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Jacaranda mimosa

Jacaranda mimosa – a fragrant tree for your terrace

Radek Štěpán 17. 07. 2023

In its home, Jacaranda mimosifolia is an impressive several meters tall tree, but in our climate it grows much smaller. But if you are looking for an interesting plant with a strong scent that you can move around, you should…

Clover

How to destroy clover in the lawn

Radek Štěpán 09. 07. 2023

Who does not want a perfect lawn? Everyone does, but to grow and groom a perfect lawn is not as simple as it may seem. On the contrary. Perfect lawn requires a meticulous care.For example, a nice-looking clover can destroy…

Arugula

Arugula needs regular cutting

Radek Štěpán 22. 06. 2023

Would you like to have “continuously growing” vegetables in your garden? Sure, ever-growing vegetables are great and arugula is the typical example in this regard. Growing is very easy and arugula contains plenty of vitamins. Leaves of the plant resemble…

King protea

King protea – a plant with huge flowers

Radek Štěpán 18. 06. 2023

If you long to have a flowering plant that produces huge flowers, then king protea (Protea cynaroides) is the one for you. The flower can reach a diameter of up to 30 centimetres! Most gardeners are afraid of it because…

Great taste and cloth moth repellent in one

Radek Štěpán 05. 06. 2023

Who doesn’t know curry the yellow and strongly aromatic powder mainly used in Asian cuisine. You can get this spice in a powder form, but also fresh. All you have to do is buy a plant called Italian strawflower (Helichrysum…

Growing okra, also known as ladies’ fingers

Radek Štěpán 30. 05. 2023

Okra or ochro (Abelmoschus esculentus) is a plant that comes from India. Its fruits, which are known as okra, are widely used in Asia. Today, okra is also a traditional South American plant that thrives in warm weather. Growing is…

Monarda

Monarda should have a reserved spot in your garden

Radek Štěpán 19. 05. 2023

Monarda comes from North America and it is considered a very potent medical plant that can treat various problems, but it is also attractive and undemanding plant. There are many interesting varieties, but today we shall introduce Monarda didyma. You…

Lilac

Lilac – a beautiful and aromatic plant is also used to make medicinal oil

Radek Štěpán 11. 05. 2023

Lilac is one of the main symbols of spring. This beautiful shrub gives off so much fragrance that it is impossible not to notice it. It is also a symbol of the end of the Second World War and a…

Potatoes

Proper potato planting may increase your harvest

Radek Štěpán 20. 04. 2023

Are you getting sick of store-bought potatoes? Well, we understand because many of them are tasteless with flowery texture no one likes. If you can grow your own potato you are in luck. Potato planting time is just around the…

Aloe vera

How to process aloe vera – juices and tinctures

Radek Štěpán 16. 04. 2023

If you are not sure what to do with this potent plant, you can try some of our ideas. Stop buying expensive juices in stores when you can make them at home and rather easily. That goes also for medicinal…