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Pine marten, noble marten: profile, food and natural enemies

Pine marten, noble marten: profile, food and natural enemies

2025-10-04 22:10

The pine marten is a forest dweller and belongs to the family of real martens. You can find all the important and unique identifying features for the noble marten (pine marten) here

17 wild and perennial early bloomers I sorted by color

17 wild and perennial early bloomers I sorted by color

2025-10-04 22:10

Early bloomers in forests & Gardens - Which ones are there? When do they bloom? - Here you will find the answers and plants sorted by color

16 cat-friendly houseplants

16 cat-friendly houseplants

2025-10-04 22:10

We introduce you to 16 safe and cat-friendly houseplants with brief care and location tips

Mixing plaster - instructions - Mixing ratio tips

Mixing plaster - instructions - Mixing ratio tips

2025-10-04 22:10

Plaster has many uses. We show what you should mix when mixing plaster and what you should pay attention to when deciding on the mixing ratio. With our instructions you can do it

When to sow herbs in the pot/garden - sowing calendar

When to sow herbs in the pot/garden - sowing calendar

2025-10-04 22:10

When should you sow herbs in a pot/garden? All information in our sowing calendar: which time is best

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Make your own pond soil - composition of pond substrate

Make your own pond soil - composition of pond substrate

Pond soil - The VT pond soil is ideal for almost all swamp and bank plants. The structure of the soil and its composition are crucial for he althy water growth

How much water does a pond lose? - Tips for water loss

How much water does a pond lose? - Tips for water loss

Garden pond loses water - What to do if you lose water in the pond? - It is nothing unusual that the garden pond loses water. Sun, wind, plenty

Flamingo flower, anthurium - this helps with yellow/brown leaves

Flamingo flower, anthurium - this helps with yellow/brown leaves

Flamingo flower - brown and yellow leaves & spots The flamingo flower, which is also known as anthurium, can have brown and yellow leaves due to unfavorable care and location conditions

Camellia, Camelia plant - care and wintering

Camellia, Camelia plant - care and wintering

Camellia - Care The Camellia impresses mainly with its beautiful flowers. The plant originally comes from East Asia. In our country it is mainly cultivated as an ornamental plant. In

Create and plant a natural pond - that's how it works

Create and plant a natural pond - that's how it works

Create a natural pond - What is a natural pond anyway? There are several opinions on this. Some people think of a pond that is built close to nature and has few technical accessories, such as pumps, filters and the like

Instructions: how to lay pond liner without wrinkles

Instructions: how to lay pond liner without wrinkles

Laying pond liner - instructions - Laying a pond liner can cause problems if the weight that has to be moved is not taken into account. With a large pond liner of over 600 square meters

Is poinsettia poisonous to people and pets?

Is poinsettia poisonous to people and pets?

Is the poinsettia poisonous? - The poinsettia is a popular houseplant. Its Latin name, Euphorbia pulcherrima, means most beautiful spurge. That's really true. The

Onion fly - profile and sprays to combat it

Onion fly - profile and sprays to combat it

Fighting onion flies - damage and remedies - The onion fly primarily damages young onion plants. Find out everything you need to know about combating onion fly in the garden

Grow your own orchids - information about sowing and growing

Grow your own orchids - information about sowing and growing

Most orchids sold in garden centers or flower shops are suitable for indoor cultivation. But not all of them are suitable for beginners. You can find tips and information about cultivation here:

Care tips for Vanda orchids - get them to bloom quickly

Care tips for Vanda orchids - get them to bloom quickly

There are more than 50 varieties of Vanda orchids in a wide variety of colors. You can find out what you need to consider here. Tips, tricks and information about caring for Vanda orchids

Is boxwood poisonous to people and pets?

Is boxwood poisonous to people and pets?

Is the Buxus (boxwood) poisonous? - The question Is the Buxus boxwood poisonous? This is particularly important for gardening enthusiasts who have animals running around freely in their gardens or small children playing in their gardens. Exactly these two

Is ficus poisonous to people and pets?

Is ficus poisonous to people and pets?

Is ficus poisonous? - The ficus is one of the most popular houseplants. With its many different species, the ficus is also one of the most diverse green plants. Whoever has this plant in his

Is Dieffenbachia toxic to people and pets?

Is Dieffenbachia toxic to people and pets?

Is Dieffenbachia poisonous? - Dieffenbachia is one of the most popular green plants in living rooms. Above all, the easy propagation makes the Dieffenbachia and its many species popular indoor plants

Special plants in the tropical rainforest - list

Special plants in the tropical rainforest - list

Typical plants in the tropical rainforest - The rainforest is characterized by its always humid, tropical climate. The so-called storey structure is typical, which means that the plants are in one

Dwarf blood plum, Prunus cistena - care and cutting

Dwarf blood plum, Prunus cistena - care and cutting

Dwarf blood plum - care and cutting - standard - The dwarf blood plum grows upright as a broad-bushy shrub. Here you can find out how to care for it as a standard tree

Care instructions: Cut espalier fruit correctly

Care instructions: Cut espalier fruit correctly

Fruit espalier care - cutting correctly & Plants - A fruit espalier is as much a way to grow fruit as it is a beautiful decoration

Instructions: when and how to plant apple trees

Instructions: when and how to plant apple trees

Apple tree loses apples/fruits - what to do? - Apple trees are easy to care for, but it is common for them to lose their fruit. We give tips against falling apples

Propagating orchids through cuttings and kindlings - instructions

Propagating orchids through cuttings and kindlings - instructions

Orchid offshoots and their propagation - When leaves develop on the bulbs of an orchid, the gardener speaks of children. With their help, orchids can be propagated

Recognize orchid diseases and treat them correctly

Recognize orchid diseases and treat them correctly

No matter how well you care for your orchids, you can never completely rule out disease. What are there and how can they be cured?

Instructions: Cut raspberries correctly

Instructions: Cut raspberries correctly

Cutting raspberries & Pruning - Gardeners best cut the young canes of raspberries back to four eyes in spring. If you have black raspberries in the garden, the long shoots should be similar to those