More recently, the first stage of any construction and subsequent landscaping was the complete destruction of existing trees on the site. In a later time period, due to the triumph of common sense and pragmatism, or simply paying tribute to fashion, landowners hit the other extreme, according to which leaving as many adult trees as possible was a sign of good taste. But this did not affect the existing principles of landscape design in any way, and, as before, English lawns, Spanish roses and many other types of landscaping, fashionable abroad, were still in fashion.

Competent lawn care is not only regular watering, mowing and periodic fertilizing. An important role in maintaining the freshness, splendor and bright green color of the grass will be played by events such as aeration of the lawn.

Over time, a layer of moss, grass felt, dust, and grass roots accumulate on the surface of the lawn, which prevents sufficient penetration of air, nutrients, and water into the soil. Aeration of the lawn contributes to the destruction of the formed harmful layer and ensures the natural saturation of the soil with atmospheric oxygen.

In this article we will talk about a shrub, which, due to its unpretentiousness and ease of cultivation, has become popular in the territory of the post-Soviet space, and in modern landscape design is used as the main element of landscaping. An attractive plant, striking the eye with a combination of strong branching, original foliage and a variety of growth forms, is called cotoneaster, which you will learn about growing features by reading the materials in this article.

The main difference between the buddley is its beautiful, fragrant inflorescences resembling lilac brushes. From July to September, while the buddley blooms, all the famous pollinators of nature, including bright butterflies, will visit your garden. The plant is not demanding in cultivation, it has no enemies among insects and diseases, the choice of color and varieties is huge, and the bush brings many benefits to humans. How to grow a buddha without much trouble? Check out our recommendations.

Rightfully bearing the title of the victorious creeper, wisteria is considered one of the great climbing plants that do not lose their decorative qualities even in the autumn period. It was during this seasonal period that Queen Wisteria single-handedly occupied an honestly conquered throne in a practically frozen landscape kingdom, transforming her graceless plain corners, gates, arbors and trunks of dead trees.

Known in ancient Russia as a meadowsweet, spirea rightfully occupies one of the places of honor in modern landscape design, due to the mass of its advantages, which have found their application in decorative gardening. These advantages, as well as the characteristics of planting, cultivating and caring for spirea, will be discussed in detail in this article.

    Witch hazel plant is quite rare in our gardens, but in vain, because this shrub is able to decorate the garden with bright flowers and aroma even in winter. Landscape designers often decorate the garden with several species of this shrub, for example, witch hazel blossoms practically all year round - in winter, spring and autumn. In addition, the plant is medicinal and is found in cosmetics with anti-inflammatory and anti-aging effects. How to grow such a miracle on your site? Read this article.

The construction market continues to surprise consumers with a variety of finishing materials, which began to lead to a gradual abandonment of the usual paving slabs as the main material when paving garden paths. The fashion trend that determines the choice of material for the implementation of such a widespread design project is the frequent preference for pebbles for finishing garden paths.