Interesting trees for the garden. Fruit trees and shrubs for the garden plot. Rules for the placement of fruit trees and shrubs in the garden

Ornamental shrubs in landscape design  often used for arranging the territory of a private house or any structure, photos of these plants are found in virtually every specialized magazine or other source of information on how to make your site attractive. But in order for the plants to look really beautiful and well-groomed, it is necessary to understand how to plant them properly and how to take care of them.

To begin with, spring is the right time to plant these plants. The main task of the gardener is that he should know how to choose a particular shrub variety and in which part of the yard it is better to plant it.

It is known that shrubs perform various roles in the garden. Namely:

• used as a hedge;
• perform decorative functions;
• with the help of them you can create various recreation areas, and you can equip those that will be evergreen - both in summer and in winter.

Of course, all this is possible only if the plants are successfully picked, properly planted and properly grown.

Do not forget that there are plants that are used as a link between the trees. There are also perennial or, on the contrary, annual plants. They are all different, suitable for different purposes and may differ in the complexity of their care. But no matter how, their main function is to decorate the surrounding space.

As mentioned above, the most important rule according to which you will choose which plants to buy for you is which functions will be assigned to them. For example, if we are talking only about decorating the courtyard, then you can pay attention to the roses. Detached bush curly rose  near the entrance to the building will perfectly decorate it. Plus, it will give an unforgettable aroma that will be felt in the house too.

there is ornamental shrubsthat grow straight, and there are those that curl, but they both are often used in, and photos with similar examples are quite a lot on the Internet.

It is also important to take into account with which plants exactly this shrub will be combined. Suppose the same rose bush that is grown separately, will be an excellent decoration among other plantations of this type.

Besides all the above, there are also vines and ground cover varieties. The first are used for vertical decoration, but the second most often decorate the slopes and flat areas. By the way, the latter very well inhibit the growth of weeds, which can not but rejoice lovers of greenery.

Based on the foregoing, it is possible to advise those who want to equip their site: choosing a particular plant, first consider what it is you need.

Variety of assortment: what to choose

Of course, it is impossible to characterize all existing shrubs. But the most common is worth noting.

For example, forsythia. It blooms the very first, has a height of one and a half to two meters (although it does not bloom every year). Her golden flowers begin to bloom at the end of April or at the beginning of May, and almost always blooms very profusely. The leaves themselves appear much later. This is a fairly cold-resistant plant.

To early flowering plants should be attributed to Erica. it dwarf shrubshaving similarities with Christmas trees. There are many varieties of these shrubs, as many colors of their bells-bells - from white to purple-red and purple. But it is worth remembering that for Erica requires some care. In the autumn, you need to make peat on the places where the bushes are planted, and the layer should be from twenty to thirty centimeters. The land beneath them is mulched every year. But again, eric is frost-resistant and tolerates winter well.

In May, other ornamental shrubs, which are very often used in landscape design, for example, steppe almonds begin to bloom (photos of this plant can also be easily found on the Internet). Almond steppe has another name - bogovnik. This is a bush of average height, from one to one and a half meters. He continues to bloom for about two weeks and all this time is thickly covered with flowers.

In general, it unpretentious plant, but still it is better not to replant it once again - it doesn’t tolerate frequent seat changes. If you still need to transplant a flower, then it is better to do it in early autumn or in mid-April. In appearance, the Leaf is similar to Japanese cherry - sakura. This plant does not tolerate frosts, so it is better to warm it for the winter.

What other plants bloom in spring

If we talk about what other ornamental shrubs that are used in landscape design, bloom in spring, then there are quite a lot of them, photos of each of them are available on the Internet.

No less than previous plants, spireas are also popular. Most often, they delight the surrounding flowers of white hue, which, like snow, cover the branches of the bush and have a pleasant aroma. Flowering lasts almost two weeks. The height of the bushes can be from half a meter to one and a half meters.

Also, do not forget about the Japanese quince, which has the scientific name henomeles. It's pretty low shrubwhose height does not exceed 90 centimeters. Quince has bright red flowers, and by the autumn very tasty fruits ripen on it. It is also important that the quince tolerates the winter very well. Therefore, it is quite popular.

There are also such plants as:

• rhododendrons;
• weigels;
• viburnum;
• barberry and many others.

Ornamental shrubs such as viburnum and barberry are very popular in middle latitudes and are often used in landscape design, and the photos of these in the courtyards of our compatriots date back tens of years ago. These plants are not choosy and tolerate our climate well.

Rhododendrons have a special place in this list. It is extraordinary beautiful plantswhich is often compared to roses.

They are divided into many different varieties and subspecies. But, unfortunately, they require careful personal care and do not tolerate the winter very well. They bloom from early May to late June. Among these shrubs there are evergreen varieties that do not shed their leaves even in winter.

Weigela is very similar to jasmine, it grows to a height of one and a half to three meters. It has a pleasant sweetish aroma and white, pink, red flowers. This is an unpretentious and hardy plant.

How to plant and care for plants

Best buy planting materialwhich is sold in a special container and with a clod of earth. Although its price will be slightly higher than that sold in boxes with an open root system, but it takes root much better.

If, nevertheless, a plant with an open root system is purchased, then it should be planted without leaves, that is, only the main stem with the root. In this case, the planting pit should contain absolutely the entire root system of the plant. It is also recommended to add humus or complex fertilizers. By the way, if we talk about fertilizers, they can be added during watering during the first few weeks after planting.

You also need to know how far apart plants should be planted. For example, if we are talking about a hedge, it is an interval from half to one meter. But if we are talking about mixborder, then it can be even more.

It is very important to properly trim the bushes. Especially if it is, as well as those plants that are used as a hedge. Of course, you can trim and curly varieties, but only if it is provided for by the design rules of the place where they grow.

If these are very large shrubs, then once every five years pruning should be done almost at the root, it is called “pruning on the stump”. In this way, the crown is rejuvenated.

But with regard to the formation of crowns and cutting of plants, the variety of a flower, a bush or a tree should be considered. After all, each of them has its own rules of care. That is why, before proceeding with the treatment of your garden, you should consult with a specialist in this field, or you should independently familiarize yourself with the necessary information.

If you follow all the above tips, all shrubs will bloom beautifully and delight you and those around you with their appearance and pleasant aroma.

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If you want to dilute the usual sequence of apples, pears, gooseberries and raspberries on your plot, note our selection of not the most common fruit trees and berry bushes. All of them can be planted in the fall!

September-October for the summer resident is still the “hot” planting season. If to next year  you want to diversify the standard fruit and berry "assortment" of the cottager not the most popular plants, our article will help you make the right choice. We show rare shrubs and tell how to grow them in the middle lane.

Apricot

Perhaps apricot is the most trivial plant on our list. Yes, this tree is southern. Yes, it often freezes in cold winters. middle band. But, nevertheless, many gardeners manage to get great harvest  with apricots frost resistant varieties : Iceberg, Alesha, Aquarius, Countess, Lel, Northern Triumph, etc..

The main secret of growing this crop in conditions far from the hot south is right choice landing places. Be sure to choose a protected area from the wind on the south or southwest side of the garden. Drafts, cold and waterlogging are the main enemies of apricot.

Soil fertility is not the most important factor when planting an apricot, but for a thermophilic "guest" it is advisable to prepare soil mixture  from peat, clay and sand, taken in equal parts. Here you can add rotted compost and dolomite flour.

Place for planting apricot choose and begin to cook in the fall to plant a seedling in late April.

The size of the planting pit should be at least 70 × 70 cm. Apricot is planted so that the root neck of the seedling is a few centimeters below the soil level.

If the groundwater in your area is too close to the soil surface, the usual planting method for an apricot will not work. Some experts recommend   plant apricot seedlings in earthen mounds  with a diameter of 2-3 m and a height of about 1 m. Plus, such a "flower bed" will help protect the tree from waterlogging during snow melting.

In spite of the fact that apricot tolerates dry air quite well, regular watering is important for him. Be sure to water the tree during planting and transplanting, 2-3 weeks after flowering and about a week before the fruit ripens. Naturally, in the abnormal heat apricot watered more often. The rate of irrigation for an adult tree is 40-50 liters of water, and 70-75 liters of drought.

From the end of July, watering begins to gradually stop, so that the shoots can mature in winter.

Gumi (sucker multicolor)

Gumi (aka Loch multicolored) - unusual berry shrub  with beautiful silvery leaves and bright red fruits. It is covered with fragrant white flowers in the spring, and the crop gives in the first half of August for the 4-5th year after planting. The taste of the berries is pleasant, with a slight sourness.

Gumi flowers are bisexual, so the ovaries will appear even on a single bush, although it is still preferable to plant at least 2-3 plants nearby.

Planted Loch multicolor in late April. The place is chosen the same way as for apricot - warm, not blown by the winds, without stagnant water.

When planting, the seedling is instilled so that the root neck is covered with 5-8 cm of earth.

Given that this shrub fruits on old shoots, it is recommended for the winter shelter. To do this, the shoots are bent to the ground, fixed with metal clips and covered with brushwood, sackcloth, spruce or nonwoven fabric.

When covered with a film, gumi can melt.

Loch many-flowered responds well to reclaimed compost mulching.

In constant   pruning  Gumi does not need. It is enough to regularly remove damaged and frozen shoots. Rejuvenating pruning will have to spend only the 13-15th year of life. To do this, cut into a ring every third long-term escape.

Loch many-flowered valuable that attracts a large number of bees, as well as   helps to enrich the soil with nitrogen. Him root system  surface, and on the roots are fixing nitrogen nodules. Very good reason to plant this shrub in your garden!

Dereza Chinese

You, of course, more than once came across information about the almost miraculous properties of the berries of this shrub - goji. Whether they really contribute to weight loss is a moot point, but their benefits to the body have been proven by doctors.

Chinese Dereza, or ordinary, is guaranteed to tolerate frosts down to –15 ° C, and according to some data even to –25 ° C. If the climate in your area cannot be called steady, try grow this shrub in containersand in the winter to make the basement or cellar.

In warm regions, wench can be planted in the fall, before the beginning of October. In the middle lane, this is appropriate only when grown in containers. If you are going to plant a wank in open groundit is advisable to wait for the end of April.

For landing  choose a drained area from the south or southwest side. The type and composition of the soil is not fundamental.

The size of the landing pit is 50 × 40 cm. Between saplings it is necessary to maintain a distance of 1.5-2 m. Fertilizers are applied under the planting: 8 kg of rotten compost (humus and peat), 200 g of superphosphate, 40 g of potassium sulphate and wood ash each calculation for each landing pit.

The seedlings are buried by 5-7 cm. After planting, 30-40 liters of water are poured under each bush, after which the tree trunks are mulched with peat or humus.

Maize, which is grown in containers, needs more frequent feeding and watering.

For the formation of ovaries, this shrub does not need pollinating plants, but, as is the case with gumi, when planting several bushes near yards, tree yields increase.

Dereza is very beautiful - it blooms all season, from the end of May to October. At the same time purple flowers are gradually replaced by oblong red fruits. During the summer, the harvest of berries can be harvested more than 10 times! The most valuable of them are collected at the end of the summer, in August.

Perhaps the only significant drawback of this shrub - thorny shoots.

Duke

Fruit tree with the mysterious name Duk - in fact, is nothing more than a hybrid, obtained by crossing a cherry and a sweet cherry. Unlike cherry, the Duk boasts resistance to moniliasis and coccomycosis. It is distinguished from cherries by fruits with a slight sourness.

Winter hardiness at Duke average. For the middle band best suited varieties Ivanovna, Beauty of the North, Nochka-1, Nochka-2, Beautiful Venyaminova, Spartanka, Wonderful Cherry.

Near certainly planted   cherry pollinator  one of the following varieties: Iput, Red dense, Tyutchevka.

Duke planted  on the sunniest, warmest place in the garden, with a fairly low level of groundwater. These plants feel bad on acidic soil. Planting is no different from planting cherries and cherries. You can follow the tips of this article.

If the winter is very cold, the duck may not produce a crop at all, because it blooms and bears fruit on the shoots of the past year.

Common Cornel

Cornel is a spectacular bush-shaped fruit tree. It is interesting to its own: this tree is covered with a scattering of bright yellow flowers even before the leaves appear on it. Flowering lasts up to 3 weeks!

The color of the cornel fruit is often scarlet, but it can be golden, pink and even black.

Unlike the plants listed above, this culture   can tolerate slight shading. Shelter for the winter is required only at a young age.

Planted  dogwood in April, before bud break, or in September - early October, no later than 2-3 weeks before the onset of frost. The size of the planting pit is 80 × 80 cm. After planting, it is necessary to cut out every third shoot on the ring, water the seedlings at the rate of 30-40 liters for each bush and mulch the tree trunks.

Cornel grows slowly, but is truly durable and not capricious. It only remains to puzzle - why does he remain such a rare visitor in our gardens?

Raspberry strawberry

This shrub is also called raspberry seductive. Its fruits really look like strawberries.

The height of this shrub usually does not exceed half a meter. It grows rapidly and forms curtains, so immediately upon landing it is desirable to limit the rhizome. For example, dig around the perimeter of the landing pit slate. Otherwise, in a few years your garden runs the risk of becoming a wild raspberry.

Strawberry raspberry blooms from June to September, while fruit ripening begins in July. Unfortunately, there are a lot of thorns on the shoots of this species, and harvesting is not easy. For this reason, the shrub is best grown as. Beautiful foliage and long flowering make it an excellent ornamental plant.

Medlar

This tree loves a mild winter and a warm summer, so in the middle lane planted  in the warmest corner of the garden, and for the winter young plants harbor.

Medlar blooms in June snow-white flowers. The fruits are small - with a diameter of about 3 cm, painted in light brown color. They taste sourish, frankly, an amateur. But they contain a large amount of nutrients and improve the condition of the vessels.

By the way, just eat berries directly from the tree will not work. Medlar fruits can be eaten only after 2-3 weeks of "aging". To speed up the process, they can be frozen.

Under landing  medlar seedlings dig a hole, a third larger in size than a clod of soil on the rhizome. Fill it with the following soil mixture: leaf soil, humus, turf and sand in equal parts.

Golden currant

White currant - all these shrubs are familiar to us. What about golden currant? The irony is that the color of the fruits on the bushes of this species is also quite diverse: golden currants can be yellow, black and red! It all depends on the variety.

This unusual shrub, unlike other currant bushes, can grow up to 2 m in height. Crohn has a neat round shape. The leaves are like gooseberry leaves. In summer, the foliage is yellowish-green, and in the fall it changes color to maroon-orange. Golden currant blooms with lemon yellow flowers in late spring - early summer. At the same time flowering lasts up to 3 weeks.

This plant is completely unpretentious: it tolerates recurrent frosts, severe winters, droughts, all sorts of "sores", is not afraid of partial shading. The main condition is not to plant a bush on wet clay soils.

For   landing they dig a 50x50 cm pit, into which 8 kg of rotted manure or compost, 200-300 g of superphosphate and 1.5 cups of ash are introduced. The root neck of the seedling should be 5-7 cm below the ground level. After planting, the shoots are cut to 5-7 cm above the ground.

In general, it is not necessary to cut golden currant, although it refers to trimming well. But it can, for example, be formed in the form of a hedge or a small tree.

These facts have not convinced you to plant a few currant bushes on your site? Then here's another one: you don’t need to cover a bush for the winter! In a word, he will not give you any trouble.

White mulberry

Mulberry is an oriental beauty, which requires a place under the sun to maintain good "well-being". But, fortunately, the breeders managed to bring several varieties that are well adapted to the climate of the middle zone: White large, Darkie, Black Baroness.

For fruiting is necessary   plant near male and female plants. Also note that the ovaries are formed on the shoots of last year, so pruning  worth doing without too much fanaticism. It will be enough to remove the damaged shoots and shorten healthy ones to give them the desired shape. The procedure is carried out in the spring before bud break, but the air should warm up to at least 10 ° C.

By the way, to do without pruning does not work: if you do not “tame” the mulberry, then this “stroptivitsa” can grow up to 12 m in height! Of course, given the slow growth, this will not happen in a single season. For example, this crop brings the first harvest only on the 8-9th year after planting.

The fruits of mulberry are small, 2-3 cm long, fleshy, outwardly they resemble raspberry and blackberry berries. Depending on the variety, mulberries can be white, pink, red or dark inky.

The skin of the berries is very delicate, so they quickly deteriorate and are stored for no more than 3 days, and then in the refrigerator. It is advisable to eat them or put into processing immediately after collection.

Plant out  mulberry saplings in September - early October, no later than 2 weeks before the first frost, or in the second half of April. For planting choose a warm, protected from drafts, sunny garden space. The depth of the planting pit is not less than 70 cm (the roots of the seedling should be freely placed in it, and the root neck should be recessed approximately 5 cm).

200 g of superphosphate and 8-10 kg of rotted manure or compost are applied to each planting pit. After planting, the seedling is watered with several buckets of water and, if necessary, mulched.

Mulberry can be successfully grown from seed. For this, the seeds for the winter are left in the fridge, and in April they are sown in a greenhouse. By autumn, the height of seedlings will reach 40 cm. Young plants are left for growing at a shkolka up to 1-2 years of age.

By the way, another advantage of mulberry -   high drought resistance.

And which of these trees or shrubs grow in your garden? Be sure to tell us in the comments!