Bush with pink flowers. Shrubs blooming in spring

In spring, our gardens are filled with blossoms and fragrances. This is the best time, fruit trees are blooming - apple trees, pears, plums, cherries, apricots, mountain ash. But ornamental shrubs also serve as decoration of the garden, many of which also bloom in spring. What ornamental shrubs to choose for the garden plot? They differ in height, flower shape, flowering time, presence or absence of aromas.

The earliest flowering shrubs

Forsythia blooms first of all - a powerful tall shrub, completely covered with small yellow flowers, the leaves on it appear much later. There are various varieties of forsythia, but most often they have a height of 1.5-2.5 m and bloom in late April - the first decade of May. Such a shrub is usually used in a single landing on a lawn.

Pleases with early spring flowering Japanese chaenomelis or Japanese quince, it blooms in early May and blooms before the leaves appear with large, often bright red flowers, similar to apple flowers, but now there are varieties with burgundy, pink and white and even double flowers. This thorny shrub usually does not exceed 1 m in the Middle lane, that is, it can freeze slightly above the snow line. Most often it is used for large rock garden terraces, a single planting or creating a low hedge inside the garden.

The steppe blooms very early - a shrub 1.5-1.8 m high with small pink flowers that completely hide thin branches. It is also suitable for rocky gardens, but steppe almonds are also planted in large flower beds in the background, as a single plant at the entrance or tree-shrub groups.

May - the time of flowering of the most luxurious shrubs

From mid-May, many ornamental shrubs bloom in our gardens. The most common species is various spring-flowering spireas. These are plants from 0.6 to 2 m in height, usually with white small flowers collected in dense flat or conical brushes. They do not have a smell, but the flowering is so abundant that it seems that snow lies on the branches. spirea van gutt, c. birch, s. oak-leaved, s. Thunberg and some others. Spireas are planted on the site singly, they are made into hedges of various heights, they are also good in group planting with other shrubs.

The garden weigela is very beautiful during flowering - a large shrub with pink and purple flowers that look like bells. This shrub has many cultivars with green, white-edged, and purple leaves. it is often planted on the lawn, in the front area of ​​the garden, in the recreation area, usually in a single planting. Not all varieties are frost-resistant; light shelter of plants is desirable for the winter. Weigela blooms from mid-May.

The queen of flowering ornamental shrubs can rightly be called lilac, it is planted in almost every garden, it has a wonderful rich aroma. Small flowers are collected in a lush brush. This is a tall shrub, reaching 2.5-3 meters, lilac bloom can last from three weeks to a month, and the flowering time is the second half of May - the beginning of June. It depends on the air temperature. There are many varieties of lilacs with simple and double flowers, and there are a great many colors of flowers: pale lilac, lilac, pink, bluish, purple, deep purple, white, yellow. There are varieties with small and very large flowers. Usually lilacs are planted singly, in a small group, they form high hedges in parks and gardens.

The aristocrats of the garden are called rhododendrons, perhaps the most spectacular shrubs, second only to roses. They are divided into deciduous and evergreen. They bloom with bell-shaped flowers collected in spherical brushes. The timing of flowering of rhododendrons is different, there are early-flowering species - r. Canadian and R. daurian, blooming in early May. But most often rhododendrons bloom from mid-May to the end of the first decade of June. From deciduous the best views- R. Japanese, r. pink, r. yellow (has a pleasant aroma), the most frost-resistant of the evergreens. Katevbinsky. The color of flowers in rhododendrons is the most diverse - white, pink, yellow, orange, scarlet, purple, red. These plants are quite demanding on the cultivation technique, they need a peat cushion 50-70 cm thick. Rhododendrons are planted in rocky gardens, in compositions with conifers, in a group. Deciduous flowers bloom well and develop in the sun. Evergreen species require light shading.

Mahonia holly - undersized (up to 70 cm in height) evergreen shrub, which is decorative already in early spring with its reddening, shiny leaves, and in May it blooms with sunny yellow small flowers collected in a brush. This shrub is desirable to slightly shade in the spring from the bright sun. Magonia is planted singly in rock gardens, in the form of a low hedge or border on the lawn. Dark blue mahonia berries are quite edible.

The barberry also blooms in spring - a shrub with curved shoots, its flowering is not as spectacular as that of others - these are usually small yellow flowers collected in small tassels, but there are a lot of them, so the shrub seems elegant during flowering. Most often planted barberry ordinary with green or purple leaves, it reaches a height of 2 m or more. But another species - the Thunberg barberry has many varieties from 0.3 m to 1 m tall with different leaf colors.

An important role in shaping the landscape of a personal plot is played by a competent combination of plants: annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees with diverse foliage and beautiful inflorescences. A properly selected assortment of plants will please the eye from early spring to late autumn.

The topic of today's conversation will be flowering shrubs, with which you can not only diversify the landscape, divide the territory into zones, but also bring joy and celebration to it.

When planning to plant a shrub on a site, one should take into account the height and width of an adult plant so that it does not happen that undersized specimens will be in the “shadow” of taller ones, and their beauty will be almost invisible. Although, of course, you can form the crown of plants with the help of garden shears.

Flowering shrubs for summer cottages - spring

As soon as the snow melts, and the first spring rays begin to warm the earth, the time comes for flowering. forsythia (forsythia) , which, like a twinkle, blooms its yellow flowers even before leaves appear on its branches. Forsythia was named after the Scottish botanist William Forsythe. Plant height from 1 m to 3 m.

Forsythia belongs to the olive family. As soon as flowering approaches the final stage, foliage and young shoots appear. A very popular plant in Europe, some types of forsythia are frost-resistant, so they are suitable for growing in middle lane Russia.

Forsythia will take the baton of flowering star magnolia - a low deciduous shrub, whose homeland is Japan, reaching a height of 2.5 m, with white flowers that exude a pleasant delicate aroma, which appear in the same way as in forsythia before foliage. The shrub feels great in the European part of Russia.

More frost-resistant Magnolia Siebold and Kobus - blooms in early June.

In the southern regions with warmer climates and mild winters, there is a greater variety of magnolias in the form of ornamental shrubs or trees, with flowers from white to deep pink. Most popular in landscaping construction magnolia liliaceae - an unusually beautiful tree during flowering.

Mid-May - flowering time spirea grefshein — a small shrub up to 1.5 m high, with snow-white flowers collected in numerous inflorescences located along the entire stem. With hanging stems, the crown looks very openwork. The shrub is photophilous, drought-resistant, undemanding to the soil.

genomeles "Japanese quince" - very beautiful, unpretentious shrub Rosaceae family, eye-catching. The flowering period is the end of April, the beginning of May. Colors - white, pink, orange, red.

You can plant an undersized specimen in an open space, or in a rock garden among stones. In the third year, the shrub begins to bear fruit, the fruits are yellow, similar to small apples, edible and very useful. Branches not covered with snow sometimes freeze slightly, they need to be cut.

Shrubs that bloom all summer

Chubushnik - better known as "jasmine" , belongs to the hydrangea family, winter-hardy shrub, common in central Russia. Mock orange with white-cream fragrant flowers reaches 3 m in height. Tolerates frosts down to -25 °C. The flowering period is the beginning, mid-June. Shrubs are used for group and single plantings, as well as as a hedge.

An extremely common plant in Russia - lilac , with beautiful inflorescences and delicate aroma, flowering time is June, belongs to the olive family. For abundant annual flowering, the bush must be formed, this requires regular pruning. Color palette lilac flowers are very diverse (white, pink, bluish, pale purple, deep purple). Luxurious shrub, hardy, feels equally good in both southern and northern regions.

spray roses or rose hips of the rose family will certainly become a decoration of the garden, especially species that do not require shelter for the winter, which tolerate frost well. A shrub 1-2 meters high blooms in June-July, though not for very long, but their red or orange fruits, ripening in August-September, look spectacular against the background of green foliage, will delight the eye until late autumn.

park roses require more care sunlight. A bush planted in the shade of trees will not give abundant flowering. Many varieties are quite winter-hardy, some require shelter for the winter. They bloom in the first half of June and bloom for a long period - a month or more.

Extraordinarily beautiful bushes hydrangeas . The most unpretentious and winter-hardy species are tree and paniculate hydrangeas - shrubs from 1 to 3 m high. Large lush inflorescences, abundantly located throughout the bush, look very elegant. No wonder gardeners love it the most. It blooms for a long time - from June to September, loves moisture, acidic soil and partial shade.

Beautiful shrubs of the autumn garden

Potentilla shrub will delight you with long flowering - from June to October. A low bush 1.5-2 m tall is medicinal plant, it is widely used in folk medicine. Most species bloom with yellow flowers, but there are also varieties with white or pink flowers. The shrub looks great in rock gardens or group plantings, undemanding to the soil, winter-hardy.

Snowberry blooms all summer to September with white, pink or red flowers. But its decorative effect is not limited to this. In autumn, abundant white fruits appear in the form of berries, which adorn the bush all autumn and winter. The uniqueness of this bush is that in autumn you can contemplate flowers on it at the same time as berries. The height of the plant is 1-2 m, it can be used in ordinary plantings when creating a hedge or in group plantings.

Skumpia tannery - a shrub that is unusually beautiful not only in summer, during flowering, but also in autumn, thanks to its foliage. In summer, the bush is covered with small flowers collected in fluffy panicles, looking like smoke from a distance. In autumn, the foliage becomes crimson, first the edges and veins of the leaves turn red, and then the entire foliage, bluish and purple hues appear. Skumpia is very spectacular in autumn, good in single and group plantings, not winter-hardy enough, so it is suitable for a garden in the more southern regions of the country.

Barberry common no less spectacular bush for autumn garden. Flowering in June - yellow flowers collected in a brush. Plant height 1.5-3 m. In autumn, in September-October, oblong red fruits appear on the shrub, sour in taste. Almost all elements are used in medicinal purposes: and fruits, and leaves, and even roots and bark.

Extraordinarily beautiful common heather - an evergreen shrub with small trihedral leaves and pink-purple flowers collected in brushes, which end each branch. The height of the bush is from 25 cm to 1 m, a very hardy plant that grows both in the European part of Russia and in Western and Eastern Siberia.

It blooms in July-August, but after flowering stops, the flowers dry up, remaining on the branches of the plant. It seems that the bush blooms until late autumn. Loves acidic soil, moisture with good permeability of the soil. It does not need top dressing, as in nature it grows on poor, stony soils. Looks great in the garden, surrounded by stones, in rockeries in combination with other plants.

You can endlessly continue listing flowering shrubs. But you need to select plants taking into account their adaptation in your region, and then various colors and shades will always rage in your garden, creating a festive atmosphere, delighting you and your guests.

From the heart of a peony

The bee crawls out slowly.
Oh, with what reluctance! ...

Matsuo Basho

Rhododendron

Rhododendron (Rhododendron) is a flowering shrub and even a tree. Depending on the variety, rhododendrons can be evergreen, with wintering or falling leaves.

Evergreen - retain their foliage for 3-6 years. Those varieties with wintering leaves retain them throughout the year, and the falling leaves stay on the bushes for one season from spring to autumn.

The leaves of rhododendron have different shapes, and the flowers collected in inflorescences surprise with a variety of colors, shapes and sizes. Deciduous species are considered the most winter-hardy:

• Lemon Lights- height and width up to 1.5 m. The bush is decorated with fragrant flowers of bright, lemon yellow color
• Northern Hi-Lights- large bouquets of yellow-white flowers against a background of beautiful red and burgundy leaves. Flowering in late May - June
• Mandarin Lights- flowers are fragrant, narrow, tubular, funnel-shaped, red-orange with dark veins. The leaves are olive-green, turning a dark burgundy, almost purple hue in autumn. Flowering in late May - June

Evergreen winter-hardy rhododendrons:

• Mauritz
• Haaga
• Mikkeii
• Peter Tigerstedt

Hibiscus Syrian

Syrian hibiscus (tree) is a flowering deciduous shrub. Widely distributed in the southern regions, in Ukraine it grows in open ground everywhere. In Russia, it is often grown in the southern regions with shelter for the winter.

It looks good, both in a single landing against a lawn, and in a group of shrubs or in a hedge. The standard hibiscus tree looks extraordinary.

Hibiscus Syrian grows up to 1.5-3 m in height and 1-1.5 m in width. The flowers are large - 12 cm, reminiscent of mallow flowers. Color range from white to purple.

Flowering begins from the end of June and continues until the end of September. Each individual flower lives for a day, but you will never notice this, because the bush will be constantly strewn with flowers.

For lush flowering choose a sunny location with fertile soil for your hibiscus. Since the bush grows quickly and needs to form a crown, in the spring it is cut to 1/3 of the length of the branches.

David's Buddleia (Buddleja davidii) is often called the autumn lilac because of its similarity to this plant. Budleya grows quite quickly, reaching 2-3m in height.

At the end of July, long dense racemes develop on young shoots of the current year, consisting of small flowers of white, lilac and purple. Fragrant inflorescences smell like hyacinths and honey, attracting many bright butterflies to your garden!

Buddleya develops well and blooms profusely on nutritious, moderately moist soil, in a sunny, wind-protected place.

With the onset of autumn, after frosts, we cut the shoots of the bush almost to ground level, spud and fall asleep with peat or dry leaves. This way we will save dormant buds, from which new shoots will develop in the spring.

• Alba, White Cloud, White Profusion- white flowers
• Fascinating- pink
• Orchid Beauty- lilac-pink inflorescences
• royal red- deep red flowers
• Empire Blue- inky color
• Black Knight- dark purple flowers
• Harlequin- purple inflorescences

Weigela is one of the most decorative and profusely flowering shrubs. Weigela blooms in May and pleases with flowers: pink, red, cream, yellow and white bells, almost until mid-July. The decorativeness of the weigela is manifested not only in beautiful flowering, but also in leaves of different colors: green, purple, green with a white border.

The place for planting weigela should be sunny and protected from the wind, warmth and sun are prerequisites for its development. The soil for planting should be fertile and loose.

Weigela is a versatile plant and will fit into a garden of any style:

• japanese garden - perfect, thanks to the bright flowers and leaves
• alpine slide - dwarf varieties will place bright accents
• flower garden - in combination with perennials, after flowering it will be a wonderful background
• hedge is a great option if you pick varieties that bloom in different time

Pay attention to these varieties of weigela:

Bristol Ruby(Bristol Ruby)
Desboisii(Debussy)
Eva Rathke(Eva Rathke)
Feerie Lemoine(Fieri Lemoine)
Rosea(Rosea)
Candida(Candida)
Styriaca(Shtiriaka)
Newport Red(Newport Red)
Marc Tellier(Marc Tellier)
Pierre Duchartre(Pierre Duchartre)

Keriya japonica

Keria japonica is a wide shrub with green, straight, vine-like branches that form a cone-shaped crown. From May to July, keria is covered with beautiful, golden-yellow double flowers. An adult bush reaches 1-1.5m in height.

To restrain the rapid growth of keria and maintain its neat appearance, the bush must be trimmed regularly.

Keriya japonica grows well both in the sun and in partial shade. V landscape design this bright bush is used both in the form of single plantings and in a group of plants, often it is located near high stone walls or fences.

Companions for keria can be dark green conifers, evergreens, weigela and plants with red foliage (Thunberg barberry "Atropurpurea" or "Rose Glow").

There are several decorative forms of keria:

• Albomarginata- white bordered
• Pista (Variegata)- variegated

However, the most beautiful and most common - "Pleniflora" with dense double flowers on 2-meter branches.

Kolquitsia is lovely

This spectacular flowering shrub is the lovely kolkwitzia (Kolkwitzia amabilis). Flowering kolquitsia lasts a month: from mid-May to mid-June. Bright pink, bell-shaped flowers are collected in fluffy inflorescences and have a light, sweetish aroma that attracts bees, bumblebees and butterflies. An adult bush reaches a height of 2-4 m, and over time it becomes so in width.

Surprisingly, in the fall this plant will also not be left without attention, because the foliage on one bush can be of different colors. Very decorative.

Kolkvitsia is pretty winter-hardy and loves well-lit places, however, partial shade will not prevent it from blooming luxuriantly. It is unpretentious and grows in any well-treated garden soil. Known varieties:

• Rosea(Rosey)

pink cloud(Pink Cloud)

The tree peony is a handsome man worth planting in your garden! During flowering, it surprises with huge flowers of different shades, simple and semi-double.

Depending on the variety chosen, the flowers can be painted white, pistachio, raspberry, coral, burgundy, purple. But its decorativeness does not end there. The tree-like peony has openwork, carved leaves, which turn red and burgundy in autumn.

Against this background, most of the flower garden plants look advantageous and more vivid.

For full development and regular flowering, peonies require a sunny place with light partial shade, protected from wind and drafts. Pour gravel, broken bricks, sand into the planting pits as drainage, as moisture stagnation in the roots can kill the plant.

• Green Jade (Green Jed)
• Hatsugarasu
• Noblewoman
• colorful painting
• Sing Yu Name
• Hus Red

Hydrangea

Hydrangea looks great as a single plant against a neat lawn, in a blooming free-style hedge and group plantings. Hydrangea can even be a standard tree!

Blooms it amazing plant from early June until autumn with huge round caps or tassels of inflorescences. By the way, if you cut them off and put them in a vase, they will not wither, but will dry out and decorate your house for a long time.

For good development and abundant flowering of hydrangeas, choose a planting site in partial shade and ensure regular watering. Hydrangea loves water especially, not without reason its second name is Hydrangea (a vessel with water).

The soil for the hydrangea bush should be fertile, loose and acidic (or slightly acidic).

Advice: mulch the root zone of the hydrangea with forest coniferous litter, pine bark, cones. This will acidify the soil and protect the soil from drying out during the hot summer period.

Hydrangea paniculata:

• Vanille Fraise
• Wim's Red
• Silver dollar
• Grandiflora
• Pinky Winky
• Lime Light

Hydrangea Macrophylla:

• Hovaria Mirai
• Forever and ever

Hydrangea:

• Annabelle
• Bella Anna
• Pink Annabelle

Spirea

Spireas, depending on the variety and variety, look different and bloom at different times. Such a nuance can and should be used when arranging a continuously blooming garden. Spirea is unpretentious and grows well without special conditions.

Plant spring-flowering varieties along with summer-flowering ones, and from May until the coldest weather you will enjoy the beauty and aroma of spirea. By the way, spirea is a well-known honey plant.

Spirea spring blooming:

• Thunberg
• oak-leaved
• Arguta
• gray
• Van Gutta

Summer flowering spireas:

• Japanese( Nana, Little Princess, Golden Princess, Dart's Red, Shirobana)

• white-flowered macrophylla
• Bumalda ( Anthony Waterer)
• Billard ( Triumphans)

To maintain a beautiful appearance and neat shape, spireas require pruning. Sanitary pruning is used for spring-flowering varieties, removing old and damaged branches. Adult bushes of summer-flowering varieties are cut in early spring at a level of 30 cm from the ground. This allows you to maintain the shape of the bush and prevent it from falling apart.

Forsythia (forsythia)

Forsythia belongs to the early flowering shrubs, which are covered with bright yellow bells in March and bloom until April. Flowers are located on bare branches and completely cover them.

Actually, during flowering, forsythia resembles a fluffy, golden fountain. In autumn, the leaves of the shrub are painted in bright colors, up to purple. This decoration is a must have in your garden.

Forsythia grows well in fertile, loose soils, in sunny areas and in partial shade. It is better not to plant it in the shade, as it will bloom and develop much weaker.

The forsythia bush recovers quickly even after cardinal pruning, so it is often used to create a hedge. Conifers can be good companions for forsythia.

They mainly grow: ovoid (oval), hanging (F. suspensa) and intermediate (F. intermedia) forsythia, and in the southern regions - European (F. europaea), Giralda (F. giraldiana) and many other varieties.

Published by DecorateMe. Updated 08 May 2019 .

Ornamental shrubs are an adornment of any modern garden. They create hedges, group plantings. A garden in which ornamental shrubs bloom is always amazingly beautiful.

Experienced gardeners prefer to grow several at the same time on their site. various kinds ornamental shrubs that bloom at different times to create a garden continuous flowering.

In the photo on the left: profusely flowering weigela ( Weigela floribunda(Siebold & Zucc.) K.Koch).

One of the first, immediately after the snow melts, blooms forsythia or forsythia (Forsythia Vahl). It blooms profusely with beautiful bright yellow flowers in the form of bells. The forsythia bush is completely covered with flowers.

Plant height 1-3 meters, width up to 2 meters.
Forsythia is frost-resistant, undemanding to soils, shade-tolerant. Propagated by cuttings.

Forsythia is a primrose shrub. Bright yellow flowers appear on the bare branches of Forsythia long before leaves appear on other trees and shrubs. The leaves on this shrub bloom after flowering.
Immediately after flowering, forsythia must be cut off, otherwise it grows very quickly.

Forsythia was named after the Scottish horticulturist William Forsythe. William Forsyth) (1737-1804), who brought this plant from China to Europe. William Forsythe was the head gardener of Kensington Palace and one of the founders of the Royal Horticultural Society ( Royal Horticultural Society).

blooms in spring beaver or laburnum (Laburnum Fabr.). This plant is popularly called Golden Rain.

Laburnum is a small tree up to 5-6 meters high.
The flowers are very beautiful, bright yellow, collected in brushes 10-30 cm long. Laburnum flowers resemble butterflies in their shape. It blooms profusely and for a long time, from April to June.

Bobovnik is unpretentious, undemanding to soils and frost-resistant.

It should be remembered that all parts of the laburnum, especially its seeds, very poisonous, therefore, this plant must be handled with extreme care.

Photo: Anneli Salo, Pöllö, Jeffdelonge.

Golden arch of blooming laburnum at Bodnant Garden, Wales, UK.
Photo: GerritR.

genomeles or japonica (Chaenomeles japonica(Thunb.) Lindl. ex Spach) blooms in April-May.

Shrub 80-120 cm high, often used to create hedges. Has spikes.

The flowers are large, 3-5 cm in diameter, usually bright red, rarely pink or white.
In order for chaenomeles to bloom better, it must be cut off periodically.

Japanese quince fruits ripen in September-October. They are edible, but very sour, while quite fragrant. The fruits can be used to make jams, jams, compotes, etc.

Chaenomeles prefers rich, well-drained soils. The best time for planting April or early October.

Blooms in late May - early June weigela (Weigela Thunb.).
This is a very beautiful bush 70-80 cm high, about 1 meter wide. It blooms with pink or purple-red flowers in the form of bells. Differs in plentiful and very beautiful flowering. During flowering, the weigela bush looks like a pink cloud.

Weigela is shade-tolerant, used for single or group plantings in the garden, rock gardens, and also for creating hedges.

Weigela was named after the famous German botanist Christian Ehrenfried von Weigel ( Christian Ehrenfried von Weige), (1748-1831).

Weigela blooming (Weigela florida(Bunge A.D.C.)

Weigela profusely flowering or weigela floribunda (Weigela floribunda(Siebold & Zucc.) K.Koch)
Japan, Saitama Prefecture, Musashi Kyuryou National Government Park.

Blooms from late spring to early summer action (Deutzia Thunb.). This is a low shrub with a height of 50 cm to 1.5 meters. Differs in plentiful and long blossoming. Action flowers are white, pink, purple, purple, often collected in inflorescences. There are varieties of action with double flowers. Unfortunately, deutsia flowers have little or no fragrance.

Deytion shade-tolerant, grows well in the city. It is used for decoration of borders, in group and single plantings.

A bush of action in one place can live up to 25 years.

Most common in horticulture action rough, or stellate (Deutzia scabra Thunb.), imported from Japan and China.

Blooms in late spring kerria japanese (Kerria japonica DC.). Flowering time from April to June.
Kerria reaches a height of 1-2 meters. It blooms with golden yellow flowers with 5 petals, shaped like a rose. Kerria flowers reach 5-6 cm in diameter.
For the beauty of the flowers, kerria is sometimes called the "Easter Rose".

Kerria is not demanding on soils, resistant to exhaust gases. Therefore, it is often planted on the roadsides, near the garden fence. Kerria can also be used for vertical gardening. Its stems often climb other plants, walls of houses, fences, rocks.

Kerria got its name in honor of the Scottish gardener, plant collector and the first gardener of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Ceylon, William Kerr ( William Kerr).

William Kerr developed a special variety of Japanese kerria Pleniflora. Its flowers are very beautiful, terry. Therefore, this variety of kerria is also called Japanese yellow rose(Japanese Yellow Rose).

Photos: Reggaeman, Jeffdelonge, Ignis and others.

Blooms in July - August hydrangea (Hydrangea L.), with ornamental horticulture the most common hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens L.). This is a shrub 1-3 meters high with white flowers collected in large inflorescences in the form of balls up to 15 cm in diameter.

Hydrangea tree is unpretentious, frost-resistant, prefers fertile acidic soils. It does not tolerate drought well, so it requires regular watering.

Hydrangea must be systematically pruned: in late autumn after the end of flowering and in early spring, before the leaves appear.

Hydrangea is propagated by cuttings. The best time for planting is the beginning of April.

All parts of the hydrangea are poisonous, so this plant must be handled with extreme care. It cannot be eaten.

One of the most popular varieties of hydrangea tree "Annabelle" has very large inflorescences, white with a slightly greenish tint.

Blooms from June to October shrub cinquefoil or cinquefoil shrub or Kuril tea (Pentaphylloides fruticosa(L.) O.Schwarz). Bush up to 1.5 meters high. One plant can bloom up to 2 months.
Kurl tea is a medicinal plant widely used in folk medicine.

The Kuril hour is a popular ornamental shrub, used for decorating rock gardens, borders, and groups. More than 130 varieties of Kuril tea are known in horticulture. Most cultivars have yellow flowers, as does the wild species. In addition, there are varieties of Potentilla with white, pink, orange and red flowers.

The cinquefoil shrub is unpretentious, frost-resistant, undemanding to soils. You can trim it once every 3 years.

Kuril tea variety "Mckay's White".

Kuril tea variety "Red Ace".

Snowberry, snowfield, snow berry or wolfberry (Symphoricarpos Dill. ex Juss.) blooms all summer, from May to September. Depending on the species, its flowers can be white, pink, red. But the snowberry is famous not for its flowers, but for its snow-white fruits in the form of berries with a diameter of about 1 cm, which stay on the bush all autumn and winter, giving it great decorative effect.

The snowberry blooms profusely and for a long time. The flowers are small, in the form of bells, 5 mm in diameter, collected in dense racemose inflorescences. Snowberry is a unique shrub, you can see both flowers and fruits on it at the same time.

Shrub height 1-2 meters. It is used to create hedges and in group plantings. Handles haircut well. Unpretentious, winter-hardy, not picky about soils.

The snowberry is poisonous, its berries cannot be eaten.

Caring for these ornamental shrubs is not difficult. They are all frost-resistant, they do not need to be covered for the winter (perhaps only young shoots).
Ornamental shrubs propagate by cuttings; they are not demanding on soils.
The only care is that they need to be trimmed periodically to give them a beautiful correct form.

These beautiful, profusely flowering shrubs will decorate your garden all season long - from early spring to late autumn.

For those who love garden flowers joyful yellow color, provides a wide range of choices among all their diversity. Perhaps the easiest way to make a flower bed of yellow flowers from spring to autumn. By the way, yellow flowers help get rid of depression.

It's never too late to start building your yellow garden. The main requirement for laying such a yellow garden is your unlimited desire.

It does not matter if it is too late to transplant flowers from one place to another in order to collect all the yellow-flowering plants in one specific place. Until autumn, there is time to decide on the type of flower garden, choose the appropriate design for it, so that it fits organically into the overall design of the garden, look after the garden flowers you like, get to know them better in absentia, find out the conditions in which they will bloom best and already in the fall , and already, based on the information collected, you can start laying the flower garden.

Aquilegia remains decorative throughout the season, not only due to the original shape of the flowers, but also thanks to the openwork leaves.

viola), or pansies, is simply indispensable in the flower garden. If you are a beginner florist and don’t know where to start, then viola is exactly your flower. It is easy to grow it yourself from seeds. It is unpretentious to soils, grows well in sunny places. Since viola is a short plant and weed control is a little difficult, immediately after planting the viola in the soil, mulch the plantings with a high layer of freshly cut chopped grass, this will help retain moisture in the soil. Humus can be used as mulch, it will serve as additional nutrition for the viola. It should be remembered that viola cannot be fertilized with fresh manure.

It will look great not only in group plantings. It can be planted at the foot of shrubs such as roses. Viola varieties can be used for a yellow-flowering flower bed: Rhine Gold, Golden Crown.

Heliopsis rough(Heliorsis scabga) loves slightly moist soil. Heliopsis is a perennial that is easy to grow from seed, but in this case it will not bloom until the next year. Heliopsis is not picky about soils, but if you have close proximity to the site The groundwater you need good drainage. Heliopsis blooms at the end of June and can bloom until the end of September, provided that you feed it. Heliopsis easily tolerates a transplant. Heliopsis Spitzeniazerin 130 cm high has bright yellow semi-double inflorescences.

Perennial ten-petal sunflower(Nelianthus desaretalus) can grow up to two meters. Recommended varieties of perennial sunflowers: Soleil d "Or and Saranok Star. If you cannot find perennial sunflowers, you can replace them with annual varieties of not only decorative, but also ordinary sunflowers. It is a pleasure to watch blooming sunflowers.

clematis)- perennial herbaceous or woody (liana) plant. Clematis is a heat-loving plant, so it needs shelter for the winter. For planting clematis, you need to choose a sunny place, the soil under clematis should be well fertilized. Remember that clematis do not tolerate acidic soils and need good drainage. Clematis can also be soloists on the site, and also serve as an excellent addition to climbing roses.

If pruning clematis and sheltering them for the winter is difficult for you, plant clematis, which are cut off in the fall to a stump, and grow back in the spring and bloom all summer. Clematis "Love Radar" and "Helios" are suitable in all respects.

14. Gelenium

Helenium(Helenium) — perennial preferring calcareous moderately moist fertile soils. With small waterings, it is necessary to mulch the plantings of gelenium. Depending on the variety, the gelenium is from 20 to 180 cm high. Gelenium is an autumn flower that blooms in August-September. Helenium is especially bright in cloudy rainy weather, when it rains in the morning. Gelenium inflorescences will delight you until frost.

Recommended varieties of gelenium: Waltraut, about one meter high, with golden brownish basket inflorescences and Kanari with yellow ones. In late autumn, gelenium shoots should be cut at soil level, cover the rhizomes with spruce branches and plastic wrap to prevent the gelenium rhizome from damping out.

One of the most popular garden perennials - rudbeckia (Rudbeckia). The garden form of rudbeckia dissected with double globular golden yellow inflorescences is known in Russia as the Golden Ball. Rudbeckia variety "Goldstrum" has a height of 60 cm, it has golden yellow inflorescences with a black center.

Not demanding on soils, very responsive to top dressing. It reproduces well both by seeds and by division of the rhizome in spring and autumn. Blooms in July-August. Faded inflorescences can be cut off to prolong flowering, or you can leave it: firstly, its black button heads do not spoil the look of the flower garden at all, and secondly, the rudbeckia seeds will ripen, and you will have many rudbeckia seedlings that you can always exchange with friends . Planting rudbeckia in your garden, you will not regret it! There are also annual varieties rudbeckia.

16. Goldenrod, or solidago

Already shining from afar yellow unpretentious goldenrod, or golden rod(Solidago). Its variety "Strahlenkrone" reaches a height of 60 cm, "Golden Shower" - 80 cm.

Everything goldenrods- plants are very unpretentious and very responsive to the application of mineral fertilizers. In the first year of planting solidago needs weeding, watering in drought, in subsequent years they are no longer afraid of anything, even pests and diseases are almost not affected.

Prefers moist soil and partial shade buzulnik(Ligularia). Its hybrid variety "Weihenstephan" growing up to 180 cm has very large inflorescences-baskets collected in a large ear.

Buzulniks grow well in moist, well-drained soils, otherwise they are not picky about soils. You can place a buzulnik next to a pond, where he can become the center of the composition. If there is no reservoir on the site, then it is better to plant the buzulnik in partial shade, since the decorative effect of the buzulnik decreases in sunny, ventilated places. In one place without a transplant, a buzulnik can grow for a very long time, up to twenty years. Easily propagated by division of the rhizome and seeds. Buzulnik is practically not damaged by diseases and pests, it has high winter hardiness.

18. Yarrow

Yarrow (Achillea)- a plant that should not be neglected when laying flower beds. Its proximity to other flowers is very useful: it turned out that yarrow has the ability to extract some trace elements from the soil, including sulfur, and stimulate their absorption by neighboring plants.

Among the yarrows, there are also undersized varieties that are convenient to use in mixborders, and tall ones that are used for cutting. Yarrow grows well on poor and even stony soils. The only condition for growing yarrow should be the presence of good drainage, with stagnant moisture in the soil, the yarrow will disappear.

For a yellow-flowering garden, it is better to use meadowsweet yarrow (A. filipendulina). It remains decorative throughout the season, not only thanks to the dense yellow inflorescences, but also to the silvery carved openwork leaves. Among the many varieties and hybrids of meadowsweet yarrow, you can find shades of yellow for any, even the most sophisticated taste, from canary, lemon yellow, gray-yellow, the color of a pale moon, to dark yellow, and even the color of ancient gold. Best varietiesyarrowmeadowsweet: Coronation Gold , Gold Plate, Cloth of Gold. It is advisable to plant all yarrows in an open sunny place, where their decorative qualities will be fully revealed.

19. Korean chrysanthemum

Among perennial chrysanthemums, there are a lot of different highly decorative varieties. I would like to focus only on Korean chrysanthemums. They not only grow quickly and have time to bloom in the short summer of central Russia, are drought-resistant, but are also easier to care for, unlike other types of chrysanthemums.

Everything korean chrysanthemums very light-loving. Chrysanthemums are best suited for sunny places protected from the north winds. The optimal pH soil reaction for chrysanthemums is (6.0 - 6.5), that is, the soil should be neutral. To reduce the acidity of the soil, you need to make dolomite flour, fluffy lime in the fall. Peat can be added to the soil to increase acidity. For chrysanthemums, drainage is important. If groundwater is too close, chrysanthemums will not overwinter. In Korean chrysanthemums, mass flowering begins in August-September.

In spring and early summer, humus, diluted bird droppings, cow dung, and nitrogen fertilizers can be used as top dressings. In June, pinch chrysanthemums. During the budding period of Korean chrysanthemums, as well as during flowering, it is necessary to fertilize with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers. If all the conditions for caring for chrysanthemums are done correctly, then the abundance of flowers on Korean chrysanthemums will not show leaves!

After flowering, in autumn, chrysanthemums need to be cut. The rhizomes of Korean chrysanthemums need to be slightly covered with spruce branches and dry foliage. As a shelter, you can use humus, dry peat, a layer of earth, non-woven material - agrospan.

20. St. John's wort

St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum)- herbaceous perennial plant. St. John's wort is completely unpretentious, it winters well, it is not picky about soils, it easily tolerates droughts. It can grow both in sunny places and in partial shade. The only thing he cannot stand is the stagnation of water in the soil. On the fertile soils, yes, in the presence of dressings, St. John's wort will give you a whole scattering of bright golden yellow flowers! Do not forget to pick off faded St. John's wort inflorescences for further flowering. However, St. John's wort can also be used as a medicinal plant: then, in the midst of flowering, cut and dry the shoots with color. St. John's wort helps with sore throat, stomach, abdominal colic.

21. Oenothera

Oenothera (Oenothera biennis), or aspen is a biennial tall plant. Evening primrose grows well on dry, infertile soils containing lime. Evening primrose should be planted in elevated places, because there is a threat that the evening primrose root rosettes will rot in the spring from melt water. If groundwater is located close to the site, then you need to take care of drainage.

Oenothera Missouri (Oenotheramissuris)- perennial ground cover plant. Evening primrose Missouri grows well on lightly drained nutrient soils with a neutral soil reaction pH (6.0-6.5).

Evening primrose Missouri is used to decorate rocky gardens, mixborders, it looks great in group plantings. The flowers of the new primrose variety African Sun open throughout the day from June to October. Thanks to such a long flowering period and very bright color of the flowers, this evening primrose variety has a chance to take a firm place in the summer flower assortment. In autumn, the stems of the Missouri evening primrose should be cut at the root.

22. Delphinium

Delphinium (delphinium)- perennial, without which it is difficult to imagine modern garden, so it is popular among flower growers. If earlier there were only blue, blue, white, pink delphiniums, now new varieties of perennial delphiniums with yellow flowers have been bred.

Delphiniums grow well in fertile, drained soils with a neutral soil reaction. Delphiniums are very responsive to fertilizers. In the spring, at the beginning of the growing season, they need to be fed with nitrogen fertilizers in order to grow a tall and beautiful peduncle. During the budding period and during flowering, fertilizing is done with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers. For delphiniums, it is best to choose a place in the background of the flower garden, otherwise they may obscure other, lower plants. After flowering, remove all faded delphinium peduncles and then in August-September the delphinium will bloom again.

Delphiniums winter well even without light shelter. Every three to four years, do not forget to divide the rhizome. Delphinium is easily affected by Fusarium, because of which its stems-peduncles can lie down. Therefore, as soon as lower leaves delphinium begin to turn yellow, treat the plant with foundationazole, phytosporin, Maxim.

23. Chilean gravilate

Chilean gravel (Geum quellion)- perennial herbaceous plant. Chilean gravel grows well in open sunny places, but also tolerates partial shade, with drained soil, very responsive to watering, resistant to temporary drought, blooms from June to August. But for the winter it is recommended to organize a light shelter with leaves or covering material. Recommended varieties of Chilean gravilata in yellow flowers: Goldball, Lady Strateden.

24. Lily

Lily (lilium)- a perennial bulbous plant, from the variety of species and varieties of which the head is spinning: there are so many of them. The most unpretentious for the climate of central Russia are lilies of Asian hybrids, as they can winter without shelter. Other species and varieties of lilies need light shelter.

Lilies grow well in light, fertile soil. If the soil is clayey, add humus, sand, perlite. Close groundwater from the area where lilies grow, divert or make drainage. The best place for lilies is sunny, as flowering will be more scarce in the shade. Lilies do not tolerate fresh manure and nitrogen fertilizers. For top dressing, it is better to use phosphorus-potassium fertilizers. Once every four years, lilies need to be transplanted and divided.

25. Gentian yellow

Gentian yellow (Gentiana lutea) is a perennial herb that can grow up to one meter in height. Gentians are plants that grow well in acidic soils. They can be planted in company with rhododendrons, azaleas. It will take a lot of patience and care to breed gentians in your area, especially for tall types of gentians.

Gentian yellow has a taproot, so they plant as small as possible, and two- and three-year-old plants are no longer transplanted. But where gentian yellow feels at home, it becomes one of the most durable garden perennials. In natural natural environment known plants 60 years of age. Plants grown from seeds will flower in twelve years.

26. Snapdragon

Snapdragon (Antirrhinum) — perennial herbaceous plant. Fertile, loose, without stagnant soil moisture is suitable for snapdragons.

If you have clay soil on the site, add more organic matter, peat, sand to it in order to make the soil looser and eliminate excess moisture stagnation. If your site has sandy soil, add black soil, rotted organic matter, leaf ground, try to improve the structure of the soil so that it can hold water and stay moist longer. Irrigation of snapdragons is carried out only after the topsoil has dried.

It is better to choose a sunny place for snapdragon, but snapdragon grows well in partial shade. Snapdragon blooms from June to October, just do not forget to fertilize with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers in time and remove faded inflorescences so that the snapdragon does not stop flowering.

27. Peony

Peony (Paeonia- perennial herbaceous rhizomatous plant. Peonies can grow in almost all types of soil, but the best soils for peonies are cultivated, well-drained and fairly water-intensive loams. The reaction of the medium should be closer to neutral (pH not less than 6 and not more than 7, preferably 6.5).

The choice of a place for planting peonies is of paramount importance. Peonies are photophilous plants, so the site should be sunny, open for air circulation, but at the same time protected from the prevailing winds. Peonies should not be planted near buildings, it can be too dry and hot near the wall, and near trees, they will pull moisture and nutrients.

Also important for peony proper fit: the buds should be at the level of the soil. Every three to four years, do not forget to divide the rhizome of the peony. yellow peony (Paeonialutea)- is no longer a rarity in our gardens.

28. Bathing suit

Bathing suit (Trollius)- perennial rhizomatous herbaceous plant. The most suitable soils for growing bathing suits are light, medium loamy, structural, with a high content of humus. Bathing suits grow well on neutral soils. They winter well without shelter. In one place without a transplant, bathing suits can grow for a long time and do not like frequent transplants.

It is good to plant a bathing suit next to a reservoir, since in nature bathing suits grow along the banks of rivers and ponds. A bathing suit can quite make a company of a buzulnik.

29. Anemone

Anemone (Anemones-perennial herbaceous rhizomatous plant. Anemones multiply rapidly and form extensive curtains. Anemones, or spring anemones, grow well in light, moist soils with a high humus content. Moreover, soil moisture must be maintained throughout the growing season, even after the death of the above-ground part of the plant. Anemones grow better on calcareous soils, so ash or dolomite flour should be periodically added to the soil where anemones grow. Anemones are easily propagated by root offspring, with regular watering, anemones will easily take root in a new place.

30. Eremurus

Eremurus (Eremurus- tall herbaceous plants, representatives of the highlands, but well-established in our country in central Russia. The main condition for growing eremurus is the presence of well-drained areas with light soil.

I read a lot about them that eremurus are very capricious, they can get wet or freeze, but my eremurus has been living with me for five years. I found a place for him in a high flower bed, so the water never lingers there. Winters without shelter. Every year my eremurus adds one peduncle. Care is minimal, I only try to fertilize with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers. Nitrogen fertilizers for most flowers become fatal: they cause rot of shoots and buds, so I don’t use purely nitrogen fertilizers on the site at all.

In some species of eremurus, flower stalks reach three meters, one and a half of which are spike-shaped inflorescences. Eremurus begins to bloom from below, gradually rising up. The inflorescence of eremurus seems to be burning from the bottom up! And it has been blooming for more than a month, so there is something to look forward to!

31. Ranunculus

Ranunculus (ranunculus)- or garden buttercups, very beautiful tuberous plants. Be sure to find a place in the garden for buttercups. Ranunculus prefer sunny, not too damp, humus-rich soils.

Stagnation of moisture leads to the development of root rot in ranunculus, so good drainage is the key to success in growing ranunculus. Ranunculus nodules are planted with “claws” down to a depth of no more than five to eight centimeters, depending on the soil. Ranunculus are quite unpretentious.

They need to be watered moderately, periodically loosen the soil. Before flowering, it is good to apply phosphorus-potassium fertilizers. Remove faded flowers promptly. This provides a long flowering ranunculus, which lasts until the end of July. After flowering and leaf death, ranunculus tubers are dug up and laid for the winter in a dry, frost-free room. During wintering, make sure that the ranunculus tubers do not dry out.

32. Dahlia

Dahlia (Dahlia)- a herbaceous tuberous plant that grows well and blooms profusely in an open sunny place with fertile loam and sufficient moisture. When growing dahlias for better flowering, leave no more than three stems in the bush. If you leave more than three shoots, then the inflorescences on this dahlia bush will be much smaller, which is why the bush itself will be less decorative. Large dahlia bushes need support. When choosing a dahlia, be guided by your requirements, as there are varieties of tall dahlias, and very small, curb ones.

When growing perennial dahlias, there is one thing: in our climate, dahlia tubers do not hibernate, so for the winter they need to be dug up and stored in dry, frost-free rooms. Well, if there are such premises, but what should the townspeople do?

If you value dahlia varieties, then after the first frost, feel free to dig out the tubers, rinse well and dry them. Before sending them for storage, treat dahlia tubers with foundationazole, Maxim to prevent the development of rot, as well as fitoverm or actellik for pests. After that, place the dahlia tubers in a box with side holes for ventilation, sprinkle them with sawdust, shavings, sand, perlite or other material. Place a box of dahlia tubers in the coolest place in the apartment. In the spring, before putting dahlia tubers for germination, do not forget to re-treat against rot and pests.

If you do not have the conditions for storing perennial dahlia tubers, modern varieties of annual dahlias will come to the rescue, which are not inferior in size to their older counterparts in inflorescences, and even surpass them in abundance of flowering.

33. Rose stock

Rose stock (Alcea) is a perennial herbaceous plant, ideal for planting flower beds in the background, decorating walls and fences. The stock-rose is also beautiful as a single plant, soloing against the backdrop of a lawn. To plant it, choose a place without stagnant water, the stock-rose easily tolerates drought, and when watering and top dressing, it will thank you with chic flower stalks, from which chic bouquets are obtained.

34. Sedum, stonecrop

Sedum (sedum),or sedum- succulent herbaceous plant, undemanding to soils. Sedum blooms from July until frost and leaves blooming under the snow. Most stonecrops are very hardy and do not require shelter.

Tall types of stonecrops are suitable for flower beds with decorative annuals and perennials. In a flower bed, stonecrops can be planted in small groups, combined with asters, chrysanthemums, ornamental grasses or dwarf conifers. Preferring the bright sun, stonecrops are easily put up with a little shading. They retain their decorative effect even after flowering, so they can be left in the flower bed until next spring.

35. Gladiolus

- perennial bulbous herbaceous plant. Gladiolus is considered one of the most decorative garden flowers. Its peduncles, like victorious swords, are directed upwards, on which the flowers of the most various colors like a flock of butterflies.

Corms of gladioli before planting are treated with preparations from rot and pests. For planting gladioli, you need to choose a sunny and wind-protected place with light, fertile, drained soil. Gladiolus, like other garden flowers, need to be fertilized with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers. Gladiolus bloom in August - September. Sometimes gladiolus flower stalks need a garter to a support.

In autumn, after flowering, when the leaves begin to turn yellow, the gladiolus corms are dug up, washed well, and dried. Before storing gladiolus corms, treat with preparations for rot (foundazol, phytosporin) and pests (actellik, fitoverm). Gladiolus corms should be stored in a cool, dry place.

Annuals

June is the time of entry into flowering of annuals. Annuals throughout the summer will give the flower garden the desired color, intensifying and growing towards the end of summer. Without annuals, the flower garden will look a little lonely. If perennials bloom, basically, only for one month, annuals do not stop their flowering during the entire growing season, only frost in late autumn can stop them. Among annuals, it is easy to pick up unpretentious plants in care. But in order to get the flowering of annuals already in June, you will have to grow them through seedlings.

36. Petunia

Petunia (Petunia- ground cover or ampelous plant. Petunia is planted with seeds in early March. In the second half of May, seedlings of petunias can already be planted in open ground, in most cases already with color. Petunias need bright sun, although they will bloom with little shading.

Petunia is not at all capricious about soils and is drought-resistant, but if you want to achieve continuous flowering of petunia, you need to constantly feed it and water it as the soil dries up. Feeding of petunias begins with nitrogen fertilizers or mullein infusion, and then until the beginning of August, with an interval of 7-10 days, they are given complete mineral fertilizers with a predominance of phosphorus and potassium. Petunias can be grown in flowerpots, hanging baskets, and planters. If hanging baskets are located in the sun, it is advisable to cover the soil in the baskets with moss before closing the petunias in order to retain moisture.

37. Marigolds, or tagetes

Or tagetes (Tagetes). Tall and low, sprawling and upright with varying hues ranging from pale yellow and lemon to golden and dark yellow with a hint of copper, marigolds are indispensable in flower beds. Their presence will significantly reduce the number of pests. Marigolds are unpretentious to growing conditions, grow on any well-moistened soil, bloom in the sun and in partial shade, are very responsive to top dressing, bloom until frost.

Or an annual, not only beautiful, but also edible. photophilous, easily tolerates both cold snap and drought. Chrysanthemum annual seeds can be sown directly into the ground in early spring. Seedlings of crowned chrysanthemum, carefully dug out during thinning, can be planted, they tolerate transplantation well and all take root. Shoots of crowned chrysanthemum can be used in salads along with herbs.

39. Nasturtium

Nasturtium (Tropaeolummajus) — herbaceous plant, which is very popular. Nasturtium is a thermophilic and photophilous plant. Nasturtium prefers a sunny location, moderately fertile, moist soils. Nasturtium is planted in open ground in late May - early June.

In care, nasturtium is unpretentious, like other annuals. Before flowering, nasturtium is regularly watered, and after it blooms, watering is needed only when the soil is sufficiently dry. In extreme heat, nasturtium leaves can droop, this is not dangerous, with the onset of evening coolness, the decorative effect of nasturtium is restored.

During the budding period and during the flowering of nasturtium, only phosphorus-potassium fertilizers should be used for top dressing. Nasturtium will bloom in the garden from June until frost. After flowering, it sets many seeds. Nasturtium seeds are able to overwinter in the soil and sprout the next year. By the way, all parts of the plant: flowers, leaves, and shoots are edible.

40. Cosmos

Kosmeya (Cosmos)- very unpretentious light-loving, drought-resistant, cold-resistant plant. Cosmea grows well on loose, moderately fertile soils. Kosmeya is easy to grow by direct sowing in open ground in late April - early May. Recommended varieties: Yellow double kosmeya (Cosmos sulphureus).

41. Calendula, marigold

Calendula (Calendula)- not only ornamental, but also medicinal plant. If you plant calendula in a flower garden, then the essential oils contained in calendula will protect neighboring plants from pests, not only from above, but also underground. Marigold flowers will serve as a living barometer for you: they close before the rain. And dried calendula flowers will help you cope with sore throats and heart disease.

42. Fragrant tobacco

fragrant tobacco (Nicotiana suaveolens)- very annual fragrant plant, completely unpretentious, responsive to watering and top dressing. When grown through seedlings, it begins to bloom in June. Gives self-seeding. Flowering increases with fertilizing with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers.

43. Cosmidium

Cosmidium- a plant related to cosmos, or even a variety of cosmos. Unlike cosmea, the cosmidium is lower, its flowers are not so large, but the color of the flowers is so rich and bright that I decided to recommend this flower. Cosmidium flowers are yellow with a dark red or almost brown velvet color at the very middle of the flower. Looking closely at a cosmidium flower, you won’t immediately understand whether it is dry or wet: it seems that these dew droplets shimmer in the sun and enhance the color.

44. Astra

Aster annual, or Chinese aster (Callistephus chinesis)- perhaps the most multi-colored flower of all annuals. Depending on the height of the stem (from 15 to 90 cm) annual asters suitable for flower beds, mixborders, group plantings, serve as decoration for balconies and terraces. They feel good in a sunny place and in partial shade, on loamy and sandy permeable soils. Asters prefer calcareous or neutral soils with a high humus content. With an excess of nitrogen in the soil, asters are prone to Fusarium wilt, so use only phosphorus-potassium fertilizers for top dressing.

45. Eschsolzia

45., or poppy california- an unpretentious annual plant, pleasing not only with its yellow flowers, which open throughout the summer, but also with carved silvery foliage. Eschscholzia grows well on moderately moist, fertilized soils, although it can easily tolerate temporary droughts.

46. ​​Zinnia

Zinnia (Zinnia elegans) not picky about soils, but grows best on moist, humus-rich, calcareous soils. In acidic soils, zinnia is susceptible to disease. When grown through seedlings, zinnia blooms in late June and blooms until late autumn. Among the variety of varieties of this plant, you can find zinnias with both large flowers and small flowers, but in no way inferior to them in decorativeness. In order for zinnia to bloom for a long time, do not forget to remove faded inflorescences and feed every two weeks with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers.

Zinnia can be planted in company with other annuals that match in height. Zinnia looks great in a group planting, forming islands of greenery and large caps of inflorescences.

shrubs

47. Rose

What is a garden without a rose? If it is difficult for you to shelter hybrid tea or floribunda roses for the winter, you can choose park yellow-flowering varieties of roses that are unpretentious in care. For example, "Freesia" in all respects is suitable for any garden. This blooms the Rose throughout the summer, fragrant. A small shelter of the root system for the winter is enough for her. If you have been engaged in floriculture for a long time, then the choice of roses in front of you is expanding significantly both among spray and climbing roses.

48. Potentilla shrub

Potentilla shrub (Pentaphylloides fruticosa)- a small shrub that will be a great addition to a yellow-flowering garden. Potentilla blooms from June to October, easily tolerates pruning, grows well on moist drained soils, is very responsive to fertilizers and top dressing. Potentilla shrub flowers can be dried and brewed instead of tea, because it is not without reason that the second name of Potentilla is Kuril tea.

49. Rhododendron

Rhododendron (Rhododendron) grows mainly on acidic soils, if the soil in your garden is neutral or calcareous, then all attempts to grow rhododendron may be unsuccessful. Only with the annual application of peat, pine needles or sawdust, pine bark, as well as special fertilizers, it will be possible to grow rhododendrons in the garden. However, it's worth it! Just the sight of a blooming rhododendron will drive anyone crazy! But in addition to the requirements for soil acidity, many more rules must be observed when planting and further caring for rhododendron, even in autumn and winter.

50. Dyeing gorse

Gorse dye (Genista tinctoria) - a low shrub, which, by the way, is perfect for growing in an alpine hill, in borders, in small group plantings. Gorse dyer prefers sandy light dry calcareous soils. In spring or early summer, the gorse shoots are covered with yellow flowers, behind which leaves are not visible. However, gorse is not only decorative, but also a medicinal plant. During wintering, thin shoots may freeze near the dyeing gorse, but in the spring the plant quickly recovers.

51. Forsythia, forsythia

Forsythia, forsythia (Forsythia)- a shrub that blooms in early spring with beautiful yellow flowers. Immediately after the snow melts, the forsythia shoots are covered with flowers. Forsythia loves a bright and wind-protected place. Forsythia grows well in humus-rich, calcareous or neutral soils. If there is enough rainfall, then watering is not required. But if the summer is very dry and hot, then the forsythia should be watered at least once a month, 10-20 liters per bush.

In the spring, under the forsythia bush, you can put rotted manure, which will serve not only as fertilizer, but also as mulch. Every spring, all diseased, broken, weak shoots are cut off, as well as from a third to a half of faded inflorescences. Stump pruning is used to rejuvenate the bush. With such pruning, forsythia quickly grows and restores the crown, however, as with shortening faded old branches. For the winter, it is recommended to cover the forsythia root system with a dry leaf, spruce branches, as well as bending the branches to the ground to avoid freezing.

Forsythia has many decorative forms, among which the best are: dense-flowered forsythia (f. densiflora), wonderful forsythia (f. spectabilis), primrose forsythia (f. pmulina).

52. Barberry

Barberry Thunberg (Berberis thunbergii)- a shrub that is valued not only for its high decorative qualities, but also for its berries, which contain very a large number of vitamin C.

All barberries are unpretentious, they are not demanding on soils, they are not afraid of strong prevailing winds, they tolerate drought and heat, they cannot endure only stagnant moisture in the soil. Therefore, for planting barberries, you need to choose a dry place or arrange good drainage. Barberries grow well in partial shade, but for forms with colored leaves, a sunny place is preferable, where the color of the leaves is most pronounced.

Barberry is responsive to top dressing with complete complex fertilizers with trace elements. In the first year of planting, the barberry needs to loosen the soil, weed weeds. Pruning barberry is to remove weak, diseased, broken shoots.

Among all the varieties and varieties of barberry, there are yellow-leaved forms, the representative of which is the Thunberg barberry Aurea. Barberry Thunberg Aurea is about a meter high. It can burn in the sun, so it needs a partial shade location. The new yellow-leaved variety of barberry Bonanza Gold is not afraid of the sun at all, but it is slightly shorter.

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