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Spring has finally arrived! With anxiety and hope, we go to the garden. Of course, there are losses, but not everything is as bad as expected. And we begin to loosen, dig, trim, tie, rake needles, hoping to help their Pets after another winter. Spring chores: removing the shelter, loosening, […]
Amazing ferns with filigree leaves-fronds with gardeners in a special account. They are able to transform any shady corner and create a magical atmosphere in the garden, similar to the one that reigned in ancient times. These legendary decorative-leaved perennials fascinate and capture from the moment of their “birth”: young […]
Traditionally, the title of Queen of the garden belongs to the rose. But when the first wave of rosebush blooms passes, the lilies begin to bloom, and then my priorities lose their stability, making various movements relative to each other: from roses to lilies and back. And I’m lost, I […]
It’s all Carl Linnaeus’s fault. It was he who, without seeing much difference, United Geranium and Pelargonium into one genus, and with his light hand the confusion still continues. Of course, taxonomists have long understood everything, but many novice Amateur florists are still wrong. In fact, there are “two big […]
Geranium sanguineum It is widespread in Europe, differs in strongly dissected openwork leaves, forms rounded bushes from 20 to 40 cm high or grows as a loose carpet (depending on the variety). Blooms from mid-July for 30-40 days with large Carmine-red flowers, has decorative forms with white, pink, purple-purple flowers. […]
These cute and unpretentious perennials are becoming more and more welcome guests of our cottages. Once settled, they live with us for many years, quickly fill empty spaces in flower beds, give a special charm to garden paths, grow well and look good in pots. The love for Alchemilla is […]
Why is Helleborus niger called the “Christmas rose”? No assumption stands up to criticism. There are stories about a shepherdess who had nothing to give to the new-born infant Christ. he (she) began to cry, the tears burned through the snow, and wonderful flowers grew. In fact, Helleborus niger grows […]
Helleborus orientalis and its varieties And here is another famous Helleborus orientalis. It grows in mountain forests. The species is very variable. Sometimes it is divided into three separate ones: Helleborus abchasicus with bright pink flowers, Helleborus guttatus with greenish-white speckled flowers, and Helleborus orientalis ssp. proper orientalis = Helleborus […]
After a long winter sleep, nature gradually wakes up, and one of the first messengers of the long — awaited spring is Caltha palustris. Now it is more often found in suburban areas, and this is easy to explain: there are not so many near-water (or short — term-water) plants […]
One of the mandatory attributes of the “lazy garden” — long-lived plants that can live in one place for decades, look nice and do not require special attention to their person. We want to introduce you to such compliant “residents” today. In your favorite garden, there are so many corners […]