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Pseudotsuga - soft needles and unusual bumps

Pseudotsuga is an evergreen coniferous tree from the Pine family. The natural habitat for the plant are China, Japan and the Pacific coast of North America. Most often, these giant trees resemble a familiar spruce with a conical crown and slightly drooping branches. Cones with small “ponytails” under wooden scales are also highly decorative.

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Among the many beautiful varieties of gallbladder, the Andre variety, or Andrea, stands out especially. This sprawling plant belongs to the Pink family. Gardeners love it for its unpretentiousness, resistance to low temperatures and decorativeness. When growing deciduous shrubs, difficulties usually do not arise.

Orchid Brassia - elegant spiders with a wonderful aroma

Orchid brassia has long spread in our latitudes, although its homeland is the American tropics. Most often, the plant lives on hills up to 1.5 km. It feels great in a humid forest and regularly releases flowers. Small and very elegant buds resemble striped spider legs, for which brassia is often called a "spider orchid".

Stonecrop - planting and care, reproduction

Stonecrop, or sedum (sedum) - an amazing plant with a rich history. Many ancient myths and beliefs are associated with it. Gardeners distinguish many varieties of culture: bushes, creepers, creeping on the ground. Sedum is grown both in the garden and at home. Florists appreciate many varieties of plants for their "unhampered character" and simplicity.

Katarantus - growing from seeds: when to plant for seedlings

Katarantus is a beautiful ampelous flower that can become an adornment of a balcony, a loggia, a terrace. In summer, bushes can be planted in open ground, where they serve as groundcover plants. Further information on the flowers of catharanthus, growing from seeds, when planted on seedlings and in the ground. Advantages and disadvantages of growing cataranthus from seeds The following advantages are characteristic of growing a culture from seeds: low cost of planting material; sowing can be started at any time; friendly seed germination; a large selection of planting material.

Siberian iris - planting and care in the open ground

Siberian irises are distinguished by their grandeur and for many years remain one of the most popular flowers among gardeners. Residents of the northern latitudes are especially happy with these plants, because even severe frosts are not afraid of the Siberian iris. They, in contrast to bulbous bearded irises, are distinguished by good winter hardiness.

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Prickly Peresia: Examples of Home Care

The genus of Pereskia includes 24 species of cacti. They look like trees or bushes. Among them there are those that grow like vines. When grown at home, prickly perennial is a compact and elegant shrub. Caring for it is not difficult, if you follow all its rules, you will be able to grow a beautiful ornamental plant.

Butterbur - the charm of large relief leaves

Butterbur is a herbaceous perennial plant from the Astro family. It is also known under the names "whitewashed", "mother liquor", "barn root", "royal root", "plague grass". Distributed from the Far East to central Russia. Most ornamental varieties grow outside the Russian Federation, which does not interfere with growing the variety you like in any garden of a temperate or subarctic climate.

4 ways to help you “revive” stale old seeds

Long-lying seeds can significantly lose their germination capacity. However, increasing this indicator is not so difficult - there are several proven methods. Temperature buildup method This method can be applied even to seeds that have been lying for about 10 years. Temperature buildup or temperature shock is a method, the essence of which is the alternate treatment of seeds with water of contrasting temperature.

Propagate blackcurrant by cuttings correctly

Blackcurrant is a unique culture in every respect. It's no secret that the berries of this plant are a real storehouse of vitamins and minerals, and leaves and buds are a valuable ingredient not only in cooking, but also in medicine. The bushes of this culture begin to smell fragrant in the spring one of the first and until the very late autumn delight the eye with lush greenery.

Hydrangea room: varieties and care

Hydrangea - flowering plants of the Hydrangea family. It is grown as a garden and home plant, moreover, in the second case, it is only large-leaved. Description of hydrangea Hydrangea in open ground can grow up to 4 m, in room conditions - up to 1.5 m. Its leaf plates are simple and ovoid, painted in bright green.

Aubrieta flower - outdoor cultivation

Aubrieta, also known as aubration, is a plant belonging to the Cabbage family. It differs from many garden flowers in that it remains green all year round. In spring and summer, aubration transforms any area with colorful flowering. Varieties and types of obrietta flower Obrieta is an evergreen plant, which is a stunted shrub.

Rosa J. P. Connell - yellow grade description

Gardeners cultivate many varieties of park roses: Fluorescent, Chinatown, Westerland, Shakespeare, Lichtgenigin and many others, among which there are pink, purple, orange, red. In the beginning of summer, the bushes of roses by J.P. Connell take cover with a yellow solid blanket. Half-opened buds seem engraved, a fully opened flower resembles a flat saucer of cream tone with a red center.

Cherry plum - miniature plum

Cherry plum is translated from the Azerbaijani language as "small plum." Currently, it can be found in the gardens almost more often than a plum. A large selection of varieties with a high degree of winter hardiness makes it possible to obtain regular and abundant harvests not only in the south, but also in central Russia, in the Northwest and Siberia.

How to propagate an orchid at home

Orchid is a herbaceous plant belonging to the Orchid family. Under natural conditions, the flower can be found in moist, warm forests. The plant has 3-6 wide leaves, which are located on the stem alternately. Between the foliage grows a flexible long branch - peduncle. The color of flowers for each variety is different.

Preparing watermelon seeds for planting in open ground

Watermelon is a favorite melon culture of many gardeners, which gives a taste of summer. She is quite capable of growing even a novice gardener. However, for this it is not enough to prepare the site and provide appropriate care to the plants after planting: it is also necessary to correctly select and prepare the seeds for sowing.

Geicher: planting and care in the open ground

There is no particular difficulty to grow a perennial geyher in the open ground. The main thing is that the place where the plant will be planted is correctly selected taking into account its needs. Some species (for example, a cylindrical heicher) grow well in the mountainous regions of North America. The flower has a unique appearance, so it is often used in landscape design.