The gardener has a lot to do in autumn. Every free minute is spent in the garden to get all the work done in time before the cold snap. If you have children, they are usually with you. It’s easy to say: Mom, I’m bored! It doesn’t have to be, because a garden in autumn holds many exciting adventures. It…
Hedge trimming will never be a problem for you again if you take the time to find out about the basic rules of hedge trimming. Then it doesn’t matter whether you have a rampant willow hedge to trim or a hesitantly developing boxwood hedge. You can refer to the general principles of how each hedge should be…
The okra pod is not so well known in the local latitudes and, originally from Ethiopia, is increasingly cultivated in the Mediterranean areas, Greece and Turkey. Since it is very heat-loving, caring for and growing it until harvest is a little more difficult than that of eggplant and peppers. Nevertheless, it is worth planting the tasty vegetables…
The vanilla flower can usually only delight us with its sweet-smelling blossoms for one summer. It is genetically adapted to the rainforest climate, which it does not get in this country. But is she really condemned to a one-year existence because of that? In fact, it can be worthwhile to take care of this immigrant plant even in…
The extravagant blooms of hydrangeas are based, among other things, on a targeted cut at the right time. The species affiliation determines the framework conditions, such as season and cut. A wrong cut always leads to a total loss of the next flower. Fortunately, not each of the 70 hydrangea species makes separate claims. Rather, 2 cut categories emerge…
Hardly any other plant is as versatile as the many different varieties of clematis. Because the clematis bloom in spring, summer or autumn. If the well-known hybrids and botanical species are cultivated together, a long flowering period can be guaranteed. Because the hybrids known to most hobby gardeners develop their large flowers between May and June. The less well-known…
Evergreen and hardy shrubs offer a green ray of hope in the garden as a hedge or as a solitaire even in the dreary, dark months. If a hedge has been laid out as a privacy screen from the neighbors or from the street, then it should be as dense as possible in winter and keep…
In addition to fur and carpet beetles, the bacon beetle is one of the most common hygiene and material pests in houses and apartments. Both the actual bacon beetle and its larvae are about 10 mm long. All beetle species are able to fly and can therefore easily get into apartments. The larvae of the bacon beetle often…
Spider mites (Tetranychidae) is a community of 1200 species belonging to the mite category and is one of the most widespread plant pests. They can be found on the underside of the plant leaves and can be recognized by the fine web. They produce this for their own protection. The common spider mite, as it is called, is…
For many people, a garden pond is the “crowning glory of the home garden”. Certainly rightly so, as the pond brings life to the garden and makes the whole property appear a little “like a small park”. Not only children feel that a real garden pond is a home for pond fish that swim happily around in…