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From about June, gardens and balconies begin to be decorated with plants with original rounded leaves and bright flowers. People unfamiliar with nasturtium wonder if it is difficult to breed such beauty at home. Let’s take a closer look at what kind of plant it is, how to grow it […]
Alaska Series It is characterized by the shortness and compactness of the bush and variegated leaves. The height of the plant is from 20 to 40 cm . Blooms from July to October. In the series there are varieties with flowers of different colors — ‘Alaska crimson’, ‘Alaska orange’, ‘Alaska […]
Brunnera macrophylla is one of the best plants for shady flower beds, because it will decorate the flowerbed from spring to late autumn. The secret of Brunnera’s “eternal youth” is simple: the leaves appear throughout the season, which gives the dense bush a fresh and elegant look. It is for […]
Aphids will always attack our gardens and vegetable gardens. These insects are ubiquitous, they can cause a lot of harm to cultural plantings, but there are ways to deal with them, of course. Let’s look at what we gardeners can do. Mechanical methods Such methods are the safest from the […]
Hosta is famous for its unpretentiousness. This wonderful plant really will not cause much trouble to the gardener. However, in order for the host to live comfortably in your garden, and you will not have any problems in the future, she needs to provide all the necessary conditions: the right […]
How to deal with peduncles This question is dialectical. On the one hand, there is an opinion that the appearance of flower stalks violates the ideal shape of the hosta bush, it seems to be “falling apart”. And on the other hand, in my deep conviction, the flowering of the […]
Recurrent frosts are an eternal headache of summer residents. How many plants they have destroyed, how many tears have been shed because of them – it is impossible to count. Often the temperature drops so low that even greenhouse crops are under threat. Unfortunately (or fortunately) we have not yet […]
Cucumber has been known for more than 5,000 years. However, there is still no consensus about its origin. Most scientists agree that the homeland of the cucumber should be sought in South Asia: in Central and Northwestern India and Southwestern China. Currently, cucumber is cultivated on all continents, and its […]
Dieffenbachia is a genus of tropical evergreen herbaceous plants in the family Araceae, native to South and North America. The genus contains 66 species, many of which, due to the decorative qualities of their leaves, are used in indoor floriculture. The most common decorative species of dieffenbachia include D. amoena, […]
Mespilus on the windowsill Carefully separated the seeds from the shell, kept them for half a day in a solution and planted in small clay pots, using a soil mixture for flowers. Shoved three seeds in each (suddenly not all will rise?), buried them literally 1 cm, watered, covered the […]