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Dahlia marker set
May 2024

Dahlia marker set

I love dahlias! Therefore, I also have about 30 different varieties! But all dahlia tubers look so similar, so I made a "Markierset" to distinguish. But in the spring I have always been standing in...

Water plants gently
May 2024

Water plants gently

Small plantlets can be watered gently, with a large watering can, if you put a cut cork into the spout. The tender plantlets in the garden are a few inches high - far too tender to be poured with the...

Dose water better when pouring flower baskets
May 2024

Dose water better when pouring flower baskets

As you can see in the photo, I have flowerpots in the garden, several of them. So you can better water the water while pouring and save water: So far, I've been pouring the traffic lights with the...

Lavender a plant for many occasions
May 2024

Lavender a plant for many occasions

It is lavender time again, the blue fields are blooming everywhere in the Mediterranean. Lavender can be used in many ways, e.g. a posy hung on the bed, calms and gives good sleep. Mosquitoes also do...

Keep cut flowers fresh longer - what really helps?
May 2024

Keep cut flowers fresh longer - what really helps?

Viagra, aspirin, sugar, old copper pfennig or new Eurocent have one thing in common: they are all supposed to help cut flowers to last longer. But what about the old traditions and new achievements?...

Plant herbs in old cans
May 2024

Plant herbs in old cans

Many would like to grow herbs themselves, but in a city apartment with a not very large balcony (if at all) often lack the necessary space. But most of the herbs do not take up much space and can be...

Harvest and dry sunflower seeds
May 2024

Harvest and dry sunflower seeds

This year my son got sunflower seeds at a children's birthday party. He planted them and from them a lot of beautiful flowers grew. Now we are harvesting our own seeds for next year. Important in...

Amaryllis flowers - more decorative and longer lasting
May 2024

Amaryllis flowers - more decorative and longer lasting

Tip: Amaryllis flowers - more decorative and longer lasting! Now is the wedding of the Amaryllis again; everywhere the beautiful flower stems are offered. But if you put them in a vase, it can happen...

Gerbera can not hang her head anymore
May 2024

Gerbera can not hang her head anymore

For a long time I wanted to try this tip, now it was time, I got flowers and one of the gerberas lowered already sad head. You can do something about it and straighten the stem of the flower with a...

The Rose of Jericho - the miracle of life
May 2024

The Rose of Jericho - the miracle of life

The flora is very fascinating. Today I would like to introduce you to the Rose of Jericho, a moss fern plant. A wonder of nature. It comes from the desert and is more than well adapted to extreme...