Landscape designers willingly use in the work decorative coniferous trees and bushes in creation of unique landscaping. There is no wonder, these plants give noble look and decorate the site all the year round. How to buy coniferous plants for garden what ornamental shrubs should be chosen to give identity to garden?
Rules of landing decorative coniferous for garden
In all regions of our country it is possible to grow up decorative coniferous trees if to approach responsibly their choice and landing. There are several rules to which it is necessary to adhere to buy coniferous plants:
- One and all coniferous trees are exacting to soil, and not the sour soil as it is considered to be is suitable for all. For each plant there are preferences.
- When landing it is impossible to bury root neck – it has to be at the level of the soil.
- The condition of root system when landing is important – best of all to buy plants with the closed root system. In this case it is possible to plant coniferous plants at any time, without being afraid of their death.
- In the first year after landing plants the strengthened leaving is required: weeding, watering, fertilizing by mineral fertilizers and also the shelter for the winter.
What plants to choose?
The most unpretentious ornamental coniferous plants are:
Cossack juniper
This evergreen bush in favorable conditions grows to 1.5-2 m in height and 3-4 m in the diameter. Well takes out easy shadowing, it is not too exacting to the soil. Well looks in green hedges, it is necessary to form krone in 4-5 years after landing. There is danger to burn out in spring months when sun becomes especially bright therefore it is necessary to cover with snow.
Ordinary juniper
This grade of juniper belongs to creeping, its height does not exceed 0.5 m, in the diameter this plant grows to 2-2.5 m. The special charm to plant is given by the ripening decorative shishechka. This grade of juniper does not demand cutting, is suitable for disembarkation by groups on lawn.
Dwarfish fir-tree
There is a lot of grades of decorative fir-trees for garden design. Generally these fir-trees prefer half-shade, the subacidic soil, rare abundant watering and mulching of roots. Gives in to cutting, the krone can be formed.
Thuja western Kolumna
Depending on the region about 6-8 m can grow. It is not especially frost-resistant therefore demands the shelter for the winter and also protection against the bright spring sun. It is better to land in the center of lawn, as a part of decorative group of plants, however is suitable also for forming of green hedge as well gives in to hairstyle.
It is in certain cases quite admissible to put and normal coniferous, brought from the wood: also the young cedar, sosenka, fir-tree will decoratively look in garden. The main thing in this case is to create the correct accent, to allocate these plants in garden, to pay attention to them and not to forget to form krone that it did not shade the site. At creative approach to design of the site it is absolutely simple.