Creepers have many advantages. They can be used for natural and decorative protection from unwanted looks, provide shade, beautify unsightly walls or hide tree stumps that cannot be easily removed. Flowering climbing plants in particular are a special feast for the eyes. When choosing and deciding between annual and perennial species, however, there are a few points to…
Lawn edging stones ensure a clean transition from the lawn to the beds or garden paths. They are available in numerous variants. At the top of the popularity scale are granite and concrete stones as well as paving clinker for the lawn edge. Bed borders and paving edges made of aluminum or plastic are also becoming increasingly popular. Of…
So that fruit trees grow optimally and of course also bear a lot of fruit, they have to be cut every now and then. In doing so, however, you should definitely not go lively, because here, too, you can do a lot wrong. When do you cut, how do you cut and, above all, what should be…
Every hobby gardener wants decorative colorful flower balls on his hydrangeas in summer. The plants need the right fertilizer so that the flowers develop as desired. Since hydrangeas are often cultivated in a near-natural cottage garden, organic fertilizers should be primarily used here. Horn shavings and horn meal are ideal here, but there are differences between the two…
Home-grown tomatoes are something completely different than bought ones: the taste is worlds better. They are significantly fresher and not as watery. If you have a garden, you can grow tomatoes without problems with a lack of space. But there are also suitable varieties for balconies. However, the plants are not recommended for pure housing. Typical tomato diseases Tomatoes…
There are trees that round off a plant composition in the garden in a meaningful way. This applies to the large park as well as to the small garden. A house tree provides shade, attracts birds, is visited by squirrels and keeps prying eyes away. Nobody has to do without it even in a very limited area, because…
The sun bride bears the botanical name Helenium and is a beautiful and easy-care summer shrub that is becoming increasingly popular in the local gardens. Due to its robust frost resistance and good growth vigor, the plant will delight the heart of every gardener for many years and will continue to spread quickly on its own. The…
When it comes to chestnuts, we differentiate between two classic types, the horse chestnut and the sweet chestnut. The horse chestnut is most common in our latitudes. This is the one whose fruits the children love to collect and with which they then diligently tinker with. The fruits of the sweet chestnut are edible. They are called chestnuts and…
The decorative fir, which is also known under the names Andean fir, snake tree, monkey tail tree, Chilet fir or shingle fir, belongs to the araucaria family. This evergreen conifer is one of the oldest still living and one of the rarest plant species in the world. It is now threatened with extinction in its country of…
The field horsetail is a horror for many gardeners because it likes to spread further and further through the garden. In the following you will find out how you can fight horsetail sustainably and get suggestions for the relaxed handling of the field horsetail, which is actually very useful. Field horsetail – extremely widespread Horsetail are…