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Time flies fast: before you know it, winter is over. In warm Sunny days and even in January-February already smells like spring. And what spring without cherries, without their violent flowering and sweet-tart aroma of bitter almonds? Bird cherry-deciduous trees (mainly) or shrubs. Botanists, dendrologists separately distinguish the genus Prunus, […]
We continue the interesting topic of geographical plants-twins. I will try to help find similar externally deciduous trees, making pairs of them. Some breeds were more fortunate than others: they found more than one partner. Sometimes a double deciduous tree will be a shrub, but do not be confused, because […]
Gold has always attracted people, they sought to decorate themselves and the space around with this precious metal. In ancient times, such luxury was the lot of only the upper strata of society and the Church. With the discovery of methods of manufacturing thin foil gold finish has become more […]
Along with Phragmites australis, the duo Typha angustifolia and Typha latifolia look great in large bodies of water. Both types of typha are beautiful background plants, especially spectacular at the time of fruiting their cylindrical dark brown ears. Botanical reference Typha is a perennial herbaceous rhizomatous plant of the rose […]
The garden path is that element of landscape design at which creation you can show all the talents and realize dreams. We offer you 10 interesting ideas of garden paths design. 1. Garden path, lined with pebbles (picture above) 2. Garden path of homemade “stepping stones” (separate segments, stones) 3. […]
In this article we will learn how these wonderful creations are arranged, how to create a container garden with your own hands and how to take care of it. What is basis? The basis of all created flower arrangements are the usual basket of metal mesh with inserts of coconut […]
Tragopogon porrifolius is a biennial herbaceous plant. In the first year of life, it forms a rosette of linear or lanceolate bluish-green leaves and a conical fleshy root crop. Peduncle erect, branched, up to 120 cm (3.9 feet) tall. The flowers are purple, collected in single baskets; they bloom in […]
Perhaps, everyone on summer cottage will find old things, which can not be thrown out by any means. And do not, do not throw away! Even the most useless, at first glance, object – for example, a can of paint or a light bulb – in skillful hands turns into […]
In the modern world of mass production of particular value acquire things with a unique design, especially handmade. Decorators have in their Arsenal many ways to decorate or completely transform any object. One of them is gilding. Having considered in General terms the materials, tools and techniques for applying gilding, […]
After driving through the German gardens from South to North and from West to East, I came to the conclusion that naturgarten is no longer the dominant garden style. What is it, a modern private German garden? What happened to the natural garden? I will try to find answers to […]