Would you like to lay the paving stones around your house or in the garden yourself, with new concrete paving or with old paving stones? Or maybe create a garden path? Here you will learn a lot about the fundamental differences between concrete and natural stone and how you can lay paving stones yourself. Concrete paving stones…
Ground cover roses, as I would like to call them again here, are often used for public greenery. There they have to survive without much attention. Breeders have created their own rose class especially for such locations and conditions, the members of which are particularly impressive in parks and on roadsides with their abundance of flowers, plant…
Bulb plants are among the most interesting garden plants. There are especially many spring bloomers. They include tulips, daffodils, imperial crowns, snowdrops, crocuses, and many others. Your bulbs are hardy and, once planted, can stay in the ground for many years. But also dahlias, canna, gladioli, tuberous begonias, crested and inca lilies, ranunculus, montbretias and others belong to the…
The so-called Indian Summer comes up trumps with a true color spectacle, blossoms, fruits and leaves in bright colors, in red, orange and pink shine in competition. Of course, you need the right plants for this. In the garden, the flowers are supported by brightly colored trees and grasses also impress with their appearance. On the balcony, the…
The potato is ancient, around 13,000 years old. It originally comes from South America and has long been our most popular crop. Each of us eats around 50 kilograms of potatoes a year. This is certainly also due to the fact that the tuber is so versatile. You can conjure up a wide variety of dishes from it, from…
Potatoes have many talents. They can be used extremely versatile. Potatoes are not just a filling side dish. They are real jack-of-all-trades. The healthy tuber provides soup, main course, dessert and snack all in one, and cultivation is also fun. Often you don’t even know what is nicer to grow potatoes or to use them? There are an incredible number of…
The plant comes from the nightshade family, about ninety different species are known. The up to 1m high lantern flower belongs to the Physalis alkekengi family and impresses with its colored calyx flowers, in which a fleshy fruit develops. The associated leaves are artfully constructed heart-shaped and can reach a length of up to 10cm. Originally cultivated in…
Impressive and colorful – the wig bush is a real eye-catcher in every green area. The reason for this attraction is the reddish fruit clusters that look like small tufts of hair in summer. The wig bush, which belongs to the sumac family, is widespread from southern Europe to the Himalayas and is also enjoying growing…
Snapdragons have been an integral part of the garden at home for several centuries. Hardly surprising, because the robust plants often bloom well into the winter months, have no special requirements and sow themselves in the right location by themselves. But even those who do not have their own garden do not have to do without the…
Kumquats or dwarf oranges are the latest craze at every hip event and have long been an insider tip among gourmets. They’re also extremely decorative and you can harvest at home – a plant that is definitely worth growing. The kumquats belong to the exciting plant family of the rhombus plants, to which in addition to…