• Flowers

    At the moment you can see a flowering ornamental quince and beautiful tulips in the garden. The top photo shows transplanted vegetables with small mounds of mulch. Cut grass and weeds are excellent for mulching because less water evaporates and…

  • It has snowed!

    This is nonsense, of course. It hasn’t snowed, even if that does happen in April from time to time. But you’d think it had when you see the snow-white sloes in the hedge of the garden! If all goes well,…

  • Tile tunnel and plant identification

    I have handed over my bed at the big apple tree to Leonie and Steffi, who are already very busy and have built a small tile tunnel. The circled plant is perennial cabbage. The picture above shows an oatroot plant.…

  • Sparda Christmas benefit campaign successfully completed

    A total of 42,000 euros was collected for three regional institutions – recipients are Treffpunkt e. V. Nuremberg, Förderverein der Spiel- und Lernstuben e. V. Erlangen and the association “Gärten der Begegnung – Interkulturelle Gärten Bayreuth e. V.” – Successful…