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Brown leaves on Dipladenia: How to save your plant

Brown leaves on Dipladenia: How to save your plant

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Your Dipladenia is getting brown leaves and you are looking for the cause? Read here how you can possibly help your plant

Pruning white dogwood: This keeps it bright red

Pruning white dogwood: This keeps it bright red

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How to properly prune white dogwood. - These instructions explain how to preserve the red bark with skillful cutting

Hardy perennial sunflowers: selection & care tips

Hardy perennial sunflowers: selection & care tips

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Explore a selection of hardy perennial sunflowers here. These varieties will stay with you in your bed and container for many years

Perennial sunflower: care, watering and fertilizing made easy

Perennial sunflower: care, watering and fertilizing made easy

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Read here how to skilfully care for the perennial sunflower. - How to water, fertilize, cut and overwinter perennial helianthus

Mexican sunflowers: Overwinter and propagate properly

Mexican sunflowers: Overwinter and propagate properly

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Can the Mexican sunflower overwinter in the garden? Don't puzzle any longer about the winter hardiness of Tithonia diversifolia. Here is the answer

Polei Mint: Poisonous plant with serious consequences

Polei Mint: Poisonous plant with serious consequences

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Unlike other types of mint, polei mint is poisonous. However, poisoning does not occur frequently due to its rarity

Is that polei mint or peppermint? Find out here

Is that polei mint or peppermint? Find out here

Last modified: 2025-06-01 06:06

Polei mint and peppermint look very similar. A mix-up is dangerous because of the toxicity of polei mint. How to recognize polei mint

Overwintering clover: How to protect your plants from frost

Overwintering clover: How to protect your plants from frost

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While types of clover such as red and white clover are easily hardy, the four-leaf lucky clover has to overwinter indoors

Clover as a houseplant: tips for care and selection

Clover as a houseplant: tips for care and selection

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When it comes to clover, it is not the deep-rooted varieties such as red and white clover that are usually used as houseplants, but rather small-leaved varieties

Clover as an indicator plant: What does it reveal about the soil?

Clover as an indicator plant: What does it reveal about the soil?

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As a so-called indicator plant, clover can show the lime content of the soil and the incidence of light at a location

Hardy types of clover: Which ones survive the frost?

Hardy types of clover: Which ones survive the frost?

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Not all subspecies of clover are hardy; in contrast to many Trifolium species, lucky clover is sensitive to severe frosts

Successfully combat clover in the lawn with scarification

Successfully combat clover in the lawn with scarification

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If the proportion of clover plants in the lawn reaches an undesirable level, scarifying the lawn can help

Clover instead of lawn: Why it is a good alternative

Clover instead of lawn: Why it is a good alternative

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If the grass doesn't grow well in a location or requires a lot of maintenance, clover can serve as a substitute instead of lawn

Clover in the pot: cultivation, care and possible uses

Clover in the pot: cultivation, care and possible uses

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Some potted clovers are given away as good luck charms on New Year's Eve, while horn sorrel sneaks into the garden in pots

Green manure with clover: Good reasons for using it in the garden

Green manure with clover: Good reasons for using it in the garden

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Green manure with clover not only protects the soil against erosion, but also ensures enrichment with nitrogen

Clover in the bed: How to effectively combat the spread

Clover in the bed: How to effectively combat the spread

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If there is undesirable clover in the bed, it is usually horn sorrel, which can be combated with various measures

Water lily diseases: How to recognize and treat them

Water lily diseases: How to recognize and treat them

Last modified: 2025-06-01 06:06

Which diseases sometimes affect water lilies, how to recognize an infestation and what to do about it - you can find out all of this here

Recognizing lily pad beetles: How to protect your plants

Recognizing lily pad beetles: How to protect your plants

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Which pests often appear on water lilies, how you can recognize an infestation and what you can do about it - find out here

Water lily hardy: These varieties survive the winter

Water lily hardy: These varieties survive the winter

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In this article you will read which types of water lilies are hardy and which ones tolerate frost poorly

Water lily care: Cutting for lush blooms

Water lily care: Cutting for lush blooms

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Under what aspects a cut makes sense, when is the appropriate period for it and how to proceed - you can read all of this here

Water lily not growing: Possible causes & solutions

Water lily not growing: Possible causes & solutions

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There can be several reasons why water lilies don't grow. Here you can find out which causes are most common

Step by step: Propagating water lilies in the garden pond

Step by step: Propagating water lilies in the garden pond

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There are 2 direct methods and one indirect method for propagating water lilies. Read here how exactly they work

Pond design with water lilies: space requirements, depth and care

Pond design with water lilies: space requirements, depth and care

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How much space does the water lily need in the pond? How deep should the pond be and how big should the plant baskets be? Read this and more on the topic here

Water lily in a bucket: This is how you can cultivate it at home

Water lily in a bucket: This is how you can cultivate it at home

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Which varieties are suitable for container culture, which containers you can use, what care should look like and more - you can find out here

Water lily in the aquarium: This is how they thrive even without a pond

Water lily in the aquarium: This is how they thrive even without a pond

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Which species are suitable for aquariums, what is essential for growth and what care should look like - you can find out here

Water lily not blooming: Common reasons & effective solutions

Water lily not blooming: Common reasons & effective solutions

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If the water lily doesn't bloom: What is usually the cause? What other causes can there be and how do you prevent flower failure?

Overwintering water lilies: This is how you can do it without any problems

Overwintering water lilies: This is how you can do it without any problems

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Here you will find out in detail how to overwinter tropical water lilies and why and how some hardy specimens should be overwintered

Types of clover at a glance: Which ones are most common in the garden?

Types of clover at a glance: Which ones are most common in the garden?

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There are more than 245 species of clover within the genus Trifolium, but plants from other genera are also counted as clover

Clover as a lawn replacement: sowing and care made easy

Clover as a lawn replacement: sowing and care made easy

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Sowing clover evenly is easier if the seeds are first mixed with a little fine sowing soil and then distributed

Edible Clover: Delicious and He althy Use Ideas

Edible Clover: Delicious and He althy Use Ideas

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Clover is certainly edible for humans, but excessive consumption can also be toxic due to the oxalic acid it contains

Clover Profile: Everything you need to know about red clover & co

Clover Profile: Everything you need to know about red clover & co

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One of the best-known representatives of the clover genus Trifolium is meadow clover, which is also known as red clover and is said to have healing properties

Fertilize clover: When, how and with what for optimal growth?

Fertilize clover: When, how and with what for optimal growth?

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The clover grown in the garden should be supplied with fertilizer containing phosphates and potassium, but can also serve as green manure itself

Propagate clover: methods for a lush meadow

Propagate clover: methods for a lush meadow

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Clover species such as red and white clover are usually propagated by sowing or vegetatively by runners

Growing clover successfully: Important tips and tricks

Growing clover successfully: Important tips and tricks

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When growing clover in your own garden, it is important to consider the location requirements and sowing conditions of the respective species

Blooming clover in the garden: when does the flowering period begin?

Blooming clover in the garden: when does the flowering period begin?

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The flowering period of clover also depends on the location, but for the red and white clover species it is usually between May and October

Clover in the garden: care, watering and cutting made easy

Clover in the garden: care, watering and cutting made easy

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When caring for clover, what is particularly important is the purpose for which the clover is grown in the garden

Water lilies: When does their breathtaking bloom begin?

Water lilies: When does their breathtaking bloom begin?

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When water lilies are in full bloom, what the flowers look like and how you can increase the bloom, you can read here

Discover types of water lilies: Which one fits your garden pond?

Discover types of water lilies: Which one fits your garden pond?

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Which types of water lilies are important for local gardeners, what characteristics define them and what other exotic water lilies there are, you can read here

Water lilies in the garden pond: step by step instructions

Water lilies in the garden pond: step by step instructions

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Here you will find out what you should pay attention to when choosing a location, the water depth, the insertion, etc. of water lilies

Water lily profile: characteristics, requirements and special features

Water lily profile: characteristics, requirements and special features

Last modified: 2025-06-01 06:06

If you are interested in the occurrence, external characteristics, flowering time and requirements of the water lily, you should not miss this article