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Crocuses are among the first to appear in the garden and color the bare, sometimes still snow-covered ground with long-awaited bright colors. And-they bring the arrival of spring closer. Portrait of a plant Today, more than 80 species of crocuses are known. The conditions of their growth vary greatly: from […]
What is spring without crocuses, muscari, tulips, daffodils, hyacinths? Let’s let our imagination run wild and give the garden a bright palette of interesting solutions. 1. Planting in a flower bed This is the easiest way to “attach” bulbous crops in the garden, which need to be dug out annually. […]
The birthplace of helenium is North and Central America, but it has long won the hearts of European designers, gardeners and just plant lovers. In Europe, this flower is called “sneezeweed”. This nickname is given to him for a reason — in ancient times, snuff was made from the dried […]
Selection of Ornamental Plant Neighbors Helenium varieties are good in the group and mixborder — without them, perhaps, no autumn flower garden can do. Compact plants (‘Siesta’, ‘Short and Sassy’) are good in containers, they can decorate the summer kitchen, decorate the patio, where they can become a worthy addition […]
As a rule, we value garden flowers either for their spectacularly colored foliage or for their large inflorescences. The hero in question can not boast of either the first or the second, but it is one of the rare plants-smoke, veils, without which it is almost impossible to create a […]
What conditions do Thalictrum like? Thalictrum grows better and develops in a sliding penumbra under high-raised sparse crowns of small-leaved species (birch, some forms of willows, Acer tataricum, Acer ginnala, Acer mandshuricum, etc.) on moist soils, preferably with a high level of fertility, but on poor soils it looks very […]
It is unlikely that badan will ever become a supermodel plant, but its persistence and quiet, unobtrusive beauty always make it a valuable participant in flower beds. Portrait of a plant Botanists count a little less than a dozen species of badans. Most often in the gardens you can find […]
Dahlias came to the world from Mexico a long time ago, in the XVI century, and from a wild flower turned into luxurious beauties. Their proudly raised colorful heads, familiar to everyone, perfectly decorate the garden at the end of summer. But from time to time, the interest in them […]
I can not imagine a spring garden without delicate, elegant, such different, albeit short-lived, bulbous plants. For those who refuse bulbous plants, believing that the effort and time spent on their cultivation does not pay off with a short flowering, I can only say: “You just do not know how […]
Looking at photos of luxurious southern gardens, we are often saddened by the fact that many heat-loving plants do not withstand the harsh climate, and we exclaim with annoyance: “Why are there no flowers that can grow in Alaska and Africa?! Most of us are sure that this question is […]