The best solutions from around the world
Miniature conifers are gaining popularity among Amateur gardeners. They perfectly complement the composition of stone, decorate small gardens and do not grow much over time. The latter quality is especially valuable because in a small area you can plant dozens of plants and watch their development for many years. Miniature, […]
It is known that problems with coniferous plants begin from the first days of spring. And first of all, this is a sunburn. It often happens that at the beginning of winter there is little snow, and the soil under the plants freezes deeply with the arrival of frosts. And […]
To understand what plants in the winter can boast of greenery, it is enough to look around the neighborhood. Right, it’s trees and pines. Even if something is still green, it is safely covered with snow. How lucky those who grow on the plots of spruce and pine! But to […]
Today came the turn of Eli’s closest relatives-Pseudotsuga and Abies-to be identified. Trappings Of Pseudotsuga The bark is brownish-gray, thick, with deep longitudinal cracks. Branch is directed horizontally and randomly on the ends hang, the crown is quite delicate. The leaves are relatively soft, flat, with a rounded end and […]
Today we will talk about blue Christmas trees, which are so popular with modern gardeners. Why are they blue? They are usually green, but some spruce species have blue shapes, sometimes found in nature. They are especially welcome in ornamental gardening. And some species of fir can boast a bluish […]
Today I will introduce you to the species, selected mainly by similarity or General appearance (habitus), or only in a certain phase (flowering, fruiting). Of course, the basis for selection of pairs is my subjective perception, therefore, especially interested to know your opinion — how accurately I hit the target. […]
Walking through the coniferous forest in search of mushrooms, summer residents usually do not pay attention to the trees themselves. Quite enough fresh fragrant air and the rustle of fallen needles. Needles underfoot is not alarming: we know that the needles are changed leaves, and they also fall off, and […]
Douglas fir is a rather dissonant name, sometimes they say “Pseudotsuga”. In 1791, it was discovered by Archibald Menzies, who served as a surgeon on Captain Vancouver’s ship, and was rediscovered by English botanist and traveler David Douglas in 1827. In the botanical literature, pseudotsuga was described in 1838 under […]
What kind of animal is a microbiota? The translation from the Latin Microbiota decussata does not bring more clarity to ordinary citizens. “Something about microbes,” one of them decides. “A tiny biota,” others, more advanced in botany, will think, and will be closer to the truth. Biota, or the more […]
To the story of this plant – a beautiful, proud handsome cedar — I want to come back again and again. Moreover, for me cedar is not just a tree, about which I heard something, read somewhere. For me, cedar is a living, familiar from childhood plant that accompanies me […]