Whether it’s a small ornamental lawn or a lush multi-purpose lawn – the lawn mower helps to regularly cut back the cultivated and tended area for dense and even growth. But even the best device causes problems from time to time. With a lawnmower, the first sign of a serious problem is often a fluctuating speed. Find out…
If a bird’s nest was built in an unfavorable way, for example directly above the seating area in the garden or so unfavorably that the flight path is directly above the entrance to the house, then the question arises as to whether the nest could not simply be moved in the interests of the birds. In…
Our native birds are not doing very well, although these probably the most lovable small animals in our environment show an amazing adaptability. That’s the reason z. B. if the native bird species that live with us in winter are actually increasing at the moment. In the following article you will learn more about our native birds and…
From the heather family of plants, a genus of flowering shrubs has emerged whose exquisite beauty and charisma is hard to beat. The laurel rose with the botanical name Kalmia latifolia grows very slowly, but in return produces beautiful, delicate flowers, each of which is a gem of nature. They are surrounded by shiny green leaves that…
Living stones look a bit bizarre. They look confusingly similar to stones, but if you take a closer look, you can see the plant. When she’s wearing flowers, it looks even weirder. Their strange appearance is probably due to the fact that the plants had to protect themselves from predators. They simply took on the appearance of rocks in…
The first signs are yellow and brown needles on the shoot tips or inside a fir tree. In the early stages, these symptoms only catch the eye of the attentive observer. If the problem that caused it is not addressed, Korean, Colorado, and other popular fir species will eventually lose most of their needles. Instead of coming to…
Dry rot is a variety of fungi that can attack and destroy wooden components in a building. This is why these fungi are popularly known as wood sponge. A total of around 65 house rot fungi are known. The most dangerous among them is the real dry rot (Serpula lacrymans). Since it can even decompose walls, it is popularly…
When the hot, dry California desert turns into a golden carpet of flowers after a rain shower, yellow California poppies are responsible for this natural wonder. The official state flower of the sun-drenched country is also on hand when a lean, sunny rock garden needs to be planted in your ornamental garden. The vote for ‘poison flower…
Gold lacquer was already known as a fragrant plant in antiquity and belongs to the cruciferous plant family and to the hollyhock genus. It is also known as Cheiranthus cheiri, but its current Latin name is Erysimum cheiri. Gold lacquer came to Central Europe from south-eastern Europe, mainly from the Mediterranean region, around 1200 to 1300. The plant…
The golden elm is a tall tree-like shrub or small tree of the elm genus. It is characterized by an upright habit and a narrow, columnar to funnel-shaped crown. Ulmus carpinifolia ‘Wredei’ can grow up to 10 m high and 5 m wide, growing relatively slowly at 20-40 cm per year. The branches of the undemanding golden elm…