Late-flowering insect feast
The days may not be getting cooler, but they are getting shorter and the flowering season for many perennials and shrubs is over. We #Beetschwestern want to...
Bed sisters
The gardener's most important job: mulching
Mulching is essential work in the natural garden. We use it to protect our beds, add water-retaining material to them, create a natural...
Plant an insect paradise from the best regional wild shrubs
Every year, we #Beetschwestern look forward to September, when the local "Hedge Day" is back in season! It's about...
Which fig varieties are suitable for our climate?
It's that time of year again .... Our huge fig tree gives us, the insects and birds in our garden the gift of...
Compost - the gardener's gold
At the moment we #Beetwestern have to cut back quite a lot. Faded roses, perennials, climbing plants that want to take over the world and the like....
Hobby beekeeping is all the rage
Humans and bees have a cultural history dating back thousands of years. And more and more people are taking an interest in bees in their...
Second flowering by pruning perennials
We can stimulate a second flowering of some of our perennial favorites by cutting them back after their flowering period. This also has...
Prickly beauties for our gardens
Thistles. That's what we #Beetschwestern want to write about today. Because we are addicted to them. And they bring us such joy! We know...
Create a dry bed yourself
There is a small patch in the entrance area of our garden that we have been trying to landscape for years. There are stone slabs underneath, so it...
The patrons of the garden
Our absolute favorite plants include the countless umbelliferous plants. And we really like them all. Even if not all of them like to...