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Catching and collecting rainwater: 7 ways

Catching and collecting rainwater: 7 ways

2025-10-04 22:10

Here you can read 7 ways on how you can catch and collect rainwater to reuse it in the garden or household

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

Echinopsis cacti - species/varieties and care tips

Echinopsis cacti - species/varieties and care tips

2025-10-04 22:10

Echinopsis - Echinopsis is better known as the farmer's cactus. The spherical cacti belong to a genus of around 180 species within the actual cacti. Echinopsis come from, among other things

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

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

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Ornamental sage - care, cutting and propagation

Ornamental sage - care, cutting and propagation

The decorative ornamental sage is often combined with other plants in the bed. What should you know about caring for it? We'll reveal it

Ficus pumila, climbing ficus, climbing fig - care instructions

Ficus pumila, climbing ficus, climbing fig - care instructions

The climbing ficus is often used as an ampel plant or ground cover. Here you will find tips on caring for and overwintering the climbing fig

Scarifying viewed critically - The scarifying myth

Scarifying viewed critically - The scarifying myth

The scarifying myth: If you want to have a beautiful lawn, you have to scarify at least once a year. Is that correct? We clarify

Bay cherry – care, cutting and diseases

Bay cherry – care, cutting and diseases

Bay cherry is a popular hedge plant. What care requirements does it require? This is what you need to know about care and cutting

Fish for the mini pond - tips for wintering

Fish for the mini pond - tips for wintering

Which types of fish feel comfortable in small garden ponds? And how can you overwinter them there? These fish fit into the mini pond

Pond cleaning, cleaning the garden pond - tips for pond care

Pond cleaning, cleaning the garden pond - tips for pond care

Garden ponds should be cleaned and maintained in spring and autumn. You can find out exactly what needs to be done when cleaning the pond here

Ficus elastica - varieties, location and care tips

Ficus elastica - varieties, location and care tips

The rubber tree is the classic houseplant. Do you know its most beautiful varieties? We introduce them and give tips on care

Fish gasping for air - what to do?

Fish gasping for air - what to do?

Pond fish keepers fear the scenario: individual animals gasp for air. We show what helps when fish appear on the surface

Basket Marante, Calathea - Care Tips and Toxicity

Basket Marante, Calathea - Care Tips and Toxicity

The basket marant comes from the tropics and requires high humidity. You can find further care tips for Calathea here

Blue daisies, Brachyscome iberidifolia - Care & Overwinter

Blue daisies, Brachyscome iberidifolia - Care & Overwinter

The blue daisy delights in the garden as well as in the balcony box. This is how the striking daisy family is cared for and overwintered

Basket Marante, Calathea rufibarba & makoyana - Care

Basket Marante, Calathea rufibarba & makoyana - Care

Calathea rufibarba and C. makoyana are pretty houseplants. Please note the different care requirements of the two basket marants

Basket marante, Calathea lancifolia & medallion - care tips

Basket marante, Calathea lancifolia & medallion - care tips

Calathea lancifolia and medallion impress with their leaf decoration. However, the care requirements of the basket martens differ slightly

Sago palm, cycad - care instructions

Sago palm, cycad - care instructions

When you talk about the sago palm, you actually mean cycads. The undemanding cycads impress with their eye-catching fronds

Candle bush, Senna didymobotrya - care and overwintering

Candle bush, Senna didymobotrya - care and overwintering

The candle bush needs a warm, full sun location. What else is important when it comes to caring for it?

Vanilla flower, Heliotropium arborescens - Planting, Care & Cut

Vanilla flower, Heliotropium arborescens - Planting, Care & Cut

The vanilla flower prefers a sunny, wind-protected location to thrive. Read more care tips here

Frankincense plant, Plectranthus coleoides - Frankincense care

Frankincense plant, Plectranthus coleoides - Frankincense care

The frankincense plant likes to be in the sun, but also needs a lot of water. These are the most important care tips for incense

Cape basket, Cape daisy, Osteospermum - Care & Overwintering

Cape basket, Cape daisy, Osteospermum - Care & Overwintering

What care requirements do Cape baskets require? Learn more about caring for and overwintering Cape daisies

Goldmarie, Zweizahn, Goldkosmos plant - caring for Bidens ferulifolia

Goldmarie, Zweizahn, Goldkosmos plant - caring for Bidens ferulifolia

The two-tooth delights hobby gardeners as a decorative summer flower with bright yellow flowers. What care requirements does Goldmarie have?

Blue leadwort, Ceratostigma plumbaginoides - care tips

Blue leadwort, Ceratostigma plumbaginoides - care tips

Blue leadwort: Sky blue flowers and red autumn leaves characterize this decorative ground cover. Here you will find our care tips

Build your own pond filter - tips for building your own

Build your own pond filter - tips for building your own

In this article you will learn everything you need to know about how a pond filter works. With these instructions you can build a filter yourself