Our grandmothers, growing garden strawberries, or strawberries, as we used to call them, did not particularly worry about mulching. But today this agricultural technique has become fundamental in achieving high quality berries and reducing crop losses. Some might say it's a hassle. But practice shows that labor costs in this case pay off handsomely. In this article we invite you to get acquainted with the nine the best materials for mulching garden strawberries.
Succulents are very diverse. Despite the fact that “little ones” have always been considered more fashionable, the range of succulents with which you can decorate modern interior, it’s worth taking a closer look. After all, colors, sizes, patterns, degree of prickliness, impact on the interior are just a few of the parameters by which you can choose them. In this article we will tell you about the five most fashionable succulents that amazingly transform modern interiors.
The Egyptians used mint as early as 1.5 thousand years BC. It has a strong aroma due to the high content of various essential oils, which are highly volatile. Today, mint is used in medicine, perfumery, cosmetology, winemaking, cooking, ornamental gardening, and the confectionery industry. In this article we will look at the most interesting varieties mint, and also tell you about the features of growing this plant in open ground.
People began growing crocuses 500 years before our era. Although the presence of these flowers in the garden is fleeting, we always look forward to the return of the harbingers of spring to next year. Crocuses are one of the earliest primroses, whose flowering begins as soon as the snow melts. However, flowering times may vary depending on the species and varieties. This article is dedicated to the earliest varieties of crocuses, which bloom in late March and early April.
Cabbage soup made from early young cabbage in beef broth is hearty, aromatic and easy to prepare. In this recipe you will learn how to cook delicious beef broth and cook light cabbage soup with this broth. Early cabbage It cooks quickly, so it is placed in the pan at the same time as other vegetables, unlike autumn cabbage, which takes a little longer to cook. Ready cabbage soup can be stored in the refrigerator for several days. Real cabbage soup turns out tastier than freshly cooked cabbage soup.
Blueberry – a rare and promising berry crop in the gardens. Blueberries are a source of biologically active substances and vitamins and have antiscorbutic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and tonic properties. The berries contain vitamins C, E, A, flavonoids, anthocyanins, microelements - zinc, selenium, copper, manganese, as well as plant hormones - phytoestrogens. Blueberries taste like a mixture of grapes and blueberries.
Looking at the variety of tomato varieties, it is difficult not to get confused - the choice is very wide today. Even experienced gardeners are sometimes confused by it! However, understanding the basics of selecting varieties “for yourself” is not so difficult. The main thing is to delve into the peculiarities of the culture and start experimenting. One of the easiest groups of tomatoes to grow are varieties and hybrids with limited growth. They have always been valued by those gardeners who do not have much energy and time to care for their beds.
Once very popular under the name of indoor nettle, and then forgotten by everyone, coleus today is one of the most colorful garden and indoor plants. It is not for nothing that they are considered stars of the first magnitude for those who are primarily looking for non-standard colors. Easy to grow, but not so undemanding as to suit everyone, coleus require constant supervision. But if you take care of them, bushes made of velvety unique leaves will easily outshine any competitor.
Salmon backbone baked in Provençal herbs is a “supplier” of delicious pieces of fish pulp for light salad with fresh wild garlic leaves. The champignons are lightly fried in olive oil and then water it apple cider vinegar. These mushrooms are tastier than regular pickled ones, and they are better suited for baked fish. Wild garlic and fresh dill get along well in one salad, highlighting each other’s aroma. The garlicky spiciness of wild garlic will permeate both the salmon flesh and mushroom pieces.
Conifer or shrubs on the site is always great, but a lot of conifers is even better. Emerald needles various shades decorates the garden at any time of the year, and the phytoncides and essential oils released by plants not only aromatize, but also make the air cleaner. As a rule, most zoned adults coniferous plants, are considered very unpretentious trees and bushes. But young seedlings are much more capricious and require proper care and attention.
Sakura is most often associated with Japan and its culture. Picnics in the canopy flowering trees have long become an integral attribute of welcoming spring in the country rising sun. Financial and academic year here it starts on April 1, when the magnificent cherry blossoms bloom. Therefore, many significant moments in the life of the Japanese take place under the sign of their flowering. But sakura also grows well in cooler regions - certain species can be successfully grown even in Siberia.
I am very interested in analyzing how people's tastes and preferences for certain foods have changed over the centuries. What was once considered tasty and was an object of trade, lost its value over time and, conversely, new fruit crops conquered their markets. Quince has been cultivated for more than 4 thousand years! And even in the 1st century B.C. e. About 6 varieties of quince were known, and even then methods of its propagation and cultivation were described.
Delight your family and prepare themed cottage cheese cookies in the shape of Easter eggs! Your children will be happy to take part in the process - sift the flour, combine all the necessary ingredients, knead the dough and cut out intricate figures. Then they will watch with admiration as pieces of dough turn into real Easter eggs, and then with the same enthusiasm they will eat them with milk or tea. How to make such original cookies for Easter, read our step by step recipe!
Among tuberous crops, there are not so many decorative deciduous favorites. And caladium is a true star among the variegated inhabitants of interiors. Not everyone can decide to own a caladium. This plant is demanding, and first of all, it requires care. But still, rumors about the extraordinary capriciousness of caladiums are never justified. Attention and care can avoid any difficulties when growing caladiums. And the plant can almost always forgive small mistakes.
We have prepared a hearty, incredibly appetizing and simply easy-to-prepare dish for you today. This sauce is one hundred percent universal, as it goes with every side dish: vegetables, pasta, or anything. Chicken and mushroom gravy will save you in moments when you don’t have time or don’t want to think too much about what to cook. Take your favorite side dish (you can do this in advance so everything is hot), add some gravy and dinner is ready! A real lifesaver.
While vacationing in Italy, in addition to photographs of attractions and my loved one against their background, I brought photos of plants and flowers of the Adriatic. Not all plants have remained identified, but photographs of those whose names and history are known to me are collected in this report. Photos of the flowers of Italy are supplemented by my impressions and information gleaned from the Internet, in books, and from the stories of guides. So, a little botanical journey
Not knowing grief, grief, grief
The sea splashes in the land of magnolias.
Boys sitting on the fence
And they make me sad
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia is a tree with incredibly beautiful flowers, spreading an alluring vanilla-lemon aroma. High evergreen tree with large leaves and huge white flowers up to 25 cm in diameter.
Magnolia grandiflora
Named after the French botanist Pierre Magnol in 1703. Magnolias are ancient flowering plants. They appeared at a time when there were no bees yet, so they are adapted for pollination by beetles.
Magnolia grandiflora
In China, a symbol of virgin purity. In the East they say that a blooming magnolia is a song of Love.
Magnolia grandiflora
Resin seed comes from the subtropics of Japan and China. In nature, it is a tree or shrub (3–9 m high) with erect branches forming a dense, beautiful crown. The flowers of the resin plant are small, white with a cream tint, and collected in corymbs. Some specimens of pittosporum are attractive because flowers of white, cream and pale yellow colors can be seen side by side in one inflorescence.
Pittosporum tobira (Pittosporum tobira)
Pittosporum flowers exude a strong sweetish citrus aroma, reminiscent of a spicy orange scent. The seeds are in three-lobed capsules, are orange in color and covered with a sticky resinous substance. That is why the plant is called resin seed.
Pittosporum tobira (Pittosporum tobira)
Nandina is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Barberry family. The only representative is Nandina domestica. In nature, the species' range covers China and Japan. Another name is sacred bamboo. And although it has nothing to do with bamboos, it is true that it is very similar to bamboo due to its thin long stems.
Nandina domestica (Nandina domestica)
In spring and early summer, it is decorated with loose clusters of white flowers, consisting of only sepals, so it seems that the flowers are double. By autumn, a mass of white and then reddening berries ripen on the bush. And all this is against a backdrop of magnificent foliage, dark green in summer, and turning reddish-brown in autumn.
Nandina domestica (Nandina domestica)
Yucca (Yucca)
This plant looks like a palm tree, but is not one at all. Evergreen, woody plants from the Agave family with a low, slightly branched or non-branching stem, sometimes the stem is almost absent and only a bunch of large, sword-shaped leaves rises above the ground. The leaves are arranged spirally. The inflorescences are very large, up to 200 cm long, erect, widely spreading panicles emerging from the middle of the leaf rosette. The flowers are bell-shaped, up to 7 cm long, drooping, white.
There is a belief that the yucca saved a ship in distress by extending its branches to it during a storm. And she held it better than any rope! The surprised sailors decided to investigate the properties of the plant. They found that the leaves and wood contained pita fiber. To this day, ropes are made from it, the strength of which is not inferior to steel!
Yucca
It is a representative of the family of euphorbia plants Kutrovye ( Apocynaceae). A beautiful, fast-growing vine with shiny, dark green, waxy foliage and jasmine-like flowers with a strong, pleasant scent.
Trachelospermum jasminoides
Blooms from early spring to autumn. A highly ornamental plant, cultivated near a support as a vine or with regular pruning and pinching - like an ordinary shrub.
Trachelospermum jasminoides
Carefully! All parts of the plant poisonous. The strong scent of the flowers can cause headaches.
Trachelospermum jasminoides
Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
It is a semi-evergreen or evergreen, climbing or creeping fast-growing vine up to 10 m in length, native to East Asia(hence the name).
Young shoots are pubescent. In the armpits of the leaves, two surprisingly fragrant flowers with the aroma of jasmine are formed. The plant blooms from June to July. Newly opened white flowers contrast gently with the yellowish ones (yesterday).
Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
Hello, beautiful lantana, -
You captivate the admiring gaze!
With you in tireless thoughts
I am weaving a pattern of the past... And there is a lot of rainbow in it...
And God spoiled him abundantly...
And the Bird of Happiness did not sleep,
Protecting my threshold... I don’t value self-deception -
I don’t pour oil on the past...
I don’t dream of a foggy future -
Lantana is dearer to me now - In the blissful bliss of dawn
She is enthusiastically sung...
Margarita Meteletskaya
Unpretentious and plentiful flowering shrub. In India, lantana was nicknamed “the curse of the planters” for its violent, indomitable growth. “Girl’s word” is how lantana flowers were nicknamed in the Czech Republic because they change their color every day. This change in color signals the plant to pollinating insects that it is ready for pollination.
Lantana leaves are poisonous to many animals. In addition, it releases special chemicals to suppress the growth of nearby plants.
The beautiful inflorescences of lantana camara amaze with their multicolored colors: the individual flowers of which they are composed change color depending on the degree of ripening. They start out orange or yellow, then turn dark red or pink. There are also rarer monochrome varieties, for example, with white flowers.
Lantana camara (Lantana camara)
A subshrub with strong shoot formation that covers large areas over time. The leaves are oval, dark green, opposite, and persist in winter. His flowers are huge, clean and bright yellow with golden reflections, and the fluffy corolla of stamens and pistils resembles the rays of the sun.
St. John's wort or St. John's wort (Hypericum calycinum)
Distributed in Turkey, Bulgaria and Greece. In Europe it is used as an ornamental plant and planted in parks and gardens.
St. John's wort or St. John's wort (Hypericum calycinum)
Banana
It turns out that this is not a palm tree or a tree, as is sometimes believed, but a giant perennial herbaceous plant, having a powerful rhizome. From a botanical point of view, banana is a berry, polyspermous and thick-skinned.
Cultivated forms often lack seeds, which are unnecessary for vegetative propagation. The leaves, tightly encircling each other, form a false stem, which rises high above the ground.
Family Begoniaceae. The plant is native to America and Southeast Asia.
Ever-blooming begonia (B. semperflorens)
Ever-blooming begonia is especially valued for its very abundant flowering, which at proper care may continue all year round.
Ever-blooming begonia (B. semperflorens)
This is a bushy, compact plant up to 25 cm high. The stems are succulent, fragile, branched, and bare.
Ever-blooming begonia (B. semperflorens)
The leaves are round, with a slightly wavy, slightly pubescent edge, from light to dark green, sometimes even burgundy.
Ever-blooming begonia (B. semperflorens)
The flowers are double, white, pink, red, 2-4 on a short peduncle.
Ever-blooming begonia (B. semperflorens)
The plant is very unpretentious and easy to care for.
Ever-blooming begonia (B. semperflorens)
There are many hybrid forms with flowers of various colors - from white and pink to orange and red, as well as miniature varieties.
Ever-blooming begonia (B. semperflorens)
A genus of evergreen shrubs or small trees of the Myrtaceae family, native to Australia and, partly, New Caledonia.
The first specimen, Callistemon lemon, was brought to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in 1789 by Joseph Banks. The nomenclatural name comes from the Greek. kallos - beautiful and stemon - stamen, which indicates distinctive look flower with long red stamens.
Callistemon, Beautiful stamen, or Red stamen (Callistemon citrinus)
The common name comes from appearance inflorescence resembling a bottle brush. The Germans believe that these flowers look like brushes for cleaning fireplaces. To the British they resembled lamp glass cleaners. Smokers have seen pipe cleaning brushes.
Callistemon, Beautiful stamen, or Red stamen (Callistemon citrinus)
The main part of the flower consists of numerous long, multi-colored, protruding stamens. Depending on the color of the stamens, they are bright red, less often yellow, green, orange, cream or white. Each flower has a five-lobed calyx and corolla and a lower 3-4-lobed ovary. Callistemon is a cross-pollinated plant and is characterized by bird pollination.
Callistemon, Beautiful stamen, or Red stamen (Callistemon citrinus)
Or Calicanthus, or Chalyx flower. A profusely flowering shrub, especially valued for its fragrant flowers. All parts of the plant are aromatic. Wood retains its odor even when dry. For this aroma, the plant is classified as a spice, called clove and Jamaican pepper (Allspice).
Flowering calycanthus (Calycanthus floridus)
Shrub 1-3 m high, rather spreadingly branched. Young branches are densely hairy, one-year-old branches are finely and softly pubescent, bluntly ribbed, olive-brown, with numerous light lenticels.
Flowering calycanthus (Calycanthus floridus)
Very beautiful are the unusually dark red-brown large, up to 5 cm in diameter, fragrant and seemingly velvety flowers that appear in June–July.
Flowering calycanthus (Calycanthus floridus)
After flowering, a spectacular pitcher-shaped fruit up to 7 cm in size is formed.
Flowering calycanthus (Calycanthus floridus)
Pomegranate (Punica)
In the pomegranate garden
fragrance of flowers,
Here the nightingale sings
Love confessions...
Here the breeze swayed slightly,
Branches of blossoming clouds
And a swarm of the most tender petals,
Strives to meet the ground.
Pomegranate. Perhaps everyone knows what a pomegranate fruit looks like and what it tastes like. But not many people know other features of this plant. It is so named for the similarity of the grains to precious stones - garnets. Blood-red varieties are similar to pyrope or Bohemian garnet, red-violet varieties are similar to almandine, pale pink and yellowish varieties are similar to spessartine and grossular (which owes its name to gooseberries). The Latin nickname of the pomegranate (Punica granatum) literally translates as Punic pomegranate. It is Punic in region of origin (just remember Punic Wars led by the Romans against the Carthaginians).
Pomegranate (Punica)
Pomegranate is a perennial tree or shrub 5-6 m tall in a subtropical climate. The flowers are bell-shaped, orange-red, up to 4 cm in diameter.
Pomegranate (Punica)
Self-sowing poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
An annual herbaceous plant. Distributed throughout the Mediterranean. The bright lights with silky petals are very beautiful.
The milky sap of poppies is called “opium,” which is translated from Greek as “poppy juice.”
Samosa poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
Most poppies grow in dry places - steppes, semi-deserts, deserts, dry rocky mountain slopes.
Samosa poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
One of the most common flowers in Italy is, of course, geranium,
Pelargonium, geranium (Pelargonium)
or as it should be called correctly - pelargonium.
Pelargonium, geranium (Pelargonium)
Plant of the geranium family, the ancestors of many cultivated varieties - South Africa.
Pelargonium, geranium (Pelargonium)
Popular houseplant growing well
Pelargonium, geranium (Pelargonium)
in Mediterranean conditions in open ground.
Pelargonium, geranium (Pelargonium)
Very loved by gardeners for its sun tolerance.
Pelargonium, geranium (Pelargonium)
Front gardens, courtyards, windows and balconies, flower beds throughout Italy are colored with bright caps.
Pelargonium, geranium (Pelargonium)
It is impossible to imagine a single street or town in the Mediterranean without bright pelargoniums.
Pelargonium, geranium (Pelargonium)
It blooms tirelessly, developing colorful, bright, cute caps of flowers all year round.
Pelargonium, geranium (Pelargonium)
Zonal, ivy-leaved, royal, fragrant
Pelargonium, geranium (Pelargonium)
Any variety pleases with its many colors.
Pelargonium, geranium (Pelargonium)
Many pelargonium bushes bloom so luxuriantly that from afar they can be mistaken for roses.
Pelargonium, geranium (Pelargonium)
Roses
Of course, among the flowers in the gardens of the Mediterranean there are many gorgeous roses.
And it would be unfair to pass over the queen of flowers in silence.
Rose is the name adopted in decorative floriculture for cultivated forms of plants belonging to the family Rosaceae, or Rosaceae, the genus Rose, or Rose Hip.
The name "Rose" comes from the Old Persian 'wrodon', which in Greek became 'rhodon' and in Latin became 'rosa'.
Noble roses with deep symbolic meaning and a wide range of colors,
ranging from the classic and always popular red
and ending with interesting and unusual shades of white, pink,
yellow, orange and even lilac.
The variety of shapes, sizes, scents and colors make the rose a welcome guest in flower beds.
New Guinea balsam
Impatiens are a very extensive genus, numbering more than 500 species. Impatiens got its popular name from the fact that ripe seed pods burst at the slightest touch, scattering the seeds.
New Guinea balsam
Hybrid balsams “New Guinea” as ornamental plants have become widespread since 1972.
New Guinea balsam
Difference New Guinea balsams from other species consists in a stronger stem, fleshy leaves and flowers, and they also have a more compact bush. In addition, the flowers of New Guinea balsam are very large (5–8 cm), white, pink, lilac, orange, red and burgundy, monochromatic and bicolor, beautifully shaped.
New Guinea balsam
Winter in Italy is the time of reign of cyclamens. In winter comes their holiday and parade. And at the beginning of March we were still admiring these beautiful flowers with all our might. Numerous and varied cyclamen, the flowers of which are painted in different colors and shades, with straight and carved petals, we met everywhere. Cyclamen grew on every window and balcony, in all the flower beds of the streets, in all the gardens.
Cyclamen, or Dryakva, Cýclamen
Cyclamen is a tuberous plant that belongs to the genus of herbaceous perennials. Blooms beautiful flowers different colors in autumn-winter period when there are so few bright sunny days. His delicate flowers create a cozy and joyful atmosphere in the room. In nature, the cyclamen flower is found in Iran and Northeast Africa, but most often in Turkey and Italy.
Cyclamen, or Dryakva, Cýclamen
There are many interesting legends about this exotic flower. Here is one of them:
Cyclamen, or Dryakva, Cýclamen
When King Solomon built the temple, he needed a crown. The masters offered him crowns of various shapes, but none of them suited the king. Frustrated, he went for a walk through the fields and hills and saw that the whole earth was covered with a carpet of flowers. Each flower tried to attract the royal attention and invited the king to test himself as a crown. But the humble King Solomon did not want his head to be crowned with smug and boastful flowers.
Cyclamen, or Dryakva, Cýclamen
Returning to the temple, he noticed a timid pink cyclamen hiding among the rocks. His eyes lit up, and he decided to make himself a crown in the shape of this particular modest flower. The king thought that this crown would be a reminder to him that the people need to be ruled wisely and at the same time modestly. After the death of King Solomon, the cyclamen became sad and bowed its head even lower as a sign of grief.
Cyclamen, or Dryakva, Cýclamen
Mandevilla ( Mandevilla), or Dipladenia
A genus of climbing flowering plants in the Kutrovaceae family ( Apocynaceae). The range of the genus covers the Central and South America. Evergreen shrubs and semi-shrubs with climbing shoots impress with their flexibility and elegance. All mandevillas grow quickly, their shoots, stretching from 1 m in length, are smooth and quite thin.
Mandeville foliage is glossy, dark green, up to 9 cm in length, beautifully rounded, ovoid in shape with a pointed tip. The liana blooms abundantly. Funnel-shaped, with slightly “twisting” like windmill With five petals, the flowers reach a diameter of 10-12 cm and stand out not only for their beauty and catchiness, but also for their pleasant aroma.
Mandevilla, or Dipladenia
The mandevilla color palette includes white, pink and red spectrums, from pastel and light to quite bright, but always pure tones. External side the tube at the base of the flower turns white.
Mandevilla, or Dipladenia
Oleander (Nerium oleander)
Like all representatives of the Kutrov family, to which it belongs, it is very poisonous, and the whole plant is poisonous from root to flower. The milky juice and seeds are especially poisonous.
This beautiful plant- a common inhabitant of the vast spaces of many Mediterranean countries, an integral part of their landscapes. This low evergreen shrub is especially noticeable here during flowering - from June to October.
Oleander (Nerium oleander)
There are many cultivated varieties of this plant with many color shades inflorescences: white, pink, crimson, beige, simple and double.
It is grown both as bushes and as trees. The flowers are collected in large inflorescences, crowning the ends of the branches above narrow, willow-like leaves. Lanceolate oleander leaves are up to 15 cm long, pointed at the end, smooth, leathery.
Oleander (Nerium oleander)
Deciduous species ornamental shrubs family Rose (Rosaceae). Spiraea is a perennial deciduous shrub that is valued for its long and lush flowering.
Japanese spirea (spiraea japonica)
Spiraea are generally very popular shrubs, and “Japanese spirea” occupies a special place even among its relatives because it decorative qualities are stored from spring until late autumn. Spiraea japonica is beautiful bush, which blooms with pink-red flowers all summer.
Japanese spirea (spiraea japonica)
Lampranthus
Lampranthus is a genus of plants in the Aizaceae family. Classified in 1930. About 217 species are common in nature. Originally from South Africa. The life form is a one- or two-year-old grass with erect or creeping shoots.
Lampranthus can be grown all year round indoors, or outdoors as an annual as a decoration for a garden, patio, or on an alpine hill.
Lampranthus
Lavender (Lavandula)
An evergreen shrub native to the Mediterranean region.
Lavender (Lavandula)
The name lavender comes from the Latin word "lava" - to wash; the Romans added lavender to baths for its relaxing effect and aroma. The long stems of the plant with blooming blue-violet flowers are unusually picturesque and fragrant.
Lavender (Lavandula)
Wisteria (Glicinia - “sweet”) or Wisteria (Wisteria)
As I walk, I look out the window -
Flowers and blue sky
Then there's a magnolia in your nose,
Then wisteria is in your eye
V. Mayakovsky
Spring in Italy is a real explosion of flowers!
In March we saw wisteria blooming. This is one of the most beautiful liana trees with a very fragrant flowers. These lilac waterfalls are simply mesmerizing.
Wisteria (Glicinia) or Wisteria (Wisteria)
Wisteria (or "wisteria") belongs to a number of large woody deciduous vines. This deciduous vine belongs to the legume family, its fragrant flowers are collected in racemes 20-50 cm long. It came to Europe and Japan from China.
Wisteria (Glicinia) or Wisteria (Wisteria)
A long time ago - several thousand years ago - there lived a girl named Gui in China. She was so beautiful that even the Moon envied her and, seeing Gui from afar, hid behind a cloud out of frustration. But, despite her beautiful face, slender figure and easy gait, Gui’s greatest asset was her hair - in the sun it sparkled with blue and purple hues, and in the evening, in the white light of the moon, it emitted a bluish-lilac glow.
Wisteria (Glicinia) or Wisteria (Wisteria)
Everyone loved Gui, but one day a misfortune happened - an evil dragon attacked her. He grabbed the girl, flew with her far into the mountains and tore her to pieces there. Heaven could not tolerate such atrocity. Before the dragon had time to move away from the body of his victim, he felt that his body began to stiffen until it became a twisted vine with cracked bark. And instead of the fiery flame spewing out of his mouth, clusters of beautiful flowers appeared, which in color resembled the braids of the deceased Gui.
Wisteria (Glicinia) or Wisteria (Wisteria)
Since then, every spring, the vine, which people called wisteria for its wonderful aroma (translated from Greek, its name - glycos - means “sweet”), blooms to the joy of everyone - they say this is how the evil dragon atones for his guilt for the ruined life of the unfortunate beauty Gui.
Wisteria (Glicinia) or Wisteria (Wisteria)
Paulownia
Paulownia or Adam's tree is a tall perennial (up to 15 - 20 m in height) and fast-growing deciduous plant with very large leaves (from 20 cm to 50 cm) and beautiful fragrant inflorescences (up to 30 - 50 cm long) of pale purple (sometimes white) flowers. Distributed in North America, Europe and Asia as a valuable garden crop. Named in honor of Queen Anna Pavlovna, daughter of Paul I Petrovich. For the same reason, the tree is also known as “princess tree”.
Paulownia
In China, paulownia is called "dragon tree", and in Japan - "kiri". All types of paulownia are fast-growing trees. For this reason, they are used to produce wood, biomass, ethanol, fodder, paper and other products. Paulownia is widely used for landscaping city landscapes, in gardens and parks, and for creating recreation areas. The tree is incredibly beautiful even during the flowering period, which occurs before the leaves fully bloom, in late spring - early summer. Clusters of bluish-lilac (sometimes pale blue or white) inflorescences consisting of large (up to 6 cm in diameter) bell-shaped flowers exuding a vanilla aroma with a slight almond note attract honey-bearing insects.
Paulownia
In Mediterranean countries it is called the Judas tree, this name is associated with the legend of Judas hanging himself on it.
Carob or European Cercis, Cercis siliquastrum
The crimson blooms in the spring before the leaves bloom; it blooms for a short time - 3-4 weeks.
Carob or European Cercis, Cercis siliquastrum
But there are so many flowers that they cover thin shoots, thick skeletal branches, and even the trunk.
Carob or European Cercis, Cercis siliquastrum
Small flowers of the moth type, like those of most legumes, are collected in bunches, bunches in lush “caps”.
Carob or European Cercis, Cercis siliquastrum
In spring, during flowering, the trees are magically beautiful.
Carob or European Cercis, Cercis siliquastrum
In Mediterranean countries, light wood with a beautiful black-green pattern and yellow paint extracted from the same wood are highly valued for carpentry work.
Carob or European Cercis, Cercis siliquastrum
An evergreen shrub, approximately 0.6-1.8 m tall with several upright growing stems and slender branches densely covered with leaves that resemble myrtle. At the ends of the short branches there are racemes bearing large flowers of a purple or mauve hue, similar to fluttering butterflies. The flowering period lasts quite a long time.
Myrtifolia (Polygala myrtifolia)
Polygala in Greek consists of two words: polys (many) and gala (milk), since some members of the genus tend to increase the secretion of milk.
Myrtifolia (Polygala myrtifolia)
This evergreen tree of the rose family blooms in early winter and the fruits ripen by May. Only then can you try them, because the juicy and tender fruits cannot be stored at all.
Japanese medlar, Eriobotrya japonica
The homeland of medlar is the humid subtropics of China and Japan, where it usually grows on mountain slopes. In the 19th century the plant was introduced to Europe. In May, medlar is sold in small markets and shops. The taste is sour, pleasant, the smell is unusual for a fruit - the smell of rose is mixed in.
Japanese medlar, Eriobotrya japonica
Oranges, Citrus sinensis
Oranges, Citrus sinensis
The name in Russian is borrowed from the Dutch language and means Chinese apple. These plants, which have become common in the Mediterranean, were brought from China by Portuguese sailors in the 15th century.
Orange Garden and St. Basilica Sabina
Evergreen cypress, Cupressus sempervirens
In Jesolo we saw a cemetery surrounded by cypress trees. According to legend, the cypress is called the tree of the dead, a symbol of sadness, and branches of the tree are often used in burial rites.
alley of cypress trees to the local cemetery
Pine tree, Pinus pinea
The peculiar crown of the pine tree will make any landscape Italian. The cones of pine trees are not small - up to 15 cm long. The seeds are edible, 3-4 times larger than pine nuts. They write that the most correct and expensive traditional Italian pesto sauce is made with crushed pine seeds, and the one that costs less uses almonds. And the famous Pinocchio-Pinocchio was carved, it turns out, from a pine log.
Pine tree, Pinus pinea
Sycamore (Platanus)
Under the plane tree, under the plane tree
it's good for the southerners to sit:
even on the hottest day
there is shade under a thick plane tree.
Maple leaves and hedgehog fruits,
he is always in the south with us.
Nasimovich Yu.
Sycamore (Platanus)
The unusual appearance of the trunks of these trees attracts attention at first glance. The old bark peels off in sections and the trunk becomes spotted.
Sycamore (Platanus), trunk
In autumn the leaves of the sycamore are as good as those of the maple, which they resemble, and in winter all the trees are hung with balls of seeds.
Sycamore (Platanus), fruit
Linden (Tilia)
How fresh it is here under the thick linden tree -
The midday heat did not penetrate here,
And thousands hanging above me
Fragrant fans sway...
Afanasy Fet
Linden (Tília)
Tall deciduous tree. Linden is very decorative. It grows quickly, develops a large leaf mass, tolerates dust and soot well, as well as pruning and crown formation.
Linden (Tília)
It is highly valued in urban landscaping when creating street, park and natural plantings. The flowers are yellowish-white, very fragrant, so the linden tree is a wonderful honey plant.
Linden (Tília)
An evergreen tree-like plant of the cycad genus, it is found here as a houseplant. The Cycas revoluta grew in a pot in the courtyard of the apartment, and it was at least a meter tall.
Drooping cycad (Cycas revoluta)
The vegetation in Italy is very diverse. This is mainly a cultural landscape, excluding, of course, the highlands. One could call the landscape monotonous if not for the birch, oak and pine groves. By the way, it’s worth mentioning Italian pine trees separately. Wood from Italian pines from Weymouth and Vallechiana is transported to our country. Tourists who have seen pine trees will never forget their beauty - these are tall trees with an even trunk, the crown of which is crowned with a pink “mushroom”. When choosing the San Paolo Hotel in Venice for your holiday in Italy, the photo will show you which beautiful trees planted around this hotel. Of course, the overall picture cannot be called a natural landscape, it is purely a view of a large metropolis, which, like other hotel complexes, sparkles with bright lights and spotlights in the evenings.
But we have moved away from the topic. Poplars and white acacia can be found in the floodplain of the Po River. But you will find shrubby vegetation and evergreen trees only along the coasts of the Alenny Peninsula. You will be surprised by the diversity of vegetation in this region - alpine pines, cacti, pine trees, agaves, palm trees, holm and cork oaks.
Despite the fact that subtropical crops predominate in Italy, for example, olives, figs, almonds, citrus fruits, pomegranate, here you can find wild olive, tree juniper, strawberry maquis, laurel, oleander. But once you rise to five hundred to eight hundred meters above sea level, you will notice that subtropical crops practically do not grow here - they have been replaced by broad-leaved forests.
In the Alps, this kind of vegetation predominates, but at a much lower level. Just as in the Alps, beech, chestnut, oak trees with some hornbeam, and ash grow in the highlands of Italy. And higher up this diversity is replaced by beech and coniferous forests. In the Alps, such forests grow at around nine hundred meters, and in Italy the level rises to two thousand meters above sea level.
If you want to relax in Venice, choose Hotel Hotel Domus Civica, but, however, it is enclosed in a purely urban landscape, and you won’t notice much vegetation here. But if you still want to make short notes about trees and shrubs, it is better to live on the outskirts of the city - in a villa or in a house in the village.
Of course, you won’t get to the 2000 m mark on your own. But if you do get there, you will see the predominant conifers here - all types of pines, fir, European species oil. Beyond them, tall grass meadows begin - subalpine meadows give way to alpine vegetation. In summer, cattle are walked here.
See also:Garden and park of Sigurta (Veneto)
The Garden of Sigurta is a natural park (60 hectares) in Valeggio sul Mincio, Verona, located eight kilometers from Peschiera del Garda.
In the Sirurt garden from March 6-30 you can admire a million blooming tulips - this is the largest flower garden in southern Europe. Rose Alley is the symbol of the park; from May to September, 30,000 roses bloom continuously here. There is a green labyrinth, endless lawns, and 18 reservoirs where aquatic plants bloom in June-July.
Villa Pisani Bolognesi Scalabrine (Veneto)
South of Padua, in Vescovane, lies a large and fertile plain in which is located the Villa del Dodge Pisani, built on the site of the ruined fortress of Estensi.
The villa is surrounded by a magnificent garden in Italian style with a romantic park with hundreds of ancient trees, boxwood hedges and statues.
From March 14 to April 15, the park is decorated with 6,000 Dutch tulips different types. The event is called “The Bulbs of Evelina Pisani” in honor of Countess Evelina van Millingen, wife of Almoro III Pisani, who built the park.
Villa della Pergola (Liguria)
The park of Villa della Pergola in Alassio is a rare example of the English-Mediterranean style. It was built in the mid-19th century, and the customers were General Montagu MacMurdo and his wife Lady Susan Sarah Napier.
This luxurious garden occupies as much as 22,000 square meters. It harmoniously combines Mediterranean flora with rare and beautiful exotic plants.
Starting from March 19, in the park you can admire the blooming of 28 species of colorful and fragrant wisteria, as well as a collection of 350 species of agapanthus, unique in Europe.
Gardens of Castel Trauttmansdorff (Trentino-Alto Adige)
The gardens of Castel Trauttmansdorff in Merano are located on a hillside and occupy about 12 hectares, forming a natural amphitheater. Representatives of the Mediterranean and exotic flora harmoniously coexist here, and the park itself offers stunning views of the surrounding mountains and the Courstadt Palace in Merano.
The garden has more than 80 sections, where plants from all over the world bloom. From March 25, you can admire the bloom of 400,000 tulips, daffodils, orchids, azaleas, camellias and rhododendrons.
Castello di Pralormo (Piedmont)
Castello Pralormo, built in the 16th century, is located about 30 km from Turin. Romantic park in english style located opposite the main tower of the castle. Every spring, more than 75,000 tulips and daffodils bloom here, which can be admired from April 2 to May 1 as part of the Messer Tulip event. In the spring of 2016 you will see amazing black tulips, new double tulips that look like ice cream cones, Parrot, Viridiflora, and Fancy Frills varieties.
Botanical gardens of Villa Taranto (Piedmont)
The gardens of Villa Taranto, located in Verbania, between Intra and Pallanza, are so beautiful that they are known far beyond Italy. The gardens are also famous for the variety of growing plants. The gardens of Villa Taranto, which appeared in 1931 thanks to Captain McEacharn, after many years of painstaking work, amaze us with a riot of colors and intoxicating aroma flower arrangements, which can be admired from March to November.
In general, the garden is designed in the English style, although there are also typical Italian elements: statues, fountains, ponds, terraces, waterfalls. A visit to the gardens of Villa Taranto is tantamount to traveling to distant lands.
From April 10 to April 25, Tulip Week takes place here: 80,000 flowering bulbs paint the gardens with thousands of colors. The “tulip labyrinth” is noteworthy, where 20,000 flowers of 65 varieties are planted.
Iris Garden (Tuscany)
The Iris Garden is an island of greenery in Florence, bordering on one side with Piazzale Michelangelo, one of the most picturesque places in the city. It appeared in 1954 to host an international competition of irises, considered the symbol of Florence. The iris flower is depicted on the city flag
From April 25 to May 20, you can admire the blooming of 2,000 varieties of irises from all over the world in this park.
Park Castello Malingri di Bagnolo (Piedmont)
In the mountains between the Valle Pellice and Valle Po, not far from Cuneo, stands the Castello Malingri di Bagnolo, built in 1000. The castle has a magnificent garden, occupying about two hectares.
The modern park appeared here in early XIX century. It was laid out in English style: with winding paths, observation platforms, small gazebos, shady groves.
The park is home to centuries-old trees, some of which exceed 40 m in height. In May, here you can admire the flowering of ancient collections of rhododendrons and azaleas.
Oasis Zegna (Piedmont)
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Oasis Zegna - a corner of nature with an area of 100 square meters. kilometers between Trivero and the Valle Cervo, located in the Piedmontese Alps. It was founded in 1993 as a “green thought” by Ermenegildo Zegna, founder of Gruppo Zegna.
The first zone of the park is crossed by the Zegna panoramic road. It is also called the “valley of rhododendrons,” which have been planted here since the 40s of the 20th century: in the spring, or more precisely in May, you can see their riotous flowering here.
The luxurious nature and unique climate of Italy have made it one of the most “prosperous” countries in the world. Here, flowers are truly revered and endowed with the qualities of living beings. Even the word “flora” itself takes its origins from ancient Roman mythology - that was the name of the goddess of flowers. It is not surprising that the art of floristry appeared in this country, and today Italians are the recognized leaders of this art.
In Italy there are even a number of holidays associated with different colors and plants are Holidays of camellia, strawberry, artichoke etc. These days, the whole country is decorated with these plants and celebrates such an event.
Of course, all kinds of floral compositions are also popular - in Italy they are presented in such an assortment, which perhaps has no analogues in the whole world. Plants are imported into this country and, of course, a lot of plants are grown on the territory of Italy itself and exported to other countries.
One of the favorite plants of Italians can confidently be called sunflower - it symbolizes the sun and light. No less popular is the olive, which grows here almost everywhere - this plant is a symbol of wealth and prosperity. Often, it is with these plants that a strict and laconic business bouquet is drawn up, which at the same time serves as a wish for success and capital increase.
In general, in Italy they give preference to compositions that are shaped like sheaves, and the dimensions of the compositions can vary significantly - they can be from very small to huge, almost two meters. Small compositions are often placed on the table, they are usually given as gifts with or without an occasion, but large “sheaves” are most often placed at the entrance to a restaurant, cafe or store on the day of its opening; such “giants” can decorate housewarming parties, banquets, etc. .d.
In addition to the favorite sunflowers and olives, such “sheaves” often contain spikelets. Like the Slavic peoples, they symbolize abundance and prosperity. For this reason, they are included both in business compositions and in festive compositions dedicated to some special occasion.
Another symbolic plant in Italy is the grapevine. Here it is customary to worship it as a symbol of fertility and inspiration - wine is made from it, houses are built from it. Grape clusters are often present in compositions - they represent fertility, numerous offspring, a rich harvest, and happiness.
Lovers here give each other roses and carnations- these plants in Italy are considered to be talismans of love, passion, and fidelity. And orders for compositions made from these buds are most often addressed to any online flower shop.
In general, in Italy, like nowhere else in the world, plants are revered, and every resident of the country strives to decorate both their home and the surrounding areas with as many flowers as possible.
