Have you already heard and read a lot about wonderful “perennial gardens”? Perennials are often wonderful, but the expression is actually a bit strange, it’s a bit like calling a garden “plant garden” – well, of course, what else! A real garden always contains plants, the additional designation would be more appropriate if it is not a…
There are more than 800 different varieties of a pumpkin plant, but by no means all of them are known in our latitudes and are processed into delicious dishes. They are divided into various groups and subgroups by name and are roughly referred to as ornamental squash, edible squash, and vegetable squash. The latter is best known…
Rue is a spice and medicinal plant, which unfortunately is almost exclusively grown as an ornamental plant. It originally comes from the Mediterranean region. The plant is also called Gertrudenkraut, grace herb, cross rue or dead herb. The history of this plant is interesting. In the Middle Ages, the rue was used against the plague. It is thought that there…
The soil is dry and cracked, does not work well or is particularly prone to weeds of any kind. These are not good conditions for flowers and plants to grow. But in recent years, lava mulch has been used more and more often in such cases. The following article explains the advantages of this type of mulching…
The fat hen belongs to the succulent family. Both the low species known as stonecrop and the tall varieties are so easy to care for that even beginners can’t go wrong. For a beautiful growth and magnificent flowers, the plant needs a pruning every year. In seven steps, we will show you how to do this and what…
Depending on the species (there are about 45 different ones), location and care, the Wasserdost is between 30 and 200 cm high with white to dark purple flowers and smooth or toothed opposite leaves. The plants are decorative, relatively easy to care for, they like moist soil and half-shady places. Only a few species are used as…
With the trumpet tongue, the large plant family of the nightshade family has produced another ornamental plant that fits seamlessly into the long list of important summer flowers for the garden. The herbaceous Salpiglossis sinuata shines in the overall picture of the plant with powerful, bright flowers in rich red, delicate pink, bright yellow or deep…
Red berries between dark green, bright leaves – the carpet medlar (Cotoneaster dammeri) is one of the most decorative ground covers in domestic gardens. The plant, which hobby gardeners like to use as a lawn substitute, grows very densely and prevents uncontrolled growth of weeds. Both the cup-like flowers, which are pure white in color, and the…
The number of types of algae that are up to mischief in the garden pond is long. Algae are at their best when there is a high stock of fish, plenty of food, a considerable nutrient content and sparse planting. The water becomes greenish-cloudy, which completely destroys the aesthetic effect of the pond as an oasis of…
If you only glance at the common deadnettle (Lamium), it is easy to confuse the plant’s foliage with the equally common stinging nettle. Although the resemblance between the two plant species is striking, dead nettles have no stinging hairs as a key difference. Both the white and the red deadnettle are not very popular in the home…