Rhododendron advertises with picturesque names of varieties, such as gold topaz, snowstorm or fragrance cloud. In order for the popular ornamental shrub to live up to these titles, all care components must be harmoniously coordinated with one another. A balanced supply of nutrients plays an essential role in this interaction. If you want to fertilize your rhododendron properly,…
If the rhododendron is not doing well, the experienced hobby gardener puts himself in the position of a plant doctor. It is important to correctly diagnose the symptoms and develop an adequate method of treatment. The situation becomes difficult when the damage patterns are similar. Knowledge of the most common diseases, fungi and pests is an advantage so…
An aromatic cup of coffee opens the colorful dance that revolves around the many talents of tropical beans. The black granules that remain in the filter after brewing contain interesting ingredients that are suitable as universal home remedies. Coffee grounds have long been known to hobby gardeners as an effective fertilizer. The information that coffee grounds can be…
Click beetles and wireworms are quite unpopular with gardeners. This is certainly due to the fact that the worms that live underground eat and eat roots and penetrate plant tubers. They are particularly fond of vegetables and that is extremely annoying for the gardener. In our text you can read what you can do against these pests, how…
The impressively long list of advantages of green manure ranges from optimizing growth conditions to protecting against erosion and suppressing weeds. Plaice prepared in this way will produce better crop yields in an environmentally friendly way. In flower beds, soil improvement gives depleted beds a beneficial phase of regeneration. Even an inexperienced hobby gardener cannot turn a blind…
The May berry inspires all along the line, because it has attributes that conventional berry bushes can hardly match. As early as March, the Lonicera kamtschatica, with its white blossoms, will add decorative accents to the previously dreary garden image and calmly accept bitterly cold late frosts. In May, their sugar-sweet, blue berries invite you to snack. Since…
Garden enthusiasts who are aiming for an evergreen privacy hedge that grows quickly are well advised to use umbrella bamboo. The graceful Fargesia rufa also serves as a decorative eye-catcher in single or group positions and as an imposing container plant. With the shimmering, green leaves that hang elegantly, this garden bamboo shoots skyward. At the same time,…
The perennial ornamental grass switchgrass is characterized by an exquisite look, characterized by an upright silhouette with hint of curved stalks. When the Panicum virgatum dresses up in late summer with graceful inflorescences followed by a spectacular autumn color of the foliage, gardening enthusiasts know that they have done everything right. The clump-like prairie grass is not…
When a spider flower enters the summer stage of the ornamental garden, it gladly takes on the leading role as a solitaire in colorful flower borders and imaginative cottage gardens. She also knows how to take a step back in order to fill the gap in herbaceous beds in prominent positions from July to October….
No house owner can avoid WPC planks (Wood-Plastic-Composites) if he is planning a terrace that can withstand the weather, is low-maintenance, easy to care for and, on top of that, impresses with a stylish look. Thanks to a wood content of 50% to 90%, the warm appearance is retained, while the plastic contained makes annoying treatments…