
Choosing

How to Fail with Your Hydrangeas in 10 Lessons

by Pascal

27 November 2025 8 min.
Camassias: planting and care

by Pascal

31 July 2025 1 min.
Choosing

How to divide and replant echinaceas or rudbeckias?

by Pascal

11 August 2025 7 min.
Choosing

Each season has its gardening

by Pascal

31 July 2025 2 min.
Choosing

How to prune early flowering bushes

by Pascal

31 July 2025 4 min.
Choosing

How to prune bushes without hurting them?

by Pascal

4 August 2025 2 min.
Choosing

Succeeding in planting lupin

by Pascal

31 July 2025 2 min.