We sowed or planted most of the plants in the spring and it seems that in the middle of summer we can already relax. But experienced gardeners know that July is the time to plant vegetables to obtain a late harvest and the possibility of longer storage. This also applies to potatoes. It is better to use the early summer potato harvest quickly; it is not suitable for long-term storage. But the second harvest of potatoes is exactly what is needed for winter and spring use.

Astrakhan tomatoes ripen remarkably lying on the ground, but you should not repeat this experience in the Moscow region. Our tomatoes need support, support, garter. My neighbors use all sorts of pegs, garters, loops, ready-made plant supports, and mesh fences. Each method of fixing the plant in an upright position has its own advantages and "side effects". I'll tell you how I place tomato bushes on trellises, and what comes of it.

Bulgur with pumpkin is an every day dish that can be easily prepared in half an hour. Bulgur is boiled separately, the cooking time depends on the size of the grains - whole and coarse grinding takes about 20 minutes, fine grinding literally a few minutes, sometimes the cereal is simply poured with boiling water, like couscous. While the cereal is cooking, prepare the pumpkin in sour cream sauce, and then combine the ingredients. If you replace melted butter with vegetable oil and sour cream with soy cream, then it can be included in the Lenten menu.

Flies are a sign of unsanitary conditions and carriers of infectious diseases that are dangerous for both humans and animals. People are constantly looking for ways to get rid of unpleasant insects. In this article we will talk about the Zlobny TED brand, which specializes in fly repellents and knows a lot about them. The manufacturer has developed a specialized line of drugs to get rid of flying insects anywhere quickly, safely and without extra costs.

The summer months are the time for hydrangeas to bloom. This beautiful deciduous shrub produces luxuriously fragrant flowers from June to September. Florists readily use large inflorescences for wedding decorations and bouquets. To admire the beauty of a flowering hydrangea bush in your garden, you should take care of the proper conditions for it. Unfortunately, some hydrangeas do not bloom year after year, despite the care and efforts of gardeners. We will explain why this happens in the article.

Every summer resident knows that plants need nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium for full development. These are three main macronutrients, the deficiency of which significantly affects the appearance and yield of plants, and in advanced cases can lead to their death. But not everyone understands the importance of other macro- and microelements for plant health. And they are important not only in themselves, but also for the effective absorption of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.

Garden strawberries, or strawberries, as we used to call them, are one of the early aromatic berries that summer generously gifts us with. How happy we are about this harvest! In order for the “berry boom” to repeat every year, we need to take care of the berry bushes in the summer (after the end of fruiting). The laying of flower buds, from which ovaries will form in the spring and berries in the summer, begins approximately 30 days after the end of fruiting.

Spicy pickled watermelon is a savory appetizer for fatty meat. Watermelons and watermelon rinds have been pickled since time immemorial, but this process is labor-intensive and time-consuming. According to my recipe, you can simply prepare pickled watermelon in 10 minutes, and by the evening the spicy appetizer will be ready. Watermelon marinated with spices and chili can be stored in the refrigerator for several days. Be sure to keep the jar in the refrigerator, not only for the sake of safety - when chilled, this snack is simply licking your fingers!

Among the variety of species and hybrids of philodendrons, there are many plants, both gigantic and compact. But not a single species competes in unpretentiousness with the main modest - blushing philodendron. True, his modesty does not concern the appearance of the plant. Reddening stems and cuttings, huge leaves, long shoots, forming a very large, but strikingly elegant silhouette, look very elegant. Philodendron blushing requires only one thing - at least minimal care.

Thick chickpea soup with vegetables and egg is a simple recipe for a hearty first course, inspired by oriental cuisine. Similar thick soups are prepared in India, Morocco, and Southeast Asian countries. The tone is set by spices and seasonings - garlic, chili, ginger and a bouquet of spicy spices, which can be assembled to your taste. It is better to fry vegetables and spices in clarified butter (ghee) or mix olive and butter in a pan; this, of course, is not the same, but it tastes similar.

Plum - well, who isn’t familiar with it?! She is loved by many gardeners. And all because it has an impressive list of varieties, surprises with excellent yields, pleases with its diversity in terms of ripening and a huge selection of color, shape and taste of fruits. Yes, in some places it feels better, in others it feels worse, but almost no summer resident gives up the pleasure of growing it on his plot. Today it can be found not only in the south, in the middle zone, but also in the Urals and Siberia.

Many ornamental and fruit crops, except drought-resistant ones, suffer from the scorching sun, and conifers in the winter-spring period suffer from sunlight, enhanced by reflection from the snow. In this article we will tell you about a unique product for protecting plants from sunburn and drought - Sunshet Agrosuccess. The problem is relevant for most regions of Russia. In February and early March, the sun's rays become more active, and the plants are not yet ready for new conditions.

“Every vegetable has its own time,” and every plant has its own optimal time for planting. Anyone who has dealt with planting is well aware that the hot season for planting is spring and autumn. This is due to several factors: in the spring the plants have not yet begun to grow rapidly, there is no sweltering heat and precipitation often falls. However, no matter how hard we try, circumstances often develop such that planting has to be carried out in the midst of summer.

Chili con carne translated from Spanish means chili with meat. This is a Texas and Mexican dish whose main ingredients are chili peppers and shredded beef. In addition to the main products there are onions, carrots, tomatoes, and beans. This red lentil chili recipe is delicious! The dish is fiery, scalding, very filling and amazingly tasty! You can make a big pot, put it in containers and freeze - you'll have a delicious dinner for a whole week.

Cucumber is one of the most favorite garden crops of our summer residents. However, not all and not always gardeners manage to get a really good harvest. And although growing cucumbers requires regular attention and care, there is a little secret that will significantly increase their yield. We are talking about pinching cucumbers. Why, how and when to pinch cucumbers, we will tell you in the article. An important point in the agricultural technology of cucumbers is their formation, or type of growth.

Landscape design of a personal garden is an amazing opportunity to create a “heavenly place” on the site of your home, in which the air will be filled with the smells of beautiful flowers, and their bright compositions will delight the eye. There are many methods of landscaping: you can plant both exotic and rare species of flowers, shrubs, trees, and species familiar to your area - it depends on the capabilities and preferences of the owner of the site.

Daylilies in landscape design: types and photos

Daylilies are one of the few perennial flowers that are an ideal solution for landscaping your backyard due to their attractive appearance and ease of care. A long flowering period, decorative leaves, a wide range of colors, shade tolerance and ease of propagation are the main advantages of this flower. Daylilies are quite easy to combine with other shrubs and flowers; they will certainly decorate any composition. But before you plant your garden, some points need to be taken into account:

Varieties of daylilies

Based on the varieties of daylilies described below, you can make a choice of colors for your garden landscape design.

Middendorf

This low, compact plant up to 65 cm is one of the very first to “wake up”. The bush begins to bloom at the end of spring. The long and narrow leaves are slightly angled to the sides. The buds are bright yellow-golden in color with a delicate scent.

Brown-yellow

It is the most common and popular variety. A large plant, more than one meter in size, with red-orange flowers and voluminous rich green leaves. It tolerates shade well and begins flowering in July. For a long time, many gardeners have known its terry species Kwanso and Flore Pleno.

yellow daylily

A tall plant, about one meter in size, with fragrant inflorescences that begin flowering from July to the end of August. The bush can tolerate very wet areas and therefore is planted near home ponds.

Lemon yellow daylily

This drought-resistant plant blooms profusely in July. The inflorescences of this bush have a pleasant scent, and its tall peduncles up to 120 cm rise above all the leaves.

Hemerocallis - the Latin name for daylilies, comes from several words, hemera - which means “day” and kallos - translated as “beauty”. This means that one flower, in an inflorescence, can bloom for only one day.

Arranging daylilies in the garden

When placing daylilies in the garden, you need know some rules:

Low-growing flowers for a flower bed in the country, blooming all summer:

Combination of daylilies with other flowers

Daylilies with star-shaped or round flowers are best combined with the same inflorescences of other flowers spherical or pyramidal shape. Also, when choosing daylilies, you need to pay attention to the color of the middle of the inflorescence. It, regardless of the color of the other petals, can be green-yellow, yellow, olive-green, green, orange.

If a plant has a green center of the flower, then it fits easier into different contrasting compositions, since the green tint is the main background of the foliage. And if you have daylilies in your garden with a yellow center, then they need to be carefully combined with other plants in color. For example, yellow-leaved canvases are perfect for this type of daylily. You can also choose neighboring plants that are in harmony not only in color, but also in shape. For example, you can plant evening primrose.

Particular care must be taken in choosing neighboring plants for red daylilies. They should be planted in places where there are many yellow flowers, since this color dampens all the brightness and purity of the red color.

You can create compositions in which there will be flowers of the same shade, combining daylilies apricot, orange or yellow with buzulniks and gravilats of the same shades. And varieties of raspberry, pink and lilac plants will go well with monardas, geraniums and astilbes. To accent the dominant color, you can add a little contrasting colors. For example, dilute golden or orange with blue, add menocopsis or bells to a purple flower, and a green-yellow mantle to a pink one.

Flower beds that combine daylilies of different patterns and the same tone will look attractive. For example, you can combine three different types with the same shape of inflorescences: 2 of them can be purple in two shades, the petals of which are darker on the inside than on the outside. These species include Pony and Prairie Blue Eyes. And the third type is deep lilac with a butterfly eye of deep lilac color - Mokan Butterfly.

Combining daylilies with phlox

Active flowering of phlox, just like daylilies, occurs in July. Due to their similarity in color and different shape of buds, you can create original compositions. The pattern of daylilies with silvery eyes will be repeated quite beautifully in small phlox flowers.

This can be seen when a purple daylily with a silver eye, Elizabeth Anne Hudson, is combined with a Lilac Caprice phlox, in the middle of which there is a dark purple ring. And the purple-blue daylilies with bright eyes of Malaysian Monarch will perfectly harmonize with the non-fading deep purple phloxes of Ametist.

Or you can make a combination of the same daylilies and lilac or purple phlox, which have a light center. You can also create a beautiful combination of white or bright pink phlox with carmine eyes, for example, Delta, Europe, Alyonushka with daylilies that have the same color Pandora Box, Brilliant Circle, Janice Brown.

Single daylily placement design

In your backyard or garden, you can make plantings from only one plant. In this case methods of contrast and harmony are applied:

• When planting harmonious compositions, they use a combination of plantings of delicately colored plant species that have different shade intensities, but a single color scheme. For example, it can be a combination of apricot, pink and yellow. Moreover, the lightest type is chosen as the dominant one, and taking into account the distance, the intensity increases.
• When organizing a contrasting flower bed, you should not mix different colors. In this case, daylilies of the same tone are used, organizing them into large monochrome spots. For example, you can combine purple with yellow-gold.

New varieties of daylilies are quite diverse in shape and color. And so that the garden does not look like some kind of patchwork blanket or vinaigrette, you need to be very careful about the choice of plants.

Selection of daylilies by leaves

While the daylily inflorescences have not yet begun to bloom or, conversely, have already faded, they leaves also play a role in garden landscape design. The leaves can be rich green with a bluish tint, green-olive and green-yellow. The leaves also vary in size. They can be quite narrow, like those of cereals, or wide, beautifully falling down, or, conversely, directed upward and only slightly deflected.

They are similar in size, texture or shape to the leaves of geraniums, peonies, delphiniums, bluebells, and phlox. If the garden plot is shady, then foxgloves, hostas, Volzhanka, peltiphyllum, and reed grass will look great near the leaves of daylilies.

Storing daylilies before planting

When purchasing daylilies in the spring, you need to provide them with proper safety before landing in the ground. If the buds on the roots have not yet “woke up”, then you can store the plants in the refrigerator, checking them from time to time. And the already awakened flowers are planted in pots, placing them on the windowsill on the south side. It is necessary to water the plants as the soil dries out. There should not be an excess of moisture, otherwise the roots will begin to rot and it will be impossible to save the flowers.

Most often, plantings of daylilies are mixed with hosts. Read more about this amazing plant in our material:

Daylily reproduction

Plants are propagated by seeds or division. In the latter case, it is advisable to do this at the end of summer. This is the easiest time find all points of growth and the flowers will have time to take root.

During division, daylilies must be removed from the ground and cleared of soil. For less deformation of the root system, it is cut with a sharp blade from above.

To quickly propagate the plant, during division, you need to leave one bud and at least one root on each part. If transplantation occurs in the summer, the leaves must be cut to 4 cm to reduce moisture evaporation.

Proper planting of daylilies

To make plants look attractive in the garden, they it is necessary to plant correctly:

Today, daylilies are widely used in garden design due to their good growth, unpretentiousness, and long and beautiful flowering. There are few crops that have so many advantages.

Daylilies in landscape design

I'll be honest, irises are one of my favorite flowers. By the way, the name of this flower was given by Hippocrates, translated from Greek “iris” means “rainbow”. Indeed, the variety of shades of these beautiful and delicate flowers resemble a rainbow. Even in ancient Greek mythology, Iris was a goddess who descended from Olympus to convey to people the will of the gods.

Irises are a godsend for the garden; they are not whimsical, hardy and reproduce well. These plants are decorative throughout the growing season, the leaves bloom early, then wonderful flowers appear, even when the iris has faded, its leaves still decorate the flower beds.

By size, there are low-growing (up to 40 cm), medium-growing (up to 70 cm) and tall (more than 70 cm) varieties of irises. There are many different varieties of irises that vary in color, texture, flowering period and soil requirements.

How to design flower beds with irises

1. Monoflowers with irises (iridariums)

Monofloral gardens are flower beds in which only flowers of one type grow. Here you can play on color contrast or the size of the flowers. Even a small flower bed with irises of the same variety will look very advantageous. When you place varieties of irises of different sizes in one flower bed, remember that the tall ones are planted in the background, then the medium-sized ones, and the short ones in the foreground.

2. Irises along garden paths

Long flower beds located along garden paths are called ridges. Flowers with irises look great in mono or mixed with other plants. If the flower bed is one-sided, then taller flowers are planted in the background and lower ones in the foreground. If it is double-sided, then tall plants are planted in the middle, and shorter ones on both sides of them.

3. Irises near ponds

In nature, irises often grow in wetlands, so near bodies of water they will look very natural and feel at ease.

Irises can be planted in the coastal zone (Siberian iris, Japanese, smooth and many others) and in shallow water (marsh iris). Green sword-shaped leaves will decorate the pond even after flowering. These irises do not require special care and will delight you for years.

4. Irises in rock gardens

Irises are beautiful on alpine slides. Low-growing species (dwarf iris, low-growing bearded irises, false iris, Danford's iris, reticulated iris) go especially well with stones.

5. Irises in mixborders (in combination with other flowers)

When you plant irises with other flowers, you should take into account that their root system is located in the top layer of soil. And plants planted in the neighborhood must have roots that go deeper.

Irises will look beautiful against the background of bushes and conifers.

Spring mixborders are beautiful, in which irises are combined with tulips and peonies.

Irises go well with roses. Their lush leaves hide the bare stems of roses.

Here is an example of a mixborder with irises, delphinium and pansies.

Pale lilac bearded irises look very gentle with green onions and pink forget-me-nots in almost the same color scheme.

Compositions with irises are balanced by ground cover flowers creeping underneath them, for example creeping phlox in the foreground.

Only those plants that have similar requirements for soil type, lighting and humidity can be planted in one flower garden. In addition, important factors are the presence of flowering, its seasonality and nature. If you take into account the height of the flowers and the period of their blooming, you can organize the flowerbed in such a way that faded perennials are covered by newly blooming ones, providing the effect of an unfading flower garden.

GOOD AND BAD NEIGHBORS

Even with the best neighborhood, you should avoid dense planting of flowers, since they require space to form and grow. Experts do not recommend planting nearby:

• roses with mignonette and carnations;
• lilies of the valley with peonies and violets;
• lilies with tulips;
• violets with sweet peas.

Particularly aggressive are plants of the buttercup family, which thoroughly deplete the soil, sucking out not only moisture, but also useful substances. Therefore, such a neighborhood may not have the best effect on other plants and even cause their death.

Some flowers, on the contrary, protect other plantings from pests and diseases, and also promote their active growth. As neighbors in the same flower garden, you can choose:

• for peonies - nasturtiums, since they provide protection against fungal diseases and nematodes;
• for roses and gladioli - marigolds, which repel pests and thereby create favorable conditions for growth;
• for petunias - asters, since in one flower garden they do not suffer from fusarium;
• for phlox - marigolds that protect against nematodes;
• for aster - nasturtiums, which prevent the occurrence of fusarium.

In addition, the rose can be planted surrounded by lilies, clematis and lavender, which will protect it from diseases and aphids.

COMPATIBILITY OF PLANTS TAKEN INTO LIGHTING AND WATERING

As for growing conditions, roses, clematis, peonies and other luxurious perennials need to be provided with the best possible lighting, fertile soil, proper fertilizing, timely and sufficiently abundant watering. Experienced flower growers advise planting them separately. The distance from peonies to other plants should be at least 1 meter, and from roses - half a meter. To make them look even more impressive, it is advisable to plant them against the backdrop of a lawn, in solitary plantings away from conifers and ornamental shrubs. Since peonies do not bloom for long, sun-loving and drought-resistant annuals that bloom later can be placed at some distance from them.

Decorative onions can accompany mixed plantings of bulbous plants (tulips, hyacinths and daffodils). When they have finished blooming, they can be hidden behind a screen of tall, drought-resistant plants: from verbena and lacfiol to tall varieties of marigolds.

You can decorate a sun-drenched meadow with asters and chrysanthemums, daisies and cannas, zinnias and gladioli, decorative sunflowers and dahlias, phlox and lilies, which feel good under the scorching summer sun.

Drought-tolerant plants include most ornamental grasses, including blue fescue, fescue, and elyum. Many sun-loving flowers require moderate watering and good drainage. Some plants, such as gladioli, purpurea coneflower, rudbeckia, autumnal helenium, microphlox, ornamental onions and irises, need both a lot of sun and good watering. For cornflowers, daylilies, pyrethrum and dicentra, the combination with taller neighbors is not scary, since they are moderately shade-tolerant.

Shade-loving lawn grasses, succulents and wild perennials take root well in the shade. They easily tolerate a lack of sunlight, so they grow well in the north side and in the shade of a house or under spruce trees.

Miniature ground covers are excellent for filling voids in the garden, which include damselfish, ivy bud and small periwinkle. They will not only fill the rows, but also drive away weeds.

The main enemy of a flower garden is the randomness of planting. Even the simplest plants look impressive if they are planted according to a certain pattern. Therefore, it is necessary to plan the arrangement of flowers very carefully, taking into account the height of the plants and the contrast of colors.

Properly combining flowers, you can create a beautiful flower bed that will not cause much trouble in care and will delight you with a variety of flowering from early spring to late autumn.

When decorating a garden, many gardeners often use irises. This unpretentious culture organically fits into various styles of landscape design. Flowers look great when creating flower beds, decorating artificial reservoirs, which can be appreciated in the photos below. Irises are organically combined not only with various plants, but also with other elements of landscape design. The proposed examples will help beginners and experienced gardeners find a worthy use for this culture on the site and create a unique pictorial composition with its help.

Compatibility of large irises with other plants

Garden irises are placed on the site, taking into account several nuances. It is recommended to pay close attention to the characteristics of specific varieties and species. It is recommended to plant the tallest crops to create middle and long-range plant plans in landscape compositions. Such varieties are organically combined with:

• junipers;
• evergreen thujas;
• barberries;
• forsythia;
• vesicular carps;
• gray spirea.

Attention! The juxtaposition of irises with gooseberries and currants is no less harmonious.

Large varieties of these flowers planted in a group in the center of the lawn will look impressive. Next to them you can place paniculata phlox, daylilies, oriental poppies, hostas, and bergenia.

Large irises go well with other tall flowers

Choosing a neighborhood for dwarf and moisture-loving irises

Dwarf irises with a height of 0.1 to 0.5 m deserve special attention. They can be placed in rockeries, in the foreground of flower beds, and in alpine slides. They will look very organic among other compact plants. Excellent neighbors for them will be:

• creeping phlox;
• mountain pines;
• saxifrage;
• creeping junipers.

If a violet or rich dark blue shade is chosen for planting, then it is optimal to place them against a background of light stones. When the flowers are white, they can be planted near dark blocks and sculptures.

Dwarf irises can be combined with decor in the form of stones

It is impossible not to make a reservation about the moisture-loving varieties of irises. They are recommended to be planted near a stream, artificial fountains, in the coastal strip or in the shallow area of ​​a garden pond. The secret of such flowers is that they fit perfectly into landscape design, played out in landscape or Japanese style. Exquisite beauty, elegance, and discreet sophistication bring notes of peace to the garden atmosphere.

The use of irises in flower beds and pond design

Irises look very stylish and harmonious in flower beds. Other plants stand out organically against their background. The thing is that they are usually created in bluish-blue shades. This range in itself is quite unusual and rare. That is why often these shades are not enough when decorating a flower garden.

Irises look no less stylish when creating monoflowers. In this solution, it is recommended to give the landscape design element an appropriate frame. To do this, you can use backfill using gravel or natural cane.

Irises are often used to decorate ponds

Advice. As an original and harmonious addition to irises in the context of a monoflower garden, it is worth using ornamental grasses.

If there is a pond in the garden, then you should definitely use irises to decorate it. By the way, only this flower can be planted around a stream or pond. This plant goes well with water and does well in moist soil. This solution will look as natural and beautiful as possible.

The attractiveness of irises lies in the fact that they can be used to decorate the pond itself. The main thing is to choose the right variety of this flower. This solution looks non-trivial and very impressive. Accompanying plants are not required to obtain the desired picture.

Formation of iridariums

Another solution for landscape design that can be used with irises is the creation of an iridarium. What it is? This miniature composition is presented exclusively based on this type of plant. This solution is highly variable. It can be played up using irises in different colors. A composition created from plants with different flowering periods will be no less impressive.

You can arrange an iridarium on the site

Attention! The mini-iridarium, presented in the format of a garden of wild irises, turns out to be luxurious and original.

Many home garden designers suggest growing such flowers in containers, combining them with ornamental grains. Such mobile compositions can be placed near benches, gazebos or summer verandas.

Irises are a unique plant. With the help of this flowering crop, you can easily place the missing accents in the landscape design of the garden.

Irises in landscape design - photo