Hardy plants for the balcony and garden make the gardening year a good deal less tedious and protect your creativity – you can replant sections, but you don’t have to worry about everything every year, the part equipped with hardy plants turns green all by itself every spring. If the plants are really hardy, here’s what…
If you’re reading this article about the liverwort, you’re reading an article about a “celebrity flower.” The Hamburg Nature Conservation Foundation has named the liverwort flower of the year 2013. He also badly needs your protection. Besides, it’s really pretty. So there are enough reasons to get involved with planting and caring for liverworts. Classification of the liverwort It…
The creeping bugle, often called garden bugle, belongs to the Ajuga genus, of which there are numerous species. In our latitudes, however, only 4 species can be found. The distribution area of the crawling Günsel ranges from Europe to North Africa and Asia. The preferred region is the Alps, but it can also be found in the lowlands,…
The language of flowers and plants is unmistakable. Some of their kind bewitch all human senses with their breathtaking fragrance, while others reach our hearts with their colorful splendor and give unspeakable joie de vivre. Crepe myrtle is such a wonderful plant creature that embodies all the beautiful aspects of nature. popularity Anyone who has seen their…
Roses need a professional pruning for a magnificent bloom. Without this, the flowering stops completely or completely. Even if the requirements of noble, climbing and shrub roses are different, the perfect pruning of roses is not a high science. When is the best time of year? We explain the basics and show you what to look out for. The…
The blanket flower (Gaillardia grandiflora) is one of the best-known flowering perennials in the garden. These colorful plants are also called painter’s or parrot flower. She comes from North and Central America and also feels at home in our climate. There are numerous types. Some are annual, but many are perennial. The flowers of the cockade flower are particularly beautiful. The…
The royal lily belongs to the lily family and to the trumpet lily family and is often referred to as the white lily. It grows from a bulb, the diameter of which can be up to 15 cm. The stems grow erect. The leaves appear first in spring. The fascinating, intensively scented, white and yellowish flowers at the base…
For months, Selenicereus grandiflorus looks more like an ugly duckling, until one night the plant turns into a swan and unfolds its full beauty. The name Queen of the Night is derived from the short, nocturnal flowering period. The cactus then enchants with large, creamy-white flowers that smell of vanilla. Cactus lovers hold festivals and many a botanical…
They are true climbing artists and quickly decorate dreary house walls and facades with colorful flowers. The annual varieties among the climbing plants are also ideal for the creative design of terraces, balconies and garden fences. The diverse selection ranges from specimens with huge, fragrant flowers to varieties with particularly decorative leaves to variations that also offer…
The Katsura tree – also called cake tree or gingerbread tree – got its German name from the peculiarity that the withered and fallen leaves develop an intense smell of gingerbread. In autumn, the heart-shaped leaves of the tree, which can reach 45 meters in height, turn bright yellow to scarlet. The cake tree is a real…