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…
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…
Anyone who wants to cultivate the decorative stonecrop in the garden naturally wonders whether Sedum is also hardy. Because the fleshy leaves usually don’t look as if they could survive frosty days. But here it also depends on the selected variety of sedum, whether it is hardy and evergreen, or whether it needs to be protected in…
Succulents are hardy plants that can store water for a long time. Therefore, the plants can grow and thrive in hostile areas. For this reason, the various succulent species are quite undemanding in terms of care and site conditions. The survivors do not belong to a single plant family or genus, rather a number of different species have…
The terraces of our world are mostly still used – but how many balconies, especially in the cities, lead a completely superfluous shadowy existence as a storage place for all sorts of things. It’s a pity, one can only say, since the balcony, like the terrace, can become a seasonal room that can be used for…
This climber provides abundant green foliage and blue flowers. Ideal for decoratively covering entire walls. But the wisteria also produces three substances that are equally toxic to humans and animals. If it grows within your reach, you should know all about its toxicity. Dealing with the lurking danger correctly is life-saving in the truest sense of the word. The…