The garden in which dahlias bloom always looks beautiful and attractive. Beautiful flowers do not lose their attractiveness until the very end of autumn. However, not a very large number of gardeners plant dahlias, as they are unfamiliar with the technology of growing dahlias from tubers and storing them.

Features of growing dahlias from tubers

The first reason for not wanting to grow dahlias is the storage of tubers. Gardeners always doubt that they can create all the necessary conditions for storing tubers until next spring. They believe that they can easily purchase tubers in stores, the cost of which is low.

In principle, this is exactly what they do in all European countries. Foreign gardeners do not store roots in winter time... With the onset of autumn, they dig up the tubers and throw them away. With the onset of spring, they acquire new dahlias, cultivation and care, which are carried out constantly.

They don't do that in our country. In late autumn, the dahlias are carefully dug up, placed in a well-closed box, then the tubers are sprinkled with sawdust. Flower tubers are stored in a deep cellar.

With the onset of spring, the tubers of these flowers are taken out of the cellar and carefully examined. Rotten parts can be removed by cutting with a sharp knife. Small wounds can sprinkle with wood ash.

The first question that always worries gardeners is how to grow dahlias from tubers, when do you need to start sprouting flowers? Early varieties you can start "awakening" at the end of March. Late varieties are planted directly in open ground.

The earth should be well warmed upwhen no more frost is expected. This usually happens in the last days of May.

When buying dahlia tubers in the store, you must make sure that each of them has live "eyes" that sprout. Dahlia roots are sold by weight, regardless of the number of sprouts. Very often in colorful bags you can find dead tubers, all kinds of garbage and dry stems.

In this regard, it is necessary see the root well... It is very important that the neck has green buds that will soon begin to grow.

Large tubers must be divided into several parts. If this is not done, the growing stems will begin to interfere with each other.

Undoubtedly, the bush will grow large, but the flowers will be small and inconspicuous.

Prepared tubers planted in pots... Soil for dahlias can be:

1. Sand mixed with sawdust.
2. Coconut substrate.
3. A mixture of peat and sand.

For good growth it is necessary to moisten the soil well with water. The tubers are planted so that the neck with the bud is not very deep.

The tubers germinate within a few weeks. The buds finally wake up, green shoots appear. After the sprouts reach 15 cm in length, it is allowed to start grafting.

A shoot with several internodes is cut off and immersed in water. Usually a couple of drops of a growth activator are added to it. Gardeners often use epin for this.

A tuber with a cut cut will wake up another "eye", a new shoot will appear. By constantly cutting off cuttings, you can get more than 30 new dahlias from one tuber.

If a tuber with a cut cut has two eyes, it also can be divided into parts... Each must have one peephole.

After all operations, sprouted roots, well-rooted cuttings are planted in the ground. When planting, the neck of the dahlia should have a slight deepening so that it can breathe easily.

For convenience, each hole should have small pole, to which you can later tie a bush. Of course, the pole can be installed in summer, but there is a danger of injury to the dahlia rhizome. In winter, it will simply rot.

Soil preparation

If you are planning to start growing dahlias, then you need to start thinking about planting them with the onset of autumn. The soil must be dug well in advance. It needs to be fertilized with garden compost or manure.

With the onset of spring, the soil must be loosened with a pitchfork and add bone meal... It is forbidden to plant dahlias if plants that have been infected with fungal diseases grew in this soil. To protect the dahlia tubers, the soil needs to be fertilized with granular insecticides.

Landing pit... The size of the depression depends on the size of the tuber. In addition, the fertilizer space is also taken into account. The well should have approximately the following dimensions:

• depth - 25-30 cm;
• diameter - 30–35 cm.

The planting hole is watered with water and fertilizers are added. There must be a distance of at least 50 cm between the pits.

When to start planting dahlias

Dahlia tubers are afraid of even small frosts. Usually, frosts completely disappear with the onset of May. Therefore, dahlias are best planted at the end of the month. Of course, these terms are highly dependent on the climate of a particular area.

You can, of course, plant dahlias earlier, but for any, even the smallest cold snap, they need to be covered with some kind of material.

What care for dahlias is needed

In order for the flowers to be stable in strong winds, it is necessary to form bushes. When the flower begins to grow, to obtain a bright and large inflorescence, you need cut off growing shoots.

Bushes that have reached a great height are required tied to a poleso that strong wind did not break the stem. Correct care for flowers consists of several operations.

For good growth and rich flowering, flowers must have:

• Fertile soil.
• Sunlight.
• Plenty of water.

Growing dahlia requires constant watering... Water should moisten the soil to a depth of more than 25 cm. If you pour water, the flower can get sick and die. The reason is very simple, high humidity, the enemy of dahlia roots.

Fertilizing and feeding

When the plant begins to grow, you need to feed it once every two weeks. Dahlias are poured with water and slurry.

When the buds appear, the soil is fed using fertilizers that include superphosphate and potassium... For ten liters of water, 30 grams of fertilizer is enough.

If fertilizers have already been added to the soil before planting dahlias, you can skip top dressing. The development of the plant will tell you whether you need to do additional feeding.

Garter and flower support

Dahlias have a hollow and very fragile stem. It breaks easily in strong gusts of wind, even jets of rain can break it. Because of this, the flower be sure to tie up... Any material can become a support:

1. Wooden pegs.
2. Metal pipe.
3. Arches.
4. The walls of the veranda.
5. Wooden fences.

The garter must be done before the flower stem begins to grow.

Pruning and shaping the bush... For the buds to be large and beautiful, only three shoots are enough. Each flower stalk should consist of 2 buds. All blooming buds must be cut with garden shears, otherwise the growth of new inflorescences will be delayed.

The cultivation of high varieties of dahlias, during the flowering period, require the removal of lateral and lower shoots. If the plant is undersized, to create splendor, the shoots can not be cut off.

How to store dahlias in winter

Usually tubers stored in a box, where they are sprinkled with sawdust or a sand substrate. It is best to store dahlias by sprinkling them with ash. It will protect the tubers from all kinds of diseases. The tubers should fit snugly against the sand. There should be no empty space in the box.

To prevent tubers from drying out in winter, they can be stored in plastic bags... In this case, a layer of sawdust or sand should separate the tuber and the film. This is necessary, since during storage, the tubers release a small amount of moisture. It settles on the film, the tubers begin to rot.

Storing tubers in a plastic bag requires constant monitoring of the state of the substrate. With its high humidity, the bags must be opened and ventilate the contents well... If the substrate is very dry, it needs to be slightly moistened.

If a rotting area is found on the tuber, it must be cut off. Sprinkle the cut area with powdered charcoal. This tuber is left in the air for 24 hours to dry. Then it is placed back in a plastic bag.

If you follow all the rules described above and adhere to the technology, then growing dahlias will be a common thing, and good care behind a flower, will allow you to decorate your garden with beautiful flowers that delight the eye before the frost begins.

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The name of this flower sounds very proud and majestic. For the first time they began to grow in our country in the 18th century, and they became so widespread that only a few centuries ago they began to be called the "village flower", since not a single villager's garden could do without bright, large and magnificent flowers.

Today they are back in fashion. Breeders have bred a huge number of bright and colorful varieties, which experienced housewives begin to buy in early February. Because to plant this beautiful flower possible only in spring. And now is the time to learn how to plant dahlias.

Where to begin

There are several ways to plant dahlias. They are propagated by seeds, but the best result can be achieved if tubers are used for planting. You can buy them in the market from gardeners or use old ones that you have left over from a flowering plant.

Here are some easy ways:

Landing

Let's take a closer look at how to plant tubers and dahlia seeds. These are unpretentious plants, but cold is destructive for them. An unstable climate is often observed in spring. Cold and warmth replace each other, therefore, when the time comes to plant perennial dahlias in open ground, it depends on the weather.

It should be warm and sunny in summer (usually mid - end of May). The first thunderstorm and rains that may begin at this time will already be warmer than in early spring, and you should not be afraid that the tubers will rot or deteriorate from excess moisture and cold. Therefore, both tubers and seeds begin to grow first in a greenhouse, and only at the end of May the time comes when it is time to plant dahlias in open ground.

Some experts allow planting them as early as April. It depends on the type of plant. The early varieties are sometimes planted at the end of April, and the later ones already in May - early June.

But in any case, dahlias are planted in the spring.

Before planting tubers in a greenhouse or in a special box for seedlings, you need to carefully inspect them, smear the damaged areas with greenery and soak for half an hour in water with a weak solution of potassium permanganate. Then, you need to properly prepare the soil for planting. Mix equal parts peat, sand and earth, then place everything in a seedling box so that the peat is slightly higher than the mixture of earth and sand. Then set the lighting and spread the tubers or seeds to a shallow depth.

What is the best depth to plant dahlia seeds?

For seeds, grooves with a depth of 15-20 cm are dug, which are abundantly moistened with water. For tubers
dug holes 30 cm deep, the same in width and length. Manure or compost is placed on their bottom, mineral fertilizersthat mix with the ground.

Then, a tuber is placed and buried so that its neck is 2-3 cm below the soil level. A peg (preferably 2-3) 30 cm high is dug in near the hole. This is done to support the stem of tall flowers. Within a week, the first cuttings will appear, and they will grow very quickly.

You can cut them off, dip them in water and treat them with Rhizome plant mixture, and then plant them in the ground. They take root very well and can even give the first flowers. Nothing wrong with that.

But, already in May, you can plant dahlias in the ground. To do this, you need to treat the landing site with humus and sand, then cut a large container with seedlings into two parts and plant the dahlias in the ground. Time and meteorological conditions play an important role here, therefore, before planting them, you need to wait for the weather when there will definitely be no return frosts characteristic of April, and in middle lane Russia and for the beginning of May.

If the warm and dry weather lasts for 3 days, then you can plant. The soil has already warmed up enough for this. But if the frost does come, then you need to use a special tool to strengthen them "Lutrasil". Even if frosts spoil the plant, the roots will survive and give new shoots. But if the cold was strong, nothing will help.

Can you plant dahlias in June?

Yes, in the first half of June, in the second half of the month - if it is not dry (the weather can be seen in the long-term forecast). Under the opposite conditions, the plant may not take root, or even die altogether.

For this plant, the planting site is also important. Like sunflowers, they turn their heads to the sunny side, and the northern cold winds are very harmful for them.

Therefore, dahlias should be planted in such a way as to protect them from the north wind with objects, a gazebo or even your own house.

But experts do not advise growing even perennial dahlias in one place. Therefore, you will have to come up with several options for landing sites. The earth, after you dig up the flowers, should be treated with "Lutein". And next time, plant the plant in a different place when the planting time comes.

Nothing catches the eye more than a beautifully landscaped front garden. He can become original decoration and a great addition to any private home. Many people believe that creation harmonious design is an incomprehensible and extremely difficult task. But this is not at all the case. The main thing is to correctly combine all the elements (house, fence and plants) and carefully plan how to decorate the front garden with your own hands.

Main elements

The design of the front garden depends on its shape, size and location. Sometimes a spacious area is allocated for a given territory. But some owners can leave only a narrow strip, resembling a flower bed.

In addition, it can be positioned on either side of the track. Such moments should be taken into account when planning how to decorate the front garden with your own hands. For example, if the territory is divided by a track, a symmetrical composition will look original.

It is important to think over the main elements of your front garden in advance:

Fence. This detail may be missing. But if you provide for this element, then get creative with its creation. For the fence, you can use any materials: wood, stone, metal. Looks original hedge from low ornamental plants... However, do not forget that we decorate the front garden with our own hands with improvised means. Therefore, consider the options for creating an original and stylish fence from car tires, slate, beautiful stones, plastic bottles.

Bright accent. The focal point located in it will give an unforgettable effect to any front garden. This is a striking original detail that immediately attracts the eye. What kind of element it will be depends entirely on the owner's imagination. Bright accent can become decorative beautiful tree, a pillar entwined with a curling rose, an interesting sculpture, a small fountain. Sometimes an unusual stone can become the central part of a composition.

Plants. Think in advance about the most attractive and harmonious combination of vegetation. The front garden should look beautiful all year round... Designers recommend to include in it conifers... Plant flowers very carefully. It is unacceptable for the front garden to look dull. Therefore, consider the flowering time of the plants. A competent composition will be attractive throughout the year. Pick it so that the flowering of some plants is smoothly replaced by others.

Decorative items. Complement the composition with various pots, baskets, tubs, flowerpots, flower boxes. Such details can be part of the front garden, or located along the path. A small fountain, a sculptural composition, figurines of fairy-tale characters or animals will become a wonderful decoration. The main thing is that such elements fit the style of the house and the front garden. If the territory allows, on a dedicated area you can arrange a guest corner with a table and a bench.

Small front garden

There are many ways to visually enlarge the territory. Thinking about how to decorate a small front garden with your own hands, use a little secrets:

A lot of details that you want to consider for a long time always visually enlarge the area. Small figures, beautifully placed, a small fountain, original stones - such elements will not take up much space, but will always attract attention.

If there are trees growing near the front garden, be sure to use them. You can hang the original on them decorative birdhouse... Plant figurines of birds or animals on the branches.

Enough simple solution can become beautiful plants planted in tubs. Highlight them with pebble backfill or decorative gravel.

Small coasters made of improvised material look interesting: bricks, stumps. They will lift your plants above the general composition. Thanks to this, the front garden will acquire an interesting volume.

You can use miniature retaining walls to create tiers in the front garden. This option will add originality to even the simplest front garden. It is enough just to raise one of the tiers of plants by 20-30 cm.Changes can be made decorative brick or pebbles.

Many ideas have been developed on how to decorate a front garden with your own hands. But most importantly, do not forget that the site must have a general compositional and stylistic concept. Only in this case it will become a real highlight of home ownership.

Large front garden

An impressive square is the dream of any owner. After all, there is a place where you can "roam" and embody all your creative ideas. On such a site it is possible to plant trees, bushes, rabatki, to place flower beds. And even equip a patio.

If you plan to use this part for gatherings, consider how to protect it from prying glances. This can be a hedge or a structure with a camouflage net. It is important to understand how to decorate the front garden with your own hands. The photo demonstrates original solutions.

A single ensemble. Be sure to consider appearance your home, its stylistic direction. Not worth breaking japanese garden stones near a rustic building.

Identical materials. Try to use the same finish for your front garden design as for your home. It's not just materials that are important to consider. The combination looks harmonious colors front garden and facade.

Now let's consider what do-it-yourself details will decorate your front garden.

Original flowerpot

This is the easiest way to demonstrate how to decorate a front garden with your own hands. The photo located in this article shows how original this idea can be realized. Vases can be purchased. But you can do them yourself.

A few simple ideas will help you create your own masterpiece:

The flowerpot can be made from concrete. For this you need a form. It can be a deep basin, a bath, a plastic bucket.

Any available means can be used as a flowerpot. Old barrels, deep basins, tubs, buckets, boxes, hemp are perfect.

Be sure to apply colorful paints to the flowerpot. This will give a new look to old things.

To highlight the country style, containers with flowers can be wrapped in burlap.

Unsightly flowerpots look much better when placed in wicker baskets.

Old tires

They are the perfect material for your creativity. Imagine a little how to decorate the front garden with your own hands.

Quite simple and original solutions:

Use potted tires. To do this, it is enough to paint them. Any pattern or ornament can be applied.

By original placing them in the front garden, you can get an excellent composition.

By making wedge-shaped cuts and turning the tire inside out, you can get a beautiful flowerpot.

The wheel makes a beautiful swan. To do this, you should put the wheel with its end and make certain cuts. Having turned back such parts, we make out the head, wings and tail.

Be sure to apply several coats of white primer before painting tires. Otherwise, the black color of the wheel will surely drown out even the brightest palette.

Plastic bottles

Do not rush to throw away the used container. A few tips will demonstrate how to decorate a front garden with your own hands from bottles:

Plastic will make a wonderful fence for your front garden.

For a variety of flower beds, you can make flowers. It is necessary to cut the bottle. You will need a top, along with a lid. Make cuts all the way to the lid. Carefully unfold the resulting parts in different directions. These are the petals of a flower. Give them the shape you want. These plastic flowers will be a beautiful decoration for your front garden.

The bottle can be used as a flowerpot. Approach this issue outside the box. For example, if you put a bottle and make a hole in the side surface for flowers, then the upper part with a lid will form a nice face of a hedgehog or mouse.

Garden figurines made of wood

Original masterpieces can be created from different materials... But figurines made of wood are considered the most harmonious. After all, it is part of living nature.

Consider how you can decorate the front garden with your own hands using figures. Of course, they are easy enough to get in the store. But the greatest pleasure will be given to masterpieces created with your own hands.

Anything will do:

old stumps;

driftwood;

tree branches.

The main thing is to see amazing images in them. So, for example, in an old tree stump you can see the face of a gnome. And a tree branch can resemble a mermaid in its curves.

It remains only to paint this material, add a little, and the original figure will become the most the best decoration your front garden.

Big stones

How to decorate a front garden with your own hands? Easy enough! If you have developed creative imagination, you can easily see in an ordinary boulder:

a dog;

a sleeping cat;

newborn fawn;

funny turtles;

a whole family of ladybugs.

Having painted such a stone, you will get an original figurine that will delight and fascinate your family and guests.

Polyurethane foam

So, have you already figured out how to decorate the front garden with your own hands from scrap materials? If not, then you will need one more tip.

To create figures, you can use the usual polyurethane foam... The models are waterproof and durable.

Most often, polyurethane foam is used for the manufacture of:

Build the frame first. You can use plastic bottles for it, cans, planks. And on top of such a frame, apply polyurethane foam.

Conclusion

Now you know how to beautifully decorate a front garden with your own hands. And this is not such an unthinkable occupation as it seemed at first sight. Any idea can be easily realized using available means and showing a little imagination. The main thing is not to be afraid to experiment, and then the exclusive decoration will become a real highlight of your possessions.

Dahlia flowers in the photo or what a real queen of flower beds looks like

Every gardener dreams of having a beautiful well-groomed area with chic flower beds and various flower arrangements... Some plant flowers in any free space on the site, others arrange separate flower beds. Choosing flowers becomes a whole ritual and takes a lot of time. Usually we start looking at photos in magazines and on the Internet, and we look at everything in a row, from the simplest types to exotic ones.

And as soon as a photo comes across with lush dahlias. all doubts disappear. Dahlia becomes a favorite flower forever. This plant looks like a king. You can spend hours looking at images of magnificent dahlias of various colors and shapes.

Flower description

Dahlia is a rather interesting and varied flower that will be a wonderful decoration for any garden. It blooms later than other flowers, usually at the end of July and continues to bloom until the first frost.

The varieties of this plant differ in height: there are high border varieties, the inflorescences of which are about 25 cm in diameter, there are undersized flower beds and dwarf varieties with small flowers.

Even a novice gardener can handle the cultivation of dahlias. These flowers grow well both in grassy areas and in the garden. The main thing is that the place where the dahlias will grow is well lit by the sun. Although nothing terrible will happen if the site is a little shaded. It is advisable that the water does not stagnate in the flowerbed with dahlias. In the summer, regular watering is important.

In order for the flowers to be lush and look really royal, it is necessary to thin out the bushes. In dense bushes, the flowers will be small. For the entire season, flowers need to be spud and fertilized a couple of times.

Planting dahlias

You can grow chic dahlias on your site from seeds, root cones or cuttings. The soil for dahlias should be well-drained, since tubers will not develop well in dense black soil or clay. If the soil in your area is still dense, you can mix it with river sand or peat to make it looser.

Before planting, approximately three weeks in advance, you need to get the tubers from the storage area and carefully divide along the root collar. This must be done before the tubers sprout. so as not to damage the roots.

No need to divide the tubers into too small pieces. The smaller you separate them, the worse they will develop and the fewer flowers they will have.

In order to germinate the already divided tubers, they are laid out on a damp cloth, moistened with abundant water on top and covered with foil. The film should be lifted every two days and the tubers should be moistened. After a while, your tubers that have dried up over the winter will regain their healthy appearance and germinate by 4-5 cm.

In early spring, as soon as the snow melts, they begin to plant the tubers in the ground.

Since the ground is still very cold, before planting the tubers in the ground, they make a hole measuring 30x30x30 cm and leave it open for several days so that the ground warms up. At the bottom of the dug hole add organic fertilizers... You can put compost mixed with urea at the rate of 2 liters per 1 tablespoon of urea. A peg is immediately stuck into this hole, which will later be used to tie the flower stem. This procedure is done immediately, so that later this peg does not damage the roots.

Dahlia tubers are planted quite deep so that the root collar is 15 cm from the top of the pit. Immediately planted tubers are not covered with earth. This is done gradually. After planting, sprinkle with warm earth with a layer of about 3 cm. When the shoots begin to grow, sprinkle the earth. It is not worth filling the hole in the level with the ground; it is better to leave a small hole for watering.

Dahlia care

In order for the queen of flower beds to grow well and give rise to tubers, she still needs to be looked after. Before the plant begins to bloom, you can add a solution of mullein and superphosphate 4 times in a proportion of 10 liters of water 1 liter of mullein and 20 grams of superphosphate. You can feed with the following solution: for 10 liters of water, 50 grams of superphosphate and 0.5 liters of wood ash. This top dressing will provide lush bloom and large flowers.

It is important not to forget about the formation of the bush. In this case, the processes that appear in the leaf axils are removed.

If the weather is hot outside, it is advisable to spray dahlias with warm water only in the evening. So you will save the bushes from diseases powdery mildew and from aphids. It will not hurt to feed with urea. Closer to autumn, dahlias are spud up to a height of 10 cm in order to protect them from the first autumn frosts.

With the onset of autumn, the plant ceases to be watered and fed, allowing the tubers to ripen well. Then they are dug up, dried and stored away.

These simple tips will help you grow gorgeous flowers on your site that will look like in the photo, and delight the eye with their multi-colored lush inflorescences for a long time.

12 beautiful photos - How to decorate a front garden with your own hands (tricks of small and large front gardens)

Front garden design is tricky for several reasons. Usually, too small a plot is allocated for it for the gardener's soul to "unfold". On the other hand, the front garden is the “face of the house”. Although it is located next to a dusty road, it should look your best!

The dimensions of the front garden are of decisive importance. The area of \u200b\u200bthe plot allocated for the front garden dictates to us the ways of its design as follows.

How to arrange a small front garden in front of the house

There are techniques for magnifying a very small front garden. They are similar to those used when planning a small plot. For example, make the path that runs through it a little longer, giving it a bend.

If there are many details in a small front garden that you want to consider, then it will always seem a little larger.

For example, a very tiny fountain, figures on the lawn, beautiful stones, standard rose - all this will not take up much space, but it will attract attention.

If your front garden is bordered by trees, then you can use them by hanging a decorative birdhouse on the branches, plant figurines of birds or some animals.

One of the simplest ways to decorate a front garden is to display beautiful plants in tubs, highlighting them with a backfill of decorative gravel or pebbles. You can make small stands out of scrap materials (stumps, bricks, etc.) that will raise your plants above the overall composition, giving it an interesting bulk.

Another way is to make "tiers" in the front garden, using such simple techniques as retaining walls, only in miniature. If one tier of plants is raised 20-30 cm above the others, this will also make the front garden more interesting. For example, you can arrange height differences as in the photo - using pebbles and decorative bricks.

The main thing is that in a small area there is a general stylistic and compositional idea. Then such a front garden can become the highlight of your home ownership.

How to decorate a large front garden

A large front garden allows us to "roam" by arranging a lawn on it with bushes, trees, flower beds, rabatki and even equipped a patio.

About what flowers to plant in the front garden. you can find out from one of the previous articles.

If you want to use this part of the site for gatherings, it is recommended to protect it somewhat from prying eyes - for example a hedge, pergola with climbing plants or (as a last resort) a design with a camouflage net.

When designing a front garden, the appearance of the house should also be taken into account, since the front garden, garden and house should be a single ensemble created on your site.

This can be achieved different ways... First, the stylistic direction in the design of all components is important. If your house is built in a country style, but you shouldn't have a Japanese rock garden, etc.

The second way is to use the same materials in the design of the front garden as in the construction and decoration of the house, and also use the colors present on the facade. FROM brick walls the house will harmonize well garden pathlined with clinker bricks. You can plant flowers to match the color of the exterior walls of the house, you can decorate the front garden with driftwood that matches the style of the log walls, etc.

Choosing a design and beautiful design for the front garden in front of a private house

The front garden is a visiting card of the yard

Most people treat a front garden as something that doesn't need much attention. But in vain, because this is a very important element of all country houses, no less important than the lawn, the planting technology of which we described earlier http://2gazon.ru/ozelenenie/trava/gazon-svoimi-rukami.html. since it has a number of very important decorative and practical functions. For example, this is where you can install a mailbox or dumpsters.

Photo of a blooming front garden

The front garden is the hallmark of any home, shows its character and speaks about the habits of the owners... A luxurious and well-groomed flower garden is able to turn any building into a fabulous picture, which you will definitely want to see with your own eyes, because it is so charming and able to mark bright, advantageous sides in a building and obscure details that are not expressive enough.

Varieties

Before you start decorating the flower beds in front of the house, you need to get acquainted with the variety and features of the adjoining territories.

By type of openness flower beds are divided into two types:

1. Open... which do not have a fence. The space adjacent to the house can be perfectly viewed, both from the porch and from the roadway. Correctly, this is a neatly mowed lawn with flower beds and a path leading to the entrance.
2. Closed the front gardens are fenced off from the street by a hedge or fence with fast-growing climbing plants for the fence.

Some designers, when drawing up a project, ask the owners of the house what is more important for them: the opinion of neighbors, passers-by or personal preferences. Taking into account the opinion, the front gardens can be conditionally divided into two types :

3. Russian type a flower garden assumes everything that is outside the windows of the house, should delight the eyes of the owners in the first place, and then please guests and neighbors. Naturally, the view from the windows will be much more attractive than from the road. The plot in front of the house is fenced on all sides and decorated with painted wooden decor, clay figurines and various lush flower beds.
4. European type the palisade is designed to exacting standards. Measured geometry of lines, carefully trimmed shrubs of blue juniper, about planting and caring for which read here http://2gazon.ru/ozelenenie/derevo-i-kust/posadka-i-uxod-za-mozhzhevelnikom.html. and trees, even lawns, beautifully decorated flower beds and paths. A flower garden of this type is not fenced so that everyone who passes by can appreciate the level and quality of the design.

Photo of European type

Step-by-step arrangement of a flower garden from a picket fence

Very often the question arises of how to decorate a front garden with your own hands inexpensively and quickly? Everything is very easy if you build a simple fence from a picket fence.

A low picket fence only conditionally fulfills a protective function, in most cases it serves for zoning and decoration. Neat and even front gardens made of picket fence are an excellent option for owners who wish to test their strengths in independent arrangement of the site.

If you have a small set of materials and tools at hand, then you can to assemble a curly or simple fence for a flower garden... For work you need the following wood material:

• bars with a section of 100x100 mm;
• boards 25x80 mm;
• horizontal strips for fastening the picket fence 40x100 mm.

You will also need these tools and additional materials :

• shovel;
• saw (jigsaw);
• hammer;
• screwdriver (drill, screwdriver);
• self-tapping screws, bolts, nuts, washers;
• mixture for concreting;
• hinges for wickets.

The first step is to dig the pillars into the ground at the same distance from each other, starting from the corners.

The most practical option is to install them on concreted metal anchors.

You need to dig a hole, and insert a pipe into it, and a galvanized anchor into the pipe. Pour all this with a mixture of cement and sand. Screw the crossbars to the posts, and the boards to them. Externally, the gate is part of the fence; it is fastened with a hinge on the support post.

The next step involves painting the posts and boards.

If you want the picket fence to serve for a long time, then it must be processed with special composition against mold and mildew, and then apply a paint that contains mineral pigments and alkyd resins. Thanks to this combination, the wood will be protected from decay and retain its natural texture. A cheerful and bright picket fence can be obtained by painting it in different colors.

It is very easy to build a flower garden with your own hands, but it is very important to learn how to care for it. To do this, you need to adhere to the following picket care tips :

Wood perfectly absorbs moisture, hence it follows that the elements of the picket fence are located at least 15 cm above the ground. You also need to remove the thickets of grass that grows along the fence.

The picket fence must be renewed once every three years. To do this, you can change the color of the fence, the appearance of the flower garden, from which it will immediately become different.

The tree tends to dry out, cracks appear on its surface, which can simply be eliminated: gently putty, and then wipe with sandpaper and paint.

The hinges on the wicket should be lubricated so that it does not creak.

Following picket option - metal... It is made of steel sheets and covered with a special polymer coating. Such a fence is very strong and durable, as it is not afraid of temperature extremes, humidity and sun.

It will not work to call it purely decorative, unlike wooden, since its strength at a certain height and structure makes it possible to effectively protect itself from various kinds of animals and intruders.

Like a wooden picket fence it is installed on pillars... They must be dug in to a depth of at least 1.2 m in order to give them a certain stability, it is also recommended to concreate the supports.

The distance between the supports is in the range from 1.5 to 2.5 m, taking into account the height of the fence and its weight. The most the best material for supports it is considered metal pipe or a profile, as they are durable and have a relative value.

Flower garden decoration with plants

How to arrange a front garden without using complex technical techniques and construction? Naturally, plants will help in solving this issue. Vegetation should be selected taking into account the general style and its orientation, purely decorative or practical.

Fruit and berry bushes and trees

Spreading pears and apple trees are best planted in the backyard; it is recommended to use standard plants to decorate the front garden. They are not the usual bushes, wild and unkempt, but decorated on an even trunk of the crown. Raspberries, standard currants or gooseberries look very unusual, but this is that neat decorative touch that will give the flower garden an extraordinary sophistication. In the case of the correct design, the trees will be better purchased in a nursery, where experts know the secrets of growing it.

The choice of landing site has great importance for successful cultivation dahlias.
To get beautifully flowering plants it is better to plant dahlias in a sunny, draft-free place. Dahlias planted in the shade stretch out and bloom poorly.

Perennial dahlias

Since tubers with an excess of moisture are prone to decay, the planting site should not be in a lowland where moisture can stagnate. It is undesirable to grow dahlias in one place for more than two years in order to avoid damage to flowers by diseases and pests.

Preplant preparation of beds

Soil preparation is carried out in autumn and spring just before planting tubers or seedlings. The soil should be loose, air and water permeable, slightly acidic or with neutral acidity.

In autumn, apply organic fertilizers to the soil: rotted manure - 3-5 kg \u200b\u200bper 1 sq. M or bird droppings in the amount of 100 g per 1 sq. M. You can add humus, compost. If the soil is heavy, clayey, the addition of coarse sand and ash will help improve the structure. Dig up the beds to a depth of 30-35 cm. The width of the beds is about 1 m, the length is arbitrary.

In early spring, rake the beds to retain moisture in the soil. And already immediately before planting dahlias, dig up the ground with a pitchfork or process it with a flat cutter to a depth of 5 cm. This is necessary to clear the beds from germinated weeds and roots of sow thistle, wheatgrass, bindweed.

Preparing dahlia tubers for planting

• The preparation of planting material begins in late March - early April when planting dahlias with seedlings.
• If it is decided to plant the tubers immediately in the ground, then the preparation is carried out two weeks before planting - in the first half of May.

We take out the dahlia tubers from the storage area and carefully examine them. It is necessary to remove all dried roots and nodules, cut out the rotten parts. Treat all cut points with brilliant green or sprinkle with ash, crushed activated carbon.

These tubers must be divided into sections with 1-3 tubers.

If the rhizomes were not divided in the fall, then this must be done before planting. Why share? A large tuber with a large number of buds will make a thickened plant that will shade itself and bloom poorly. This is especially true for large-flowered tall varieties. Tubers of low-growing curb dahlias need not be divided before planting.

If the buds on the root collar have not yet woken up, the tubers should be placed in a bright, warm place. As soon as the sprouts hatch, you can start dividing.

Dividing dahlia tubers.

With a sharp knife, starting from the hemp, it is necessary to carefully cut the root tubers so that the resulting divisions are with a root collar and have 1-3 growth points. One cut can contain 1-3 nodules. Sprinkle the cut points with ash or crushed coal, grease with brilliant green.

For planting tubers, the resulting cuttings are placed in boxes or transparent bags with openings for air access and lightly sprayed. This is done two weeks before planting. In a bright, warm place, the buds will quickly wake up and sprouts will hatch. The tubers are ready for planting.

We grow seedlings

Growing seedlings is used to get an earlier flowering.
We plant the resulting cuttings in small plastic containers or pots, which must have drainage holes. We use light soil: coconut substrate, sand, sawdust, light earth.

We fill the tubers with a substrate so that the root collar with buds is on the surface. This planting will protect the root collar from decay.

Growing dahlia seedlings

Seedling care: The place for seedlings should be light, but straight sun rays detrimental to tender sprouts. The optimum temperature is 15-18 degrees. Watering is minimal. Top dressing is not needed, since there are enough nutrients in the tuber, which will be enough before planting seedlings in open ground.

Planting perennial dahlias in the ground

Dahlias are planted in open ground with seedlings in late May - early June. At this time, the threat has usually already passed spring frosts and the weather was warm.

Before planting, the seedlings need to be hardened. To this end, plant pots should be taken out into the open air, gradually increasing the residence time.

Planting holes with a shovel bayonet depth are dug at a distance of 30 cm for low-growing species and 50-80 cm for tall varieties of dahlias. The size of the hole should be such that the seedlings, along with a lump of earth, are located freely.

We plant the dahlia in the prepared hole.

Water the seedlings well for an hour or two before planting. Pour a quarter of a bucket of rotted manure or humus at the bottom of the planting hole, add mineral fertilizers and mix with the ground. Place the seedlings with a lump of earth, stick a peg next to it to tie the bush as it grows and fill it up so that the soil covers the bottom pair of leaves. Water the planted plant and mulch with dry soil.

Planting tubers

Dahlias can be planted in open ground with tubers by mid-May. The planting holes are dug with a depth on a shovel bayonet, with a diameter of 30 - 40 cm. Rotted manure, humus, mineral fertilizers are added, mixed with a part of the excavated earth.

The prepared sprouted tubers are placed horizontally, a peg is inserted for the future garter and covered with soil so that the root collar is covered with a layer of 5 cm. After planting, the bed is watered and mulched with dry soil.

Dahlia care

Caring for dahlias includes weeding, watering, feeding, forming a bush, and garter.

Weeding

Weeding is necessary to keep the beds clean so that weeds do not interfere with plant development. If the dahlias were planted with tubers, then the places around the pegs must be weeded by hand without using a flat cutter or a hoe, so as not to damage the small sprouts.

Caring for perennial dahlias is usual: weeding, watering, feeding.

Plants that have grown up to 15 cm must be hilled. This will induce the formation of additional roots, improve stem growth and improve the bush's resistance to wind. Hilling dahlias at the end of summer will help protect the root collar from damage from autumn frosts. Weeding and loosening the soil is desirable after each watering or rain.

Do not forget to water the dahlias

Watering is required abundant - for each bush 4-5 liters of water. Watering frequency depends on weather conditions. In a dry, hot summer, we water often, but so that there is no stagnation of water. Two waterings per week are enough. Mulching the soil with peat, humus, compost after watering helps to retain moisture longer.

Plant feeding

Top dressing is done 2-3 times before flowering. The day before feeding the dahlias must be watered. There are many options for using fertilizers. We give just a couple of examples.

1. Dahlias are very responsive to feeding with organic fertilizers in the form of mullein infusion (1:10) or bird droppings (1:20). For 10 liters of water, 2 liters of infusion are taken. 1.5 - 2 liters of the prepared solution is poured under each plant.
2. Potash and phosphorus fertilizers have a good effect on the development of tubers, budding and flowering. For 10 liters of water, take a teaspoon of potassium sulfate and superphosphate. 2-3 liters of solution are poured under each bush.

The first feeding is carried out two or three weeks after planting, the second - during budding and the third - before flowering. Since the second half of August, dahlias will no longer be fed. When overfeeding, especially with nitrogen fertilizers, the tubers will be poorly stored.

Bush formation.

In a young plant, 2-3 strongest shoots are left, all other stems are removed. Also, all lateral stepchildren are pinched to a stem height of 40-50 cm. This is necessary for better growth and flowering. The flowers will be larger and more intense in color.

It is better to remove side shoots.

The very first flower can be broken without regret, then the lateral shoots will begin to grow faster and the flowering will be more magnificent. Regular removal of dried flowers stimulates the growth of new inflorescences and prolongs the flowering period.

In August, you need to cut off all the lower leaves on the stems to a height of 30-50 cm in order to accelerate the ripening of the root collar. All these measures are relevant for tall and medium-sized dahlias.

Dwarf low-growing dahlias grow in a lush bush with several stems. Such varieties do not need to be pinned. The only thing you can do is pinch the stem at a height of 30 cm.

Dahlia garters are essential for tall and medium-sized varieties. Dahlias have a hollow, fragile stem that can easily break under the pressure of the wind. To protect the bushes, already when planting, a peg about 1 m high is placed in the hole.The plant begins to be tied up at a height of 50 cm and higher as it grows.

Reproduction of perennial dahlias

Perennial dahlias propagate vegetatively: by dividing tubers and cuttings. Only annual varieties reproduce by seeds.

Dividing dahlia tubers.

You can divide dahlia tubers in autumn and spring.
In autumn The rhizomes dug out and cleared of the ground are cut into several pieces, a cut. If the bush grew in two or three shoots, then first you need to divide the nests so that each one has one stump. We loosen and carefully stretch the nests to the sides, being careful not to damage the root collar, which is attached to the hemp from the stem. On the root collar there are renewal buds - eyes.

Now you need to cut the tubers so that each part has a piece of the root collar with one, two or three eyes. You need to divide with a sharp tool (knife, pruner, scissors), starting with the hemp. Each such division can have from one to three tubers and necessarily a part of the root collar with 1-3 buds.

With spring division we take out the tubers from the storage area and carefully examine them. All rotten parts must be cut off, dried roots and nodules removed. Treat the cut points with brilliant green or ash. To make it convenient to divide, we place the tubers in boxes with sand or sawdust and put them in a warm, bright place.

When the buds wake up and sprouts appear, it will be clearly visible how best to cut the tubers. You can start dividing. The procedure is the same as in the fall.

Cutting dahlias.

Dahlias are propagated by cuttings when there is little planting material, but you need to get a lot of bushes. This method is also good for rejuvenating a degenerating variety.

In early March, the tubers intended for cuttings are removed from the storage area and inspected. Prepared tubers are planted in boxes or other containers, covered with a light substrate (sand, sawdust, coconut substrate, and other mixtures), and moistened. The root collar should be free of dust on the surface.

Try to cut the stalk with part of the tuber.

Put containers in a bright warm place for germination. As soon as the shoots hatch, the temperature is lowered to 16-18 degrees so that the shoots do not stretch out. After two to three weeks, you can start grafting.
Shoots with two or three pairs of leaves are cut with a very sharp tool, trying to grab a small piece of the tuber. Such cuttings with a "heel" take root better. But you can simply cut off the shoot at the very base without damaging the tuber. In this case, the cuttings will take longer to root.

For better rooting, you need to dip the cutting into a rooting stimulator (root, heteroauxin). Plant the cuttings to a depth of 2 cm in a light nutritious soil, water and cover with a plastic bag or transparent plastic bottle... The optimum temperature for rooting is 20-25 degrees. Care is normal. Periodically, the cuttings should be ventilated, if necessary, moistened.

Dahlia shoots take root within two to three weeks. When the roots grow, the cuttings begin to grow, the shelter can be removed and the temperature can be lowered to 16-18 degrees.
Before planting in open ground, the seedlings must be tempered, accustoming them to fresh air. Plant in late May - early June, when the threat of frost has passed.

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Dahlias are luxurious, bright flowers of the Astrov family, blooming from mid-summer until frost. This flower comes from Mexico. It was introduced to Europe in the 18th century and became widespread. Nowadays, dahlias or Dahlia are used by many growers to beautifully decorate flower beds and flower beds. And in order for these flowers to please the eye, you need to know some of the features of planting and caring for them.

Main characteristics

Dahlias (Dahlia) are perennial... Flowers can reach a height of 2-2.5 meters. They have hollow stems and twisted simple leaves. The inflorescences are similar to baskets, the diameter of which can be from 3 to 30 cm. In the center of the inflorescence are tubular petals, which are surrounded by reed petals of all kinds of colors. The root system of the plant is very powerful and consists of tuberous, fleshy, thickened roots.

Annually, in autumn, the aboveground part of the plant dies. Only the strong roots remain, which store nutrients for the growth of new buds.

In our conditions, Dahlia tubers cannot be left to winter. They freeze and die. Therefore, in the fall, they should be dug up and stored until the new season.

The buds from which new stems and leaves appear are located on the root collar of the plant. Therefore, you should save not only root tubers, but also part of the stem above them.

Dahlia species

Breeders have developed a large number of dahlia varieties. Today, there are about 15,000 varieties. Flowers have all kinds of shapes and colors, from white to black.

The main types of dahlias:

There are still:

Due to the variety of varieties of dahlias, they very beautifully equip flower beds on the site, form borders, and also use them as individual potted plants.

Breeding features

Dahlias are propagated by seeds and tubers.

Seed propagation

When growing Dahlia, many growers are stopped by the fact that the tubers of this flower cannot winter in the ground, but in order to keep them in winter period certain conditions must be met. In this case, seeds can be used to plant the dahlia. These will be annual plants. Basically, seeds are propagated by non-double (simple) or collared dahlias.

Seeds can be planted in the spring directly into the ground. But then beautiful flowering Dahlia will delight you only towards the end of summer. In order for it to bloom from the beginning of summer, it is necessary to grow flowers through seedlings.

For seedlings, seeds are sown in April. Seeds are placed in a prepared container with sand and covered with a sand layer on top. After moistening well, the container is covered with a film or a transparent lid and placed in a warm place with a temperature of 25-27 degrees. After the third leaf appears on the seedlings, the seedlings are dived into separate cups, where they grow until they are planted in the prepared area.

Tuber propagation

The best result in Dahlia cultivation can be achieved if tubers are used for planting. They can be purchased on the market from florists or in special flower shops, or you can use the old ones that you grew up with.

If you buy new tubers, then you do not need to do this in the fall or winter. It is better to purchase tubers in late spring, when they already need to be planted in the ground. Healthy tubers should be strong and fleshy, preferably with small sprouts.

If you are going to use old tubers for planting next year, then first of all, they need to be properly preserved. To do this, you need to carefully dig up the plant, separate the tubers from the ground part of the plant and sprinkle them with sand and ash. The place where the tubers of this flower will be stored should be warm and free of drafts. It is periodically necessary to inspect and moisten the tubers.

How to plant dahlias?

It is better to plant the tubers of these perennials in open ground from mid-May to early June, when the soil has already warmed up enough.

Tuber preparation

You need to start preparing the tubers that remained after winter for planting in April.

First of all, the tubers are cleaned of dried roots and treated with greenery. Then they are planted in containers with prepared nutrient soil, peat or sawdust and left for two weeks. The tubers should remain above the ground 2-3 cm.

After buds appear on the tubers, they are divided. It is necessary to divide so that on each separated tuber there is a bud with a root collar. Delenki are left in the ground for some time, periodically watering them, and then planted in open ground.

Site selection and soil preparation

It is better to choose a landing site in advance and prepare it in the fall.

Dahlias prefer a well-lit area, without drafts, with well-drained soil so that the roots of the plant do not rot. Planting Dahlia in the same spot is not recommended. And it is also not advisable to plant these flowers where asters previously grew. Dahlias feel great next to other plants, so they can be planted next to lilies and roses.

The land for planting dahlias should be nutritious and neutral in acidity. If the soil is highly acidic, then slaked lime must be added to it. If, on the contrary, slightly acidic, then peat is added to the soil.

For the nutritional value of the soil, in the fall, compost and humus are applied to the selected area and then dug up. In the spring, before planting, it is necessary to scatter mature non-leaf compost and ash over the surface of the site, and evenly distribute with a rake.

How to plant dahlias?

Landing rules

Dahlia care

Dahlias are quite unpretentious in cultivation. For abundant flowering, it is necessary to choose the right place for planting, follow the watering rules and feed on time. And also care includes weeding and pinching.

Watering this plant should be abundant, but with a frequency of 1-2 times a week, depending on the weather. Dahlias can be spud or mulched to retain moisture. Before watering, the soil or a layer of mulch must be removed from the stems, and after watering, the flower must be spilled again. Mulching helps to not only retain moisture, but also get rid of weeds and pests such as slugs.

Besides regular watering, Dahlia need additional feeding. Top dressing is carried out at least 3-4 times per season, using both mineral and organic fertilizers. The plant responds very well to feeding with slurry. And during the flowering period, it is necessary to use phosphorus and potash fertilizers.

Dahlias with large inflorescences need pruning or pinching. This is done to obtain larger and more lush flowers. For this, 2-3 strongest buds are selected on each shoot, and the rest are removed. And also the lower shoots need to be removed, which take away strength from the main shoots. Faded inflorescences consume nutrients that are needed to form new buds. Therefore, as soon as the flower begins to fade, it must also be cut off immediately.

Caring for dahlias also consists in the timely support of the plant so that large flowers cannot break the stem. You can start tying dahlias when the stem height reaches 50 cm.

Thus, following all these secrets of growing Dahlia will allow you to grow this beautiful, bright, ornamental plant on your site.