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How To Design Small Narrow Gardens

How To Design Small Narrow Gardens

In a large garden, you can give free rein to your imagination and put your own ideas into practice as you please. Beautiful flower beds, decorative barbecue and seating areas, garden ponds with associated streams, or simply extensive lawns and…

Is It Cheaper To Have A Well?

Is It Cheaper To Have A Well?

Groundwater wells can be a goldmine. But where is drilling really worthwhile? And how can the water be used? Flowers, vegetables, meadows and trees: Anyone who owns a large garden without a well can tell you a thing or two…

Can You Use Beach Sand For Gardening?

Can You Use Beach Sand For Gardening?

The sand is a perfect additive to your gardening mix because it provides the soil with texture and structure. It also helps to improve drainage and aeration, which can be important for plants that prefer drier soil. Some people use…

Why Do Cherries Burst In The Rain?

Why Do Cherries Burst In The Rain?

In early summer, the first cherries are ripe. However, if you want to enjoy a rich cherry harvest, you should keep a close eye on the weather and not wait too long with the harvest. A heavy downpour and the…

How To Shred Compost Material

How To Shred Compost Material

To ensure that garden waste decomposes quickly on the compost and can be used as fertilizer, it should be shredded well beforehand. For this purpose, shredders are suitable, with which you can also cut large quantities of compost material into…

Harvest Chokeberry: When Is Harvest Time?

Harvest Chokeberry: When Is Harvest Time?

Aronia berries, also known as chokeberries, are becoming increasingly common in domestic gardens. This is because the pea-sized fruits of the deciduous shrubs contain many valuable ingredients when harvested ripe. According to the calendar Generally, the harvest time of chokeberries…

How Is Humus Created?

With a magnifying glass, you can discover amazing things in the litter and soil under bushes and trees: for example, the tiny feeding traces on fallen leaves. And you can observe some of the tiny soil creatures that make the…

Why Natural Rivers And Streams Are Important

Flowing water creates very special habitats. How can animals, plants and people get along well there? Many streams are to become wilder again in the coming years. That means they are to be restored to a natural state. Because “wild”…

Do Copper Nails Kill Trees?

That a copper nail can kill trees is a myth that persists. We explain the truth behind the rumor and provide tips for sustainable tree management. When a tree from the neighbor’s garden encroaches on one’s own property or a…

How Do You Get Rid Of Ants In A Sandbox?

In the sandbox you do not really want to find anything except the sand and the appropriate forms of play. Children should let off steam there and play undisturbed. This light-heartedness is quickly over if ants make themselves felt. The…

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