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A country estate is unthinkable without flowering corners. Yes, and those of us who live in megacities and visit summer cottages only on weekends do not want to see dull stunted grass, but to plunge into a riot of color and smell. It is good if we plant flowers once and for a long time, and caring for them will not take much time. Here, a mixture of high perennials “Flower Carnival” will come to our aid.
The composition of the mixture “Flower Carnival”
The Flower Carnival mix is formulated to ensure continuous flowering throughout the summer – some flowers fade, others just release buds. In addition, their coloring harmoniously complements each other, creates a real summer extravaganza, pleasing to the eye and creating a good mood. The composition of the mixture includes:
- Rudbeckia – its perennial tall species bloom all summer, and yellow flowers with a dark center resemble a small sun;
- Delphinium – slender, pyramidal inflorescences of white, blue, blue, pink, red color will decorate any area;
- Catchment or aquilegia – bright medium-sized flowers of various colors on long peduncles are called the “magic flower of the elves” by the northern peoples;
- Camomile – a well-known and beloved flower, without it any flower garden will not be complete;
- Echinacea – this perennial is very similar to chamomile, only the petals of its flowers are painted in pink, purple, purple shades;
- Yarrow – its garden forms have flowers of various colors and remind us of childhood;
- Lupins – some of its varieties have a flower brush up to a meter high, others produce many short brushes of various colors. This wonderful flower not only pleases the eye, but also fertilizes the soil, and protects plants growing nearby from diseases and pests;LUPIN-BEAUTIFUL AND USEFUL PLANT!!!
- Digitalis – strikes with a variety of colors and originality of flowers, it will be appropriate in any garden.
It should be noted that all plants included in the mixture of high perennials “Flower Carnival” are unpretentious, reach a height of 60 to 120 cm.
Planting in open ground and caring for flowers
The place to plant our flower mix should be sunny or slightly shaded. When warm weather sets in, the threat of frost will pass, for different regions the terms can differ quite significantly, dig up the bed, remove the roots of all weeds. If necessary, add compost and sand, start sowing.
Try to sow the seeds of the Flower Carnival mixture as rarely as possible – then you will not have to replant the plants in the fall, because they will bloom in one place for more than one year. Plant the flower seeds in the ground or just sprinkle them with earth, water well. After 15-30 days, shoots will appear, and flowering will begin in another month.
If you sow flowers not in a permanent place, but in a nursery, after the flowers grow up and you can determine their belonging, transplant them to a permanent place according to the requirements of the design.
At first, caring for perennials will consist in weeding and loosening the soil, when the bushes grow, the need for this will disappear. In dry weather, water the flower garden regularly, fertilize until mid-August.
A few recommendations for the device mixborder
If you have a large yard, an extensive array of tall perennials along fences, in the background of a lawn, or lower perennials would be appropriate. In small dachas, tall perennials are best sown in several places so that small focus groups of flowers are obtained – it will look beautiful and stylish.
The tall perennial flowers that make up the Flower Carnival mixture can cover unsightly places in our yards – for example, a compost heap or a negligent neighbor’s neglected plot.
Remember that the most important thing for plants is your love, for which they will thank with lush flowering until late autumn.