Florarium, or ecosystem – a miniature garden in a bottle
A terrarium is a fashionable highlight of the interior. Who invented such a miracle? How to create it yourself? Why did they become fashionable right …
10 Best Ferns for Flower Beds and Rabatki
Ferns are unique and irreplaceable plants for landscape design. There are no better decorative foliage crops for decorating shaded areas of the garden, plants that …
The best tomato varieties for extreme conditions – short summers or heat
There are over 3000 varieties of tomatoes today. On the one hand, such diversity is amazing, on the other hand, it is puzzling: why so …
Why grow a clover lawn?
A regular grass lawn does not provide benefits to pollinating insects. Moreover, grass requires a higher level of maintenance and regular watering, which can make …
5 Berry Bushes That Are Sure to Be Infested with Aphids
Aphids are one of the most dangerous garden pests, spreading across the garden with astonishing speed. Even a week of delay in control measures can …
Aglaonema – care features, types and varieties
The genus Aglaonema has about 50 species of plants and belongs to the Araceae family. The Araceae family also includes such common indoor plants as …
Mold on jam is harmful and even dangerous!
At the institute, in lessons on agricultural processing technology, we studied many different questions. However, one of the main ones that our teacher decided to …
Fighting mice in the house and in the garden
In the animal world, a certain niche is occupied by the order of rodents. In the process of evolution, they have mastered almost all corners …
7 Unpretentious Lianas, or My Most Unkillable Houseplants
There are flower growers who remain faithful to their chosen plant species their entire lives – Saintpaulia lovers, for example. Or cactus growers, whose entire …
Daylily – the smile of the sun
Daylilies are considered unpretentious, hardy plants that do not require careful care. It is assumed that they can grow and bloom for many years without …
The Main Rules for Caring for Cacti – What Florists Forget
Cacti are typical representatives of desert landscapes. But they are also great as indoor plants. They come in different shapes and sizes and always surprise …
Mono-flower beds in garden design – types, features of creation and selection of plants
There are many interesting tools for revealing the beauty of plants in garden design. One of the most striking ways to highlight the advantages of …
16 annuals that bloom even in cold autumn
Despite the huge variety and availability of perennials, flowering annual crops do not lose popularity. Many gardeners and summer residents are ready to spend a …
Basil – a fragrance fit for kings
Lover, healer and baker at home. And all this is also about him, about basil. About a wonderful, known since ancient times, spicy culture and …
Autumn gardening work to decorate the landscape
Working in the garden, vegetable garden after a short break of collecting a variety of crops, we often think not only about preparing for the …
Why does an orchid wither: 6 common reasons for plant death
Orchids are bright flowers that grow in tropical regions. Most often, they are bought in a store in full bloom. After you bring it home, …
Jostaberry – Why I Preferred It to Gooseberry
At my first dacha, I collected a small collection of gooseberry varieties resistant to powdery mildew. All the varieties were good and generally suited me. …
How to grow lavender from seeds?
Lavender is one of the irreplaceable perennials, which is considered both luxurious and universal. Despite its Mediterranean origin, lavender has long taken root in our …
Delightful indoor yews and capitate yews
Yews and capitate yews, with which they are so often confused, have an enviable reputation as long-lived and unusually beautiful trees. In indoor culture, unlike …
Blueberries – varieties, planting and care
In gardening, blueberries are more often called Blueberries, found in all temperate and cold regions of the Northern Hemisphere, and Highbush blueberry, which originates from North …
10 Ornamental Plants for Poor Soil
Depleted and sandy soil is not the most favorable environment for growing spectacular ornamental plants. Lack of nutrients, regardless of the cause of this problem, …
Pinching cucumbers, or how to increase the yield several times
Cucumber is one of the most favorite garden crops of our summer residents. However, not everyone and not always manages to get a really good …
How to properly care for your lawn in autumn? Video
In a summer cottage, not only a lush flowerbed can please the eye, but also a smooth, juicy lawn. Today in our video we will …
5 Most Unpretentious Indoor Palms
Majestic and diverse palms remain one of the most beloved groups of indoor plants even today and are certainly the most popular indoor giants. Despite …
Sow thistle is a noxious weed
Ossetia (sonchus) is a genus of plants in the Asteraceae family. Annual, biennial, or perennial herbs, sometimes woody at the base. The genus includes about …
Decorative eggplant “Golden egg” – growing experience
Initially, I planned to grow these eggplants exclusively as an ornamental plant in a container on the terrace, but it turned out that it is …
How to properly introduce medicinal herbs into the garden?
Most gardeners are not thrilled by the prospect of growing “wild” medicinal plants in their gardens. Wormwood, chamomile, lovage, St. John’s wort and other “pharmacy” …
Why can’t you put a dog on a chain?
Recently, the culture of handling pets has grown, especially in large cities. Many people keep dogs as companions, dog-friendly cafes and shops have appeared, where …
Why does indoor ivy disappear?
Garden ivy can withstand almost any winter, no matter how severe, and retains its beauty even under snow. When moving indoors, ivy largely loses its …
How to plant herbaceous peonies in late autumn?
The favorable time for planting herbaceous peonies is considered to be the period from late summer to mid-October. What to do if you did not …