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Today we will meet with amazingly beautiful and still rare irises in suburban flower beds, which are called Iris spuria. They will become a real pearl of your garden, because their flowers are extremely beautiful, light and elegant, like large tropical butterflies. Botanists refer them to the subgenus Xyridion, and […]
Currants can be formed not only by a bush, but also by a “tree” — in a stamp form. Probably all gardeners have heard about this, and like everything unusual, this option arouses the interest of indefatigable summer residents-experimenters. I admit, this idea also did not give me peace for […]
Although Echinops are prickly, their original hedgehog inflorescences undoubtedly deserve a place in sunny summer flower beds. Thanks to the chiseled shape and stately bearing, these “balls on sticks” play a drum roll in mixborders and meadow flower beds: Echinops attracts attention always and in any combination. Portrait of a […]
One spring I went to visit my employee and saw a flower on the windowsill that looked like a small cherry tree. A friend said that this is the so–called “Cuban cherry” – decorative nightshade, or solanum. Its exact name is Solanum pseudocapsicum. At this time, the berries on it […]
Today, echinacea is one of the most popular plants in the flower beds of the new wave. When creating them, designers prioritize the structure and shape of inflorescences, which should be combined with both traditional garden plants and plants of the natural assortment. The extraordinary shape of the echinacea bush […]
In the middle of summer, we admire the blooming lilies, and when they fade, we wonder how to take care of the plants so that next year the flowering will be even more abundant, even longer. To be honest, I myself don’t do anything special with lilies after flowering, and […]
Cuttings are considered to be perhaps the easiest way to propagate roses. But for some reason it does not succeed in any way: of all my experiments, a single stalk has taken root, and even that was a long time ago… What am I doing wrong? Let’s figure out together […]
Even our grandmothers considered it a good tone to decorate terraces, balconies and rooms with this plant. Today, the bright coleus is still considered one of the best among the decorative-leaved representatives of the flora. Summer is the finest hour of Coleus. It is at this time that the coloration […]
Clematis, I must honestly admit, is not an easy plant for a garden. To tame this vine, you have to try hard: study agricultural techniques, plant it correctly — and provide the required care. But even this often does not guarantee success. The reason for the failures lies in ignorance […]
Green cuttings The optimal time for cutting green cuttings is the budding period, in the middle band — approximately after June 15 and until the beginning of July. The shoot for cutting should be flexible and not break when bending. We cut off the whip and cut cuttings from it […]