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Perennials grow to themselves and grow along the fence, only occasionally requiring your help. Some of them not only delight with their bright inflorescences, but also spread odors that involuntarily stop passers-by who want to enjoy their aroma.
Phlox
I love phlox. Their modest panicle inflorescences have amazing tenderness and aristocratic nobility. The name given to them by the Swedish natural scientist, Karl von Linne, which in translation from Greek sounds solemn and majestic - "flame" is very suitable for the Phloxes.
Phlox is good because, having planted three different varieties, you will enjoy their neighborhood from early spring to late autumn:
* undersized or creeping shoots of phlox with white, pinkish-crimson, carmine-red inflorescences will delight you in the spring;
* in the summer they will be replaced by tall bushes. Their erect stems are covered with caps of delicate flowers, painted in lilac, blue, purple, pink. Often the petals combine two colors or have a brighter eye-core;
* closer to autumn, late varieties will bloom, outwardly the same as summer ones.
Personally, I am not sorry to devote my time to caring for phlox. First of all, I choose a place for them, open to the sun, but closer to the bushes of other plants, which will cover my favorites with their shadow during the midday summer heat. I level the existing bumps so that there are no places for the accumulation of excess water.
The soil under phloxes should be loose, fed with organic matter and moist enough so that the leaves retain their green fresh appearance longer, and do not turn into brown, drying out, withering appendages. Since the roots of phlox do not tend to be below fifteen centimeters in depth, when preparing the soil for phlox fertilization, I embed it to a depth of ten to fifteen centimeters. In addition to organic matter, I add wood ash and mineral fertilizers.
Phlox can be used to decorate a rabat along the paths in the garden. I have them growing along the fence and in the front garden.
Photo: Anna Shcherbinina
Pion
I inherited the peonies from the previous owners. I myself do not really like them for a short flowering period and the ability of a rather large flower to fall apart into a bunch of petals literally before our eyes.
In my semi-wild garden, two species of peonies have taken root, which have been growing without any additional feeding and special attention to them from my side for ten years already, in the same places. The only thing I do to help them survive a little is to weed the weeds that are trying to push the old-timers. Yes, with prolonged heat, I share life-giving water with them.
One species of peony is represented by a plant growing wild on forest edges and meadows, in forests and river valleys called "Peony evading" or "Maryin's root". Its roots help to heal a bunch of ailments, which did the plant a disservice. Maryin's root was intensively dug up together with the rhizome, reducing the territory of the flower's residence. I even had to put the plant on the pages of the "Red Book", which rarely anyone reads, except for naturalists.
Maryin's root blooms profusely, brightly, but not for long. Its red-burgundy flowers stay on the bush for no longer than a week, and then give way to cute star-shaped boxes with seeds. From seeds, elegant beads are obtained, which can decorate not only toy dolls, but also living beauties. Beautiful leaves turn green all summer.
The second type of peony is two huge bushes growing among cherry trees. During the flowering period, its large, heavy pink flowers bend the stems to the ground. We have to install props around the bush to ease the fate of the stems.
Most likely, peonies also love loose and fertile soil, but my ten-year experience shows that they can grow without any special whims, which suits not too enthusiastic summer residents.
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