The Japanese umbrella pine (Sciadopitys verticillata) with impressive its needles is our Garden Deal this week – and we are offering this tree at 30% off! Due to its fleshy, long needles, this umbrella pine looks very exotic and noble. The branches grow horizontally and the needles stand out like umbrellas, which is probably how it got its name. The Japanese umbrella pine originally grows in the cloud forests of Japan – but it is currently...
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Superfood blueberries – a powerhouse of...
Superfood blueberries: before you think or say, 'Oh, even Lubera now has something to do with this superfood blueberry hype', we allow ourselves to write a short preliminary note about the much overused topic of superfood: apparently, humanity is just witnessing the mysterious transformation...
Collecting tomato seeds – the easiest and...
Now in late summer, the maturity of tomatoes reaches its peak. Despite or perhaps because of the current tomato glut, you should already make provisions now for next year’s tomatoes. A true tomato lover brings together so many treasured varieties over time, which he/she harbours in...
A fruit tree for the small garden
Do you think a small garden offers no leeway to plant an orchard and plant many different fruit trees? In this article we want to convince you of the opposite: finding a fruit tree for the small garden is not only possible but it also brings you a rich harvest and lots of fun. A fruit...
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa – planting a...
When Ötzi was killed on his last Alpine tour, he had eaten dried sloes, which were apparently a refreshing snack 5250 years ago. The blackthorn or sloe is common in our landscape as well as in our culture. Sloes are also the original prunes and primordial damsons; our modern plum and...
The new Hydrangeasy® from Lubera® - easy,...
The breeder virus at Lubera® continues to spread. Robert Maierhofer, Lubera® Operations Manager in Buchs, Switzerland, does everything – job-related – at the same time. He discusses the new panicle hydrangeas with Magda Kobelt, he talks on the phone, and he does not...
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!