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Identifying meadow flowers: How to recognize native species

Identifying meadow flowers: How to recognize native species

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Identifying meadow flowers is actually quite simple in the age of the internet. The easiest way to determine it is by the flower color

Drain the meadow effectively: This is how drainage works

Drain the meadow effectively: This is how drainage works

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Draining a damp meadow is not an easy task. As a rule, the soil must be made more permeable and drainage must also be dug

Digging up a meadow: instructions, tips and the right time

Digging up a meadow: instructions, tips and the right time

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Digging up a meadow is a difficult piece of work that also requires some preparation. Larger areas should be cultivated with tractors and plows

Meadow garden: step by step to an ecological paradise

Meadow garden: step by step to an ecological paradise

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Lawn or meadow? A colorful flower meadow offers many advantages, and a boring lawn can quickly be transformed into a sea of flowers

Reseeding meadows: This is how you promote diversity and growth

Reseeding meadows: This is how you promote diversity and growth

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If an increasing number of undesirable plants appear or bare spots are visible, the meadow should be reseeded. There are various methods for this

Mulching meadows: When does it make sense and when does it not?

Mulching meadows: When does it make sense and when does it not?

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Mulching a meadow has many disadvantages, but in some cases - for example in meadows used intensively for agriculture - it makes sense

Fencing a meadow: Legal conditions & alternatives

Fencing a meadow: Legal conditions & alternatives

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Is fencing in a meadow allowed? Be careful when fencing a meadow, as fencing is not always permitted without official approval

Transforming a meadow into a green lawn: This is how the transformation works

Transforming a meadow into a green lawn: This is how the transformation works

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Transforming a wild meadow into a green lawn takes a lot of work. Don't just dig up the ground, remove the top layer of soil

Draining meadows: Practical measures for dry soil

Draining meadows: Practical measures for dry soil

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Draining a meadow is not easy. The route of the drainage pipes must be planned precisely so that excess water is drained away

Marsh meadow: habitat for rare species & recognizing dangers

Marsh meadow: habitat for rare species & recognizing dangers

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A swamp meadow is a wet wet meadow that occurs in river basins. Many animals and plants live here - but their habitat is threatened

Create a meadow: step by step to a colorful summer meadow

Create a meadow: step by step to a colorful summer meadow

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Creating a colorful meadow requires some preparation and planning. In addition to soil cultivation, the right choice of seeds is also important

Straighten a lawn: How to straighten your lawn

Straighten a lawn: How to straighten your lawn

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Over time, every meadow becomes uneven, thanks to diligently digging moles. Straightening a meadow is a lot of work, but it makes sense

Fertilize meadows: when, how and with what means?

Fertilize meadows: when, how and with what means?

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Meadows used intensively for agriculture need fertilizer, with manure or compost being particularly suitable. Poor meadows are not fertilized

Litter meadows: discover diversity in flora and fauna

Litter meadows: discover diversity in flora and fauna

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The meadow provides a protected habitat for numerous plants and animals. The biotope is threatened due to agricultural use

Maintaining an orchard: How often and when should you mow?

Maintaining an orchard: How often and when should you mow?

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In order to maintain an orchard rich in flora and fauna, it should be mown regularly. Otherwise the meadow will quickly become overgrown and woody

Maintaining a meadow orchard: How to ensure its preservation

Maintaining a meadow orchard: How to ensure its preservation

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An orchard requires careful care all year round to prevent it from becoming overgrown. Regular tree pruning ensures high yields

Orchard meadow funding: Receive financial support

Orchard meadow funding: Receive financial support

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Creating or managing an orchard involves costs. In many federal states you can apply for financial support

Bees, butterflies, hedgehogs & Co. - This is how you create a colorful wild meadow

Bees, butterflies, hedgehogs & Co. - This is how you create a colorful wild meadow

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Of course you can also create a wild meadow in your garden - it looks beautiful and makes ecological sense. We show you how it works

Summer meadow flowers: The most beautiful species for your garden

Summer meadow flowers: The most beautiful species for your garden

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There are many thousands of summer meadow flowers that bloom in different colors and create a colorful meadow appearance. We introduce you to the most beautiful ones

Do you dream of a summer meadow? Here's how to create one

Do you dream of a summer meadow? Here's how to create one

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When creating a summer meadow, the condition of the soil and the choice of plants are important - then nothing stands in the way of a colorful meadow

Fencing an orchard: Is it allowed and how does it work?

Fencing an orchard: Is it allowed and how does it work?

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Anyone who creates a meadow orchard would, among other things, want it: protect from thieving game. However, a permanent fence must be officially approved

The perfect horse meadow: requirements and care tips

The perfect horse meadow: requirements and care tips

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A horse meadow must be able to withstand a lot and also have a composition of grasses and herbs suitable for steppe animals

Mowing flower meadows: When and how to ensure biodiversity?

Mowing flower meadows: When and how to ensure biodiversity?

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In order to maintain biodiversity, the flower meadow must be mowed regularly. The most important thing is the right time

Creating a wet meadow: This is how it works step by step

Creating a wet meadow: This is how it works step by step

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A wet meadow offers rare plants and animals - such as frogs and toads - a welcome home. This habitat has become very rare

Fat meadow: features, plant types and proper care

Fat meadow: features, plant types and proper care

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Fat meadows are easy to recognize in spring thanks to the lush, bright yellow dandelions. They are particularly important as pasture for livestock

How do you create an orchard? Tips & information

How do you create an orchard? Tips & information

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Creating an orchard requires some planning in terms of location and selection of fruit varieties. The trees are planted in autumn

Paradise for butterflies and bees - Create a poor meadow

Paradise for butterflies and bees - Create a poor meadow

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Although the poor meadow has no agricultural benefit, its biodiversity offers butterflies, bumblebees and & bees a source of food

Liming a meadow: When, how and why it is important

Liming a meadow: When, how and why it is important

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Soils often become acidic over time, which is why lime should be applied regularly to many meadows. Indicator plants indicate a need

Fantastic flower meadow: create, care for and enjoy

Fantastic flower meadow: create, care for and enjoy

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Do you want to create and maintain a flower meadow? In our guide you will find many tips and tried-and-tested advice for a blooming summer meadow

Maintaining meadows: How to maintain biodiversity and beauty

Maintaining meadows: How to maintain biodiversity and beauty

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You also have to look after a meadow if you want all the beautiful, colorful flowers to continue to bloom. The most important thing is regular mowing

Caring for kiwi plants: step by step to a lush harvest

Caring for kiwi plants: step by step to a lush harvest

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The easy-care and robust kiwi plant is also finding more and more fans in Germany - the most important care tips

Creating a wildflower meadow: Which seeds are best?

Creating a wildflower meadow: Which seeds are best?

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The right seeds for a wildflower meadow are often not easy to get - especially since commercially available mixtures are usually not suitable

Kiwi hardy: The best varieties for the German garden

Kiwi hardy: The best varieties for the German garden

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Large-fruited kiwis are not as hardy as small-fruited varieties. Read what you need to consider when planting

Successfully refining kiwi: methods and instructions

Successfully refining kiwi: methods and instructions

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The kiwis can be refined by grafting, grafting or copulating. Practical help for refining kiwis

Kiwi and citrus fruits: similarities and differences

Kiwi and citrus fruits: similarities and differences

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Kiwis and citrus fruits have many differences and some similarities. Find out more about the vitamin-rich exotics

Transplanting kiwi: This is how it works without any problems

Transplanting kiwi: This is how it works without any problems

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You can transplant kiwi to another place in the garden without damage. Read what you need to pay attention to when transplanting

Kiwi doesn't bear fruit? Causes and solutions

Kiwi doesn't bear fruit? Causes and solutions

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To harvest fruit, you need a female and a male kiwi. Find out possible reasons why your kiwi isn't bearing fruit here

Are irises poisonous? Protection for children & pets

Are irises poisonous? Protection for children & pets

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The iris is still sometimes used in natural medicine as a traditional wound healer, but it is poisonous if taken improperly

Creating a dry meadow: This is how you create a biotope

Creating a dry meadow: This is how you create a biotope

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A dry meadow is the ideal retreat for endangered animal and plant species that are being displaced by stronger competitors in other meadows

Multiply nasturtiums: Three simple methods explained

Multiply nasturtiums: Three simple methods explained

Last modified: 2025-06-01 06:06

Do you want to propagate nasturtiums and are you looking for the best method? We'll tell you how to proceed and what you need to pay attention to