Gardening Tips

Orchid blooms are known for their beauty, but they can be relatively short-lived. To extend the blooming period of your orchid, follow these tips: Remember that the specific care requirements can vary depending on the type of orchid you have. Some orchids may naturally have shorter bloom periods than others, so it’s essential to understand […]

Flamingo flower is quite an unusual houseplant. Their actual flower is with them a long spadix, which is located in the middle of the beautiful and colorful bracts. As a houseplant, the flamingo flower is very trendy and ideal for plant lovers who like it tropical. Want to learn more about this wonder of nature?

It blooms in a variety of colors and enchants your apartment or even your balcony in a colorful atmosphere. The bougainvillea is not necessarily one of the low-maintenance houseplants, but it catches everyone’s eye with its powerful and unique flowers. No observer can walk past it without admiring it. To ensure that it also produces

To grow, a plant needs soil, light, water and air. But is that really always the case? Do all your plants need soil to draw nutrients from their roots? There are also houseplants that do very well without soil. Most of the time, all it takes is a glass vase, a bottle and water. You

You can buy it not only in the summer time, in fact, this plant is also available at the turn of the year. It is a favorite gift in a small pot, decorated with a small chimney sweep. Lucky clover or Oxalis triangularis is becoming more and more popular among plant lovers. Its pretty purple

The fresh evergreen juicy needles can form an ideal screen in your garden. But also in the pot Thuja Smaragd can grow super. The hardy and undemanding plant is suitable for everyone, whether with or without green thumb: You can do little wrong with the Thuja Smaragd care. As always, you can find more information

The temperature of plants is like that of us humans: Some like it warm, others prefer mild. Some do quite well with extreme temperatures, but sudden cold will cause damage to all plants. What many don’t expect, frost damage can also occur to houseplants indoors. Frost damage to houseplants can be a common issue, especially

You have long been looking for a houseplant that is indestructible and also turns your apartment into an urban jungle? Then we have the perfect plant for you. The ivy is a very undemanding houseplant, if you forget it once, it will forgive you without any problems. So ivy care is not difficult at all,

Who does not know them! Venus flytrap is the most famous carnivorous plant in our country. It can be found in more and more homes and is cherished and cared for by plant lovers. In order for this extraordinary (indoor) plant to enjoy optimal growth, you should pay attention to a few things when caring

Houseplant jasmine is something very special. It not only has beautiful small flowers, these flowers also have an incredibly beguiling fragrance. You can put this charming plant in your apartment or even in the summer on the balcony, so that your neighbors also have something of the fragrance. You are interested in this plant and

Air plants are true artists. Their small wiry roots do not serve to absorb nutrients and water. Thus, the small plants merely hold on tightly. How the Tillandsia absorbs water and how you can keep these fascinating plants in your home in a simple but original way, we explain here! The genus Tillandsia The genus

In Japan, the bonsai was considered a symbol of prestige and honor and was worth a lot of money. Through travelers, the miniature trees reached Europe in the 19th century. Today, the bonsai can be found in many households. All over the world people now enjoy the small trees and make even the city a

The leaves of the Calathea plant are distinctive. Partly green, partly reddish-purple colored with light shades. With its grained leaves, this low-maintenance houseplant is a real eye-catcher in your home. In this article, we’d like to show you how to apply proper Calathea care in your home so that you and your plant become a

You are still looking for a suitable gift for the next birthday party, with which you surpass all gifts? You are looking for a project for you and your children, if the weather outside is too bad? Or do you just want to have a small ecosystem in your home that makes any decoration superfluous?

You always wanted to sow tomatoes? Then you’ve come to the right place. The small seeds have their pitfalls and it is not always easy with them. But with a lot of love, attention and the right care you should be rewarded with unique tasting tomatoes in the end. We want to convince you that

For you as a plant lover, scale insects can become a real nightmare. Again and again, they go over to neighboring plants and thus damage several plants at home. So that it does not even come so far, we want to show you various home remedies with which you can best fight the scale insects.

Every (indoor) plant needs water, sometimes more sometimes less, it all depends on the species. But also the natural habits such as current conditions of the plant and its environment play a role. If you are one of those who perhaps can not always spend so much time for watering, then it would be desirable,

Diatoms can appear after a very short time, due to the silicates (silicic acid) present in the water, diatoms form and multiply quite quickly. An undesirable and annoying matter for all pond owners. However, this type of algae can also be a sign of too bad conditions in the pond, for example, if the bottom

Without a doubt, the garden pond is a visual highlight in any garden. Whether as a residence for koi carp or in larger dimensions as a swimming pond: a garden pond enriches a garden immensely and is a very special showpiece. Basic information about the do-it-yourself construction of a pond filter In order to keep

A fresh rose blossom is a special gift. It impresses with its noble shape and bright clear color. For good measure, it also has a beguiling fragrance. Unfortunately, it also has a disadvantage: far too quickly it wilts before our eyes. Sometimes, however, we want to keep them forever. Drying prolongs their existence, albeit in

Some of the bowl flower contains ingredients that are not completely harmless, which is why it should be used only in small quantities. However, it is far more dangerous to confuse it with poisonous relatives. Ingredients The native species here is, among others, the meadow primrose (Primula veris). It is protected in some areas and

A greenhouse in the garden brings some advantages. On the one hand, the harvest can be prolonged, and on the other hand, increase crop yields. But this requires a good composition of the greenhouse soil. More about this below. How often should you replace the soil in the greenhouse? We advise to replace the soil

A careful look at garden beds while walking shows that more and more often used as a layer of mulch exotic-looking gravel. These are lava stones, which offer many advantages as mulch. Lava mulch is a natural product well suited alternative to bark mulch has many advantages, but also a few disadvantages Lava mulch Lava

Miscanthus is increasingly being offered as an interesting mulch alternative. pH-neutral mulch alternative One of the biggest advantages to miscanthus, or elephant grass, is its pH neutrality. As a result, the mulch does not remove oxygen from the soil, even if it remains on the ground for years. Bark mulches from coniferous trees are often

Sage growth The Mediterranean culinary herb usually grows as a perennial half-shrub, rarely as a perennial or shrub. Due to its growth characteristics, older shoots become woody over time. These usually do not form new leaves and remain bare. The larger the plant grows, the balder the older parts become. Sage also tends to break

It’s falling, rustling and piling up: The first leaves are falling and in many places people are already busy raking and sweeping. But where to put the piles of leaves? leaves are a valuable raw material for the garden. It’s autumnal, the weather often cool and damp. The trees are turning colors and losing their