Sabrina is out and about in Iphofen today. There she meets Evelyn Hatzung. The gardener wants to transform a piece of lawn into a species-rich sand bed. And Sabrina lends a hand. The lawn has to go Last year, the lawn in Evelyn Hatzung's garden was almost completely brown. So the lawn is to be removed from the 40 square meters and a bed with drought-tolerant and insect-friendly perennials is to be created. But for this to happen, the lawn has to go. Without the lawn peeling machine from the construction equipment rental company, this work would not be possible in one day. It peels the sod off to a manageable width so that it can be easily rolled up. The sod ends up in Evelyn Hatzung's berry fruit corner. The ground there is still uneven, the turned sods even out the holes. You can see how Sabrina fared in her last challenge in the ARD Mediathek: https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/que... Sand and more sand In the next step, sand is spread over the entire area. At least 10 cm high, in some areas Sabrina and Evelyn pile up small hills. This makes the area more exciting and ground-dwelling wild bees could nest in the higher layer of sand, for example. But the sand also has advantages for the perennials, here especially various types of thyme. In search of nutrients, the perennials form more roots in the poor sand than in rich garden soil. Once the plants have grown through the sand to the soil layer below, there is hardly any need to water them. Because it stays moist under the sand. And last but not least, weeds have difficulty germinating in the sand and can be easily pulled out if necessary. Before planting, Sabrina and Evelyn place old vines. These fit wonderfully into a Lower Franconian garden and are an additional habitat for insects. Finally, the perennials come, including many herbs that Evelyn has propagated herself. At the end of the day, a new bed has been created that needs much less water and attention than a lawn. Various garden areas Evelyn Hatzung is a trained vegetable gardener and agricultural technical assistant. She laid out her garden herself, apart from the path work. The garden is around 800m² in size with flowers from February to November and various areas. Including a vegetable garden, a steppe bed, a meadow and wild corners. An ideal habitat for hedgehogs, birds and insects. Visit us here too: Querbeet on the Internet: https://www.br.de/br-fernsehen/sendun... Querbeet on Facebook: / querbeet.br Querbeet on Instagram: / querbeet.br