Gardening

Cutting hanging willow: How to achieve the perfect pruning

Cutting hanging willow: How to achieve the perfect pruning

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This is how you prune a hanging willow in an exemplary manner. - Read this guide on when and how to properly cut a hanging pussy willow

Cutting blood grass: When and how to do it correctly

Cutting blood grass: When and how to do it correctly

Last modified: 2025-01-23 11:01

Proper pruning care makes blood grass shine in furious colors. - Read here when and how to cut blood grass perfectly

Ornamental sage care: Tips for magnificent flowers

Ornamental sage care: Tips for magnificent flowers

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The ornamental sage can be cultivated well with little effort. Find out here how your ornamental sage can thrive optimally with a few care measures

Successfully propagate ornamental sage: instructions & tips

Successfully propagate ornamental sage: instructions & tips

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Ornamental sage is an eye-catcher in the perennial bed. It can be easily propagated with little effort. Read here how you can grow new sage plants from seeds or cuttings

Winter-hardy ornamental sage: The best varieties for the garden

Winter-hardy ornamental sage: The best varieties for the garden

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There is a large selection of winter-hardy ornamental sage varieties available. Read about some different types and how sage survives the winter best here

Cutting ornamental sage: This is how you encourage a second flowering period

Cutting ornamental sage: This is how you encourage a second flowering period

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Cutting ornamental sage is part of the general care measures for the plant. Read how and when to carry out a maintenance or radical cut

Ornamental sage varieties: Discover diversity for your garden

Ornamental sage varieties: Discover diversity for your garden

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Ornamental sage is available in many varieties, so there is the right perennial for every taste. Read here what distinguishes different varieties

Star flower: Versatile spring bloomer for beds and balconies

Star flower: Versatile spring bloomer for beds and balconies

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The star flower (bot. Ipheion uniflorum) is an easy-care and quickly self-propagating spring bloomer with magical, star-shaped flowers

Midday gold flowers: Plant gazanias correctly and overwinter them

Midday gold flowers: Plant gazanias correctly and overwinter them

Last modified: 2025-01-23 11:01

Gazania, also sold under the name "Mittagsgold" , are pretty and easy-to-care for long-term bloomers for the garden bed and balcony & terrace

Puzzle carnation: Everything about the flowering carnation

Puzzle carnation: Everything about the flowering carnation

Last modified: 2025-06-01 06:06

The Vexier carnation or crown carnation is a short-lived perennial for sunny locations. The species can be socialized well with other carnations

Silver rain: care, location and propagation of the ornamental plant

Silver rain: care, location and propagation of the ornamental plant

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The silver rain has its name for a reason: the silvery and densely leafed shoots, which are up to two meters long, hang down like a waterfall

Indoor Aralia: Care, location and propagation easily explained

Indoor Aralia: Care, location and propagation easily explained

Last modified: 2025-01-23 11:01

The indoor aralia, originally from Japan, is a robust, fast-growing foliage plant that can be easily cultivated in the living room

Milkweed in the garden: Hardy species & their care

Milkweed in the garden: Hardy species & their care

Last modified: 2025-01-23 11:01

The milkweed is an easy-care ornamental plant with pretty flower umbels. However, the various species are generally not hardy

Dog roses: Everything about types, care and use

Dog roses: Everything about types, care and use

Last modified: 2025-06-01 06:06

Various wild roses are offered under the name dog rose. The local dog rose (bot. Rosa canina) is particularly recommended

Aechmea: The fascinating lance rosette as a houseplant

Aechmea: The fascinating lance rosette as a houseplant

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The lance rosette (bot. Aechmea fasciata) is an attractive and easy-to-care house plant from the bromeliad family

Arrowhead: Everything about the attractive aquatic plant

Arrowhead: Everything about the attractive aquatic plant

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The common arrowhead is an easy-care aquatic plant that is suitable for planting near the bank of the garden pond. Their tubers are edible

Umbrella fir in your own garden: instructions and advice

Umbrella fir in your own garden: instructions and advice

Last modified: 2025-01-23 11:01

The Japanese umbrella fir is an attractive and very slow-growing, but demanding solitary tree for the Asian-style garden

Blooming miracle star jasmine: successful planting & care

Blooming miracle star jasmine: successful planting & care

Last modified: 2025-01-23 11:01

The star jasmine with its white flowers is an interesting potted plant for the balcony, terrace, winter garden and apartment. The perennial bloomer is poisonous

Successful nest fern care: Everything you need to know

Successful nest fern care: Everything you need to know

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The nest fern (Asplenium nidus), which is native to many tropical regions, is an uncomplicated houseplant that is suitable for shady locations

Phoenix palm: Location, care and propagation made easy

Phoenix palm: Location, care and propagation made easy

Last modified: 2025-06-01 06:06

The phoenix palm or Canary Island date palm is a robust and undemanding type of palm tree for container cultivation. The species is adapted to a Mediterranean climate

Successful Epiphyllum care: location, watering & fertilizing

Successful Epiphyllum care: location, watering & fertilizing

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Epiphyllum leaf cacti are hanging-growing, easy-to-care for rainforest cacti that stand out with their large flowers in bright colors

Feather bristle grass: care and propagation made easy

Feather bristle grass: care and propagation made easy

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The feather bristle grass or pennisetum grass forms large, hemispherical clumps of leaves over which the cylindrical flower spikes appear from late summer onwards

Rotary fruit: care, propagation and wintering in detail

Rotary fruit: care, propagation and wintering in detail

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The rotary fruit (Streptocarpus) is a not-so-easy-to-cultivate, but all the more beautifully flowering houseplant from tropical Africa

Lucky Tree: Easy-care succulent for the home

Lucky Tree: Easy-care succulent for the home

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The Australian bottle tree is called a lucky tree because it is said to ward off bad luck from its owner. The succulent houseplant is easy to care for

Autumn bloomers to fall in love with: bulb flowers for every garden

Autumn bloomers to fall in love with: bulb flowers for every garden

Last modified: 2025-01-23 11:01

Growing autumn bloomers from bulbs is easy if the planting conditions are right. Read here how to proceed and which onions you can choose

Hardy and beautiful: Discover the best autumn bloomers

Hardy and beautiful: Discover the best autumn bloomers

Last modified: 2025-01-23 11:01

Hardy autumn bloomers are useful when creating a perennial bed. Find out here what variety is available to you when choosing plants

Spring bloomers: Plant and care for bulbs correctly

Spring bloomers: Plant and care for bulbs correctly

Last modified: 2025-01-23 11:01

The bulbs of spring bloomers usually go into the ground in autumn. Read here which bulbs are suitable and what you should consider when planting

Autumn bloomers for the balcony: The most beautiful plants & tips

Autumn bloomers for the balcony: The most beautiful plants & tips

Last modified: 2025-01-23 11:01

You have many options when planting autumn bloomers on a balcony. Read here about the variety of plants and how they are planted

Spring bloomers: How to optimally prepare your plants

Spring bloomers: How to optimally prepare your plants

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Spring bloomers thrive well in the garden and on the balcony if a few planting tips are followed. Read how to plant your spring flowers here

Plant autumn bloomers: Create a colorful bed

Plant autumn bloomers: Create a colorful bed

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Planting autumn bloomers is easy if a few rules are followed. Read here about the variety of plants and how to plant them

Danger in the garden: 6 poisonous plants you should know

Danger in the garden: 6 poisonous plants you should know

Last modified: 2025-01-23 11:01

Many gardens grow plants that are poisonous and can pose a danger to children. This article deals with the six most common ones

Maintaining Balkan hogweed: location, soil and cultivation

Maintaining Balkan hogweed: location, soil and cultivation

Last modified: 2025-06-01 06:06

In our plant portrait this time we are introducing you to the Balkan hogweed, an almost forgotten and non-poisonous ornamental perennial

Earth wasp species: Common and German wasps in comparison

Earth wasp species: Common and German wasps in comparison

Last modified: 2025-06-01 06:06

Would you like to get to the bottom of annoying earth wasps in the garden? Here you can find further basic information about the striped insects

Create a mini pond: This is how you create your little water oasis

Create a mini pond: This is how you create your little water oasis

Last modified: 2025-01-23 11:01

You don't always need space for a pond. Find nice ideas and instructions for a beautiful mini pond here

Exotic pond plants: mastering wintering successfully

Exotic pond plants: mastering wintering successfully

Last modified: 2025-06-01 06:06

Exotic pond plants take their toll: In winter, more complex relocation is necessary. Here are the most important rules

Pond design with floating plants: suggestions & tips

Pond design with floating plants: suggestions & tips

Last modified: 2025-06-01 06:06

Would you like to know more about decorative and water-clarifying floating plants? Here you will find information and examples

Algae in the garden pond? These plants offer relief

Algae in the garden pond? These plants offer relief

Last modified: 2025-01-23 11:01

Keeping a pond low in algae doesn't have to be complicated. With the right pond plants you can keep the annoying water clouds at bay

Hornwort in the pond: Top water purification plant & care

Hornwort in the pond: Top water purification plant & care

Last modified: 2025-06-01 06:06

The hornleaf - not to be confused with the hornwort - can provide garden pond owners with the best water purification services. There's more information here

Create a charming mini pond in a zinc tub: tips and tricks

Create a charming mini pond in a zinc tub: tips and tricks

Last modified: 2025-06-01 06:06

Would you like to create a small garden pond on your balcony? Here you will find instructions for a romantic mini pond in the zinc tub

A carob tree in the garden? This is how planting works

A carob tree in the garden? This is how planting works

Last modified: 2025-01-23 11:01

Would you like to cultivate a carob tree in your own garden? Nothing easier than that! With the planting instructions on this page you are guaranteed to succeed