In the deep shadows are able to grow and bloom very few plants. But you can create an attractive area in the very shady part of the garden if planted here Ferns and ornamental grasses. These plants and does not need your attention.
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Do not put on a small shady area heavily sprawling ferns - for example, ostrich fern.
The garden or the forest?
Some plants do not like bright light and grow well only under a thick canopy of trees or in the shade cast by the buildings. These include ferns, wild grasses and sedges (e.g., wood and sedge perlovnik) and some herbaceous perennials - black cohosh, meadow-rue Delave, aconite, hosts, and Solomon's seal astrantia (Solomon's seal).
With these plants the darkest corner of the garden can be transformed into a romantic flower garden that does not require special care.
Most-preferring shade plants prefer moist, humus-rich soil; arid or calcareous soil does not suit them. Loosen the ground with a shovel or a pitchfork to a depth of about 30 cm and make it in the compost from leaves or bark so as to obtain a humus-rich, dark soil mix.
Place for planting
Before planting the plant to a permanent place, place them on the prepared plot and estimate how it will look your flower garden. When planting ferns and spreading shrub cereals, try to maintain between plants considerable distances - only in this case the plant after a while appear before you in all its glory. In warm regions can grow fern Osmunda regalis, reaching a height of 2 m and diameter of 3 m. Especially magnificently this colossus looks at the background of a carpet groundcover plants.
For shady places suitable and various kinds of fern-mnogoryadnika preserving its leaves (fronds) until the spring, and create a perfect background for spring flowering snowdrops or crocuses.
Large living space is required and such beautiful flowering perennials like astrantia and Solomon's seal, reaching age a very impressive size. Drop them off "with reserve", you save yourself from having to thin out the landing.
only watering
After planting, the plants should be watered abundantly - it stimulates the growth of roots. In regular watering they will need the first few weeks of life in a new place.
When the plants take root, watering is only required during a prolonged drought. Where the land is not closed ground cover plants from drying out it can protect the layer of mulch. No other care your plants do not need, only occasionally remove them dried parts.
Over time, perennial flowers and grasses will grow and fill the gaps in the flower garden. Then you can give up the mulch. Over the years the plant community shady flower garden to learn to take care of itself. Interfere in his life have when too aggressive perennials begin to crowd out their neighbors.
Mulch flower bark humus. This eliminates the need to improve the soil.
In the fall of both planted and bulbous and tuberous plants. This will save you about 30 minutes on each square meter planting a flower bed.
For 30 minutes, you can:
- Pave the way for shaded flower bed area of 10 sq. m.
- 5 plant ferns.
- Inspect the shady flower garden. Remove the dried plant parts.
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