If you can look forward to regular visits from squirrels in your own garden, you may be lucky enough to have the animals start growing new walnut trees for you. It’s not uncommon for the little runabouts to bury local walnuts in the ground, which then germinate. This shows that it is ultimately not that difficult to…
The distinctive flowers stand out as a splash of red color on fields and meadows as well as on the edge of a field path or a road. – The poppy, which belongs to the poppy family, is also becoming increasingly popular in domestic gardens. The eye-catching plant reaches a size of up to 80cm and has…
With their bright green leaves and bright yellow flowers, loosestrife varieties (genus: Lysimachia) are real eye-catchers in any green space. Pennywort (Lysimachia nummularia) is particularly decorative, with its leaves being round and coin-like in shape. The herb reaches a height of 5cm and offers runners up to 50cm long, so that the plant can be used…
In some years whole hordes of red and black patterned insects crawl out of their winter quarters in the ground with the first rays of sunshine and sunbathe together on a stone or a warm spot in the forest, park or garden. Fire bugs are among the conspicuous specimens due to their coloration. Their red shell, which…
A dense, even carpet of grass, as if woven by hand, without the slightest bump, certainly not in the form of weeds; This is how one of the highest goals in hobby gardening can be described. Of course, this ideal is not given to anyone. Rather, a perfect lawn is always the result of careful maintenance, a balanced…
Blackberries are already suitable for small gardens, as a single plant can bring in a rich harvest. Alternatively, even if there is no garden, you can pick wild berries once ownership is settled. With blackberries, it is particularly important to know when to harvest the berries. Unripe blackberries are acidic. Wild Blackberries Blackberries ( Rubus fruticosus ) can not only…
Whether as a pictorially formable solitary plant or an opaque hedge, the thuja is one of the most widespread ornamental trees in private front gardens and gardens. Despite intensive growth and comparatively simple care, plants keep turning from the usual rich green to brown. We explain the causes and measures to get a fresh, healthy green out…
Grasses in the tub form a green bulwark and ward off prying eyes. So that you no longer sit on the platter on the balcony and terrace, it depends on the right type and variety. Important properties are to be considered when making the selection, such as growth height and location requirements. Let yourself be inspired by 20…
For a long time, enthusiastic plant lovers did without indoor plants in the most private room of the house. It was said that plants had no place in the bedroom because they use up the oxygen at night. Fortunately, this theory has proved untenable. Houseplants’ need for oxygen is so minimal that you can safely transform your personal…
If you are looking for an easy-care, robust and decorative ornamental grass for the heath or natural garden, the moor grass with a growth height of up to 200 cm is one of the favorites for every garden lover. As part of the sweet grass family, the Molinia caerulea not only enchants the wild garden or…