They are true climbing artists and quickly decorate dreary house walls and facades with colorful flowers. The annual varieties among the climbing plants are also ideal for the creative design of terraces, balconies and garden fences. The diverse selection ranges from specimens with huge, fragrant flowers to varieties with particularly decorative leaves to variations that also offer…
The Katsura tree – also called cake tree or gingerbread tree – got its German name from the peculiarity that the withered and fallen leaves develop an intense smell of gingerbread. In autumn, the heart-shaped leaves of the tree, which can reach 45 meters in height, turn bright yellow to scarlet. The cake tree is a real…
The garden pond – a dream of many garden owners, which can actually become reality with any garden size. Creating a pond requires some thought and a lot of work, but it can be imagined for almost any garden. In addition, you can implement almost any desired design. Here’s how. Location and facility require good planning If you…
Squirrels are wild animals and can usually take care of themselves quite well. Nevertheless, feeding the cute animals can be an important point for nature conservation in the garden, especially in very cold winters. If there is a past, very dry and hot summer, Sciurus also finds less food. The search for food in predominantly built-up areas is…
The name of the lily alone triggers wanderlust for warm, colorful climes and this spontaneous reaction is no accident. Because the fascinating plant is native to subtropical, tropical and temperate climate zones and originally comes from Chile. The Swedish botanist Clas Alstroemer discovered this exotic plant on his travels in the 18th century and brought it with…
No doubt Mother Nature was in a giving mood when she created the Hemp Willow. Rods have served as the basic material in basketry for generations. As an ornamental shrub, the wicker captivates with distinctive catkins in March and deciduous leaves. With its unique habit, the wicker shapes the landscape of entire regions along the rivers and streams…
Unfortunately, there is no common translated name for the Gymnocalycium cacti. The direct translation from the botanical name means “naked calyx”. As a rule, these are low-growing plants, usually solitary or in small clusters, with a spherical to short-cylindrical stem. Characteristic are the 4 to 15 ribs, which are usually broadly rounded and rarely warty. Most of these cacti…
Autumn and winter are the times of contemplation and contemplation and thus also the times of remembrance – combined with visiting the graves of loved ones who have died. These graves then want to be redecorated, and this may include new grave planting. But that doesn’t have to be the case: You can also decide to focus…
With their white-yellow flowers, daisies spread a happy atmosphere in the garden. Ideally, they’ll start producing buds in May and won’t stop until the end of October. So it is normal that there are beautiful flowers, unopened buds, but also withered plants on a bush at the same time. If you clean up everything that has withered as…
Hedges offer unimagined possibilities for designing a garden. They tend to be long-lived and acquire more and more beauty with age. Of course, this only works if you choose the appropriate varieties for the given conditions, i.e. location, plant substrate and enough space. The demands of the plants and their growth characteristics must also be taken into account. It…