Saturday, October 6, 2007

Stony gardens and rock garden part 2

Prost and attractive in a so-called flat rock. This rock is a little pit trees, posted pretty neat stones. Originally will look somewhat similar in form of arbitrary shape beds located on different levels. Plant trees in various alpine culture. Flat rock is low, but very decorative.

To get gardens or rocky alpine Forty-use high svetolyubivye perennials. They fall into alpine meadows plants, poluskalnye plants and rocky highland plant.

The highest and beautiful meadows, alpine plants. They require soil from peregnoya, books and sheets, land and coarse sand (1:1:1). These include: alpine forget-me-not, ever stand, orchids spring, Pion tonkolisty, Primrose spring and mild.

Poluskalnye alpine plants is less demanding to soil composition. Substrates for them are a mixture of leaf and distributed land impurities sand with small gravel (1:1:1). This group includes: Clove peristaya, sinegolovnik, Phlox grassy, BELL Carpathian etc.

Poor and small alpine plants netrebovatelny and their normal growth cook mixture of coarse sand with fine gravel and land navigation (2:1). This group includes: Veronica gorechavkovidnaya, rezuha alpine, Sedum Eversa, immature creeping, Primrose bessebelnaya, yaskolka silver.


Stony gardens and alpinarii: Barvinok

In lieu of grass (cereals) grass can grow several cabinet to the soil, svetolyubivyh pochvopokrovnyh plants: alpine arabis, Sedum off and Sedum Eversa, yaskolku silver and black, cloves travyanku, gipsofilu creeping, ever teas, creating decorative wall coating plant type . For the shadow of the wet suit creeping thyme, pechenochnitsa noble, Madagascar small, loosestrife monetchaty, saxifrage shadow, Maianthemum Kamchatkan. Such prizemistye plants (10-25 cm) to a growing unpretentious. Among pochvopokrovnyh plants are considered especially valuable evergreen plants that retain high dekorativnost from spring to late fall, for example, Madagascar small pahizandra. Later in the fall, when most plants in the garden loses its dekorativnost, lawns from pochvopokrovnyh plants continue to enjoy the eye.

Vinca is a unique small pochvopokrovnoe plants quickly razrastayuscheesya, unpretentious, forming flat green cover, ornamental throughout the year. Different high dekorativnostyu during flowering plants such as Phlox subulate and grassy, yaskolka silver, sedumy. In the shadow of dry ground grows well saxifrage shadow. Yaskolka silver is very good for a silver lawn on sunny rocky sections.

Rocky garden or alpine hump, artificially created structure, displaying the beauty of a mountain landscape with the alpine flora. They should be set in a beautiful blend of stones and plant-Letnikov, perennials, shrubs.

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Stony gardens and rock garden

Rokary small rocky area, where naturally dispersed stone ornamental trees. This is an interesting admission flower design parks, gardens, parks sites. Particularly successful they may be in places with rough terrain and bugristym territory. Depending on the shade or sun of a rocky natural sites of solntselyubivyh (Sedum, Phlox subulate, primuly, irises) or shade (watershed, фиопогон, Vinca) plant.

Rock-rocky Sadiq from the collection of alpine flora, which is situated on rocky slopes. Regular and irregular alpinarii have in the south-eastern, southern and south-western slopes where more sun. With such exposure color obilnee plants. For alpinariya construction on the northern slope of using tolerant and more resistant plants.

When the device rocky garden give any specific recommendations difficult. Because of its appearance depends entirely on the arts and artistic presentation creator. It should be emphasized grace stones and plants, coupled with the surrounding landscape. The main condition for a rocky garden-free, natural placement of stones. Against the backdrop of green lawn place 1 - 2 stone, put them around a small coniferous plants with a crown dwarf forms (sabina juniper or pine mountain) or pyramidal (sea, juniper ordinary), free bus beside them several pochvopokrovnyh or ornamentals. Planting in small groups or soliterami amidst rubble against a backdrop of stones they look impressive. Try to locate all the elements and your most naturally and unobtrusively. You can arrange garden as stony terraces, filling crevices between the rocks and plant breeding substrate there alpine plants with pochvopokrovnymi. Looks like the garden is very close to the water. Boulders placed heavy ground to the ground.

Stony gardens and rock garden

Arrange rock (Alpine hump) must be that it does not poluchilas very high and massive and not be a random bunching stones. Soil getting better level irregularly shaped, ranked stones at their edges. Alpine hump well get down to a natural terrain or water. For planting in rock types picked subalpine and alpine vegetation contrasting colour, form, invoice leaf with different bloom periods.

Rock construct in the autumn as well as spring ends sludge soil. Choosing a day when the soil is dry, srezhte Grass, carefully select from the ground roots of the multi weeds. In a alpinariya installed drainage layer of brick bat or gravel layer of 10 cm at schebenistoe drained ground nasypayut hill good breeding protocol land impurities peat, coarse sand and some small stones. In some sectors can create a special soil, in accordance with the characteristics of individual plants. After this hill land hot stones of various sizes and shapes, one or more, but similar mineralogical composition of rocks. For devices alpine slides can be used KK, sand, unemployment, shale, granites and basalt. Two recent rock advantage different from the rest of high strength, and the hump of these stones will be more durable. In the spring are beginning to plant trees. In the intervals between the stones add planting mix. The soil must be valid in a few weeks, then add a little mixture and lightly Condense.

In alpinariyah decorative values allowed wide species of plants to create the largest decorative effect. But they picked range in size alpinariya. After transplantation of plants in their permanent place of the soil around plants and slightly seal polivayut then mulchiruyut crushed stone or gravel. Remember time removed from alpinariya weeds. In addition, each spring mulch to the soil surface. Alpine plants do not need frequent podkormki occasionally plants podkarmlivayut weak fertilizer solution. Despite sufficient stamina and zimostoykost most of the highland plant in alpinarii requires partial or complete protection of certain plants for the winter.

Monday, September 24, 2007

Ponds and lakes for you plants! Chapter 2

For your water plants can use water from ponds and lakes, but should not afforest their very densely, it is necessary to keep at least a small water table. Floating plants are divided into neukorenyayuschiesya on land freely floating on the water and ukorenyayuschiesya it with long stems and floating on the water surface leaves and flowers. For decorative design shallow water suited: vodokras froggy, Hévíz yellow (for water depths of 30-90 cm), rdest floating (for water depth of 0.5 to 2 m), white waterlily (depth can be from 75 to 100 cm), gases trehlistnaya, Highlander amphibian.

For planting aquatic plants at the bottom of the reservoir put rocks so there were veins, which can be specially prepared to pour in the ground. The soil for planting aquatic plants produce torfolistovoy mixture of sand and large (1:1). Top land nasypayut sand and plant trees between the stones, the top prisypaya small pebbles.

Much easier and more convenient to plant plants in containers that set in a specially made bed or improve education and strengthen their pebbles. This allows at any time to remove the plants, clean water. With the advent of cold water to be tried or exhaust, thermophilic plants moved into the room and plants, wintering in the wild, close lapnika layer or opavshey leaf (20 - 30 cm).

Next to the water plant irises, Forget. In reaction to the coast can put your favorite flowers. By the reservoir can to help into fast-growing trees such as the Babylonian Yves, Manchurian nuts, whose deep roots will podtyagivat water to the site, and many of its evaporation, air massage.

Keep water in the reservoir, remove the dirt from the surface and bottom water. Do not forget to follow the order in the water adjacent to the Lake area, uhazhivayte for plants remove ottsvetshie buds and yellowed grass and then the pond will always look clean and tidy and enjoy yourself. If necessary, change the water in the reservoir during its flowering. In the spring of empty or half the reservoir, remove fallen leaves and dirt, and Turquoise fresh water. Concrete pools after winter may require repairs because at the bottom they have cracks and water may leave.

More sophisticated devices and equipment with water mood, the waterfalls which operates on the principle of a vicious circle of water. In such cases, use small electric pumps. Bizarre coverage would create a magnificent scenery in the summer night. Beautiful garden ornaments can be colored lighting, burning only at night. The resulting afternoon sunlight charges small batteries located directly inside. And with nightfall they are lit in soft light. In shopping for designers to get a special artificial pebbles, which absorbs light during the day, and it emits a dark time. You can decorate a track or obramlenie stone reservoir.

Bizarre coverage would create a magnificent scenery in the summer night. Beautiful garden ornaments can be colored lighting, burning only at night. The resulting afternoon sunlight charges small batteries located directly inside. And with nightfall they are lit in soft light. In shopping for designers to get a special artificial pebbles, which absorbs light during the day, and it emits a dark time. You can decorate a track or obramlenie stone reservoir.

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Artificial pond. Chapter 1


A large recovery in the landscape of the home, garden or park are artificial reservoirs of busch gardens various sizes, Bank of zasazhivayut op decorative plants, not only internally with the surrounding landscape, but with the pool. Decorative water than decoration on the farm was a special microclimate and the same can use well water to progretuyu poliva.

The size of the designed water directly depend on the size of your site and your ability. For example, a station in the 10 - 15 plot is enough water to the surface water to 5 m2. But the easiest decorative pond of 1 m in diameter and greater depth of 20-50 cm can be done anywhere in the station itself and not use expensive materials.

There are several ways to create artificial reservoirs. The easiest way is to use ready-Cast plastic forms. The shape and size can be varied, but the most common form-round. Mirror surface water from the natural outline most harmoniously fit into the green gardens. Specialty stores have a wide range of options available to build water tanks. You have to be determined and its location on the station. Another way is to use a special soft material to the inner surface of the seabed or Concrete. These two options are used to build water reservoirs, created its own draft. Concrete pools after winter usually require repairs because at the bottom they are cracked, and water can leave.

If allowed size of the field, you can obustroit "natural" with a decorative pond fish. Water can be decorated with beautiful garden air bridge, and under dense green sets rocky shore of the reservoir to locate benches. Soothing water from sunrise fontanchika or rotating wooden wheel not only enrich the water of oxygen, but the whole family will gather for recreation in nature. Creating a pond in a style very labour. Of course, first pond liners and foremost, to the pond, which contains fish, a biological or mechanical Filtering System. Technical design of the reservoir, it zarybnenie, a waterworks most challenging olive garden and complex part of the savage project. Choose a place for a water garden, and it will help you build a landscape designer. If you want to make a small pond own hands, the find in the market is necessary to implement your ideas today is not any work.

Artificial pond
Keep water in advance the idea of the garden and then to translate ideas. Penumbra is the most opportune place for water. When the reservoir location in the shadow there will be little water vapour. Without the sun algae growing much slower and longer than spring water, the water will neprotochnaya longer remain fresh. Most aquatic plants svetolyubivy, but you can find, and those who make shading. It should not be acceptable to water under the crown of trees, as water will fall fallen leaves and various crop residues. They will forgive pond, in this case, would require the installation of devices to purify water from floating debris. The trees will provide shade that prevent the growth and flowering water plants, and their roots may damage the bottom of the reservoir. To create a reservoir subject to appropriate care can choose station, sunlit fountains. Especially hilton garden inn in the hot time for the protection of flowering water will be needed ultraviolet filter.

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Create beautiful fence!

To create a beautiful fence takes several years. But this is justified their useful service. Seedlings conifers are often at the age of 3 to 4 years as a fence evergreen grows very slowly. In turn, most shrubs quickly, and for 2 to 3 years can be dense and high fences. Even in the cold winter shrubs (eg Aralia Manchuria, buddleya David, kerriya) freeze slightly, in the year quickly restored. The biggest mistake beginners gardeners, too dense planting seedlings. It is important to remember that the plants for good branching and development needs beyond food and illumination area. With dense planting seedlings pulled, prematurely bare bottom.

Plant a living fence can be in the spring and autumn. Advance write a draft green fences. Depending on the destination planned to determine the form of fences, its location, decide to plant species diversity. Well prepare the way, this is usually done in the fall. Along the fence initially planned pulling cord stamp line, which will land. Then along cord to dig trench for planting depth to 60 cm and a width of about 65 centimetres (depending on the number of rows and number of plants). The distance between rows depends on the strength of growth of plants, ranging from 0.3 to 1 m. Choose the top fertile layer separately from the bottom to add a peregnoy, peat or other organic fertilizer. In winter cover boards or threats. Planting seedlings lead to a distance of 30-50 cm for Toprol bushes and up to 1 m for large plants. In two-column fences plant trees chequered course. Plant trees so that the root neck was from the ground, or can lead to slow growth. After planting the soil around the seedlings and carefully trample down pour on. If landing a summer, it should be pritenit tree to avoid sunburn and intense evaporation. After landing recommended rooting stimulants. Flip through planting can be done rollers of the land, which would not have to maintain the water to spill. For the weaker plants for the first time to set foot of the wooden cross along the row. Before planting to increase branching cut the top of seedlings. For coniferous plants Grooming spend when they reach a height of 20-40 cm, the procedure better later in the autumn.

Fence

Over time, with excrescence plants and trim interlocking branches of a certain image and the form of a living fence: rectangular, square, oval, triangular, trellis, trapezius and other heart fences make-solid, without gleaming. Of flora or trees can grow so-called trellis fences, which are particularly strong and tightness. Plants (cuttings or plants) bank angle of 45 ° to each other. If already effuse plants, the cutting shoots, leaves, young and the most powerful. They send an angle to each other. Branch to knit intertwined with one another, which places them cutting their bark and bags of insulation tape, and leave until the seam. The following year, repeat the procedure with the new shoot strong shoots. Grown in a way living fence will be very strong.

It should not be planted trees at the northern facade home where sunlight falls infrequently and damp from melting snow remains on the long. When landing from outer walls better to retreat at least 5 m from the edge of the driveway at 2 p.m. Consider carefully placing on the tree, with a strong root system. Very effuse roots can disrupt and destroy the foundation already appointed lawns and track site, a heavily effuse tree crowns would house the natural arrangements and the sun. Large trees should be harmony with the architecture of buildings, a small boarding house on the contrary may be too massive.

As material for hedgerows using seedlings of various species of trees and shrubs, often with spines (Crataegus, Rosa canina, etc.), for in farmstead landing Low and beautiful (sea, roses, etc.). In southern graceful living fences can be grown from bukusa, Lavra, rosemary with the artistic haircuts. Beautiful and fragrants fences are derived from jasmine, wild roses, lilacs and other flowering shrubs. Beautiful green fence of a coniferous trees, spruce, fir, industrial, mining. Fences more than 1.5 m from the hawthorn trees, fruits, fruits, jasmine fences average height from the plains, Kalina, raspberries, lilac, yellow shares. Low Toprol fences up to 1 m from the Japanese bereskleta, Privet, meadowsweet, Fabaceae, Rose.

Living fence

Green tree plantations in addition to contribute to the formulation of oxygen also pose aesthetic pleasure, make the landscape more attractive. In landscaping and the home of a leading role decorative foliage, and coniferous evergreen trees and shrubs. They are planted in lawns groups, large copies-one. Garden may be open or closed. Clear garden is a lawn with a separate standing trees, creating beautiful scenery and emphasizes architectural forms. Private garden or living fence is a stand of trees and shrubs, planted at a short distance from each other in one-two or more series.

Low fences (from 0.5 to 1 m) is usually used for hems tracks in the green, by parterre lawns and flowers at the alley. High or medium (1 - 2 m and above) have protective fences protective function: they planted in the division of the site into zones, with decorative design fences, they absorb noise and withering protect from the wind and cold.
Living fences

Living fences are simple (one type of plant) or complex (multiple species of trees and shrubs), multi-layered (centre high copies, on the sides of their lower-level) or single-planting trees and bushes. When selecting plants to range fences have to consider their Tailored to local soil and climatic conditions, crown shape and height, the time of flowering and fruiting, colors and shades of leaves in different seasons. Well room and grow almost any soil trees and shrubs such as mountain, Kalina, red maple, Field, negundo, to wartiness birch, larch, cherry, juniper sabina, Alberta plains, Yves Babylonian, Tunberga weed, wild grapes, Crataegus, Acacia White. But such trees and shrubs as fir, hornbeam, Lipa mild, Acer and silver maple, white Yves demanding to fertility of soil and climatic conditions.

Trees are different format crown: pyramidal (fir, maple Acer, white spruce), spherical (Konsky chestnut, maple and red field), weeping or wormwood (birch, cherry, Alberta plains).

Some species of trees and shrubs leaf colors and shades of change in the season. L. allocated beautiful painting leaves and black fruits with colored bloom, Buzina and river-bright red, yellow-red Schisandra, hips-gold, skumpiya - friable cob purple hue. Black, lilac, white Acacia, Jasmine, Rose, poplar teas during flowering blagouhayut unique flavor. Living fences

For the fence so you can find plants that during the summer season, he was continually flowering. For example, the median strip in April blooms black cherry; In May, Crataegus, ash, cherry, chestnut Konsky, romantic early grades; In June chernoplodnaya rest, White, Jasmine, Rosa canina; In July, Acacia yellow, Lipa, spiraea; A August-Fabaceae Van Guta.

The form of all living fences are freely rising and Shaped. Free growing fence is not required to master the perfect way to the station, and will not cause a lot of chores. They are from the bush, not bound Grooming. Such care is to maintain plantations, protection from pests, urea and sanitary cropping. Strizhenaya fence requires more care and careful selection of the range of plants.

Friday, September 7, 2007

Families wood Lian

Woody plants are divided into five groups: based, climbing plants, and listolazy tendrily. Consider in more detail some of the most common types of Lian.

Most species of the family actinidias used for high-altitude vertical greening, as well as valuable fruits and medicinal plants. This large tree plants; The stalks climbing, wind round reliance movement against the clock. Actinidia multiplicating green stem and seeds. Chrysanthemums harvest at the beginning of russeting crust at the shoots. The upper part of the escape removed, stems cut from 2 - 3 kidneys and planted in a greenhouse in the substrate layers of drainage peregnoynoy land with sand and a layer of 5 cm washed river sand. At age 2 to 3 years, plants suitable for transplant to a permanent seat. Transplant them to smoke, a fertile, well-drained soil, as in the penumbra, and the solar field. Actinidia kolomikta Lian-high 8-15 m, has a smooth barrel, brown bark, leaves stalked, oval forms. Green leaves are often complex stained white, pink and red; Autumn leaves can be a dark red to purple. Pink or white flowers, up to 2 cm in diameter, flavouring. Blooms in June and July. Fruits potato, long 2 - 3 cm green with a touch of yellow, sweet. This Lian likes penumbraly protected from the wind field; Soil rich in humus; Drought brings bad air and soil. On winter-hardy this type of Lian Lian Far more persistent. Actinidia Arguta, or acute-powerful tree plants up to 30 m in height. Cora light gray, the leaves slightly leathery, dark green, glowing, in the form of long-elliptic 6-15 cm Flowers single, 2 cm in diameter, odourless. The fruits are rounded, 2.5 cm in length, ripen in September-October. Well developed in a slightly shade the ground.

Many species of wild grapes and form a family grapes used as high decorative plants. This tree, deciduous, evergreen plants rare, highly lying by running, sometimes trailing shrubs. Grape seeds green stem, seeds or slips. Chrysanthemums harvested in the fall to keep sand in cellars. In April planted in greenhouses or ridges. Rooted cuttings planted in the fall to a permanent seat.

Grapes Amur - woody Lian up to 20 m length. Cora brown to black and brown. Shoots and running in the red and green growth, wind round foothold in both directions. Leaves vary greatly in shape and size. Spring leaves greenish pink, later reddish green, purple autumn. Flowers white and green, with a pleasant aroma. Blooms in May-June. Fruit-dark blue, nearly black berries, matures in September-October. Grapes Amur prefers well degree of drainage, wet sandy soil. water-resistant and frost-resistance plants. Lysias grapes is a powerful, highly climbing Lian. Leaves wide eggs form and heart-shaped long 10 - 12 cm spinous concentrating cloves. Berries black with a blue plaque, from 6 to 12 mm in diameter. Would landscape, humusis top, wet soil, no transfers of lime in the soil for more than 10 - 15%.

Maiden grapes family graps-large deciduous plants, rare evergreen. Antenna branching, terminals or missing hooked (wind around pillars), or enlarged oval devices, to become rooted to the spot to support. Seeds, as well as grapes. Maiden grapes quinquefoliate woody Lian-up to 15 m, climbing by running as growth. Leaves from 5 to 9 corresponding 4-length 10 cm green leaves over the top, bottom roller, and by fall are red. Flowers collected umbrellas. Fruit-Blue and black berries. Grapes are not demanding to soil, make shadow, weather and tolerant, resistant to pests and diseases. The most frequent form of Engelmann with smaller flakes and bars. Maiden grapes free pointed decorative Lian-up to 20 - 30 m. Short devices in the form of pads to give up without high towers. Dark green leaves of plants, in the autumn of bright orange, bright top. weather- and drought-resistant plant, ordering urban environment.

Clematis, clematis (family ranunculaceae) - Lian small with thin ribbed not climbing stems, clime up reliance on using handle leaves that cling embrace support. multiplicating clematis stem, slips, immunizations and seeds. Slips an autumn or spring. For more rapid establishment of the kidneys make an incision and longitudinally split node establishment. The following year to jig slips. Green graft in June and July. Clematis Zhakmana Lian-up to 5 m, has leaves from 3 to 5 flakes, flowers and 10 - 12 cm in diameter, white, blue, pink, red, purple. Blooms almost all summer. Light and water-resistant plant requires fertile soil and sand, heat-loving, for the winter, it should be safe.

Family kaprifol (family winter flowers_) - woody Lian up to 6 m in height. Polypody leaves, grey green, 4-length 10 cm, a width of 3 to 5 see flowers large, orange, fragrant. The fruit-orange berries. There is growing rapidly, light-requiring requires fertile soil. winterly. Seeds slips, and green stem, seeds. The green stems cutting in the late flowering of two internodes and trees in greenhouses.

Hydrangea stalked or climbing (family mother of thousands) - Lian up to 25 m. rising through the air root suckers. Leaves 7 to 10 cm oval; Pale violet flowers, perfumes, collected 15 boards in diameter, 20 cm Hydrangea grows well and blooms abundantly in well-lit areas, but makes and penumbra. Weatherly, demanding to fertility and soil moisture plants. Seeds slips, stem and seeds. Chrysanthemums cutting in June for a two internodes and leaf and grass in the greenhouse.

One widely cultivated plants following: morning glory purple, scented peas, beans decorative, nasturtium trudge. Usually used for green terraces device pyramids on lawns.

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Greening buildings with timber lianas

For decorating walls, fences, gazebos and a vertical wall decorations balconies and terraces using mainly tropical plants. Vines called fragile plants with flexible stems, which grow to a height in need of support.

In practice vertical greening most rational lianas landing in the ground near the building. Landing lianas to spring and autumn. After the device feet along the wall of the building (at a distance of 20 to 40 cm of it) to prepare a hole. Landing pits, or have a wall or blind area. The minimum width and depth of 50 pits see landing sites give food, peregnoem rich, loose soil. In heavy clay soils and dry most of lianas grow poorly. If planting hole over there in blind area, then the contour pits doing framing height of 5 to 8 cm above the pavement. Before landing lianas produce unnecessary circumcision and weak stems, shoots and roots. Then plant trees closer to the inner wall of a pit. Upon landing some useful burial neck root plants for the root system. Upon landing, all the stems of plants straighten evenly divided on support in a fan shape. Everyone escaped to tie up 2 - 3 field for a growth in height. Then lianas abundantly pour on when water soak, the soil surface worms, equalize. The roots of some of the less winter-hardy types and forms of lianas, especially growing up in vulnerable places, preferably in the first one-two years after planting shelter for the winter humus or peat, which early spring carefully, but with great caution mixed with the soil.


Greening buildings with timber lianas

There is a need to systematically increase reliance on shoots so decorated wall area was evenly covered with lianas greens. Later produce cropping damaged and moribund shoots thinning seats, removing white shoots. Vines, plants in boxes and salt, poorly nourished and do not reach the proper altitude and development.

In choosing decorative floral compositions of any building should be taken into account Functionality of the building and its architectural design, paint the walls of buildings, the light guidance to the parties. Green buildings require device feet. The most simple design and implementation are considered pillars of nets with large mesh 1 x 1 m. Grid should be mild, stainless, galvanized or in isolation thickness of 3 to 4 mm. Her leather and attach to the speaker of the metal wall anchorage. The distance between them in height taken within 2 hours For more density possibly a second diagonal grid cross marked overlap of a thin wire. After building can be painted in the color of the wall. To greening low wall fastener plant used wooden cradles strugannyh away from the cross section 30 x 40 mm, especially when planting in the flower boxes and salt. Often recovery plants vertically, or in any desired direction using cord, podvyazanny to small pegs, dug in the ground near the plant.

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Care of a lawn


Lawn quality is largely dependent on care. In spring, as soon as the snows melting, and the soil slightly podsohnet and will be suitable for handling, must be sweeps lawn rake. This is done to remove the accumulated over the winter debris and breaking up the top layer of soil esilient. Determine the extent irregularity lawn, and then proceed to interplanting of herbs or turf, ie repair lawn. If the lawn is not homogeneous, the easiest way to restore it to be breaking up soil and sown of the same herb, which zaseyan entire lawn. But while the new crop at the site will be different from the grass at the old sites, and to avoid the use of more labour-dernovanie. This from the mainstream lawn for sowing grass cutting slits. Normal size for cutting : the thickness of 7 to 10 cm, width of 30-40 cm, length 40-60 cm soil lawn removed to a depth equal to the thickness of the sod. Protecting packed tight and expansion joints poured land and sow grass.

The next phase of care for the lawn-trimming or haircuts. Haircutting usually lawnmowers. That way harvested annual weeds, the appearance lawn. Most multi-injurious weeds, which usually to spread, its leaves cover lawny grass, allowing it to grow. It needs to weed them by hand or in the worst case dig over again entire lawn and make re-planting grass. For lawns parterre type haircut every six to 16 days, especially in the context of ample moisture. After trimming grass height is 6 see Gazony meadow type mow off about once a month. At the Mauritanian or multi speckled lawn to periodically cut deflorated heads and flowers. Grain and grass on the multi lawn 1, 2 times per summer to mow off. Over the years accumulated a lot of lawn debris : dead and grass clippings, fallen trees and shrubs with leaves, rain emissions worms. In autumn, fallen leaves should be removed at least once a week. These spring cleaning rake will promote grass.

As a condition of successful lawn care, regular irrigation. Lawn cereals, due to their frequent shearing and small size power to a large number of nutrients. Nutrition produces an average of 300 grams of nitrogen and 150-250 g of potash fertilizers by 10 m? . Make fertilizer for 3 to 4 admission during the summer and by then irrigate. In late summer trimming grass cease to be strengthened before the coming winter. Spring to the edges of the lawn trimmed cutting tracks on the very edge.

What types of turf grasses only briefly today : fast-growing and shade-tolerant, and for a universal sports fields, flower, parterre, even for extreme urban conditions. Not long ago, there lawn mixture, in which each seed is covered with shell containing basic micronutrients necessary for the growth lawn grass. The choice of method for greening your own site. But if you want a perfect lawn, it must be the subject of your pride, and will edit your friends and neighbours.

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Lawns, design and care

Lawn-translated from French means back. The green is the area with natural or artificially created grasses. In building green lawns paying much attention, they are divided into two groups : 1) ornamental lawns and 2) special-purpose lawns. Decorative Lawn, in turn, are divided into the following : parternye, meadow type (in parks and parks), a multi-ammonoids and Mauritanian (annuals, flowering Ararat). Special lawns is sports, airport separating transport and walking establishing slopes on the slopes, etc.

The parterre lawns located in front of the park and other places, making a basis of flower beds. They should be especially high quality, velvety, homogeneous on painting, equal without attacks and dense. The parterre lawns borrow the small area. To sow their use typically cereal grass with small tender leaves in the bottom of the bush, and quickly otrastayuschie after shearing. Lawn grasses should form good sod, to be steady against trampling, winter-hardy enough and decorative.For lawn grasses used mostly grass and fewer beans (such as white clover). All cereal grass divide into three groups : basic (meadow grass, red fescue, bent white), crown (fire lupine, meadow fescue, creeping teorological), intermediate (timothy(-grass), Lupinus).

Lawns meadow like a lot of space used for parks and other open parks. Such lawns sow with cereals 3 - 5 kinds. Using big team, bents, dog's-tail, Dactylis, Lupinus. Typically, adding a bit of white clover, and other long-term lyadvents grasses..

Multi ammonoids lawns are composed of ammonoids perennials Located groups against lawn. The main background of a low of grass-grazing and depressed one. In addition to sow grass meadow, bents dog's-tail and white, in equal parts. When using a mixture of 1 part grass seed and 2 seeds of flowering plants. In flower mixtures include 10 to 15 types of low greenhouse (30-40 cm), such as opium, knapweed, red flax, Iberis, Delphinium one, calendula, one.

Moorish, or the multicoloured lawn consists of ammonoids annual plants in a mixture of cereal grasses, as well as decorative , winter-hardy perennials(snowdrop, tulips, naked, bellscamomiles). They are used primarily greenhouses and in very rare cases, multi break into bloom year planting.
Creating a lawn requires a lot of attention and work. Initially, are preparing land to grassland, check the value of the plant soil. If no such layer, or it is a very small one, it creates a fertile soil, for example, with the addition of black sand or clay. Thick vegetation layer shall not be less than 15 cm layer Before making plant produces plowing Smithsonian, it must razravnivaetsya, makes fertilizer, and then perepahivaetsya. Ideally this process made in the fall, but can and spring. If planting seeds scheduled spring, after handling ground subsidence leave for 2 to 4 weeks.
Lawns zasevayut spring (during planting of spring crops), early spring, late fall and less at the end of October, so that shoots appeared in early spring. Given Field crop seed rules krupnosemyannyh seeding grasses range from 40 to 50 g per 1 sq. m. srednesemyannyh-20 - 30 g per 1 sq. m. melkosemyannyh-5 - 10 g per 1 m2. After the selection range grasses define the lawn area and count the number of seeds. Then choose assortment flowering plants (for the Mauritanian lawn). Wintergreens of ammonoids lawns planted at the same distance, it is recommended that when they landed on the lawn. Before planting grass lawn area mark to strip width of 1.5 to 2 m in two mutually directions. For more equitable distribution of seeds in the seed produced no wind. On curb lawn grass sowing more densely. After planting the seeds stop up hand rake to a depth of 0.5 to 1 cm and a prikatyvanie or to ram. Summer better seed neem seeds. In dry weather it is necessary irrigate crops 1 to 2 times a day. Following reduce crop irrigation.

Friday, August 17, 2007

Winter gardens part2

The organizations of a winter garden need to be given enough attention. First, it is important to choose in what party of light it it will be turned. Being under direct solar beams the most part of day, it will be heated and hardly probable will be comfortable both for people, and for plants. Even if the winter garden is turned on the north, good ventilation is necessary for it, and in turned on the south for can be necessary and jalousie (as a variant most convenient and practical).

Stone or paved a tile a floor and unpretentious wattled furniture plants according to their requirements, not being afraid to spoil allow to water and spray conditions. Good wattled furniture, some pillows - that else is necessary for comfortable reading or conversation. And the table covered in winter garden will seem to more harmonious if to use utensils and devices with vegetative motives.

Other problem for a winter garden - wreckers and illnesses of plants which much more hardy at the big density of plants as conditions for them are created practically ideal, and - birds and predatory insects - here are not present natural enemies. Application of chemicals in this case not always is desirable, especially if in winter to a garden spend a lot of time and the more so eat. There is also more modern way - the biological control. It is developed for the majority of hothouse illnesses and wreckers. This use of alive microorganisms and predatory insects which at correct observance of the instruction of suppliers, can be very effective.


Winter gardens

The climate of your winter garden is important for convenience of people and colors. Inevitable efforts will depend on a climate on its maintenance and selection of assortment of possible plants. The most widespread and often most successful decision - a climate of the Mediterranean, dry both hot in the summer and cool and damp in the winter. In such conditions of will well feel many plants for which in living rooms happens too жарко in the winter. It, for example, grapes and citrus, olives, monsterium, a rosemary and a sage, pelargonium, bougainvillaea, abutiloniums, cypresses, camelias, azaleas and even many palm trees. If the winter temperature does not fall below +10°С, a specific variety of plants can will increase (for example, hibiscus, passionflowers, and many surprising plants). At higher winter temperature (+15°С) there is possible a cultivation of tropical plants, such as anturium, a ficus and even orchids.

Monday, August 13, 2007

Winter gardens


Presently winter gardens, or house greenhouses as is more often them name, have turned to a daily reality. More and more than owners of greater apartments, country houses or cottages wish to realize dream of a blossoming oasis. The winter garden at the house is perceived now as one more living room. It can be both a dining room, and a drawing room, and even a bedroom. Its main feature - an abundance of plants which as it is good, as well as to people. Charm of a winter garden that in any weather, both during a rain, and in a wind here is cosy.

In given clause it is not given practical recommendations on construction of greenhouses, and the basic moments in their planning and a choice, and also to assortment and accommodation of plants are described. To equip a winter garden in a city apartment or a country house quite probably, if whenever possible in advance to make its project, considering some nuances. In this case to equip the glazed room penetrated by light it will be possible in exact conformity with your wishes. It is necessary to pay separate attention to questions of illumination and heating of the future garden. Winter gardens ordinarily represent a design with glass doors and glass walls. Such design concentrates on itself solar beams and promotes heating of all premises but if the garden is not warmed in addition, the part of energy leaves on heating of walls and their protection against overcooling. In the winter temperature in a garden it is essential below, than in other premises, therefore presence of additional doors and windows here is simply obligatory.

Thus, owners of the winter gardens, described above a design, sooner or later come to conclusion about necessity not only heating, but also full heat insulation, enabling as much as possible to use all advantages of an atmosphere of a winter garden. It is obvious that to consider this and other similar moments at a stage of development of the project is much easier, than to make re-planning already available premise.

At creation of a greenhouse it is necessary to remember also about presence of such elements as an electricity lead by special rules, ventilation of a premise, to adjust temperature and humidity of a premise. For convenience place on a wall the thermometer. If in your winter to a garden accommodation of the plants, demanding the raised humidity it is possible to provide the device allowing constantly to spray a plant by water is planned. For care of decorative trees and bushes it is possible to get a small step-ladder. With its help it will be easier to you to carry out care of high plants. Do not forget that the floor in winter to a garden should be from not decaying material, and whenever possible provide water-proofing, the floor covering should be easy and convenient in cleaning.

to be continued...

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Assortment of plants for a winter garden.Oleander, Dracaena, Kafir lily, Bilbergia hanging

Oleander. An evergreen bush up to 1,5 m with dark coriaceous leaves and fragrant white, yellow or rose-red colors. All parts of a plant contain poisonous substances, therefore at care of a plant it is necessary to be careful. An oleander light-requiring. In the beginning of March of a branch of a plant it is necessary to cut, leaving on them on 3 - 4 kidneys. It is done because flowers are formed only on young branches of a gain of current year. Replace an oleander before the beginning of growth. A nutritious mix make from turfen, sheet and humus the grounds with addition of sand (4:2:2:1). Shanks of an oleander easily take roots in crude sand and in water.

Dracaena bordered. Is decorative-deciduous similar to palm perennial with lignification a stalk up to 2,5 m, narrow leaves in length up to 50 sm, collected on a top of a stalk. At occurrence of damages or deformation of leaves it is necessary to make to their scrap. Make multiple copies usually top shanks up to 15 sm or stem shanks with several kidneys.Ground blend make of the deciduous and turfen ground, humus, peat and sand (2:1:1:1:1). Illumination and humidity moderated (at 15 - 20С), spray leaves in the summer. Having watered plentiful, in the winter moderated.
Dracaena bordered

Kafir lily orange - a grassy plant with a short stalk, thick roots without a bulb and dark green ribbons the leaves located two-lane. Kafir lily plentifully blossoms large inflorescences of orange painting. On one arrow happens up to 30 flowers. On adults of a plant happens up to 5 arrows. Flowering proceeds from the end of winter up to the end of summer, forming a fruit. Contain kafir lily at 16 - 20С heat. Demands plentiful enamel and liquid additional fertilizings. More preferably east or western windows. It is made multiple copies by seeds and radical offsprings. A ground make of a mix of the sheet and argillaceous-turfen ground with addition of sand (2:2:1). Adult plants replace through 2 - 3 years. Upon termination of growth, having watered reduce.
Kafir lily orange

Bilbergia hanging - tow tropical plant, flowers in an ear on a small stalk with bright red bracts. Leaves band species, linear, 30 - 45 see Blossoms in January - March. It is made multiple copies by seeds and division of a bush. Demands uniform temperature (15 - 20С) and not too dry air (in dry air tips of leaves dry up). Leaves in the summer often spray, a dust clean wet webs. Replace a plant in the early spring in the turfen ground with addition of sand and humus (3:1:1). The plant does not transfer lime. It is used for gardening premises with windows of any orientation, in pendant baskets.
Bilbergia hanging

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Assortment of plants for a winter garden. Araucaria, Abutilone and Acuba

Araucaria heterophyllous - an evergreen coniferous tree in height 1 - 3 m with a brownish shelled bark. Branches depart horizontally under a right angle to a trunk. Needles soft. Demands cool temperature (10 - 12С) in the winter. In the spring and requires in plentiful поливе and daily spraying in the summer. In the winter having watered reduce, but do not suppose drying the ground. Loves the moderate illumination, grows at east windows is better. The nutritious mix is made from turfen, coniferous, sheet, with the grounds with addition of sand (2:2:1:1). It is made multiple copies by seeds and shanks from tops of runaways in the middle of summer. The extended seeds stick the sharp end in the ground up to half and cover with a moss, support in a is moderate-damp condition at 14 - 16С heat.



Araucaria heterophyllous

Acuba Japanese (a gold tree) - a bush with oblong coriaceous leaves; at variegated-leafs forms - marble, light yellow painting. In the autumn the plant becomes covered by red fruits-berries. Flowers little ornamental. Contain at 10 - 12С in the winter. The plant unpretentious, well grows at lack of light. It is made multiple copies by top shanks in February-March. The plant demands spacious utensils. In the winter having watered moderated, and with approach of spring plentiful. A nutritious mix make from turfen, sheet and humous the grounds with addition of sand (2:2:2:1). In the spring and in the summer 2 times a month feed up mineral fertilizers.

Abutilone (a room maple) - an evergreen tree. Leaves green or variegated-leafs forms, not falling down in the winter. Flowers bluebell forms, white, cream-yellow coloured, reddish. Flowering plentiful, long. At 15 - 17С heat and good illumination blossoms also in the winter. That flowers on a plant was more, it is annually necessary to cut out superfluous branches. It is made multiple copies by seeds or green shanks. Replace in a nutritious mix from the argillaceous-turfen and sheet ground, humus and sand (2:2:1:1) in annually early spring. In the winter having watered moderated, in the spring - more plentiful. Feed up 2 times a month mineral fertilizers (3 gram on 1 litre waters).
to be continued...

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Assortment of plants for a winter garden.

Sunsveeria three-lane Laurenti (the pike tail) - unpretentious grassy perennial with a thick rhizome and the long dense leaves which are sticking out upwards, as swords, with cross-section rough light strips. One socket leaves on 6 - 8 leaves in length up to 90 centimeter. Light-green flowers are collected in clustering inflorescences. Blossoms usually in the spring on well shined place. Grows and at opacity. It is undemanding to temperature - can be in warm and cool premises. Having watered moderated, in the winter it reduce. To replace better in the spring, at this time it is necessary and to make multiple copies a plant parts of a leaf or division of rhizomes. A long leaf cut on shares in length 5 - 6 sm, them aslant put in sand. In some weeks leaves take roots. For landing take wide and low pots. A nutritious mix make from turfen, sheet and перегнойной the grounds and sand (2:2:1).

Sunsveeria three-lane Laurenti

Chrysanthemums - subshrube a plant. In room conditions reaches height 20 - 50 see Shanks of chrysanthemums with 4 - 5 leaves in February put in the easy nutritious ground. The bottom pair leaves is cut off, and internode at landing deepened in the ground on 2 - 3 see Shanks on a regular basis spray to not suppose drying the ground. In a month shanks take roots, by April they can be replaced in their nutritious mix turfen, humusis, the sheet ground with an impurity of peat and sand (2:2:2:1:1). In the summer flowers demand plentiful enamel, frequent spraying, sufficient illumination. At fine flowers chrysanthemums in the beginning of growth 2 times pinch back tops of runaways for greater bushiness plants. At hybrid large flowers chrysanthemums cut out all axillary runaways, leaving central. Blossom in room conditions in October-November. Flowers can be various painting: yellow, white, orange, white. Leaves multilobular, light green. After flowering trunks shortly cut and leave in a cool premise (4 - 10oС heat), moderately watering.
Chrysanthemums

Fuchsia hybrid - a small bush with opposite leaves. Flowers at a fuchsia hanging, cups and nimbuses are often various on painting. There are simple and double versions. Becomes covered by numerous colors in the summer. To turn pots with a fuchsia does not follow, from it it often dumps leaves. In the winter leaves partially fall down. The fuchsia to ground and light is not exacting almost, but well blossoms on the shined places. It is made multiple copies by shanks in length 5 - 7 sm or large strong leaves, them land in the easy sandy ground. After rooting land in pots with a mix from sheet, turfen, humous the grounds and sand. (1:1:1:1). From May till October 2 times a month are necessary to it liquid top dressing. In the winter a plant contain in at temperature 10 - 12С. The fuchsia is grown up одиночно and in group landings, on window sills and in pendant baskets.
Fuchsia hybrid

Thursday, July 5, 2007

Assortment of plants for a winter garden

Monstera delightful - powerful long-term just as liana a plant in height 1 - 4 m. the Stalk naked, climbing with air cord roots. Leaves large with long stalks, reach length 10 - 50 sm, coriaceous, at adult plants they or made a hole or divided. Fine flowers are collected in a cylindrical thick ear. The plant prefers a penumbra or a diffused light, but water-resistant plants. In the summer plentifully water, often spray and feed up liquid fertilizers of times in 10 days. Cording roots монстер are recommended to be lowered in flowerpots with water that promotes faster development of leaves and growth. In living rooms it is better to grow up in the form of the low upright plant attached to a support. Replace annually in the spring, large copies - time in 2 years, but annually replace the top layer of the ground fresh. It is made multiple copies by shanks, т. е. A part of a stalk with 1 - 2 fine leaves which take roots in water. Cuts be strew charcoal. Substratum make of the turfen and sheet ground with addition of sand (3:1:1). At the bottom of utensils the drainage from shards is necessary.


Monstera delightful

Pelargonium (geranium) - one of few plants, capable to blossom practically the year round in conditions of a light and warm winter garden. Flowers large, collected in umbrella-shaped inflorescences of various painting. The plant reaches height 20 - 60 see Kinds of a geranium are incorporated in 4 groups: zone, petals flattened out, fragrant. The plants often named by a geranium concern to the first group, with rounded green leaves, with brown, yellowish or white border on a circle. Flowers simple or double with white, pink, red, crimson painting. Petals flattened outthe group includes plants with strongly jagged folded green leaves. Flowers are collected in umbrellas - white and pink with is dark-cherry spots on all petals or only on top. - plants with drooping stalks and green pentagonal leaves, on the form reminding leaves of an ivy. Fragrant pelargonium with deep divided leaves with a smell of roses. Flowers fine, pink or lilac with dark specks on the top petals.


Pelargonium (geranium)

Make multiple copies pelargonium shanks, and at deducing new grades - seeds. Matrix plants hold at light windows at temperature 12 - 15С heat. Shanks cut off in the spring, slightly them dry. The taken roots shanks feed up quarterly a solution of mineral fertilizers. Shanks blossom in 4 months. Land in a nutritious mix from turfen, sheet or compost the grounds with addition of sand (4:4:1). Water moderately. At watering leaves do not moisten. Withering leaves because of an excessive moisture and a cold is possible. Contain at 8 - 10С heat in the winter. It is necessary forming crones for what old stalks cut, using the removed branches not shanks in the spring. In small pots blossoms better, and in spacious well develops.

Thursday, June 28, 2007

The maintenance of plants on a balcony

Being rooms within winter the plants intended for an ornament of balconies, should be preliminary prepared for cultivation on air. Them bear on a balcony with approach of warm days and frost-free nights. For protection of roots of plants against drying and burns, and also for constant humidifying plants, pots with plants drive in boxes, on 2/3 filled by a moss, peat, sawdust or sand. Water, evaporating from such ground, sates with a moisture air, that favorably affects growth of a ground part of plants. That roots not germly through a water-waste aperture also have not gone deep into the ground of a box, under a bottom of a pot it is possible to put a circle of plywood. If such way is very combined, plants can be exposed on a balcony in own pots, but thus it is necessary especially will take care about them watering, and dark pots to protect from solar beams, for example decorating their light paper or having painted a pot in light color. Watch, that leaves of plants did not lean to разогретому solar heat to a windowpane.

To land flowers in balcony a box it is necessary not too densely that there was a place for development of new runaways. The magnificent, well generated plants or plants which develop the greater vegetative weight can be landed in one number. The most good results at cultivation of colors in boxes reach landing of the strong, well developed sprouts. The majority conservatory can be landed in a stage budding, landing make after the period of possible frosts in cloudy weather or in the evening. After landing plentifully water. Plants can be grown up by crop of seeds directly in a ground of a box. In the ground superficial grooves, and after crop are done, seeds fall asleep finely sifted ground or sand. After crop having watered make accurately to not admit washing away of seeds. Before occurrence of shoots it is necessary to cover boxes a paper or glass.

Preliminary not prepared plants in the first days quite often strongly suffer from solar burns, differences of temperatures. Stalks, leaves and buds can wither and even to be lost. To bear plants on a balcony it is better in cloudy day that plants have not suffered from sharp change of conditions, they are preliminary necessary for tempering in well aired room. On balconies in the first days, especially at midday, plants during shadow, for example, using for this purpose the newspaper. In some days an original screen clean. In boxes for summer of a plant have freely that they could expand in all the parties. In the rest leaving same, as well as in rooms. Since August, start cleaning indoor plants from balconies. First time of a plant can suffer from lack of fresh air and dryness, therefore it is necessary to air rooms on a regular basis. Gradually plants get used to new conditions.

Monday, June 25, 2007

Gardening of balconies

Gardening of balconies is the most simple and accessible way of an ornament of your dwelling. Beautifully framed and balconies are effectively allocated with greens and colors of a window on a background of walls and decorate buildings. Densely effuse plants on a balcony look not only is elegant, but thus also weaken street noise, partially absorbing a sound, I clear air of a soot and a dust, and in hot day will weaken a sunlight. Special charm is represented with the indoor plants which have been born in the summer on a balcony. For warm days of summer they turn to large bright copies, and with approach of colds transfer back to a room. Thus fresh air, a warm wind and solar beams is necessary to plants.

Growing up plants in boxes, it is possible to transform a balcony in green pergola, and before each window to create a tiny flower bed. Balcony boxes make from various materials: a tree, plastic, metal - a choice for you, the main thing they should be spacious enough. The recommended sizes: thickness 1,5 - 2 sm, height 15 - 20 sm, width not less than 20 see Choosing, remember, that in small boxes in length less than 1 m the ground on open air quickly dries up.

Flower boxes can be made their dry fur-tree or pine boards. At formation a box for greater durability on its internal corners put racks section 4? 4 sm, from below under a bottom two cross-section rods beat the same section. For a drain of superfluous water in day of a box make apertures in diameter of 1 sm through everyone 15 see there are boxes of more complex designs: with the spare tank for water that the ground did not dry up, and also with pallets for running off of water.





Fastening of flower boxes should be made strongly and reliably. The strongest fastening is carried out by means of special metal arms. They can be used and in the event that windows open outside as the box in this case fastens below outwardly a window sill. If the window opens inside of a premise, the box with plants can be established directly on an external window sill. The box thus necessarily strongly fastens to a window sill, for example by means of metal crampon. That the box stood horizontally, under it are enclosed oblique wooden scantling. On balconies with metal lattices at windows boxes can be established from the interior of a fencing, on a floor of a balcony, for example on flower supports. High plants place in the boxes costing on a floor, with a wall, there, where more than natural protection against damages.

If you have enough place on a balcony it is possible to construct an original rack of containers, having arranged it along a wall on all height. According to your desire it can be a rack from forepart or decorative boxes-containers. In containers it is possible to place the bought flower sprouts or small flowerpot with indoor plants. Besides, such design not only saves a place, in it it is possible to change easily according to your desire flowerpots with colors. Beautifully look on balconies hanging in special baskets or ceramic ornamental flowerpot ampelnes plants. For their fastening it is possible to use special arms with supports for pots or wicker ornamental flowerpot.

At cultivation in boxes of twisted plants for them establish special support in the form of directing cords, lattices, arches, etc. which give a necessary direction to twisted runaways and create the conceived form of gardening. Presence on balconies of vertical gardening, as a rule, creates a background for flower registration, selection of its assortment and color scale.

Using the resulted examples in your flower box on a balcony it is possible to arrange a tiny garden, having landed at once some kinds of plants. From external edge of a box it is possible to land ampelnes plants that their hanging down stalks decorated a box. On the center of a box any low plants land, it can be as pottery plants or pergola. And from internal edge balcony a box it is possible to land any twisted plants (for example, an ivy) by means of which it is possible darkened a balcony.

Basis of good development of plants is the healthy ground rich with nutrients. The fresh friable earthen mix with addition of sand is most suitable. Sometimes add the crushed peat, especially in that case when boxes are located on the solar party. Peat absorbs in itself an excessive moisture, keeps it, not souring and not rotting. The box is in regular intervals filled with the ground so that the surface of a ground was below edges of a box on 1 - 2 see Densely to stamp the ground does not follow, a deposit of the ground is reached by stirring of a box at its filling. In balcony boxes the ground is quickly exhausted, therefore plants already through 2 - 3 weeks after landing are necessary to feed up on a regular basis (time in 10 - 14 days) complex fertilizers, and every spring the ground in boxes needs to be updated. For winter of a plant from boxes are cleaned, the ground is loosened and in such kind remains for the winter. In the spring the part of the top layer leaves and replaced fresh. As plants in boxes are usually landed very densely, to bring fertilizer in a loose it is not recommended.

The Most convenient forms additional fertilizing for balcony colors - liquid and sticks of long action. Special care of a plant demand to itself during flowering, during this period top dressing with the maintenance of phosphorus is necessary for them.

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Interesting plants on the balcony

Nasturtium. Beautiful one plant. Stems and leaves flower juicy. There is a shrub height of 20 - 30 cm and C3-up to 2.5 m. Leaves be thyroid. Stylish flower with shportsem reach 7 cm in diameter and have a pleasant fragrance. The main colours-from yellow to brown. Abundant fruit from June until frost. The fertile soil of flowering rare, but large and bright flowers. The fruit triangular, dinosaurs, and growing apart. By multiply seeds. Plants heat, moisture and light-requiring. Seeds sown in May immediately for a permanent seat on the slots 3 - 5 pc. 25-30 cm soil should be light, rich in phosphorus, is wetted. Earth, the boxes must be attracted and weeding.

Nasturtium contains antibiotic tropeolin, sulfur dioxide essential oil, vitamin C. Nastoy of leaves are like antibiotic. Lotion prevents precipitation from nasturtium and strengthens the hair roots. All parts of the plant have a pleasant taste sharp, similar to the taste of tomatoes. The leaves are used fresh. They add variety to summer salads or as a seasoning for the second dishes. Finely cut flower attached sweetish-heady aroma and taste of summer salads, cold appetizers, garnishes. The green (unripe) fruit added as a marinated in spices.

Parsley multi-Cut subshrub height of 15 - 20 cm, has leaves in a complicated manner folding various shades of green. Plants can be grown not only outdoors, but also used as a decorative plant room. For distillation green in winter usually use parsley roots, which were sent in November. If roots long, the bottom of the top cut off and the lower part be harded, started planting, or roots stand. Parsley grown in rows of boxes or flower pots average. Soil mixture made of peat land and bees (1:1). The distance between the roots when planting 5 cm head root should be at 1.5 to 2 cm above the soil surface. The renovation of the plant water with 1 week. Green is growing rapidly at a temperature of 20 to 22 ° C.
Growing parsley in loggias sow the seeds from 15 to 20 April. Boxes with soil mixture shed hot water and sow the seeds for a distance of 12 cm from each other. Planting of water with small portions through the day, morning and evening. Parsley on the content of minerals, particularly important as iron, potassium, ranked first among vegetables. Vitamin C Parsley 10 times more than in a green salad. Much of the phosphorus, calcium. Green parsley add in the various dishes, used to improve appetite and digestion.

Calendula pharmacies (Marigold) - one herbaceous plant height of 20-75 cm, is a multibranch powerful bushes. Flowers and uvular tube to a specific smell, collected in the basket. The colours of bright yellow flowers and orange tones. Deflorate heads should remove some heads can be left for seeds. Cold resistance, male and frugal plants. Sow seeds in the ground in April. The essential oils in flowers buds contain vitamin C, coloring substance kalenduin, Juniperus, tanning agents. Gather calendula flower in bloom, dried in the shade and keep in closed railway banks. Calendula can be used to give flavor to soups and cooked meat. Sunflower calendula used as a food dye. Setting apply to occur with flu, and stomatitis. The pack of flowers healing wounds and bruises.

Mangold (leaf beet). cold resistance biennial plant. Depending on the spray stalk his divided into red-, inadequate, and green- silverness- stalked. Before sowing the seeds soaked for 2 to 3 days in a wet cloth. Seeds sow 1 - May 10 immediately in a box in the loggias or on the balcony. Before planting soil shed cold water and spread to a depth of 2 to 2.5 cm at a distance of 12 to 15 cm apart. Prior to germinate crops water with warm water 1 to 2 days. In the fall before frost from mangolda cutting all large leaves, well-cast and in-plant capacity for the production of parsley. Plant water with 1 week abundantly. Leaves and Prunus mangolda, used in food contains a lot of valuable substances : proteins, sugars, minerals and vitamins, provitamin A-carotene. The greens juicy, nice for color and taste. The leaves are added to salads, Saturdays, Oman, soups, and the stem to boil or to fry and drink as accompaniment. In medicine, the herb used to lower blood pressure. Leaves from mangolda major growing large outlet. The more they cut, the obilnee they grow.

Broken tree (American aloe) - succulented plant height up to 3 m. erect stem, covered with the remnants of dead at the bottom of the leaves. Leaves Oh, glucose, with sharp toothed, up to 50 cm, matted orange-green or stiff. On the edge of the sheet is folded upward swing. In the room a little blooms. In the summer irrigation recommended strengthened. Winter provided at 12 - 14 ° C. Young plants transplant every year, old in 2 - 3 years in the soil out of the bees, soft earth and sand. His multiplicated sea from July to August in the spring or late in the sand. It shoots chop pieces of 12 cm and a length to dry in air for days. Before the water with roots occasionally. Sok soil contains biologically active substances such as lektin, the vast growth of cancer cells. For juice leaves are grown and cut vertically down any receptacle or reduced or squeezing. It is also used to treat sores, wounds, inflammatory processes inside and centuries in the treatment of bronchitis and tuberculosis, diseases throat and larynx.

Melissa lemon-long medicinal plants. Stalks straight unguent. Flowers are white in the upper leaf axils. Melissa sow seeds of the plants at the beginning of March. A small box filled soil mixture with warm water shed and to a depth of 0.5 cm sow the seeds dry. Prior to germinate in the soil, spray 1 - 2 days. Plant seedlings to the country in April-May. When the plants reach a height of 20-25 cm and flower buds begin to appear, it must pinch them back. When the plants reach a height of 40-50 cm, cutting it together with the stem and leaves 10 to 12 see such a beautiful way to reach a large bush. Its leaves contain essential oils that give strong and pleasant lemon smell and taste bitter-sweet. The leaves also contain vitamin C, carotene, tanning agents. In traditional medicine infusions balm applied for heart disease, shortness of breath, insomnia, nervousness, gout, to lower blood pressure. The leaves and young twigs used in fresh and dried form as musk flavoring to mushrooms, fish, game, added to salads and drinks

Saturday, June 9, 2007

The types of ferns

Most in the room following a growing ferns.

Venerin hair-maidenhair fern, towels foliage resemble female Bourouba. The leaves are thin, prosvechivayuschie, light green, dvazhdyperistye, up to 35 centimetres of the thin black stems. Wood broad segments, with short okruglo-zubchatoy top. Sporangii are at the edges of the segments. White creeping. The rest is missing. Requires warm moist conditions, the best increase in the penumbra. Bobcats division bush and disputes. Used to cool and green space with high humidity. There are also variety : maidenhair wedge; Maidenhair broad-leaves which resemble shining birch; Maidenhair.

Asplenium lukovitsenosny-plant with beautiful, large, slightly ponikayuschimi leaves. Leaves peristo-rassechennye smaller share. Sporangii udlinenno-ovalnoy forms, one on the underside of each share. Stem leaves glossy, dark. Spring on the upper side of the leaves are kidney ousted. It germinates in the maternal plants, forming tiny rasteniya-detki of roots and some small leaves. It should be kept in shade and regular watering room and spraying. Another variety-asplenium remarkable cluster-drawn mechevidnymi, wavy edges on the leaves of up to 75 cm in length collected in a wide outlet.

Nefrolepis uplifting is the neprihotlivy of ferns. Plants with root and beautiful dugoobrazno-ponikayuschimi, cirrus leaves, which can reach one meter in length and 10 cm in width, short avium, growing beam. White form shoots resemble whip used for micropropagation. Their prisypayut land and the establishment of the young plants are 3 - 4 sheet, are segregated and plant in small pots. Wood udlinenno-treugolnye share, on the bottom of the rows are sporangii round. Nefrolepis makes shade, dry air temperature changes. Removed many forms and varieties prevalent in Simferopol and room culture. They are leaf size and the degree of their rassechennosti. The beauty or kruzhevnoy Boston fern.

Pteris Crete and pteris ferns serebristo-pyatnisty-surface height up to two metres short rhizomes, covered with flakes of which beam back many leaves with rare lentovidno-udlinennymi share. The leaves are beautiful peristo-rassechennye, Eucalyptus. Sporangii located along the edges of the underside of the leaf. For pterisa needed moderate temperature, high humidity (regular watering and spraying), shading from direct sunlight. Easily propagated by dividing rhizomes and disputes with the transplant.



Platitserium loserogy

Platitserium loserogy (sem. mnogonozhkovyh), a major epifitny very unusual fern leaf decorative forms. The leaves are of two types : sporonosnye and sterile. First-length 50-70 cm, wedge-shaped at the base, at the top of the advanced, rassechennye to share sizo-zelenye, white, in the form of reindeer horns; Second-round, resembling a pocket diameter of 12 to 20 cm on the sides sometimes dolchatye. The sterile leaves accumulate moisture, leaf litter, a substrate for plant breeding. Sporangii zhelto-korichnevye. Plants teplolyubivo requires mandatory spraying. Razmnozhayut disputes and divisions. Epifitnoe grow as a plant in zemlesmesyu basket with the addition of sphagnum moss. Used for landscaping Greenhouse. There are other varieties - platitserium Hill. It leaves the old covered Cyanobacteria white hairs.

Davalliya rassechennaya - epifitny fern. Leaves 25-length 30 cm in front Eucalyptus segments in the long thin Prunus solomenno-zheltogo color. Heavy creeping white flakes attached to the root unusual plant species. The capacity use suspension baskets collected from wooden reechek on a well. Trash fill light, porous substrate, which allows the root system to grow epifita free to all parties. Requires warm, humid conditions, scattered light. Bobcats this type of fern division.




Pelleya


Less known, but no less attractive as the following types of ferns. Pelleya lily-miniature ferns, leaves that reach up to 30 cm in length, slip round, Eucalyptus. White creeping. Used in flower compositions. Ligodium Japanese-curling fern. Leaves with cirrus rassechennymi narrow segments. Disputes are located at each end of sporonosnyh narrowed segments. Requires warm moist conditions. Razmnozhayut disputes. Flebodium golden fern-spreading, long-difference creeping rhizomes. Tektariya pochkonosnaya-a large mat of fern green leaves on the lower part of which occur ousted kidney size of a pea. They easily oblamyvayutsya and, once on the soil surface, becoming entrenched.