Fast-growing and easily spreading through the garden thanks to self-seeding, but at the same time not aggressive at all, cosmea is a plant loved by many generations of gardeners
Relatively recently, it became possible in our country to grow another "overseas" decorative type of mint - Corsican. What are the features of this amazing mint and my experience of growing it from seeds, I will tell you in this article
Among the decorative types of flower beds, those that create the illusion of overflowing flower streams stand out brightly. This is a fashionable and original way to use your favorite plants
Cleaning the flower garden, cutting off flowering inflorescences and undersized plants will not take much time. But they are very important not only for a neat look, but also for continuous flowering and health of the flower bed
Dahlias will not bloom luxuriantly without care - and careful care. From watering and feeding to prophylaxis - there are no trifles for dahlias. After all, the main secret of the bright flowering of dahlias lies in attention
The field bark is not only very decorative and can be used as a garden plant, but also a valuable medicinal raw material. We will talk about the wide possibilities of using the korostavnik in this article
Conifers are all-season and are becoming more and more popular every year. However, there are always problems of choice and care. We help to decide and take care
Most of the lilies grown in gardens are hybrids and varietal plants. It is not at all easy to understand their classifications. More than three thousand plant varieties and complex interspecific crossing changed the classifications beyond recognition and gave rise to a huge number of variations and criteria for evaluating species and classes of lilies
In the arsenal of landscape design there are many tricks that allow you to quickly adjust a flower garden in the middle of summer and give it a "gloss"
I think there are very few flower growers who are completely indifferent to bells, but the milky-flowered bell is still quite a rarity in our gardens. In this article I would like to tell flower growers about him
Plant more or give up new plants, but at least weed less? Many plants - few weeds! How? We talk about the types of mulching
Few plants have such amazing beauty of detail as geyherella. Unpretentious, lush, versatile, heycherells appear as true stars in any garden
Today, representatives of the Umbrella family are at the peak of popularity in international garden shows. Which umbrella are the most popular in garden design, I will tell you in this article
Once, having got acquainted with the Yasnotka, I issued her a permanent residence permit in my garden. I will tell you in my article how to grow a lamb and which varieties to give preference to
The host should definitely add to the list of plants that have a double function in the garden: edible and decorative. How to collect and prepare the host, I will tell in this article
In this article, I would like to take a virtual walk through a beautiful garden on a dacha six acres. Perhaps you will also take note of a few ideas implemented on this site
Cherry blossoms, and the cat cried fruit. Or a zucchini: it has blossomed, and the ovaries are beginning to rot. It turns out that the reason is common - insufficient pollination
The charming Moscow chamomile, cosmos, or cosmeya is one of the annuals, without which it is impossible to imagine a single garden. Weightless and delicate cosmea fascinates with its cheerful character and simplicity. It is easy even for novice gardeners to grow cosmea from seeds. After all, it is not even necessary to sow it for seedlings
Lilies can become true stars of ensembles and outshine any partners, or they can get lost without revealing their true beauty. How to effectively use lilies in garden design, I will tell you in this article
Annual and perennial flowers sown before winter are practically free seedlings of flowers, which, moreover, will bloom before two weeks earlier. What flowers can be sown before winter, we will tell in this publication
Bright multi-colored fruits look most expressive on bare trees in the middle of a sleeping garden. I will tell you about which trees and shrubs can keep fruits during the winter in this article
About the two-color varieties of roses that I grew in Komsomolsk-on-Amur and to which I remain faithful, living in the Kuban, this article
Soil acidity is different and different types of plants react to it in different ways. What plants can be used to create a flower garden, if the soil is acidic, I will tell you in this article
In this article I will tell you the whole truth about grafting roses using the budding method. You will understand why gardeners usually do not plant roses, but prefer to buy already grafted ones in the nursery
At its core, the fall planting of roses differs from the spring planting in only a few nuances. Simple rules and a few tricks to help you get healthy, strong plants
Over the past five years, fungal diseases have occurred on my site only twice and have not had time to cause any harm to the roses. I will share the secrets of preventing fungal infection in the rose garden
It is important to approach the issue of pruning ornamental plants in spring competently. It’s not for nothing that they say “measure seven times and cut once”. Which shrubs and perennials should be cut in the spring, and which should not be?
I grew various decorative vines in the Khabarovsk Territory. Which of the plants turned out to be the most frost-resistant, I will tell in the article
In this article I will talk about the main diseases and pests of roses and for clarity, I will show photos of roses with clear signs of certain diseases or pests
June is the beginning of the long-awaited summer. At every step you can find an abundance of flowering plants. It is almost impossible to describe in one article all the plants blooming in June. Therefore, I only mentioned those that I admire most in our garden
From legendary rose gardens and iridariums to more modest flower gardens or individual islands, mono flowers always highlight the beauty of the chosen plant. Simple means are used for this
How to properly care for roses in the autumn, what activities need to be done so that the plants overwinter well - this will be discussed in the article
Autumn flowers - beautiful and hardy - will successfully replace the traditional annuals in the container garden in the fall. The names and photos of the main autumn stars in pots - in this material
Ornamental cabbage is quite an edible vegetable, but most consider it a flower and the main decoration of an autumn garden. How to care for and propagate cabbage-flower, we will tell in the article
Varied, aromatic, colorful and often healing herbal teas are a special treat for every gardener. Fragrant tea rose petals, refreshing mint leaves, playful lemon balm are so seductive that it is almost impossible not to make a special tea from them in summer
With the right choice, decorative deciduous trees will not only arrange focal points or give a long-awaited shadow, but also bring the necessary harmony into the design of the garden
Sakura also grows well in the northern regions - certain species can be successfully grown even in Siberia. We will tell you about the most interesting types and varieties of sakura for different regions of Russia in the article
My first garden was created in the Khabarovsk Territory. In this article I will tell you about the most frost-resistant spring perennials that bloomed in my garden from year to year without much care
Well-planned allaria will delight the grower from spring to late summer, and in order to achieve stable decorativeness, it is necessary to take into account all the features of decorative bows
In recent years, landscape design has been striving to combine the incongruous