Garden plants are very diverse , with the help of which you can transform your summer cottage and make it a positive place to relax. It is important only to choose them correctly, given the purpose, height, flowering time and many other factors.
What should grow in the garden
A rare garden does without fruit trees. Most often it is an apple tree that can grow in almost any climate. A variety of berry bushes perform a variety of functions here. They can serve as a live fence (dogrose, hawthorn), provide a harvest of tasty and healthy berries (currants, gooseberries, raspberries, etc.), which are used in homemade workpieces. In addition, during the flowering period, many shrub plants play a decorative role.
A real decoration of the garden will be a vineyard, which can be an architectural structure. Instead, hop is also planted as a hedge. Decorative flowers, both perennial and annual, are the most popular garden plants. Miniature inflorescences of violets and marigolds, large luxurious peonies, gladioli and roses are able to please their beauty throughout the summer season. Fragrant and vibrant flower beds and flower beds are a must for any garden.
Shrubs
They are indispensable in any suburban area and, once settled, remain there for many years. The most sought after shrubs are those that not only delight the eye with their beautiful appearance, but also bring delicious fruits.
Berry bushes are very popular also because they are unpretentious to care and do not require much time and labor.
Today, many gardeners, in addition to the currants and gooseberries familiar and familiar from childhood, seek to find interesting and exotic species of fruit and berry plants. One of them is a healing culture called lemongrass. From time immemorial, eastern healers have been using it to eliminate fatigue, a beneficial effect on the organs of vision and increase vital activity.
Of the fruits of lemongrass, you can harvest not only jams and jams. They can be dried and used as a remedy. The leaves of this plant are also useful - they produce aromatic and tonic tea.
No less interesting plants of the gardens are the cotoneaster brilliant, hawthorn, honeysuckle, actinidia and many others.
Each bush has its own place
When laying berries, it must be borne in mind that they will be in the selected area for at least ten years. Therefore, one cannot be mistaken with the right place for them. It is recommended to plant shrubs where there is good lighting, preferably on small slides or hills. Spectacular borders, beautiful edges and groups can be formed from plants. Shrubs such as raspberries, blackberries help decorate a nondescript fence or unsightly places on the site. A bush of blueberries will look great in planting heather or conifers.
An experienced gardener and gardener knows that some fruit bushes need to be planted in the fall, and others in the spring. This takes into account weather conditions, soil properties and many other factors.
Before landing, a lot of preparatory work remains to be done. In one and a half to two months before this, the place where the bushes will grow is leveled and dug, destroying all the weeds. Then the necessary fertilizers are introduced into the soil and drainage is carried out.
How to plant trees
It's no secret that trees, like people, not everyone can easily get along next door to each other. Between them often there is a struggle for soil, light, water. And some die in this battle. To avoid such cases, novice gardeners should get some knowledge about allelopathy (compatibility of plants with each other).
You can safely plant nearby trees such as apple tree, mountain ash, pear. Their neighborhood even has a beneficial effect on development. But juniper, hawthorn, birch and apricot are recommended to be planted away from them. When choosing various plants for the garden, such factors must be taken into account.
The most capricious in this regard is the walnut, which is usually placed on the very edge of the site, away from other trees. It is believed that the toxic substances produced by the plant are capable of destroying all other fruit plantations.
Flowers for the garden
It is hard to imagine a garden plot without them. The appearance of its entire territory largely depends on how competently selected these plants are. Those who have to infrequently visit the garden should first of all pay attention to the flowers, which require minimal care. Garden plants in this case should be quite unpretentious and tolerate drought well. Such flowers are marigolds, nasturtium, morning glory and many others.
With the help of perennials, you can ensure the beauty of the site throughout the season. In the spring, the garden will be decorated with: primrose, aquilegia, anemone, brunner, incense. In the summer, hydrangeas, peonies, irises, phloxes, echinacea, daylily bloom beautifully . Chrysanthemums, asters, stonecrops create a real riot of colors in the fall, when other plants are already losing their decorative appearance.
A competent gardener and gardener will necessarily take into account the time of flowering of plants when planting, so that the site from spring to autumn delights the eye with its beautiful view.
Perennial flowers
This is a very convenient option for those who do not have time to transplant flowers and change their composition every year. Rooted perennials will decorate the garden for many years. Among them, the most popular are dahlias and peonies. The latter are able to bloom rapidly throughout almost the entire summer period. In addition to flowers, the dark green glossy leaves of this plant also perform a decorative function. They are planted in well-lit places that are not subject to flooding or strong humidity.
Flowering dahlias begins towards the end of summer. The soil for them needs fertile, with good moisture. Like any other garden decorative plant, dahlias require regular feeding, timely watering and destruction of weeds.
Original decorative herbs
Even the most shaded garden corner, where many flowers do not take root, can be turned into a beautiful clearing. There are various perennials that feel great in such dimly lit areas. These are noble herbs, the decorativeness of which is given by their variegated and colorful leaves. One of these plants is fern.
Its cirrus large leaves can become a real decoration of the garden, forming green compositions along with shade-tolerant flowers, such as, for example, the Lungwort. Another common perennial in gardens, having an exquisite shape of a leaf plate, is called hosta. The leaves of this plant have a purple border and are covered with white stripes, specks and marble stains.
Landscape design
If the garden is properly planned, it is much easier to care for. First of all, before planting, it is recommended to create a plan on paper, writing down all the names of garden plants to be planted, indicating their flowering time, size and degree of shade tolerance. This will help to properly form the landscape.
Perennials decorated with baskets, vessels and other similar decorative elements look original in the garden. Flower beds can be designed in the form of a variety of geometric shapes. The middle of the ridge should be occupied by the tallest plants, then of medium height, and decorative grass or stunted flowers are planted at the edges.
An interesting option for decorating the garden are wooden flower beds. The plants in them tolerate winter very well. The main thing is to treat the tree with an antiseptic to prevent rot. Iron sheets will help to give the beds a different shape. But it is not recommended to plant plants in concrete flower beds, as they can easily freeze.
It will help to create a garden that will cause the admiration and envy of others, an experienced florist or landscape designer who perfectly knows the plants of the gardens, the conditions for their cultivation, especially the care, etc.