Flowering plants (angiosperms) are grown in gardens for their beauty and their fragrant aromas. They and their relatives can also be grown for food. Myriad flowering plant types are grown in the world’s gardens. Most popular flowering garden plants are in the rose family (Rosaceae, about three thousand species) and the lily family (Liliaceae, about […]
The development of annual plants – from crops and before maturing of new seeds – occurs within spring and summer. In autumn they die. We can concern to the same group some thermophilic perennial plants that are cultivated as annual plants. Annual plants finish their life cycle during one vegetative period, they live their life […]
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What is the Landscape Gardening Landscape gardening is a complex of landscape works by creation of decorative compositions, planting of trees and bushes, creation of green hedges, lawns and flower beds. At landscape gardening are used following receptions and design elements: Planting of Trees As a matter of fact, any garden cannot be named a […]
In conditions of modern world with an abundance of the newest technologies, modern technical achievements, a person who lives in modern mad rhythm more and more has sensations that he needs something natural and beautiful. There is no secret that we feel more comfortably only in the places allowing us to touch wildlife, whether these […]
What to do with the flowers when we are going on vacation? Summer – is the time of holidays and labour feats in the garden. This is the time of transformation of flower beds, rock gardens, and hunting time for new plants… During this happy period we absolutely forget about the plants remained on the […]
The observation of plants for a long period of time has shown that they open and close the inflorescences at strictly exact time. This property of plants has interested people, and in the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome there was an idea of creation the flower clock. For this, the plants which flowers reveal during […]
Traditionally flower beds are bright mix of the various plants which have been picked up on the similarity of colour, height and form. But there are also flower beds of another type – in which there dominate the plants of one kind. These are monoflower beds which can be also named the garden of one […]
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Imagine a flat garden as much as possible opened in surrounding nature. The main principle of its planning – are clearness and ideal symmetry of its composition. In front of the house is usually set an orchestra entirely covered with flowers. It is bordered with a low border from short-haired bushes or the paths strewed […]
Garden in a bottle – stylishly, fashionably, beautifully! The fashion on these wonders keeps already for a couple of decades all over the world. It came in the beginning of 90s and since then gets more and more admires who transform their window sills into exotic minigardens. Besides the list of tiny plants which can […]
It won’t be an exaggeration to tell that the surrounding landscape has an essential influence on the state of person’s health. To create atmosphere in which you will feel positive changes in yours health as physical form, and that is very important – in spiritual form, – is the main task in creation of private […]
Control over the time of flowering is essential for the survival of flowering plants (angiosperms). Insect pollinators may be present only at certain times, unless an insect-pollinated plant is flowering at that time, pollination and the production of the next generation cannot occur. Embryo and seed development may be successful only under certain climatic conditions. […]
Garden Plants: Shrubs | Fruiting Shrubs, Types of Shrubs
Native and normative shrubs have many uses, both in private gardens and as elements in commercial and civic landscaping. Shrubby willows and alders function as soil stabilizers, preventing erosion naturally along waterways. Other shrubs are natural windbreaks that reduce wind flow over open soils. Farmers value shrubby windbreaks that preserve barren farm soils during fall […]