Everyone knows the problem. You start to cut an onion and within a few seconds your eyes start to water. Relaxed cutting is no longer an option. You always hang on your eyes with a handkerchief or stand half blind in front of the kitchen table. It doesn't have to be that way.

Pruning in March and July You can keep a bay bush as a solitary plant in the garden or as a hedge. But unlike other hedge plants, you have to cut the laurel. Cutting laurel with secateurs Here you should not come with the hedge trimmer and cut large areas.

Hardly any other plant attracts as many admiring glances in the spring as magnolia. The great thing about it: it can also be kept in a bucket. Magnolias are real highlights in the garden Magnolias are beautiful and form an optical highlight in the garden every year. The color of the flowers is simply adorable.

Sweet corn is really something delicious. And you don't even have to buy it. You can also grow sweet corn yourself. Read how to do it here. Children love sweet corn Sweet corn, often referred to as sweet corn, is one of the most popular vegetables even for children and can also be easily grown in your own garden.

Thoroughly desludge your garden pond once autumn has arrived and you can almost feel the winter, then you should slowly make the garden pond winter-proof. Leaves promote algae growth It is best to make your garden pond winter-proof when the trees have dropped their leaves, because foliage and plant residues in the water promote algae growth - even at this time of year.

Marigolds are among the plants that everyone should have in the garden, who like to make remedies themselves. So here are our tips for marigold sowing and care. Marigolds look great The marigold, which has always been native to Europe, is one of the most well-known medicinal plants worldwide and is now even being professionally cultivated in many places due to its proven healing effects.