To create a unique interior of a garden or summer cottage, use the evergreen appearance of coniferous shrubs. They are also indispensable in the landscape design of parks and alleys. In addition to a neat appearance, coniferous shrubs perform several more functions: they purify oxygen, give natural soil fertilizers and therapeutic properties, and green cities.
How to use for the garden
For gardens and summer cottages, coniferous shrubs can become a real panacea. People who are used to planting fruit and vegetable crops, as well as vegetable crops, with the help of such shrubs will be able to get rid of most of the pests and plant diseases. The needles contain many useful substances and minerals, as a fertilizer it can be used both fresh and as a decoction and infusion.
Composition of coniferous shrubs in the garden
Use in landscape design
Dwarf conifers and shrubs play a large role in the design of a summer cottage. Properly planted, they can not only give the look chic and elegance, but also delimit the garden into zones. If the site is not planned to be used for growing vegetables and fruits, then with the help of coniferous bushes you can give the cottage an unusually aesthetic appearance, and the child can safely enjoy a walk in the home forest.
Note! Perfectly coniferous shrubs look when decorating the game area and the barbecue area. The framing of paths or a decorative pond also fits nicely into the design of a summer cottage. The gazebo, surrounded by coniferous bushes, will give the feeling of a picnic in the forest.
General rules for planting and care
Coniferous dwarf trees and shrubs are quite unpretentious, easily take root in any regions of Russia: in the south, Urals, and Perm Territory. But so that even winter is painted with bright green colors, it is necessary to observe the basic conditions and rules for planting coniferous shrubs, as well as properly care for them.
A bush and a tree with chic needles can be planted at any time of the year. However, seedlings with open roots are dug in the fall or early spring. The place for planting is selected in accordance with the plant variety. Most species of coniferous shrubs are unpretentious, but some types are sensitive to sunlight and can get burns, growing in an unshaded place.
Note! When planting, it is necessary to maintain the integrity of the earth in which the roots of the plant are. After falling asleep with soil, an earthen lump must be soaked for better adaptation of the bush.
If the soil into which the coniferous plant is planned to be planted is swamped, then a drainage layer must be poured into the hole. Also, when landing, you need to correctly make the size of the pit. The main thing is to ensure that the roots are located in it freely. In a previously prepared hole, feeding is preliminarily introduced (better than mineral composition).
When planting coniferous shrubs in the autumn, care must be taken to ensure that the seedlings are able to tolerate winter frosts. For this, the plants are wrapped with covering material and, if the terrain is open, provide support.
Planting scheme of conifers and shrubs
In the first year after planting, conifers do not need pruning and adjustment of branches. From the second year, conifers need to remove old branches and give shape. When cropping, you must remember the basic rules:
- the tool should be sharp and clean;
- should be cut smoothly, without burrs;
- slices are treated with garden var or manganese solution to avoid infection.
Note! In addition, you need to remember that conifers and shrubs acidify the soil. Therefore, you need to carefully plant plants next to vegetable or fruit crops.
Types of coniferous shrubs
The type of coniferous shrubs can be divided depending on the family and group. Some shrubs will be able to please the eye with greenery all year round, others, for example, larch trees, fall off when the cold weather sets in. A decorative coniferous shrub, even in a single version, will become a decoration of the garden. But, in order to find out the peculiarities of planting and care, it is necessary to determine what kind of plant the plant belongs to. In relation to childbirth, coniferous shrubs are:
- pine;
- cypress;
- yew.
Below is a list of common conifers planted in gardens and summer cottages.
Mountain pine Golden Glow
This is an unpretentious coniferous shrub used to create landscape design in garden and garden plots. Golden Glow pine reaches a height of 130 cm, the branches grow in width up to 180 cm. Without pruning, the bush has an asymmetric shape. Grows slowly, undemanding to the type of soil.
Spruce maxwell
A classic coniferous specimen for suburban areas and park areas. It reaches a height of 150 cm, a width of 200 cm. The shape is conical, the needles are light, green. The variety is frost-resistant and unpretentious for growth on all types of soils. The growth rate is slow, it needs to be trimmed to give a symmetrical shape.
Juniper Blue Chip
The undersized perennial belongs to the cypress family. This is a coniferous plant creeping on the ground. In height does not exceed 30 cm, the diameter of the crown is up to 1.5 m. The plant is unpretentious and frost-resistant. There are no particular soil preferences. The crown does not need to be shaped by trimming, however, to make it more magnificent, it is necessary to pinch young branches.
Juniper Blue Chip
Cypress Aurora
This is a variety of perennial coniferous shrubs. The growth rate is slow. It reaches a height of one and a half meters. The shoots are fan-shaped, the shape is asymmetrical. It prefers sunny sides, it is steady against winds. The color of the crown is golden.
Microbiota cross-Jacobsen
Unpretentious coniferous dwarf shrub, but prefers shady places, reliably protected from the wind. The needles are bright green, but with a decrease in constant temperature, it acquires a brown hue. In height, it can reach 60 cm, the width of the crown is up to 1.5 m. Arched branches are bent up. Well tolerates shape adjustment. Fruits in small cones.
Microbiota Jacobsen
Mountain pine Gnome
Frost-resistant, moisture-loving mountain pine reaches maturity 200 cm in height. In width, the branches are also capable of reaching 2 m in diameter. The sharp, dense needles have a deep green color. It grows very slowly, annual growth in any direction does not exceed 5 cm. It has the correct cone shape.
Spruce Glauka Globosa
This spruce is drought-resistant and frost-resistant. A tree can live up to 500 years. The first years after planting, it has an asymmetric shape with a dimly defined trunk. The color of the needles is gray-blue. Cones up to 3 cm, the first time after planting fall off without waiting for ripening.
This is one of the most popular varieties in the design of malls. A cottage with such fir trees will look elegant.
Spruce Glauka Globosa
Juniper Chinese Mint Julep
Coniferous shrub Mint Julep - unpretentious plant. It reaches a width of 300 cm. It has a pleasant pine-mint smell. Branches grow at an angle of 45 ° from the ground. Prefers sunlight, with its presence, the growth and development of the bush is accelerated. The crown is wavy, needles soft bright green.
Stupid cypress Rashahiba
The coniferous shrub has an average growth rate and reaches 1 m already upon reaching 5 years of age. The shape is regular pyramidal. The needles are soft undulating. Young shoots and shoots have a bright yellow color, but darken with age and acquire a green hue. The plant loves sunlight and can withstand cold up to −30 ° C.
Yew Elegantissima
The perennial shrub grows up to 3 m wide, reaches a height of 150 cm. It responds well to a haircut, likes shaded places. Unpretentious and suitable for any type of soil. In landscape design, it is used to create hedges and to frame decorative ponds. It does not bear fruit in cones, but forms bright red pericarp.
The unique design of the garden or summer cottage will help to create perennial coniferous shrubs, whose names are diverse. With proper fit and minimal maintenance, the garden will look stylish and elegant for many years.
