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Grasses and sedges in garden design
04.03.2026
We have grown and tested various types of plants at Helga Nursery. almost twenty years, grasses for over ten years. Because The botanical garden is located in a rather cold place compared to the Eston...
Quince or Nordic lemon
26.02.2026
Published in the newspaper Postimees in 2016
Chaenomeles originates mainly from the mountainous forests of Japan and China. Four species are known in the genus, three of which are endemic to China...
Happy Shrovetide and a bright start to the Year of the Fire Horse!
17.02.2026
Dear friends and garden joy sharers!
We wish you a happy Shrovetide - may the days be long and the pea soup delicious!We also welcome the beginning of the new Year of the Fire Horse - we wish it brin...
New sidewalk
28.01.2026
Once established, garden corners do not always succeed as originally planned, or the function of the area changes over time and a need for reorganization arises. That is why a path leading to the summ...
Gardener's holiday
28.01.2026
(Published in Postimees supplement 'Maaelu', December 2015) November and December are the times when gardeners enjoy a well-deserved break. I am often asked what I do in the winter. I answer with comp...
Roof story
28.01.2026
They say be careful with your wishes, because sometimes they can come true unexpectedly. I started building a long-standing dream, a green roof, on the outbuilding “thanks” to the storm Monika that hi...
End-of-summer delights in a permanent bed
28.01.2026
(Published in the Postimees supplement "Rural Promoter" September 2015)
Sometimes I hear flower lovers complain that there are too few flowers in their flower beds from the end of July. When I ...
Grasses in design
28.01.2026
(Published in the Postimees supplement "Promoting Rural Life", October 2015)
I must admit that I have not always had such a warm attitude towards grasses as I do today. Rather, they seemed to me like...