The green roof is ecologically valuable, especially in cities. Many endangered animal and plant species have a completely new habitat here. Green roofs also relieve our drainage systems and sewage treatment plants because part of the annual precipitation evaporates from them into the air. They also improve the urban climate because they filter dust and pollutants from the…
When a summer house is planned, the right door is part of it. The range of garden doors is large and many people are quickly overwhelmed by the large number of available door widths and door heights. To make the choice easier, it is advisable to know the standard door dimensions. These make it easier for you to…
A herb garden can be created in many different ways. It often depends on how much space there is and how the rest of the garden is designed. Herbs such as lavender, sage, rosemary, curry herb, thyme and many more go well with a Mediterranean garden. The herb bed should be designed accordingly. A sunny hillside garden is just…
Soft fruit is very popular in local gardens. There are various reasons for this. Because it can be picked directly from the bush and nibbled from hand to mouth. In addition, there is no space for large fruit trees in many gardens and the alternative is a bush with berries. Raspberries, currants or gooseberries are old berry varieties and…
A sandbox is the favorite “toy” for many children. Whether one year old or eight, digging, baking sand cakes, building castles, digging or just muddling, for many children there is nothing nicer. So if you have the space for it, you should definitely set up a sandpit. You can of course buy it, usually as a kit, in…
If you want to enrich your garden pond with koi, you will find the noble fish with the shimmering scales in a salt tank in specialist shops. Coincidence? No, adding salt to the koi pond is a secret care tip. Even professional breeders from Japan, the country of origin of the fish, recommend adding salt. What are the benefits…
With the creation of a kitchen garden, vegetables, herbs and fruit can be grown in the home garden right outside the front door. The garden area does not have to be particularly large for this, a lot of useful vegetables and fruits can be grown even in a relatively small area. In contrast to the over-fertilized and…
Modern houses also need a modern garden design. It’s not okay to design a cottage garden for a new house, rectangular, flat roof, lots of white walls, large window fronts and stainless steel railings. The character of the garden must match the style of the house. That is not to say that a modern garden does not contain…
Anyone struggling with a sparse wrinkled brother needs to remove moss from the lawn in their garden, which means Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, or lawn moss. Any lawn can be affected by a patch of moss, but that’s not really the problem. Only when the spot is visibly increasing and is not being fought can it turn into work…
Gooseberries (Ribes uva-crispa) grow in the garden as a shrub or tall stem. With the right care, they form many tasty and healthy berries. Of course, the location has to be right for this. But for a vital, long-lived and robust plant, the right fertilization, which is used at the right time and covers the high nutrient requirements…