If an unsightly wall or facade needs to be greened, most gardeners use common ivy. The plant also grows well in the shade, keeps its leaves in summer and winter, climbs without any trellis and requires almost no maintenance, apart from perhaps an occasional cut. Perfect qualities for a garden plant – if it weren’t for the…
The jackfruit tree is a rare beauty, better known for its large fruits. With a circumference of well over 60 centimeters and a weight of 35 kilos, these enrich the diet of people and animals in Asia. Occasionally, the fruits can also be found in local fruit shops. Even if the harvest fails to materialize in our latitudes…
Japanese azaleas and rhododendrons transform every shady garden into a Garden of Eden throughout the summer with an abundance of flowers. This apparent contradiction between flourishing display of splendor and a shady location always arouses astonished looks among hobby gardeners. Nevertheless, imposing rhododendrons and the small Japanese azaleas belonging to the same genus feel extremely comfortable in…
Not only coffee lovers enjoy having their own coffee tree in their garden. However, out of a total of around 60 types of coffee, only Coffea arabica is suitable as a source of beans for the production of the popular hot drink; this coffee bush unfolds white, fragrant flowers about three or four years after successful cultivation. Then…
Once the cactus lover’s passion for collecting has taken hold, the subject of propagation quickly becomes the focus of interest. It is undoubtedly a matter of honor among home gardeners to perform the procedure by hand. How good that cacti are so easy to propagate. Whichever course of action you choose; With cuttings, offshoots or seeds, your collection will…
Children love pets and contact with nature, which is a good thing: Both strengthen the immune system, and pets convey empathy and a sense of responsibility. A garden is the best prerequisite for making both accessible to your child, e.g. B. with rabbits as pets. Who no longer languish in a small cage, but “live” in a species-appropriate…
The Mediterranean caper bush is not easy to cultivate. The problem with care is overwintering. The plants are not hardy. Otherwise the culture is rather simple. Capparis spinosa need lots and lots of sun, poor, sandy and dry soil and little water. Nutrients are also hardly necessary. Cultivation is not easy either, but it can be done, as is propagation by…
Related to forget-me-not and borage, the Caucasian forget-me-not is an ideal bedding plant in any garden. Because even after flowering, it often provides colorful accents if a variegated variety has been chosen for cultivation. The perennials are perennial and can overwinter in the bed. The small, light blue flowers, on the other hand, form in the months from…
The Kentia palm belongs to the plant genus Howea, which contains only two species that are very similar. In their natural resort, Australia’s Lord Howe Island, these palms can reach over 15 meters into the sky. In Central Europe, the Kentia palm is cultivated as a houseplant, so it can still grow up to 2 meters high. With…
Cherry laurel challenges the gardener with stunning growth coupled with a sweeping silhouette. So that the evergreen ornamental tree does not dominate in the garden, regular pruning must not be put off. Among gardeners, cherry laurel is considered a botanical warhorse that likes to crowd out neighboring plants. So that the cut does justice to the individual attributes…