Do you have shrubs blooming on your site? If the answer is no, then you need to read this article and think about decorating your garden. You may think that ornamental plants take a lot of energy. And if a shrub blooms in someone’s dacha, then this gardener is probably busy caring for capricious flowers from morning to evening. Not at all. Lilac and wild rose are two great hardy candidates to decorate your yard or front garden with. Take a look at these flowering shrubs - photos with names will help you decide.
Favorite of poets
Lilac is a favorite plant of gardeners and people with a poetic mindset. It symbolizes the coming of spring, its aroma reminds us all of warm summer days. When a shrub blooms with such bright and fragrant inflorescences as lilacs, the garden is always filled with fragrance.
It grows almost throughout Russia. Depending on the species (there are more than thirty of them), the flowering period may occur at the end of May or the beginning of June. Lilac belongs to the olive family. Her bush reaches a height of about eight meters (if not cut), the crown can be given a veryaesthetic forms. The lilac is unpretentious and will perfectly accept on the usual neutral soil. Acidic soil can be treated with dolomite flour or lime every three years. Groundwater should not lie very high - at a depth of one and a half meters. The shrub blooms more intensively in well-lit places. However, such an arrangement is not mandatory, lilac is able to grow in the shade. It should not be covered for the winter, as its frost resistance is simply legendary. Lilacs are not afraid of windy slopes, swampy soils and cold winds. Although, of course, the clay substrate and increased dampness will not allow the shrub to gain strength and look as good as possible. Lilac seedlings are transferred to a permanent place in late summer or early autumn. The plant needs some time to take root before the cold sets in. For the winter, it is better to mulch the trunk circle of a young shrub with peat or leaves. It is necessary to water the lilacs abundantly before flowering. It is advisable to cut off faded brushes immediately. You can trim the branches at any time of the year.
Shrub blooming with pink flowers - tender wild rose
Choose for this plant a site that is constantly illuminated by the sun, or better - a small hill. Never plant rose hips on waterlogged soil - it will wither immediately. If you are ready to fulfill these simple conditions, then it is highly likely that this sprawling handsome man will grow safely in your country house. The root system of the wild rose is prone to growth. It looks like a raspberry this way. Toto block the path of uncontrolled growth, enclose the bushes with a shallow ditch or dig sheets of slate to a depth of thirty centimeters. It is better to plant wild rose in groups - then it will be more efficiently pollinated. In this case, you can not only admire its flowering, but also use he althy fruits to make a variety of drinks. This shrub is propagated by root layers, seeds and seedlings.
