The fashion for garden plants is changing. But there are untouchable favorites who have earned their right to be in the collection of any grower.
It is necessary
Currently, time-tested such ornamental crops as hosts, astilbe, geykhera and geyherells, buzulniks, black cohosh, birch leaves, sedums, geraniums, paniculate phlox are in demand
Instructions
Step 1
The hosts are unpretentious, winter-hardy perennials. They are diverse in height, color of leaves and flowers. Smart throughout the summer season. They are good in compositions, in curbs, on lawns near water bodies.
Step 2
Geykhera have long been loved by flower growers for beautiful and carved leaves, compactness of bushes and airy bloom of delicate high-raised flowers. The plant does not like hot sunny places. It is better to plant Heuchera in partial shade, where there will be enough light. It is not demanding on soils, with the exception of damp and acidic ones. In dry weather, it requires watering. Without a transplant, it can grow up to 5 years in one place; aging specimens (over 3 years old) should be mulched for the winter.
Modern varieties of geyher - these decorative leafy beauties, can compete for the right of primacy with inimitable hosts. The color of the leaves of the Heucher has a palette from pale yellow-lemon to almost black, from white and silver to golden-caramel colors. Some even have several shades.
Step 3
Heycherellas, plants obtained by crossing Heuchere. They are more moisture-loving than Heuchera. But they grow both in the sun and in the shade.
Heucherellas usually have lobed leaves with a pattern, a compact bush shape and bloom profusely. It is not difficult to grow them from seeds.
Step 4
Astilbes will decorate any garden. They will fit into any composition. Unpretentious, durable, stable. Beautiful foliage adorns the plant all season. During flowering, the plant is simply delightful. Loves moist soils without dampness, does not tolerate the sun. Requires watering only in prolonged dry weather.
Step 5
Buzulniks are reliable perennials, they love any moist soil, even clay soils. Will bloom in semi-shady places, frost-resistant, have beautiful leaves, tall elegant inflorescences. They grow up to 10 years without transplantation. Looks great by water bodies. Propagated by seeds and dividing the bush.
Step 6
Black cohosh, when planted in partial shade and on moist soil with the addition of organic matter, will grow up to 20 years in one place without transplanting. Does not require shelter for the winter, hardy. When planted in a sunny place, it requires watering or plants are placed nearby, which shade the root zone and retain moisture. Compositions with hosts, badans, geyhers, astilbes look very good.
Step 7
Skeleton is a plant for a natural garden. Up to 2 meters high. Hardy, winter-hardy, decorative, unpretentious, melliferous plant, blooms in full sun and partial shade. Lover of moist soils with the addition of humus. Practically not affected by pests, with the exception of the miner.
Step 8
Sedums or stonecrops prefer loams or sandy soils. Although they adapt to any soil where there is no dampness. Extremely tenacious. They represent a large group of plants with erect or creeping forms. They have decorative leaves, bloom only in the presence of light, attract bees. They practically do not need additional feeding. In full shade, they stretch out and lose their elegant look.
Step 9
Geranium, a perennial plant that prefers moist humus soils. Differs in vitality, long flowering. Loves the sun, grows in partial shade. Suitable for planting in rockeries, on rocky hills. When planted with roses or lilies, it will cover them in hot summer from drying out the soil.
Step 10
Phlox paniculata somewhat surrendered its leadership positions. But given all the advantages of this unpretentious plant, a variety of varieties in height, color, aroma and long flowering, the plant will again be in favorites. Indeed, in our country there are excellent varieties that are superior in their decorative qualities and stability to foreign ones.
