A cypress plant immigrated from China and Japan at the end of the 19th century, which took the hearts of European gardeners by storm. The sickle fir flatters the eye with an incomparable habit that ends symmetrically in a straight crown. The sickle-shaped, light green needles that gave the Cryptomeria japonica its name, underline the high-contrast visual…
In nature, every living being fulfills an intended task in ecological equilibrium. The fly from the Diptera family was evidently intended as the sole purpose of life, to scare people into indoor and outdoor life. They seem omnipresent with their humming, settle down on food and drink with the risk of transmitting diseases if they were on…
Palms have always been recognized as the ‘princes of the vegetable kingdom’. Anyone who looks at the magnificent silhouette of the Areca palm immediately understands the meaning of this botanical homage. With its feathered fronds, which are almost 2 meters long, it can reach heights of up to 10 meters in the wild. Since the Areca palm always…
Curry herb? The cook in the Indian restaurant recently explained exactly what different spices curry is made of, and now you just want it to grow in the garden? No, unfortunately it doesn’t, and the cook was right – the curry herb is simply a Mediterranean herb that smells of curry for imaginative noses. The care of…
Many gardeners and balcony gardeners are aware that an uncontrolled chemical shower is just as inappropriate on the garden and balcony as it is on the arable land. But what is the best way to order a garden and balcony? Numerous terms are floating around – is it perhaps the solution to create a permaculture? In the following…
Wild roses like the potato rose are currently experiencing a noticeable renaissance, because many gardeners have become aware of the fragrance and the original vigor of the “original rose” Rosa rugosa and are enthusiastic about the unproblematic natural roses. This is about care and cutting and the possible uses of the potato rose. Caring for the…
Wild roses are an enrichment for the home garden, strong and healthy, decorative and with a real, original rose scent. The dog roses belong to our native wild roses, the dog rose Rosa canina is the most common of them. Find out everything about caring for and cutting the vigorous dog rose. Care of the dog rose…
Sugarloaf spruces are pretty, but demanding, if they don’t like the keeping conditions, they will gladly acknowledge this with brown needles. Read below how to care for and transplant the “Diva” sugarloaf spruce and what to do when brown needles are developing. Care of the Picea glauca The sugar loaf spruce comes from mountainous countries in…
It is important to know that both decks for the terrace differ in their material-related properties, the technical installation requirements, the usage characteristics and the purchase price. WPC – Sharing WPC means Wood Plastic Composit. WPC boards consist of around 75 percent wood and 25 percent pure synthetic industrial polymers (plastic) and additives. So it’s a composite…
Maggots in the bio bin are disgusting. Especially in warm months, the fly larvae crawl around the walls and the lid of the bin in abundance. If you lift the lid, they fall down and often over the edge of the bin. The larvae of the houseflies and blowflies feel at home in the warm, dark and damp…