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In herbaceous peonies everything is fine-a luxurious flower, a delicate fragrance, a beautiful Bush with decorative foliage. And many advantages: they are quite unpretentious, little affected by pests and diseases, very hardy. Not to mention their longevity-the life of a peony Bush is estimated in tens of years. In total, […]
Where and how to plant peonies Peonies are light-loving plants. They can tolerate partial shade, but it is believed that the landing site should be illuminated by the sun for at least 6 hours a day. But wild (species) peonies are much better tolerate shading, because in natural conditions grow […]
Hardly many of our readers could clearly and intelligently answer the question, what is Feng Shui. For most, this word is associated with something very Chinese, mysterious and ancient. Someone will emerge the most vague associations with some energies, the elements of water and earth, a reasonable organization of the […]
You will be surprised to learn that literally until the middle of the last century in our country almost all peonies were originally from France. Of course, we remember grandmother’s village front gardens, where usually grew a few nameless bushes: a couple of early red, a few pink and always […]
What first comes to mind when it comes to Finland? Well, of course, Finnish bath, hot Finnish guys, Finnish prefabricated shield house, Finnish rhododendrons. Someone, maybe, will remember winter rest in Finland, vodka and tools of the same name. For me, the first place in this series unexpectedly came gardening […]
Landscape, like any other kind of design, is influenced by changeable fashion, which wave after wave rolls on the brainchild of gardeners. Recently, the so-called natural and ecological gardens are often in favour. In Western Europe, their passion is primarily associated with degradation, and in some cases with the almost […]
A flower garden arranged without a lawn is the same as a picture without a frame. However, if desired, you can turn the lawn into a picture. I will not be mistaken if I say that now almost every owner of even a small six-flow plot already has a green […]
Wondrous beauty of the landscapes is often “built” on the rocks, or at least include solid rocks. The stones here at how to grow out of the ground, they absolutely fit perfectly in any landscape. Place on the lawn a couple of boulders bizarre every grower thinks almost their direct […]
Let’s continue our discussion about Apple trees and remind you that the first part you can find by clicking on this link: Old Apple Trees Through the Eyes of a Landscape Designer (Part 1). Apple orchard in the suburban landscape If this is an old orchard, it makes sense to […]
We talk a lot about the semantic load of gardens, their style, symbolism. And involuntarily appeal to those elements that become common symbols of a garden. For cypress we know Mediterranean garden, a Japanese – bonsai. In this series, sooner or later, the question arises: what can be called its […]