Flowering trees and ornamental shrubs for the garden

Choosing a tree for the garden is a task, sometimes difficult to accomplish. What will be the site - fruit, coniferous or deciduous? Plant one tree or bush: how will it look? This is a choice not just once, not for the season. And to plant two, three trees, equip an alley: what if you don't like the color combination? It is difficult to decide which flowering trees to choose for the decorative design of the garden, but it is worth trying, for this this article was written.

How to choose flowering trees for the garden

You do not need to bother, you should immediately divide the trees for the summer residence according to the color you like:

• trees with pink flowers;
• trees with red buds;
• trees with white flowers.

A bone from which a flowering tree will grow

Names of trees with pink flowers

There is no point in arguing - the main symbol of Crimea is almonds. The low-maintenance ornamental tree will blend in well with any landscape. Flowering begins even before the first leaves appear, so it can suffer from repeated spring frosts. The root system is well developed, strong, powerful shoots are able to find moisture at great depths. Additionally, there is no need to clear the area for planting - the roots grow reliably in rocky soil and on mountain slopes. Anyone can grow, even a novice gardener, but one nuance will have to be taken into account. If the purpose of planting a tree is to obtain a harvest, at least 2-3 copies are required for cross-pollination.

Planting almonds

Almonds are a stunted tree. He has a low trunk up to 3 m, a wide crown with thin leaves. Flowers, depending on the variety, are double or simple from five petals. Their color is from pale pink to bright saturated. You can shape at will, they usually do it from the third year, they tolerate pruning well.

Planting is desirable on a small hill, since the roots do not like excess moisture. A pit for a seedling about half a meter in width and depth is completely freed from the soil, covered with a mixture of sand, earth with leaves and compost and adding a couple of shovels of wood ash. The distance between the seedlings must be maintained about 1.5-2 m. Subsequently, care consists in regular watering, feeding and loosening the soil around the trunk to a depth of 5-10 cm.

Another rose-colored tree is the southern beauty - Lankaran acacia. She has delicate leaves, like fern leaves, pinkish fluffy inflorescences. She came to Russia thanks to the traveler from Constantinople F. del Albizzi, receiving several names at the same time:

• silk acacia;
• Lankaran acacia;
• albicia Lankaran;
• acacia of constantinople.

Acacia trees in bloom

Enchanting with its delicate aroma and beauty, albicia will not leave anyone indifferent. What kind of owner can ignore such an opportunity to decorate a garden house like from a fairy tale.

In a favorable environment, it grows up to 15 m in height, the umbrella shape reaches 7-8 m in width, and it will give joy to its owners for a century. Like almonds, the action is very fond of light, therefore the place should be open. For planting, purchase seedlings no older than 4-5 years, since complications are possible when adapting to a new place.

It is important to remember that the plant is subtropical, when planting in open ground, it is necessary to take into account the peculiarities of the local climate. In view of the location of the root system close to the surface, even small frosts are capable of destroying a tree.

The tree is planted by seeds, root shoots or cuttings. In any case, the soil should be well warmed up. The distance between the seedlings should be maintained at least 2 m. Mixed soil is desirable: two parts of peat and three parts of land with leaves are added to one part of the sand. No deep penetration is required; water only with warm water. Feeding is required only from the second year and only in the summer. Watering is rare, but abundant with warm water.

Trees with red flowers

Prioritizing is not a rewarding business, everyone has their own point of view. When the winter cold, full of gray days, leaves, and a warm spring comes, there is a desire to add bright colors. One beautiful plant should be noted here - pomegranate.

Beautiful pomegranate tree

Pomegranate blooms throughout the season: from April to October. The description of minerals, acids and vitamins important for the body will take half a page. In short, this is just a natural treasure. The cultivation of this culture is deeply rooted in history. Mentioned about him are many centuries ahead of apricot, peach, quince, fig tree (fig).

It will not be one generation to grow and delight the eyes, and even give such valuable fruits of pomegranates, but as payment for such valuable gifts, the plant requires careful attention to itself:

• loosening the soil;
• correct watering;
• timely feeding;
• pruning unnecessary shoots without ovaries.

To obtain a harvest, 2-3 seedlings of different varieties are planted. Those planted after grafting will begin to bear fruit earlier than those multiplied by other methods (shoots, seeds).

The roots are mostly horizontal, not deep underground, and cover an area twice as large as the aboveground part. The main conditions for good fruit ripening are warmth and light. Warm, sometimes dry summers together with long autumn will allow the fruit to gain strength and taste. The growing season begins and ends at an average daily temperature of 10 ° C, at 15-18 ° C a period of mass flowering begins, which lasts until October.

It does not impose requirements on the quality of the soil, but you need to be careful about watering: abundantly flooded roots can destroy the plant, and a lack of moisture will affect the amount and size of the crop.

Trees with white flowers

Magnolia is the queen of the garden. If space permits, you can plant several varieties of it. It is a tall, bushy type of tree with large flowers that will bloom with an extraordinary aroma. Updating and improving the street facade, it will certainly become the pride of a florist.

Magnolia

K. Linnaeus named the plant in honor of the director of the botanical garden A. Magnol. At home in the United States, this tree is an umbrella due to the leaves collected at the tips of the branches with umbrellas. By the way, the large-leaved magnolia variety is very suitable for this comparison.Even under one sheet, but about a meter in size, you can hide from the rain like under an umbrella.

Huge magnolia

Magnolia is planted in mid or even late October when the plant is at rest. Then the seedlings take root 100%. Soil requirements:

• not wet;
• not salted;
• not sandy;
• without limestone.

The soil needs neutral or slightly acidic, rich in organic matter. The size of the planting hole should be twice the size of the seedling root system. A drainage layer is made at the bottom of the pit, then sand is poured. After planting, the tree is watered abundantly, peat mulch is laid out around the trunk, everything is covered with bark of coniferous trees on top. It does not require special care during the year, there is no need for shaping.

A feature of magnolia is that it is able to bloom before the first leaves appear. After flowering, it is recommended to pick wilted flowers, cut off unnecessary twigs that have been frozen over the winter.

Stunted trees

Low-growing trees are often used in the design of summer cottages. These can be fundamentally new breeding samples or hybrids of well-known plants. A low dwarf will lead the composition with flowers, complement the porch framing.

The advantages of low trees in gardening a summer cottage

The most important thing is the favorable combination of size and quality. Wood, but takes up little space. On a rather small piece of land, the compact arrangement of green spaces creates a unique composition. For example, a slender giant cypress, due to its shape taking up little space, a spherical Japanese maple looks harmoniously next to it.

The pyramidal, spiral and spherical trees planted along the alley will create a truly palace entourage of landscape art.

The most important thing is to properly plant the plantings on the territory. Some prefer to bask in the shade, while others, on the contrary, are drawn to the gentle sun. Regardless of the predilections of individual specimens, they all need good care, starting with planting. Choose a place, prepare drainage, compost, fertilizers - all this so that later a beautiful perennial garden with its flowering would say "thank you" to the grower.

Trees in the garden

Ornamental shrubs for the garden

It is easier to choose a tree, because almost any tree can be grown as undersized, forming branches by pruning, while a bush, in addition to forming a booth, also gives color.

In the table below, a description of some bush specimens:

Azalea

This table is like a designer's desktop. You can make your own, where to bring those plants that the florist likes. It is recommended to add cells with descriptions of the features of the bush, space and maintenance requirements, and other equally important criteria.

It is difficult to keep so much new information in your head, but having in front of your eyes a independently created table or drawing, it is much easier to draw up a plan, to express thoughts harmoniously.

Wisteria

The creation of a hedge will help to decorate the garden, it can also be used as a general background. You can fill the entire space with shade-loving plants. A fragrant medium-sized jasmine, a multi-colored shrub rhododendron, the Thunberg barberry blooming throughout the summer with a fiery explosion. There is not enough time and space to describe all kinds. But besides the neatly trimmed bushes, there are many other options for garden decor: the famous Crimean rose, gladiolus rushing upward, such delicate daisies. Flowers are beautiful, but not every gardener has time to thoroughly care for the garden, and it is simply difficult to comprehend all the intricacies of the craft from scratch. Plants of a completely different plan will come to the rescue.

Sprawling bushes and trees

A variety of varieties of lilacs, Japanese quince, inimitable, widely climbing wisteria liana, heather - lush blooming, tall and spreading specimens, which give additional impulses for imagination. But creating a picturesque background is just as important as focusing on small details.

Applying gardening schemes to decorate spaces, buildings, and structures is not an easy task. The difficulty lies not only in choosing a place for landing, but also in the selection of the same type of care requirement. Some plants prefer sandy soil, others it is absolutely contraindicated, there are lovers of acidic soils, and some will simply die in such conditions. It is not always profitable to apply for ready-made solutions, and in the end you can get something completely different from what you intended.

Shrub and tree design

This article proposed design options for a garden, summer cottage, examples of planting and caring for some types of plants. The proposed options are not considered the only correct ones, they are just a way to push you on the right path to choosing the garden of your dreams.