The trees growing in our country are mainly trees which lose their leaves in the autumn. Have you ever wondered why there is only one deciduous tree, the holly, which keeps its leaves in the winter? Saint Nicholas happens to know more about the reason why, so listen to this humorous wee fairy...
Did you know that a long long time ago the flying space for birds was restricted because of the sky being very close to the earth? The birds’ combined efforts enabled them to change this. But this process did not go smoothly and the bats played an important though hardly nice role in this...
The name ‘aster’ comes from Greek, meaning ‘star’. This is clearly visible in the flower itself: its yellow heart looks just like a shining star and is surrounded by delicate purple petals, the ‘shining flowers’. You need to look at them in a different way, but then you will see it: asters are...
Wenig Pflanzen blühen spät im Herbst. Ausnahme ist die nacktblühende Herbstzeitlose, die einem kahlen Krokus ähnelt. Es ist ein einzigartiges Knollgewächs. Die meisten Pflanzen und Bäume zeigen bevorzüglich ihre schöne Blumen im Frühjahr und Sommer. Die Zeitlose war auch so. Aber sie blieb...
Pourquoi le safran des prés fleurit en automne Peu de plantes fleurissent à la fin de l’automne. Le colchique d’automne, qui ressemble à un crocus chauve est une exception. C’est une plante tubéreuse particulière. La plupart des plantes et des arbres préfèrent montrer leurs belles...
Few plants flower in late autumn. One exception is the ‘naked’ autumn crocus, a crocus which flowers without leaves. It is a special type of bulb. Most plants and trees prefer to show their attractive flowers in spring and summer. The crocus was once just another flower. In no...
Pourquoi la mésange charbonnière porte-t-elle une cravate et la mésange bleue est-elle coifféé d’une casquette ? Les mésanges charbonnières et les mésanges bleues se sont adaptées aux hommes. Elles aiment séjourner en hiver dans nos jardins où pendent des cordons de cacahouètes et des...
Kohlmeisen und Blaumeisen halten sich im Winter gerne in unseren Gärten auf. Wenn sie sich wie so oft an den Erdnuss und Fettkügelchen laben die wir für sie aufgehängt haben, dann achte einmal auf den schwarzen Bauchstrich der Kohlmeise. Dir wird auffallen, dass er bei dem einen Vogel größer...
Choose a quiet time one day to watch the comings and goings of the industrious and useful ants. Some are dragging along pine needles, leaves, others a dead fly. Do you know that an ant can carry 100 times its own weight? Our cities are said to have a lot in common with ant colonies, […]
Have you ever wondered why the Common Seal with its beautiful large round heartmelting eyes wins you over before you even know it? This is one of the many tales about the Ark of Noah. But it is also a moving tale about unconditional mother love. In long gone times when the earth was being […]