ᐅ Garden Photos Chat Corner

By the way, my wife bought small blackberry and raspberry bushes, as well as yellow and white flowers. And something that looked like grass, but pretty?
She says it is supposed to serve as privacy screening later on.

If you have a bit of patience, you can save a lot of money… Many of the plants we use were brought from our previous small townhouse garden. That means we have multiplied plants such as stonecrop, lavender, grasses, bergenia, ferns, sage, boxwood, balloon flower, hostas, and many more several times over through cuttings or division. We also received plant cuttings from neighbors. After 2 to 3 years, most plants have reached a good size. I usually buy plants only once and then propagate them myself—it’s really easy! For plants that are still too small in the first few years, I fill the space with annual flowers. Perfect choices are marigolds, zinnias, petunias, calendula, impatiens, and wax begonias. They bloom all summer long, and some even come back on their own.

Schimi1791 schrieb:


After visiting several garden centers, I believe I can say that the price is reasonable.

But it’s just a drop in the ocean 😉

Steffi33 schrieb:

If you have a bit of patience, you can save a lot of money… Many of our plants were brought from our previous small townhouse garden. That means we have multiplied Sedum, Lavender, Grasses, Bergenia, Ferns, Sage, Boxwood, Balloon Flower, Hostas, and many more by cuttings or division. We also received offshoots from neighbors. After 2 to 3 years, most plants have grown to a good size. I usually buy plants only once and then propagate them myself…it’s really easy! For the first few years, when plants are still too small, I fill the gaps with annual flowers. Perfect choices are Marigolds, Zinnias, Petunias, Calendula, Impatiens, and Wax Begonias. They bloom all summer, and some come back on their own…

I should take a closer look at how to do this. So far, everything is growing well here, and maybe in a few years, I can propagate some myself too.

It could work as early as next year. This year, lavender. You can find instructions online.
Harvesting seeds yourself is also easy. Just make sure that the first time you use open-pollinated seeds, or for tomatoes and similar plants, avoid hybrids.

Hello everyone,
We have received a Japanese maple and are currently wondering if it can still be planted outdoors or if it might already be too late. It will probably grow more like a shrub than a small tree.

What do you think: plant it in the ground now or overwinter it in the pot?