The bladder ash is not an ash but an East Asian tree, a very ornamental East Asian tree (or shrub if you buy and grow it accordingly). With a maximum height of around 10 metres, it is the ideal home garden size. As one of the few yellow-flowering shrubs for the garden, the lantern tree delights the…
The bishop’s cap comes across as a not particularly exciting cactus. However, Astrophytum myriostigma has a lot to offer: a children’s cactus without thorns, pleasingly easy to care for if its most important requirements are observed and available in a surprising number of very differently shaped cultivars. Below you will find out what is important when caring…
Flowering trees are the main actors in the picturesque summer garden. Once spring bloomers have finished their blossom festival, they seamlessly pass the floral baton on to shrubs and bushes that thrive in summer blooming. Dwarf shrubs lie at our feet as a sea of flowers or inspire as a distinctive bed border. Man-high magnificent specimens spoil us…
At home at the tip of Italy’s boot, a citrus fruit found its way to Central Europe, which without exaggeration can be described as a miracle of fragrance and blossom. Refined into decorative little trees, the bergamot adorns the balcony and patio as a container plant with pure white blossoms and deep green shimmering leaves in…
The Lesser Accentor is often planted in the garden as an ornamental plant or as a wild plant for insects. It is a very good ground cover and that is exactly where its problem lies when it appears in the lawn. It has a creeping habit, which means that the grass hardly has a chance. Combating brownella in…
Like hardly any other native deciduous tree, the sycamore maple symbolizes irrepressible vitality, coupled with an impressive habit, palm-sized leaves, winged nuts and enchanting panicles of flowers. With increasing age, the Acer pseudoplatanus even gains in expressiveness when the fascinating play of shapes and colors of its scaly bark catches the eye. Garden owners who can give…
The Australian tea tree is known for its tea tree oil, which has many uses from antimicrobial to gum healing. However, its decorative properties are much less well known. Melaleuca alternifolia can be cultivated very well here, even if only as a container plant and not in the garden. Buy or grow? Whether you will be…
The spotted arum is popularly known as donkey’s ear, stomach root or spinach and is a very special plant. Its blossom, the arrow-shaped, long-stemmed leaves and its infructescence are striking. In the right location, the plants require almost no care. Characteristics Aroid family only native species of the genus Arum Occurs mainly in the temperate…
The apple thorn is a hybrid of two different hawthorns. It has numerous flowers, which is because it belongs to the rose family. In addition, the apple-like fruits are a real eye-catcher in summer, autumn and even in winter, especially in older plants that have tons of them. The care is easy, the apple thorn is quite undemanding. You…
Every hobby gardener knows that plants need magnesium. But why is that and how can garden plants be adequately cared for? We explain the background, provide basic knowledge about needs-based fertilization, present plants with a particularly high magnesium requirement and give tips on the safe use of the fertiliser. Magnesium Magnesium (chemical symbol Mg) is one of…