A mulled wine lemon and an aromatic citrus fruit for snacking Citrus plants are much more than just "lemons"! In our current citrus deal, we offer a duo that surprises. The fruits of the oval kumquat (the plants are currently hanging full with fruits) are eaten raw – with the peel! The special aroma comes from the mixture of the juicy fruit pulp and the peel that contains aromatic oil. In contrast to the kumquat, the red lemon should be used a...
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The history and biology of the fig: the...
There are endless questions, gardening questions and also ... let's say: other questions concerning the fig. Why does the fig I brought back from my holiday not produce fruit? Where and how does the fig flower? Does the fig need a pollinator? What are common figs? And then there are, as I...
Lubera 'Lowfruits' on The Beechgrove Garden!
The well loved BBC gardening programme, ‘Beechgrove Garden', has been growing some of our ‘Lowberry’ range in their wonderful miniature fruit garden. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REaDaWDggS4 Our raspberry ‘Little Red...
Three Lemons For the Sick Person
Today I feel ill: I have a sore throat, headache, a slight fever, I am tired from the ibuprofen and exhausted from the antibiotics. I have zero concentration and inspiration…The Lubera garden newsletter, however, must get out punctually. What should I do? I’ll go to the supermarket...
From flowering to harvesting – here’s how...
Citrus fruits are among the most popular fruit and ornamental plants worldwide. It’s no wonder, due to the fact that they not only look good but also produce delicious and healthy fruits. And the good thing is this: you can harvest your own citrus plants in your own...
Roses, raspberries and the native/foreign...
In the last Facebook video show before the summer break, Markus talks about native v foreign plants, and about how some of our traditional and favourite fruits are actually immigrants. And we get to see a tiny bit of the Lubera greenhouse, as he explains what we need to be doing in our...
When Pears are Harvested and When They are...
The maturity, more precisely the harvesting maturity and the eating ripeness, is the most difficult topic when it comes to pears and there is a good reason for this. In the case. There are good reasons to say that this topic makes the pear a bit difficult, because in the case of the pear fruits,...
Fruitful gardening
This is our common goal: That we can enjoy the fruits of gardening. Even if we sometimes come too late...
Bred and made in Switzerland
We breed and produce our plants in the Rhine valley, in Switzerland, in the middle of the Swiss Alps. That goes without saying that our plants are very resistant.
Markus Kobelt - founder and breeder of Lubera
This is how the well-known Swiss photographer Stöh Grünig photographed Markus Kobelt, the founder of Lubera. Markus is almost all covered up by his apple tree seedlings... Markus' passion is breeding new, better and more resistant fruit and berry plants. In the last 10 years, Lubera has bred and introduced more than 80 new varieties to the market. And there's no end in sight.
Lubera is different
Apples bloom white, Lubera Redloves® bloom red and pink. We see the beauty of the fruit plants and in our new selections we bring usefulness and ornamental aspects even closer together. Join us to explore exciting new garden plants: Lubera® Redloves®, Lubera® Direttissima®, Lubera® Fourberries, Lubera® Pointilla®, Lubera® Malini®, Lubera® Maloni®…
2000+ plants – for you
At Lubera it's not just about the fruit and berry garden, it's about the entire garden, and more precisely, about the mixed garden. We love the mix like in this garden example: Clematis, roses, perennials, kiwis, evergreens, conifers and a Prunus ‘Kanzan’ hiding on the far right. And we have all the plants that you need for your own mix!