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Plants and stones: the history of their association in the garden goes back not decades — centuries, and there are a great many options for such an association. Since the earliest times, when man first learned how to make the first gardens, there has always been a stone in them […]
It seems that a nice and cozy cottage garden has existed since time immemorial. However, this style was finally formed at the end of the XIX century and was very popular in the last century. And we have-in connection with the boom of cottage construction-and now. Cottage garden was invented […]
The combination of a monumental stone and a fragile plant is fascinating. Perhaps that is why gardeners are so popular with all sorts of “slides” — the same compositions with stones, without which a rare dacha plot does. Professional designers often criticize these amateur “delights” — but who and when […]
The famous English “rock garden”, the Czech “rolling pin”, the Japanese “rockery”… In every garden culture, sooner or later, it appears — rock garden. With samples of various rocks and specific vegetation. The stone in the garden has always existed. First — as a building material, a little later – […]
Unfortunately, not so often there is a non-standard approach to cutting plants. Let’s not complain about our climate again, about the lack of plants that are used in this particular case. I agree that boxwood and yew trees grow here, but it is unlikely that the same experiments are possible […]
What do you need to create the perfect lawn? It is known that this case is not easy. It is not enough to lay it according to all the rules — you still need to provide appropriate care, which requires a lot of effort and time. And if you look […]
Trampling is the main problem of the lawn The lawn, no matter how hard you try, is afraid of trampling. The ground under it is compacted, the aeration of the root system of grasses is disrupted, they disappear, and mosses appear instead. Now there are special chemicals that destroy mosses. […]
In our garden Association, only the most negligent have not yet got lawnmowers and trimmers. Now on weekends, everyone mows their weeds. Just like in Europe. Why didn’t we have lawns I remember my husband, in front of his astonished neighbors, ramming down former potato beds with homemade skis that […]
At present, the lawn is almost the most serious test of the right to be called a gardener. The gentle lawn, where children, animals and weeds feel so good, only seems natural and easy to perform. In fact, it cost the owners a lot of work and thought. If you […]
How to care for the lawn? Before the first haircut, the height of seedlings should be no more than 10 cm. If there are weeds, then they should be weeded before cutting, standing on plywood and very carefully, so as not to damage the young tender shoots. At the first […]