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- 1Cornell-tagged gardening tips offered to women onlineβ# gardening # cornell # CornellUniversity # garten # jardin # garden If there are any ladies out there who would like to
A gardener is inviting women to get in touch for advice on "easy self-defense with plants," tying the offer to gardening and Cornell University hashtags in English, German and French. The unusual phrasing β plants pitched as self-defense β is drawing attention, with readers unsure whether it refers to defensive planting, thorny hedges, or something else entirely.
- 2A view over the Fuhne river in BernburgβBlick vom Fuhnegarten ΓΌber die Fuhne. View from the Fuhne Garden over the Fuhne. https://www. gourmetkater.de # gourmetk
A German gardener and photographer in Bernburg, Saxony-Anhalt, has shared a picture of the Fuhne river taken from the Fuhne Garden, presenting it in both German and English with nature and gardening tags. The image highlights the river landscape and natural garden style that the site Gourmetkater regularly documents.
- 3Ginger Tea Recommended for Nausea and Winter ChillsβΌGinger β dinnsear β Drink one mug of ginger tea slowly for a queasy stomach or a chill that has settled into the bones.
A herbalist writing under the name Thistle and Moss is sharing a traditional remedy: sipping a mug of ginger tea slowly to ease a queasy stomach or a deep chill. The post pairs the English word ginger with the Irish term 'dinnsear' and ties the advice to seasonal, foraging-based living, adding that the remedy always works for the author.
- 4Dutch gardener celebrates first-ever olive harvestβOnze eerste olijvenoogst! Our first olive harvest ever! # klimaatverandering ? # olijven # foodtoot # oogst # gardening
A gardener in the Netherlands reports harvesting olives for the first time, sharing the news bilingually in Dutch and English and wondering whether climate change is behind it. Olives are traditionally a Mediterranean crop, so a successful harvest this far north is being read as another sign of warming temperatures allowing subtropical plants to thrive in northern Europe.
- 5Best gardening advent calendars for 2026 revealedβOur pick of the best gardening advent calendars for 2026
The English Garden has published its selection of the best gardening advent calendars for 2026, offering gardeners gift ideas for the festive season. The round-up highlights themed calendars filled with seeds, tools and garden-related treats, reflecting a growing trend of hobby-specific advent calendars. Gardeners are browsing early to pick gifts for themselves or green-fingered friends.