It's not financially worthwhile to become a gardener, is it?

I find the profession interesting in itself. Unfortunately, a gardener's salary is barely above minimum wage. I don't think it's much more than that. And yes, money isn't everything, but if you can only just survive despite having an education, that's stupid, isn't it? And yes, interest in the profession is not completely unimportant, and…

What topic can I write about during my training as a landscape gardener?

Hello, I need a few topics for factual reports that I could write as a landscape gardener, as I'm currently stuck for nothing. I've already written about laying parking spaces with paving stones, how to plant a tree, green roofs, and grafting. But I need 10 per year, so I'm asking for a few tips….

Garden fence?

Hello everyone, I am currently planning a garden fence for a small garden plot of approximately 200 square meters that I am leasing on a long-term basis. The fence should be as simple as possible, yet still effective. We have two small children whom we want to prevent from escaping. Fences up to one meter…

How do you quickly turn 3000 square meters of steep mud flat into a flower meadow?

Holiday home construction in the Alps, steep slope (50-60 degree gradient), alpine meadows around the house construction site removed, all mud, compacted to prevent landslides. Now the meadows and trees are to be replanted. What's the quickest way? I'd like to do it myself. Roll turf/rolled lawn? Will it hold? Seed and cover with fleece…

Natural green space without watering?

One hot summer follows another. Many gardens are suffering. … A green space without watering? It's possible. A small roundabout in Föhren in the Trier-Saarburg district demonstrates this with a so-called lean bed. With a few exceptions, only native wildflower species have been planted on the area. Insects particularly like them, so the roundabout is…