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Landscape design of the site

Landscape design of a site is a real art, which involves a whole group of specialists. Landscape design is distinguished by individuality, because you are unlikely to find two identical plots: each house with its surrounding area and landscape is unique. Therefore, designers and planners create a landscape design that is suitable only for you and where all your dreams are realized. Landscape design is only limited by your imagination. For example, you need to beautifully decorate your terrace for a pleasant pastime. Or maybe you are dreaming about small pond, where a cascade with murmuring water will be built. If the project includes a swimming pool, then a changing cabin is needed, and the ground around the entire perimeter must be covered with safe materials.
Having equipped a fountain, you can listen to the sound of falling water. Some people do not need the presence of ponds on their plot, then a landscape design specialist can create the appearance of water with the help of a “dry” stream. The imagination of our landscape designers is limitless, and a photo gallery of our completed projects will help you in determining what your summer cottage should be like. Our company employs creative personalities, who are experienced and highly qualified specialists who are ready to fill your garden with life, which will bring you the joy of communicating with it for many years.
Our landscape design studio strives to preserve and improve the natural environment that has developed on the site. In this regard, each tree, shrub or part of the relief, at your request, will become integral organic elements of the new garden design. Our specialists love their work and will be happy to provide any assistance!

Nursery ornamental plants

We are engaged landscaping personal plots, dachas, suburban and urban areas. Our task is A complex approach to landscaping. We are ready not only to give you beautiful and adapted plants, but to deliver them and plant them.

Our plant nursery employs only competent and qualified specialists in various fields. Each of us has unique knowledge of planting and replanting plants, pruning trees and shrubs, we will tell you how to properly care for your garden and give recommendations on landscape design.

Among the countless varieties and hybrids of sweet peppers, there are those, such as the Ramiro pepper, whose popularity is literally worldwide. And if most vegetables on supermarket shelves are nameless, and it is almost impossible to find out about their variety, then the name of this pepper “Ramiro” will certainly be on the packaging. And, as my experience has shown, this pepper is worth letting other gardeners know about it. In connection with which this article was written.

Autumn is the most mushroom time. It is no longer hot, and heavy dew falls in the mornings. Since the earth is still warm, and foliage has already attacked from above, creating a completely special microclimate in the ground layer, the mushrooms are very comfortable. Mushroom pickers are also comfortable at this time, especially in the mornings when it is cooler. It's time for both to meet. And, if you haven’t introduced yourself to each other, get to know each other. In this article I will introduce you to exotic, little-known and not always edible mushrooms, similar to corals.

If you are a busy person, but at the same time not devoid of romance, if you have your own plot and are endowed with aesthetic taste, then explore the opportunity to purchase this wonderful ornamental shrub– karyopteris, or Nutwing. He is also “wing-hazel”, “blue fog” and “blue beard”. It truly fully combines unpretentiousness and beauty. Karyopteris reaches its peak of decorativeness in late summer and autumn. It is at this time that it blooms.

Pepper ajvar - vegetable caviar or thick vegetable sauce from bell pepper with eggplants. The peppers for this recipe are baked for quite a long time, then they are also stewed. Add to ajvar onion, tomatoes, eggplants. To store eggs for the winter, they are sterilized. This Balkan recipe is not for those who like to make preparations quickly, undercooked and underbaked - not about ajvar. In general, we approach the matter in detail. For the sauce, we choose the ripest and meatiest vegetables on the market.

Despite the simple names (“sticky” or “indoor maple”) and the status of a modern substitute indoor hibiscus, abutilons are far from the simplest plants. They grow well, bloom profusely and delight with a healthy look of greenery only in optimal conditions. On thin leaves, any deviations from comfortable lighting or temperatures and disturbances in care. To reveal the beauty of abutilons in rooms, it is worth finding the ideal place for them.

Zucchini fritters with Parmesan and mushrooms - a delicious recipe with photos of available products. Ordinary zucchini pancakes can be easily turned into a non-boring dish by adding a few savory ingredients to the dough. During squash season, treat your family to vegetable pancakes with forest mushrooms, it is not only very tasty, but also satisfying. Zucchini is a universal vegetable, it is suitable for stuffing, for preparations, for main courses, and even for sweets. delicious recipes- compotes and jam are made from zucchini.

The idea of ​​growing vegetables on the grass, under the grass and in the grass is scary at first, until you become imbued with the naturalness of the process: in nature, this is exactly how everything happens. With the obligatory participation of all soil living creatures: from bacteria and fungi to moles and toads. Each of them contributes. Traditional tillage with digging, loosening, fertilizing, and fighting all those we consider pests destroys the biocenoses that have been created over centuries. In addition, it requires a lot of labor and resources.

What to do instead of a lawn? So that all this beauty does not turn yellow, does not get sick and at the same time looks like a lawn... I hope that the smart and quick-witted reader is already smiling. After all, the answer suggests itself - if you do nothing, nothing will happen. Of course, there are several solutions that can be used, and with their help, you can reduce the area of ​​​​the lawn, and therefore reduce the labor intensity of caring for it. I suggest you consider alternative options and discuss their pros and cons.

Tomato sauce with onions and sweet peppers - thick, aromatic, with pieces of vegetables. The sauce cooks quickly and is thick because this recipe contains pectin. Make such preparations at the end of summer or autumn, when the vegetables have ripened in the sun in the garden beds. Bright, red tomatoes will make equally bright homemade ketchup. This sauce is a ready-made dressing for spaghetti, and you can also simply spread it on bread - very tasty. For better preservation, you can add a little vinegar.

This year I often observed a picture: among the luxurious green crown of trees and shrubs, here and there, like candles, the bleached tops of shoots “burn.” This is chlorosis. Most of us know about chlorosis from school biology lessons. I remember that this is a lack of iron... But chlorosis is an ambiguous concept. And lightening of foliage does not always mean a lack of iron. What is chlorosis, what our plants lack during chlorosis and how to help them, we will tell you in the article.

Korean vegetables for the winter - delicious Korean salad with tomatoes and cucumbers. The salad is sweet and sour, spicy and slightly spicy because it is prepared with Korean carrot seasoning. Be sure to prepare a few jars for the winter; in cold winter, this healthy and aromatic snack will come in handy. You can use overripe cucumbers for the recipe; it is better to prepare vegetables in late summer or early autumn, when they are ripe in open ground under the sun.

Autumn for me means dahlias. Mine begin to bloom as early as June, and all summer the neighbors peek at me over the fence, reminding them that I promised them a few tubers or seeds by the fall. In September, a tart note appears in the aroma of these flowers, hinting at the approaching cold. This means it’s time to start preparing the plants for the long, cold winter. In this article I will share my secrets autumn care behind perennial dahlias and preparing them for winter storage.

To date, through the efforts of breeders, according to various sources, from seven to ten thousand (!) varieties of cultivated apple trees have been bred. But despite their enormous diversity, in private gardens, as a rule, only a couple of popular and beloved varieties grow. Apple trees are large trees with a spreading crown, and you cannot grow many of them in one area. What if you try to grow columnar varieties of this crop? In this article I will tell you exactly about these varieties of apple trees.

Pinjur - Balkan-style eggplant caviar with sweet peppers, onions and tomatoes. Distinctive feature dishes - eggplants and peppers are first baked, then peeled and simmered for a long time in a roasting pan or in a thick-bottomed pan, adding the rest of the vegetables specified in the recipe. The caviar turns out to be very thick, with a bright, rich taste. In my opinion, this cooking method is the best known. Although it is more troublesome, the result compensates for the labor costs.

Refined and luxurious, hydrangea can decorate any landscape. These shrubs, which have many species, are colored different colors and having an unpretentious disposition, they are loved by gardeners. That is why when choosing plants for your site, garden hydrangea deserves the closest attention.

Hydrangeas are indispensable for decorative purposes: they are beautiful, varied in the shape of the inflorescences and have a very wide palette of colors, and the wide carved leaves are pleasing to the eye. It is also worth noting the interesting texture of the bark, abundant flowering and most importantly - unpretentiousness. A real dream, not a plant! And this is exactly what “Dream House” advises its readers to pay attention to today. If you are looking for plants to decorate your front garden or garden plot, hydrangea will be indispensable.

Garden hydrangea

With proper care, hydrangea flowering can last from July until the very beginning of autumn. Closer to August, you can observe an exceptional spectacle: on the branches of this plant, buds simultaneously swell, inflorescences bloom and the seed heads of the fruits show off. With the arrival of cold weather, the luxurious leaves of hydrangea flash reddish bronze.

Garden flower hydrangea photo

Hydrangea: description and characteristics of the plant

The genus of hydrangea has more than a hundred different species, but they all have characteristics. The leaves of this plant are large, oval, even several ovoid with pointed or wavy edges.

Many inflorescences are lush clusters, most often formed into a spherical shape. But there are also inflorescences in the form of an umbrella, panicle, ball or cone. Inflorescences can reach about 10-25cm in diameter depending on the variety.

Hydrangea flowers can be any shade of pink, white, blue or lilac color. In this case, it is possible to combine a palette of two colors on one inflorescence, which looks very picturesque. The color of the inflorescences strongly depends on the soil: hydrangea blooms pink inflorescences on alkaline soils, and blue ones on acidic soils. You can also change the color of a flower artificially by enriching the soil with the necessary elements.

The mysterious homeland of Hortense

The exquisite garden hydrangea, loving warmth and water, came to us from the mysterious land of the rising sun. This plant originally had its distribution area Southern Japan, China and was found both in the Himalayas and on both American continents. Hydrangea was brought from Japan to France at the end of the 19th century, and since 1970 this plant has been cultivated and widely used in landscape design. Having given hydrangea flowers, people, those who know the language flowers could express indifference, inflexibility and lack of feelings to the recipient. However, there is another interpretation - “yours forever.”

The Greek name for the plant is hydrangia, which combines the meanings of two words: water and vessel. The name is justified by the flower’s increased love for moisture and the specific shape of the seed pod.

Do not underestimate the role of hydrangea in landscape design; with skillful use of its advantages, it can become the queen of any landscape.

More often garden compositions with hydrangea are placed in separate groups, which may even contain plants belonging to different species. However, mature, thoroughly grown hydrangea bushes look great alone. The best place for solo growth of hydrangea will be entrance area, space near the house or open lawn.

IN natural garden Natural type garden hydrangeas are planted in the first or second row of shrubs, while in mixed compositions the flower is given the foreground.

It is worth mentioning that hydrangeas can feel great in tubs, flowerpots and containers. In this case, they can be taken into the house or transferred to the terrace.

One more landscape technique The method used with hydrangeas is the organization of an unshaped hedge. Such a fence can reach a width of about 1.5 meters and separate individual areas of the garden.

Hydrangeas in landscape design

Hydrangea flowers photo

Hydrangea in a pot

Garden compositions with hydrangea

Types of garden hydrangeas

Various varieties of hydrangea in the landscape

Often, when talking about hydrangea, we mean a certain variety of it - Hydrángeamacrophylla, or otherwise - large-leaved garden hydrangea. If we consider hydrangeas more broadly, then this family includes more than a hundred different species of this flower. There are even climbing and upright, evergreen and deciduous, tree-like and dwarf, heat-loving and frost-resistant varieties.

To organize a “plot” in the garden wildlife» Petiolate and oak-leaved hydrangeas are suitable, as well as liana-shaped and paniculate types.

Paniculate and tree hydrangeas are ideal for gardens with a romantic theme in the spirit of a Russian or English home garden.

Large-leaved hydrangea is appropriate in any stylistic decision, both in a solemn palace ensemble and in the natural landscape of a village garden. For different compositions you should choose different varieties.

Hydrangea care: from planting to flowering

All recommendations indicating how to care for hydrangea come down to just two actions: fertilizing and pruning the plant. This kind of care is quite sufficient for the beautiful hydrangea to delight you with a healthy appearance and beautiful flowers. But before you start caring for your garden hydrangea, it would be a good idea to plant it.

Reproduction

The propagation process of hydrangea occurs either through green cuttings or by dividing the bush. In spring and summer, you can use non-flowering green tops of shoots, in cold period Woody cuttings will also work.

Do not forget that hydrangea also has seeds: species plants can be sown in spring in an unheated greenhouse.

Landing

Hydrangea, planting and caring for which is very easy, still requires attention. In mid-latitudes it is better to plant this heat-loving plant in the spring, and in more southern regions in both spring and autumn. Leave about a meter between plants.

The soil

It is better to grow hydrangea in the garden on moisture-permeable, structural soils, loamy and flavored with organic matter. The choice of soil is best given to neutral or acidic options. Despite the beautiful pink color, alkaline soils above pH7 are unfavorable for plants, hydrangea begins to experience iron deficiency and gets sick. Using iron, alum, sulfur or aluminum sulfate, you can play with the color of the plant, achieving a variety of colors: pink, blue, two-colored inflorescences, or even bushes with flowers of both colors.

Trimming

To eliminate misunderstandings, it’s worth noting right away: garden hydrangeas are not pruned at the root! By pruning, to which all varieties of plants respond well, we mean precisely the rejuvenation of shoots.

In mild climates, the procedure for removing old inflorescences should be done not in the fall, but in early spring. It is necessary that pruning of hydrangeas in the spring occurs before the active growing season begins.

First, frozen shoots are cut back to a healthy part of the wood, and weak or excess shoots are completely removed. Annual shoots should be trimmed, leaving about 3-5 buds on them. Old inflorescences are removed down to the first pair of healthy and strong buds.

Wintering

Those who already have hydrangea in their country house know: this plant needs reliable shelter during cold weather. The flower will survive this period better if the soil is moist in the fall. Hydrangea is very sensitive to any frost, so already in early October it is worth taking care of the shelter.

Watering

Hydrangea loves water and needs at least two buckets of water per week. In rainy weather or when using mulch, one watering per month is sufficient.

Hydrangea garden planting and care

How to care for hydrangea

With good and careful care, garden hydrangea will delight your eye with its luxurious splendor for many years!

The choice of ornamental shrubs that can be used in the design of a personal plot is often limited by wishes that relate to the flowering of the shrub. The long flowering of hydrangeas in the second part of the summer makes it the preferred floral basis when choosing landscape design components. These shrubs will undoubtedly brighten up your garden with their abundant blooms to end the summer. Hydrangeas are blooming luxurious flowers, so you won’t be able to pass by and remain indifferent to such beauty. A great variety of hydrangea species will transform your personal plot in the likeness of the Garden of Eden.

Blooming hydrangea creates a piece of paradise from a simple bench

The easiest way to have a beautiful front lawn

Of course you saw perfect lawn in the cinema, on the alley, and perhaps on the neighbor’s lawn. Those who have ever tried to grow a green area on their site will no doubt say that this is a huge amount of work. The lawn requires careful planting, care, fertilization, and watering. However, only inexperienced gardeners think this way; professionals have long known about the innovative product - liquid lawn AquaGrazz.

There are more than 70 varieties of hydrangea. The most common types of hydrangea shrubs are:

Hydrangea

The distribution of this subspecies is due to its abundant flowering and resistance to low temperatures during periods of frosty winter.

1. Tree hydrangea is considered a shrub small height, on average, 1-1.5 meters, it has a rounded crown, and the shoots are lowered downwards.
2. The leaves reach sizes from 6 to 20 cm.
3. The diameter of the flower rosettes of this shrub reaches 15 cm.
4. Tree hydrangea blooms from July to October.

Hydrangea tree is sensitive to the degree of soil fertility and moisture content, but has good resistance to frost.

Especially beautiful tree hydrangea looks great in a composition with roses, lilies and clematis. good design solution will use it to create edges.

Landscape designers have many varieties of tree hydrangea in their arsenal. We present to your attention a list of the most popular among them: “Annabelle”, “Grandiflora”, “Sterilis”, “HayesStarburst”, “Incrediball”, “WhiteDome”. New variety, which is called "Invincible Spirit", is considered a real find for decorating your garden (pictured). This hydrangea has the ability to change the color of flowers from dark pink to bright pink.

Hydrangea paniculata

Hydrangea paniculata is a very common form.

1. It is a large shrub that can reach up to 2.5 m in height.
2. Hydrangea paniculata has a rounded crown, its leaves are 10 to 12 cm long.
3. Flower rosettes have the shape of a pyramid, they are usually up to 25 cm long.
4. For the first time, paniculate hydrangea blooms 4 years after planting; its flowering period is from June to October.

This subspecies is quite demanding regarding soil fertility and moisture, but can easily tolerate living conditions in the city.

Like tree hydrangea, paniculata hydrangea tolerates frost quite easily. This hydrangea is easy to turn into a ball or hedge because its branches are durable and easy to shape. There are many varieties of the subspecies Hydrangea paniculata (you can see what they look like in the photo from the Internet). The most popular are the following: “Grandiflora”, “Brussels Lace”, “Floribunda” (abundant flowering), “Kiushu” (especially frost-resistant), “Limelight”, “Matilda”, “Pinky Winky”, “Pink Diamond”, “Unic” " An example of a hydrangea hedge in the photo.

Hydrangea largeleaf

Large-leaved hydrangea is an ornamental shrub of extraordinary beauty that can reach a height of 1-1.5 m.

1. Special distinctive feature This subspecies of hydrangea has upright shoots.
2. The leaves of large-leaved hydrangea have a simple, ovoid shape.
3. Its flowers are sterile, have a diameter of up to 3.5 cm, their inflorescences are spherical in shape with a diameter of 20 cm.
4. Hydrangea largeleaf blooms in summer period(July August).

This hydrangea has become widespread in Europe, where the most commonly used varieties are those whose flowers have a variety of colors.

Large-leaved hydrangea also has two-color varieties, as well as terry and lace varieties.

A feature that must be remembered when choosing this type of hydrangea for your garden is poor frost resistance.

Most of the trouble arises when preserving the flower buds of a shrub in winter. There is a possibility that in next year hydrangea will not bloom. Therefore, you can resort to replanting the plant and keeping it in cool rooms with sufficient lighting, or covering it to maintain it in open ground with soil, for example.

Not long ago, a special variety of large-leaved hydrangea was developed, which pleases its owners with continuous flowering throughout the summer and September. It's called Forever & Ever (pictured).

The most popular varieties of large-leaved hydrangea, according to foreign publications, are “Expression” (up to 60-80 cm in height) and “EverPeppermin” (about 70 cm in height).

Hydrangea petiolate or climbing

It’s not for nothing that petiolate hydrangea has a second name – “climbing”. It is a vine that has suction cups that attach the hydrangea to a support, growing up to 10 m. If there is no support, such a hydrangea spreads like a carpet on the ground.

1. Petiolate hydrangea has dark green, wide, ovoid leaves about 8 cm long.
2. The loose connections of white and pink flowers of this hydrangea have a diameter of about 20 cm. These flowers are honey-bearing.
3. Petiolate hydrangea grows slowly and is very demanding on high soil fertility; moist loams are preferred for it.
4. It can easily tolerate partial shade conditions, but you will only get abundant flowering if you place the hydrangea in open areas.

Petiolate (climbing) hydrangea can become great solution for decorating the walls or balcony of your home (pictured).

Rules for proper transplantation of hydrangeas

It is better to replant hydrangea in the spring. Also, spring is the best time to plant young shrubs. Hydrangeas are not picky when it comes to replanting.

The main condition is maintaining a sufficient level of soil moisture during the recovery period and when root growth occurs.

If you are forced to replant hydrangeas out of season, then you need to get rid of some of the leaves to reduce the amount of evaporated moisture.

In order for hydrangea to bloom profusely, it is necessary to remember the importance of fertilizing and watering, this is especially important when there is no rain. Do not allow the soil at the base of the plants to dry out.

Mostly hydrangeas are preferred mild conditions partial shade and sufficient soil moisture.

There are, however, species that tolerate open sun conditions well, but require sufficient watering in hot weather. These species include tree and paniculate hydrangeas.

Fertilizers for hydrangeas should contain nitrogen in a high percentage. It is also recommended to use natural fertilizers to feed hydrangeas, such as, for example:

• bird droppings,
• mullein,
• herbal preparations.

Each type of fertilizer has its own special proportions.

How to use hydrangeas to decorate your garden

The choice of the type of hydrangea to grow in your garden depends on the climatic conditions of your area, your taste preferences and your willingness to care for capricious varieties. Garden design solutions with hydrangeas can be as versatile as the garden area and your imagination allow. It will be effective to use hydrangea as a single plant on the lawn, since it is a rather massive shrub. Also, such a shrub can be combined very harmoniously in compositions with other plants. Hydrangeas are often planted surrounded flower meadow. It is very important to use hydrangea shrubs as screens or hedges. Look at the photo to see what a hedge decorated with hydrangea looks like.

It is appropriate to use hydrangeas both in the design of formal venues and village or natural gardens.

Purposes of creation creative design determine the choice of one or another type of hydrangea shrub for planting.

1. In flower beds, for example, huge multi-colored large-leaved hydrangeas look great.
2. If you want to create a romantic atmosphere in your garden, varieties of tree and paniculate hydrangeas will come to your aid.
3. For those who want to decorate their home or gazebo in the garden, it is better to choose petiole hydrangea.

Use Mother Nature's gifts to decorate your garden. You can easily rejoice and enjoy the extraordinary beauty of hydrangea in your own garden plot.

We bring to your attention a video that will tell you in more detail about the variety of hydrangea varieties.

This ornamental shrub will become a luxurious decoration for any area. Hydrangeas are widely used in landscape design due to their diversity. color range, ease of care and propagation, the ability to grow in shaded areas and long-term lush flowering. With its help, you can create a variety of compositions, including vertical plantings, mixborders and free-standing solitaires. It itself is an amazingly beautiful bush, but in combination with other plants it does not detract from their dignity, but complements the overall composition. The plant blooms for a long time, 2 - 3 months, starting in August (some varieties from July). And when the multicolored summer flowers are no longer there, beautiful hydrangeas become favorites of the garden. And tree-like and paniculate species also look great with dried flowers.

Growing hydrangeas is not particularly difficult.

Common types of hydrangea

There are about 80 types of this garden plant, however, not all can grow in the temperate climate of Russia. There are 4 most common types:

• paniculata;
• tree-like;
• large-leaved;
• petiole.

Paniculata hydrangea begins its flowering in white and ends in pink.

Paniculate hydrangea got its name because of the shape of the inflorescences - pyramidal panicles. It blooms white and ends in rich pink. In September, one bush can have inflorescences of different shades. Mature plant reaches 2 meters in height and the same in width. Therefore, when designing the landing paniculate variety, you need to consider that he needs space. Hydrangea tolerates partial shade well, unlike many other lush flowering bushes. So she will decorate shady places in the garden. It is quite frost-resistant. Even if it freezes, it will quickly recover and will definitely bloom this year. The main thing in caring for a plant is timely watering, because even if the soil dries out for a short time, the flowers and leaves will droop.

The tree-like species is a compact tall shrub, reaching a height of 2 m, characterized by unpretentiousness and durability. Inflorescences round shape can have white, cream and soft pink color. It grows well in partial shade, is moisture-loving and can be used in single and group plantings.

Petiolate hydrangea is a vine with many aerial roots. Under optimal growing conditions, it reaches a height of 10 meters or more. The plant should be planted in partial shade. The place must be protected from the wind. Petiole varieties are used for landscaping walls, fences, and terraces. If there is no support, the plant is used as a ground cover.

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Large-leaved species

Large-leaved hydrangea is distinguished by a variety of colors.

Large-leaved hydrangea is distinguished by such a variety of shades that it will appeal to any gardener creating plant color compositions. White, purple, pink, blue, lilac, it can “solo” in landscape design or organically combine with other plants.

Large-leaved varieties are not resistant to frost, so before frost sets in, the plant must be carefully covered or moved to the basement, where the temperature will not drop below zero. Insufficient winter hardiness is due to the fact that flower buds are tied at the ends of last year's shoots. During cold weather, the shoots freeze and the bush does not bloom. According to the observations of gardeners, she is more afraid of spring frosts. At -5 in the fall the buds do not suffer, but at -5 in the spring they die. True, breeders are working towards giving the plant frost-resistant qualities, in particular, the ability to bloom on the shoots of the current year. This is how the Endless Summer series appeared with flowering on the shoots of the previous and current year, which lasted as long as possible: it begins in June and ends in October.

Shelters for bushes are made in dry weather in late October - early November. One of the methods is to bend the stems to the soil, pin them with hooks or arcs, and on top of the bush the bush is covered with covering material and covered with compost soil or a 10-20 cm layer of peat. Flower buds are located on the tops of the shoots, so they need to be insulated especially carefully. Before bending, do not forget to lay spruce branches or non-woven covering material under the branches. Finally, a sheet of slate or iron is placed on top of the peat layer to keep the bush dry and ventilated.

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Use in garden design

Hydrangea is popular due to its lush and rich blooms.

Create hedge along the perimeter of the site you can plant tree varieties. Thus, you can cover up the unsightly appearance of the fence and create a backdrop for the flower beds. For a mixborder you can use hydrangea, barberry and perennial herbs. They will “keep the composition in good shape” even when most of the perennials have faded. Moreover, the combinations can be monochrome and color. For the background, tall, paniculate varieties are used, and for the foreground, large-leaved, low-growing varieties. This flower bed can be placed along the path or in a shaded place. Hydrangea looks very organic as an undergrowth in a coniferous forest with green juniper or blue spruce. And in the gloomy autumn, when almost all the colors have been erased, hydrangea, shaded by evergreen needles, will still bloom on your site - both beautifully and joyfully.

Paniculate varieties can be dwarf (up to 50 cm), medium and tall (up to 3 m). They tolerate pruning well, so they allow you to form various shapes: from spherical to standard tree. The combination of a paniculate plant with phlox (white and pink) or with white lilac looks great. It looks beautiful in a group planting on a mowed lawn. Even one bush can decorate the lawn and attract attention. You just need to dream a little and put the plan into action.

Large-leaved plants can be planted in containers that are installed near the house or along the terrace, where the ground is covered with a layer of concrete or tiles. Watering in in this case will be more frequent, and the plants will have to be fed periodically. But the effect of mobile flower beds is worth it. And for the winter, the plants in the same containers will be moved to warm rooms.