Of course, every owner of a country cottage seeks to clean up their own plot. Some use the services of specialists, others have to rely solely on their own strength. After reading today's article, you will learn what types of street plants can be planted near the house.
What to consider when choosing?
The paramount task of landscape design is to create a unique image of the garden. The choice of green spaces is a difficult job, in the process of which several important nuances have to be taken into account. First of all, it is necessary to pay attention to the biological compatibility of the copies you like.
When choosing outdoor plants, one should take into account the climatic conditions of a particular area, the composition of the soil, the level of groundwater and the degree of gas pollution. An important role is played by the amount of light. Experts recommend composing compositions from specimens considered endemic to your region. This group includes lawn grasses and unpretentious shrubs.
Classification of green spaces
All street ornamental plants, often used in garden design, can be divided into several main types. The first group includes fruit, deciduous and coniferous trees. The latter are good because they do not require specific care. In addition, throughout the year they delight the eye with a green crown.
The second group includes climbing, flowering, ornamental and berry bushes. Ground cover specimens can be added to the third category. Bright representatives of this group are lawn grasses (timothy, bluegrass and meadow clover), creeping juniper, periwinkle and thyme.
The next large group includes one-and perennial flowers. They differ in color, height and appearance. No less popular among landscape designers are aquatic plants. The most sought-after representatives of this category are kaluzhnitsa, duckweed, calamus and water lily.
In recent years, on the open verandas, paved courtyards and territories adjacent to the exit from the house, one can often see the so-called container plantings.
Juniper Rocky Blue Arrow
The name of this plant is translated as a blue arrow. It has a narrow, columnar crown with stiff, vertically growing shoots that fit tightly to the trunk. The average height of a ten-year-old specimen is about two and a half meters.
A distinctive feature of this plant is scaly soft needles of a bright blue hue and bluish-blue fruits. The lower branches, growing almost from the very base of the trunk, retain their freshness for a long time. Therefore, rocky juniper Blue Arrow is considered a valuable variety. It is often used to create landscape compositions from deciduous and coniferous trees. It looks equally impressive in freely growing mixborders and as part of small one-sorted groups.
It is also important that the juniper is quite unpretentious. It does not require complex specific care. Planting these evergreen street plants is desirable in sunny areas with slightly acidic or neutral soil. Juniper does not tolerate dry air, so it needs regular sprinkling. For the winter it is necessary to sprinkle it with a ten-centimeter layer of peat.
Red spruce
This is a tall coniferous plant with a loose crown of narrow pyramidal or wide conical shape that descends to the ground. The diameter of a grayish or reddish-brown trunk can reach 130 centimeters.
The seeds of this plant do not need stratification. They are sown in plates filled with a substrate and placed on a windowsill until germination. After that, they are transplanted into the ground. Red spruce is unpretentious in everything regarding the composition of the soil. But best of all, it grows on moist, well-drained soil. It tolerates drought well. In landscape design, it is used to create group and single compositions.
Hibiscus garden
These are very beautiful street plants, which are especially popular with our compatriots. They can often be seen on terraces, balconies or in gardens. This representative of the family of malvaceae is easily recognizable thanks to large, elegant and bright flowers.
The height of the garden hibiscus does not exceed one and a half meters. Therefore, it fits perfectly into the shrubbery or mixed border. It is often used to create compositions with groundcover roses or with lavender.
These street plants are planted in the spring. Young specimens need additional protection from the wind. Heat-loving hibiscus needs plenty of moisture and sunlight. It is desirable to water it a little, but every day. In shaded areas, it begins to grow poorly and bloom worse. In regions with a cool climate, it is preferable to plant more hardy varieties.
Ivy is garden
This is an evergreen vine, the height of which reaches several meters. To date, many varieties of ivy are known. But very few of them are especially popular. Most often you can see ordinary and Colchis ivy. Moreover, the first has many decorative forms. It is winter with large bright leaves, Baltic, palmate and marble.
These creeper-like street plants need partial shade. They are planted on moist soils with a high content of humus and lime. Garden ivy propagates by cuttings, which you need to cut in the summer. In the autumn months, all dry shoots must be removed from it. For winter, it is advisable to cover ivy stems with oak or apple leaves.
Yucca Garden
These heat-loving, drought-tolerant perennial outdoor plants have an exotic appearance. They are very similar in shape to Mediterranean agaves. But they differ from them by rather dense xiphoid leaves.
It is advisable to plant a yucca on sandy or clay soils enriched with humus. It needs enough heat and light, as well as moderate watering. In the process of adjusting the humidity regime, you need to pay attention to the appearance of the plant. With insufficient watering, dense, well-spread yucca leaves begin to curl. It is also important to ensure that there is no stagnation of water. Excess moisture can cause decay of the root system of the plant.
In winter, it is advisable to bring a garden palm into the room. If this is impossible for some reason, then the yucca leaves should be tied in a bundle and covered. The soil around it must be insulated with fallen leaves or agrofibre.
Fuchsia
This bright street flower is a stunning sight. Outwardly, it resembles a skirt of a dancing ballerina. Fuchsia is very fond of heat, so they are planted in open ground not earlier than May. It is very important not to bury them in the soil. Due to intensive rooting, the first flowers appear within a couple of weeks after transplanting.
In general, it is a thermophilic plant that needs a lot of sunlight, moderate temperature and sufficient humidity. Some blue and white varieties require careful watering and enhanced shading.
It is desirable to plant fuchsia in a light fertile soil. To improve the structure of the soil, sand, perlite or high peat should be added to it . For adult plants, soils consisting of humus, compost and turf soil are suitable.
In the process of creating landscape compositions , large biennial specimens with a well-developed root system are most often used. Active growth and propagation of fuchsia continues from spring to mid-autumn. In November, a bright street flower is transferred to the premises for wintering. During dormancy, it is necessary to stop feeding and reduce watering.
Flowers in flower pots
In recent years, the owners of private mansions have become fashionable to decorate arbors, terraces and walls of cottages with hanging flower beds. As a rule, unpretentious flowering plants that do not require special care are selected for these purposes. Such flower garlands do not take up much space and create a cozy atmosphere on the site.
The most suitable flowers for a cache-pot are achimenes. These outdoor potted plants are diverse. They are easy to recognize by large funnel-shaped flowers. Depending on the variety, they can be purple, sky blue, red or white.
No less popular is lobelia. It is often used to create spectacular garden compositions. Today, on sale you can see varieties with purple, white, red and cornflower blue flowers.
Fans of unusual soaring compositions often use petunia. The lush leaves of this plant give the impression of an airy green cloud strewn with flowers.
Rhododendron
This flowering plant belongs to the heather family. Cultivated varieties can live up to fifty years. Rhododendrons have a branching crown and thin smooth shoots.
The plant is suitable for moist, light, loose soil. On calcareous soils, it quickly turns yellow and begins to drop leaves. Planting rhododendron is desirable in semi-shaded areas. Excess sunlight not only affects the appearance, but also significantly reduces the flowering period. Experts recommend placing these street plants in the vicinity of other shrubs that will not inhibit their surface root system.
Phlox
These perennial flowering plants tolerate frosts perfectly. In addition, they are quite unpretentious in growing and do not need specific care. That is why they can often be seen in the flower beds.
One of the most important conditions for the successful cultivation of phlox is considered to be good drainage. In the area where this flower is planted, there should be no stagnation of water. In addition, it is desirable for these plants to provide a sufficient level of illumination. Flowers that grow in shaded areas get sick more often.
Phloxes prefer fertile, loose, slightly acidic or neutral soils. It is advisable to prepare the soil intended for the cultivation of these flowers since the fall. It must be dug to a depth of thirty centimeters and fertilized with superphosphate, compost and wood ash. Caring for the plants themselves is reduced to regular watering, loosening the soil and systematic top dressing.
Boxwood
This is a slow-growing evergreen shrub, the height of which can reach six meters. It has oval dark green leaves. Often on the grayish-yellowish bark of boxwood small cracks appear.
In landscape design, this shrub is often used to frame flower beds and to create a hedge. It is advisable to plant boxwood in the spring months. To do this, in a well-lit area, where there are no drafts, you need to dig a fairly deep hole and fill it with compost. The distance between neighboring plants should be at least thirty centimeters.
Boxwood does not like dry air, so it must be sprayed regularly with soft filtered water. During the growing season, the plant needs systematic top dressing.
Camellia garden
This two-meter plant is strewn with bright, large, single flowers of pink, white or red hue. It does not have a pronounced characteristic aroma.
Garden camellia is characterized by a fragile and sensitive root system, so it is undesirable to transplant it often. It is also important to ensure that the neck of the plant is not covered with soil. Otherwise, it may die. The flower needs to provide enough air and light.
It is advisable to plant camellia in acidic soil, which contains sand, peat and perlite. Thanks to this, the roots of the plant will be evenly moistened, and the soil itself will be enriched with oxygen. Complex fertilizers with nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur and trace elements must be systematically applied to the earth.