When you think of lavender, the first thing that comes to mind is soap with the typical flowery smell. Many people do not know that lavender is considered edible. Since the ingredients within the varieties are concentrated at different levels, caution is advised when using them in the kitchen. In addition to Lavandula angustifolia, spike lavender and French…
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…
Progressive global warming is catapulting drought artists among the shrubs to the top of their esteem. An exclusive circle of hardy species and varieties masters the supreme floral discipline of thriving magnificently in the dry, sandy garden soil. We invite you to take a stroll through a selection of blooming and evergreen premium trees that endure water…
The heavenly bamboo, originally from Asia and the temple gardens there, is also becoming increasingly popular in the local latitudes. Because when nature slowly says goodbye in autumn and goes into hibernation, Nadina domestica captivates with bright red berries and then also turns its leaves pink. So that Nadina also grows decoratively in your own…
The vanilla flower can usually only delight us with its sweet-smelling blossoms for one summer. It is genetically adapted to the rainforest climate, which it does not get in this country. But is she really condemned to a one-year existence because of that? In fact, it can be worthwhile to take care of this immigrant plant even in…
Evergreen and hardy shrubs offer a green ray of hope in the garden as a hedge or as a solitaire even in the dreary, dark months. If a hedge has been laid out as a privacy screen from the neighbors or from the street, then it should be as dense as possible in winter and keep…
A butterfly bush, bot. Buddleja davidii, you can love for two things: for the colorful panicle flowers and for the magnificent butterflies that it attracts with its scent. A cut can provide more of both. It attracts many new shoots to the shrub, which are followed by flower buds in summer. The right time and mastering the types of…
No beautiful garden can do without shrubs. Each species offers us something precious: decorative foliage, beautiful flowers or delicious fruit. But time and again they get out of shape, or their “performance” decreases over time. That is why there is usually no way around the scissors. We tell you when you should cut which shrubs so that it thrives…
The plume bush is an ornament for gardens and terraces. Its white flowers smell delicately of honey and in autumn its leaves turn a bright yellow, orange and even red. The graceful shrub belongs to the witch hazel family. It is listed as a separate genus, which, however, consists of only two different species. These include the Fothergilla…
Anyone who wants a plant in their garden that provides color explosions outdoors in the otherwise dull autumn should fall back on the magnificent bell, Enkianthus campanulatus. With this delicately flowering garden plant, the name says it all in the truest sense of the word. The attractive little tree with its yellowish-red clusters of flowers, which look…