Gardeners love the big plants. They make their own way to the sun in the wilds of weeds, they can be left with a calm heart unattended for a week, two or even more. So first — about the largest (40-70 cm tall), which can be equal elements of any […]
What to do With Phlox in August
Phlox paniculata blooms gardens from the second half of summer. The August garden in the evenings is filled with a breathtaking aroma that reminds us that the summer will soon end, and the children are about to go to school. But do not think that the seeming unpretentiousness of Phlox […]
Chrysanthemum Multiflora – the Real Queen of Autumn!
Chrysanthemum is an annual or perennial herb belonging to the Asteraceae family. This is a unique flower that has more than a thousand years of history. Decorative qualities of chrysanthemum have always been highly valued, so as a result of breeding works a large number of different varieties, shapes and […]
Take a Look at Your Nameless Peonies – Among Them May Be French Aristocrats
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 […]
A Simple Way to Increase the Harvest of Raspberries in Half. Determine the Best Time for Pruning. (Part 1)
Raspberry is a very grateful culture. With good care, she gives the gardener a generous harvest of large sweet berries, continuing to grow in one place for many years. But good care is not only regular watering and fertilizing, but also the correct pruning of plants. This important procedure directly […]
A Simple Way to Increase the Harvest of Raspberries in Half. Determine the Best Time for Pruning. (Part 2)
Pruning remontant raspberries Unlike ordinary raspberry remontant endowed with a valuable feature: it is able to harvest both last year’s shoots and branches that have appeared in the current season. Depending on the method of pruning varieties of repair and change the timing of their fruiting. Option 1 Pruning of […]
What is the Secret of the Popularity of American Peonies? (Part 2)
Peonies must have I do not know a single person, even far from floriculture, which would not have frozen in silent amazement, seeing in my garden American hybrid ‘Henry Bockstoce’. How could you not marvel at the sight of the huge with the baby’s head, double flowers with brilliant garnet-red […]
What is the Secret of the Popularity of American Peonies? (Part 1)
In recent years, the most popular in the world have become American varieties of peonies. The fact is that after the First world war, the center of selection of these plants gradually moved from France to the United States, where many nurseries were formed. There worked known originators, who gave […]
How to Create Spectacular Verticals in the Garden: 4 Exotic Vines for a Fence or Gazebo
Perhaps there is no such user on our site, which at least once in my life is not faced with the need for vertical gardening. Close the unsightly fence, summer toilet; divide the narrow area into zones with the help of green partitions, arrange hedges using vines, decorate the summer […]
What are the Most Winter-Hardy Roses: a Cheat Sheet for the Novice Grower
I represent the top of the best roses that have proven themselves in difficult conditions of cold climate. This hardy winter-hardy varieties, characterized by lush flowering. Many of them bloom tirelessly all summer until the first frost, confidently winter and delight us with amazing beauty flowers. An unfading classic ‘Paul’s […]