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The word “Phytophthora” makes gardeners and gardeners shudder — just not again.! And – run to your plants: check, look around, evaluate and take action. And so it is every year, especially in regions where summer is short, with August rains. Why is there still no means to destroy this […]
If there are frosts outside the window, it’s time to start preparing for the new garden season. Since any gardener knows that in order to enjoy flowers in summer, you need to start growing them in winter. Some plants have a long period from seed germination to flowering that they […]
One day I looked into the garden to see how my trees were feeling, and I saw that this pest had ruined one of the prunus trees and was now eating cherries! Of course, the next day I went to fight him, armed with a spray gun. On closer inspection, […]
A garden is not just about plants, it’s all about it. So economic objects are also its full-fledged components. What might be missing here and how to fix it? Error 1. Household items and accessories that were not prepared for the winter Take a walk in the garden and see […]
Nerium oleander In late spring, cut out the damaged shoots and form a bush. After flowering, remove the top of the generative (flower) shoot. It tolerates pruning “on the stump”, quickly restores the crown. Osmanthus Tolerates strict pruning well. The shoots are cut off at the end of April, dry, […]
Lavandula (image above) To form a lush shrub, the young plants are heavily pruned in April. Removing 1/3 of last year’s growth stimulates the formation of new shoots and causes abundant flowering. Cistus The tops of the generative (flower) shoots are pruned after the seed harvest; if the seeds are […]
Continuing the theme of pruning ornamental shrubs. Raphiolepis (the image above) Pruning is usually not required. If necessary, cut out the old shoots in April. Indigofera Cut in late March-early April. Old branches are cut as close to the base as possible. Lagerstroemia indica In February – March, reduce last […]
There are general rules for pruning plants, which we talked about earlier, but each type of ornamental shrubs has its own peculiarities of development, and therefore its pruning is special, peculiar only to it. Abelia After flowering, remove the old stems. In this way, you can avoid a strong thickening. […]