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Der August bringt warme Tage, kräftige Farben und intensive Düfte – der Hochsommer zeigt sich in voller Pracht. Während du deinen Garten genießen kannst, ist auch jetzt Pflege gefragt: Verblühtes entfernen, zurückschneiden, wässern und an die kommende Saison denken. Mit gezieltem Handeln bleibt dein Ziergarten vital und blühfreudig bis in den Herbst.

Im Juni zeigt sich der Garten in voller Sommerpracht. Rosen blühen verschwenderisch, Stauden stehen in Bestform, und auch die ersten Samenstände sind da. Jetzt heißt es: pflegen, genießen – und schon ein bisschen an später denken. Denn was du jetzt an Pflege investierst, macht sich im Hochsommer bezahlt.

Der Mai ist einer der schönsten Monate im Gartenjahr. Alles steht in voller Blüte, die Beete füllen sich, und endlich dürfen auch die empfindlichen Pflanzen dauerhaft ins Freie. Der Ziergarten zeigt jetzt seine ganze Farbenpracht – mit der richtigen Pflege, neuen Pflanzungen und ein wenig Aufmerksamkeit wird er zu einem blühenden Paradies.

If you want to feel like you're on the "green carpet" in summer, you should definitely do something about it in time. After winter, the lawn usually looks battered. The frost has left bare patches, and moss has thrived in the wet season and spread accordingly. Dead blades of grass cover the surface like brown, straw-like hairs. To ensure the grass starts the season with renewed energy, it needs a spring treatment. The best time for this is early April to mid-May.

Sowing grass is very time-consuming... the quick way to green happiness today comes from the roll.

You don't have to be a forest owner to create a small clearing with a forest meadow as an animal haven. Ideally, you have a few trees in your garden and have always wanted to know what might grow beneath them.

What to do with the acquisitions from the last plant swap or those homegrown runner bean seedlings? A new garden bed is needed! This step-by-step guide shows how to transform a lawn into fertile ground for perennials and vegetables.

Growing wild or cultivated in the garden, as jam or tea. Discover which rose varieties produce particularly tasty rose hips and how to best use them in the kitchen.

Subtle lighting, with its interplay of light and shadow, brings excitement and atmosphere to the garden and lifts the mood. Read what you need to consider when planning lighting in your garden.

Are you planning to open a salad bar or vegetable counter where gardening and harvesting is easy on the back? Then a raised bed is the ideal solution. "Gardening at a high level" is very much in vogue.

In July, the vegetable garden is in full bloom – many vegetables and fruits are ready for harvest, while others still need tending and reseeding. Now is the time for plenty of activity in the garden: checking, watering, pruning, planting – and enjoying. With these tips, your vegetable garden will remain vibrant and productive even in midsummer.

In June, the gardening year reaches its full potential. Everything is growing, blooming, and already bearing its first fruits. But to prevent the vegetable garden from getting out of control, it needs to be cared for – and new sowings and plantings are also on the agenda. With these tips, you can get the most out of your garden in June.

May is the big kickoff for the gardening year. With longer days, warmer temperatures, and fertile soil, now is the perfect time to get started in your vegetable garden. Planting, sowing, tending, harvesting—this month brings life to your beds. With the following tips, you can plan your vegetable garden efficiently and with joy in May.

April is a crucial month for anyone wanting to get started in their vegetable garden. Now's the time to prepare, sow, and plant—with the right steps, you'll lay the foundation for a successful harvest season. In this article, we'll show you what's next in the garden and how to optimally prepare your beds for spring.

March marks the transition from winter to spring and is the ideal time to prepare your vegetable garden for the coming season. From tilling the soil to sowing and caring for existing plants, there's plenty to do now.

January is a quiet but important month in the gardening year. Even if winter is still dormant outside, you can already make valuable preparations to optimally prepare your vegetable garden for the coming season. From fruit tree care to seed planning to harvesting frost-resistant vegetables – these tasks are especially worthwhile in January.

"Man does not live by bread alone," as the saying goes, and this applies to wild animals as well. In addition to suitable food, they need shelter and nesting opportunities. We have a few tips you should have up your sleeve for your beneficiaries!

Plants need three things to grow, bloom, and bear fruit: light, water, and nutrients – and a medium that provides support for their roots. The substrate serves only as a habitat for the roots and for anchoring. Since the problem of nitrogen fixation is solved by fertilizing with straw, straw represents an ingenious alternative to peat, coconut, or wood fiber.

Fresh, homegrown herbs not only add flavor to the kitchen, but also bring a touch of nature into your home – even in small spaces. Whether on the balcony, patio, or windowsill, basil, chives, or lemon balm are easy to cultivate in pots. With the right tips on location, care, and watering, these all-round green plants become true perennial favorites – year-round.

Raised beds are also ideal for gardens or balconies that are difficult to plant. They can be comfortably worked on while standing, and the self-contained layering system allows for earlier sowing than in open beds. This raised bed is made from pallets with a frame extension. Each raised bed can be reconstructed quickly, easily, and inexpensively. The dimensions are 120 x 80 cm. The height is variable and can be adjusted to your height. For comfortable working, we recommend installing three to four extensions.

"Little tree, shake and shake, throw gold and silver over me!" We've been able to do what Cinderella can for a long time. Only now, we don't want to be showered with precious metals on the balcony, but with fruit.

Raised beds are back in fashion. They provide ideal growing conditions for vegetables and make gardening much easier. To ensure your plants have the best conditions to thrive and you get a bountiful harvest, the raised bed needs to be filled with varying layers of compost and soil. We'll show you how!

To ensure variety in your kitchen, you should frequently rotate the types and varieties of vegetables in your raised bed. A colorful mix of vegetables is not only an attractive eye-catcher, but the plants are also less susceptible to diseases and pests.

Since autumn garden waste is ideal for filling, now is the perfect time to create a raised bed. Just like in spring, there is plenty of garden waste available now that can be perfectly recycled for the various layers of a raised bed.

Compost is truly a gardening treasure—sustainable, nutrient-rich, and incredibly easy to make. If you compost your kitchen and garden waste instead of throwing it in the bin, you not only protect the environment but also receive valuable fertilizer in return, completely without chemicals. Earthworms, microorganisms, and other organisms do their work, transforming organic waste into nutrient-rich humus. The result: fertile soil, healthy plants, and less waste. In this article, you'll learn how to compost properly, what goes into it, and why a compost heap is worthwhile for every garden.

We'll create a dreamy summer bouquet from the abundant blooms of the summer garden! Bouquet-making takes practice—it's not for nothing that training to become a florist takes several years. With patience and perseverance, you can certainly master this art yourself. We'll show you how!

To ensure we can enjoy our bouquets for a long time, there are a few rules we should follow. Learn everything about their durability and what exactly cut flowers need for a long, happy life here!

Not all roses form runners. However, we can use another method to create identical plants. This is possible because plants have the ability to form roots from the shoot, i.e., the stem or leaf. We take advantage of this ability. Cutting propagation is one of the oldest methods of plant propagation.

Even though our goal is a bed with the lowest possible maintenance and a permanently self-regulating plant splendor, tall perennials in particular often need some support.

If you love bouquets, you could create a bed dedicated to cut flowers. You don't need a breathtaking amount of space for this, because even a two-square-meter bed, with good planning, can provide cut flowers for several months. We'll show you how!

Grafting still plays a primary role in propagating the countless rose varieties. However, propagation from cuttings is becoming increasingly popular. Wild roses and rootstocks are sown. Some species can also be propagated from root cuttings, such as R. nitida and R. virginiana. Propagation from wood cuttings is also an option, such as with R. multiflora.

Abundant harvests, working without having to bend down, and gardening in almost any location – raised beds simply score points on many levels. Thanks to their diverse shapes and materials, they also offer a wide range of uses when designing your dream garden.

Growing fruit and vegetables from your own garden is a dream for many. To prevent this from bursting like a soap bubble, choosing the right location is crucial. We'll tell you how to make your dream come true!

The traditional olla watering method is simple, effective, and particularly water-efficient—ideal for raised beds and dry summers. The porous clay pots release moisture slowly and evenly to the roots, supplying the plants exactly where they need it. A clever solution for sustainable gardening with less watering!

Ornamental onions, also known as Allium, are an attractive eye-catcher in the garden as early as April and are among the most decorative flowers. We have a few tips to keep in mind when planting these impressive beauties.