In continuation of the topic about useful plants that we grow in the garden and use in home gastronomy, today we will talk about the types that are part of the ingredients for liqueurs. I used to be a big fan of these drinks. I used literally a thimble in […]
Heucherella: Grades, Partners, Examples Flower Beds (Part 1)
The word “selection” comes from the Latin selectio, which means “choice, selection”. Selecting the best seedling from a huge number of seedlings is not an easy task, but it is even more difficult to create a cultivar that would have pre-determined qualitative characteristics that are not inherent in this type […]
Heucherella: Grades, Partners, Examples Flower Beds (Part 2)
Heucherella varieties and their placement in the garden Most of the modern novelties of Heucherella are valued not so much for the flowering, but for the highly decorative foliage, the exquisite palette of which delights even pampered collectors. Moreover, many of them strive to collect as complete a collection of […]
Life On High: The Flora Of Tibet
The Tibetan plateau is an inaccessible corner of the planet, known for its unique geographical features, a huge area of high-altitude desert and fantastic nature, teeming with a variety of plant life. I was lucky enough to visit the North-Eastern, “Chinese” part of Tibet, in the Yunnan province, which is […]
Unpretentious Perennials For Flower Beds In The Sun And In The Shade
Having become the owner of a long-awaited garden, developed small plots of land and planted their first-born plants, weekend cottagers inevitably face care problems. What are they? Rare watering and weeding, irregular feeding, untimely treatment of pests and diseases — a standard set of difficulties for gardeners who do not […]
Autumn Perennials: An Overview Of Late Blooms
Bright colors of autumn are not limited to flaming foliage — there are perennials that adorn the garden until frost. These late blooms reconcile us to the fact that another summer is over… 1. Aconitum carmichaelii Aconitum carmichaelii ‘Arendsii’ will decorate the garden with the blue of its flowers. But […]