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Time to use a lawn scarifier. What rules should you follow?

Radek Štěpán 26. 04. 2023

Would you like to have a beautiful, thick and perfectly trimmed lawn so you can enjoy walking barefoot on it? Of course you would. All homeowners or gardeners wish to have that. But you should know that a beautiful lawn…

Oleander is beautiful but dangerous plant. Tips how to grow it properly

Radek Štěpán 19. 04. 2023

We all know that this plant is a great decoration for any garden. That is, if it is healthy and blooms as it should. Surprisingly, summer can be harmful to oleander, particularly if a wave of heat hits it. You…

Wisteria

Wisteria is the nicest climbing plant, but you need to control its growth

Radek Štěpán 14. 04. 2023

When in bloom, wisteria is really beautiful and it is often used to boost the beauty of garden gazebos or various walls. This climbing plant is relatively undemanding, and if you take good care of it, will reward you with…

Tulips

When you see brindle colours on your tulips, do not celebrate. You actually got problem.

Radek Štěpán 10. 04. 2023

Today, we shall focus on the most common diseases of tulips but which are not obvious at first glance. You may not even know that something is wrong. For example, the tulip breaking virus is welcomed by many gardeners because…

Spring shopping tips – summer hyacinth aka galtonia

Radek Štěpán 12. 03. 2023

When you find yourselves searching market stores for some interesting novelties for your garden, do not forget the good and old-fashioned galtonia (Galtoniacandicans). This plant used to be quite common everywhere but it is rather rare these days. You may…

Verbena is a great choice for your balcony

Radek Štěpán 09. 03. 2023

Verbena is a flower that loves the sun and it is available in many different colors. It blooms from summer to autumn (until October, depending on the weather) and this makes it a great plant for your balcony. There are…

Flowers of hydrangea, commonly known as hortensia, the indicator of soil acidity

Radek Štěpán 28. 02. 2023

Everyone loves large spherical bundles of beautiful hortensia flowers. These deeply colored flowers will attract anyone and the fact that these colors take different shades based on the soil is quite unique. The colors actually signal the acidity of the…

Pieris

You probably saw pieris but you may not even know it

Radek Štěpán 26. 01. 2023

Shrubs and trees with red leaves tend to be the most popular specimens planted in parks and botanical gardens but not all bushes are suitable for gardens luckily, this is not the case with pieris. Pieris, known as andromeda, belongs…

Orchids

Do your orchids refuse to bloom? The solution may surprise

Radek Štěpán 03. 01. 2023

You know what we are talking about, right? You have created the ideal environment and conditions for your plants and indeed most of them bloom fine and behave as they should but there are always few bad apples that stubbornly…

Flowers

The most popular Christmas flowers and how to care for them

Radek Štěpán 19. 12. 2022

Sowbread, Hippeastrum known asamaryllis, poinsettia and hyacinth. You will see at least one of these beauties in every home during Christmas. We shall tell you what to do after you bring them home so you can enjoy these fragile beauties…