Dandelion salad
Recipes

Dandelion salad: the best recipes

2021-09-20 0

Regardless of its status as an unpopular garden weed, dandelion is an extremely healthy and digestible leafy vegetable and a good contribution to a healthy diet. Freshly harvested and given a fine marinade, the wild […]

Sea campion (Silene uniflora)
Pink / Carnation family

Sea campion – info, planting, care and tips

2021-08-16 0

With its radiant white calyxes, the multi-flowered sea campion beautifies wall crowns, joints and rock gardens in summer. Profile of sea campion: Scientific name: Silene uniflora Plant family: pink or carnation family (Caryophyllaceae) Other names: […]

Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)
Bellflower family

Harebell – info, planting, care and tips

2021-01-20 0

The harebell brings lightness and the blue of the summer sky into the garden. The wild shrub proves to be wonderfully easy to care for. Profile of harebell: Scientific name: Campanula rotundifolia Plant family: bellflower […]

Gray santolina (Santolina chamaecyparissus)
Daisy / Aster family

Gray santolina – planting, care and tips

2020-12-02 0

The gray santolina is a plant with a future, because the leaf- and flower-scented subshrub is absolutely drought-tolerant. Profile of gray santolina: Scientific name: Santolina chamaecyparissus Plant family: daisy / aster family (Asteraceae) Other names: […]

Large self-heal (Prunella grandiflora)
Mint family

Large self-heal – planting, care and tips

2020-11-26 0

The large self-heal is a great ground cover that forms a dense carpet of flowers over time. Here are tips for planting and caring for the wild shrub. Profile of large self-heal: Scientific name: Prunella […]

musk mallow
Herbs

Musk mallow – characteristics, cultivation and use

2020-06-11 0

The musk mallow is an old medicinal plant, comparable to mallow. In the folk medicine one makes no difference between the different mallow species. The healing effect is expectorant and anti-inflammatory and helps e.g. against […]