Gardening 2024, September

Love pearl bush: Poisonous or harmless to humans and animals?

Love pearl bush: Poisonous or harmless to humans and animals?

Get to know the facts about the love pearl bush and its poisonous effects here! How poisonous is it and can you be fatally poisoned by it?

Love pearl bush: choice of location for optimal growth

Love pearl bush: choice of location for optimal growth

Whether the love pearl bush prefers to grow in the sun or partial shade, which locations are suitable and which soil is preferred, read here

Planting a parrot plant: location, distance and care tips

Planting a parrot plant: location, distance and care tips

Read which location and substrate suits the parrot plant, when it blooms, how to propagate it and which planting distance is important

Parrot plant toxicity: What needs to be taken into account?

Parrot plant toxicity: What needs to be taken into account?

You can find out here how poisonous the parrot plant really is and why it is still a worthwhile plant

Successfully care for parrot plants: tips & tricks

Successfully care for parrot plants: tips & tricks

How to fertilize the parrot plant, whether it can tolerate drought, how to protect it in winter and whether it needs pruning - you can find out here

Star jasmine: beauty with a toxic danger for humans and animals

Star jasmine: beauty with a toxic danger for humans and animals

How poisonous is star jasmine? Can you handle it safely? Find out the facts about its toxicity here

Propagate star jasmine: successful methods & tips

Propagate star jasmine: successful methods & tips

Read here about the art of propagating star jasmine, how sowing works and what should be taken into account when propagating cuttings

Milkweed in winter: How to protect the plant properly

Milkweed in winter: How to protect the plant properly

Read in this article how hardy milkweed is and how sensitive species can be overwintered

Optimal care for the scented nettle: This is how it thrives

Optimal care for the scented nettle: This is how it thrives

Whether you have to constantly water and fertilize scented nettles and when is a suitable time to cut them - you can find out about this here, among other things

Cut sweet nettle for lush re-blooming: Here’s how it works

Cut sweet nettle for lush re-blooming: Here’s how it works

Read here how to cut the sweet nettle correctly, why you should use scissors and why the right timing is important

Star jasmine hardy: Does it survive our cold?

Star jasmine hardy: Does it survive our cold?

You can read here how hardy star jasmine is in this country, what its temperature minimum is and how you can overwinter it

Scented nettles in winter: How to protect them from frost

Scented nettles in winter: How to protect them from frost

Find out in this article which scented nettles are sensitive to frost and which ones are hardy, how to protect them and overwinter them indoors

Loosestrife: Poisonous or harmless to humans and animals?

Loosestrife: Poisonous or harmless to humans and animals?

Find out in this article whether and how seriously loosestrife is poisonous and how you can recognize it

Caucasus forget-me-nots: care tips for he althy plants

Caucasus forget-me-nots: care tips for he althy plants

How to cut, water and fertilize the Caucasus forget-me-not? If you know how, dealing with it is child's play

Jack Frost' care: tips for he althy and lush growth

Jack Frost' care: tips for he althy and lush growth

Which care procedures are necessary and unnecessary for 'Jack Frost' - about cutting, watering, fertilizing and overwintering - read here

Caucasus forget-me-nots: how and when to cut correctly?

Caucasus forget-me-nots: how and when to cut correctly?

Under what circumstances does cutting the Caucasus forget-me-not make sense? What can you do with the clippings? Read this and more here

Bird of paradise flower care: tips for magnificent blooms

Bird of paradise flower care: tips for magnificent blooms

Find out everything you should know about watering, fertilizing, cutting, repotting, overwintering and possible diseases of the bird of paradise flower here

Overwintering the bird of paradise flower: This is how you can do it

Overwintering the bird of paradise flower: This is how you can do it

Where you can overwinter the bird of paradise flower, what temperatures are ideal and how to care for it in winter, read here

Ornamental cabbage in the kitchen: Edible, he althy and delicious

Ornamental cabbage in the kitchen: Edible, he althy and delicious

Ornamental cabbage is mainly grown as an ornamental plant because of its decorative leaves. Like all types of cabbage, it can also be eaten cooked or raw

Ornamental cabbage in winter: protection from frost and cold

Ornamental cabbage in winter: protection from frost and cold

Ornamental cabbage is only partially hardy. At very low temperatures it needs winter protection or is overwintered in a greenhouse

Mountain mint: care tips for he althy and fragrant plants

Mountain mint: care tips for he althy and fragrant plants

Mountain mint is a spicy and fragrant herb that requires little care. This is how you care for the perennial, hardy plant in the garden or container

Tomatillos in the bed or container: instructions and tips

Tomatillos in the bed or container: instructions and tips

Tomatillos are nightshade plants that can be grown in the garden or in containers. Tips for planting tomatillos

The right location for red currants

The right location for red currants

Red currants like it bright and warm. What you need to consider when looking for the right location for currant bushes

The perfect location for your mountain mint: Here’s how it works

The perfect location for your mountain mint: Here’s how it works

Mountain mint is an undemanding perennial. In a sunny location, the plant produces leaves with a particularly strong aroma

Cutting standard currants: When & how to do it

Cutting standard currants: When & how to do it

Currants as standard stems must be regularly cut into shape. Only then will they bear a rich harvest. Tips for proper cutting

Red currant: Best varieties for your garden

Red currant: Best varieties for your garden

Red currants come in numerous varieties. Personal taste decides which type of currant is the best

Red currant: This is how optimal care is achieved

Red currant: This is how optimal care is achieved

Red currants require little care. There are a few things you should keep in mind so that the bush produces lots of delicious berries

Red currant: effects and he alth benefits

Red currant: effects and he alth benefits

Red currants are very he althy. They not only contain a lot of vitamin C, but also have a positive effect on various complaints

Processing red currants: delicious recipes & tips

Processing red currants: delicious recipes & tips

You should not store red currants for a long time, but process them immediately after harvesting. Tips for processing red currants

Caring for umbrella bamboo: The best tips for he althy growth

Caring for umbrella bamboo: The best tips for he althy growth

Umbrella bamboo needs optimal care so that it becomes nice and dense and large. What you need to consider when watering, fertilizing and cutting umbrella bamboo

Hardy Abelia Grandiflora varieties: Which ones are there?

Hardy Abelia Grandiflora varieties: Which ones are there?

Not all varieties of Abelia grandiflora are hardy. Good winter protection is necessary when caring for the garden

This is how the hammer bush thrives: care instructions and tips

This is how the hammer bush thrives: care instructions and tips

The hammer bush is a container plant that needs good care. Only then will it develop many flowers. This is how you properly care for the hammer bush

Overwintering the hammer bush: How to protect it from frost

Overwintering the hammer bush: How to protect it from frost

The hammer bush is not hardy and is therefore grown in a bucket. This is how you overwinter the shrub that comes from Mexico

Sea lavender in a bucket: tips for overwintering and caring for it

Sea lavender in a bucket: tips for overwintering and caring for it

Find out here whether sea lavender needs winter protection or whether it is hardy without any problems

Wollziest: healing effects, consumption & possible toxicity

Wollziest: healing effects, consumption & possible toxicity

The woolly zest is not poisonous when consumed in normal quantities, but it is said to have special properties as a medicinal plant

Caring for Wollziest: Tips for the optimal garden plant

Caring for Wollziest: Tips for the optimal garden plant

Due to its absolute frugality in terms of water and nutrients, the Wollziest requires little care apart from spring pruning

Wollziest shapes and colors: What types are there?

Wollziest shapes and colors: What types are there?

The Wollziest Stachys byzantina is now available not only in the wild form but also in decorative cultivated varieties with different flowering types

Cutting Wollziest correctly: Instructions for he althy plants

Cutting Wollziest correctly: Instructions for he althy plants

The Wollziest can be cut directly after flowering to ensure a compact growth habit and brown and yellow leaves can be removed in spring

Wollziest in natural medicine: Why is it so valuable?

Wollziest in natural medicine: Why is it so valuable?

The Wollziest (Stachys byzantina) has been valued as a medicinal plant since ancient times because the leaves can be used, for example, as a wound dressing

Multiply Wollziest: This is how division and sowing are successful

Multiply Wollziest: This is how division and sowing are successful

The Wollziest can be propagated relatively easily by division, cuttings or by sowing fully mature seeds