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Design Advice for a Wild, Informal Garden

Today we have more photos from the incredible Istvan, a gardener in the United Kingdom. (For previous posts of his garden, start here.) I asked Istvan how he designs his incredible plantings, and he shared some of his tips and techniques.

My design is very simple. I like to repeat some flowers in the border, but I also like to use a random planting scheme that gives a naturalistic face for it. I like very much to use annuals, biennials, and tender perennials with the perennials and self-seeding plants.

I also like to use tall plants in the front of the border, because I think it gives a positive feeling for the human eye.

For the past two years, I haven’t used gravel on the double border path, because I want to create the feeling that I am walking on a path in a fairytale.

I use strong colors and the contrast between the colors.

All year, I keep planting the borders with the annuals, tender perennials, and perennials that will flower their first year, which I grow from seeds or from cuttings. And every year, I try to design a different face of the border.

Rather than a crisp, gravel path, this is a simple, well-trodden trail between the plants. Istvan says it makes the path feel like one in a fairytale.

 

Change is good. This is the same view as in the photo above, but it looks completely different. Don’t get complacent with your garden; keep changing it up and creating new, beautiful views.

 

Most design books say to put tall plants in the back and short plants in the front, but Istvan treats them differently, letting tall plants come to the front, which makes the whole planting look natural and romantic. Here, plants of all different heights intermingle casually.

 

Perennials, biennials, annuals, and tender perennials all intermingle. Istvan keeps planting constantly to ensure that the beds are always full, lush, and packed with interest.

 

Bold, contrasting colors are everywhere, and are mixed randomly. Repeating the same plants throughout the planting helps pull it all together.

 

A final look at the incredible garden. It was great to hear some of the ideas Istvan uses in creating this garden, but I think what I most learned is to not follow the “rules.” Letting a garden be a bit wild, unpredictable, and unconventional can be the most exciting.

 

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What is an Informal garden?

Informal Gardens are probably the most common garden style. An informal garden is less restrictive than, say a formal garden in their design symmetry. Informal gardening can free you from restrictions such as having any detailed horticultural or design knowledge.

Thus allowing you to ‘have a go’ at gardening when you first start out, which is exactly what you should be doing, and I wholeheartedly support gardeners getting started with any form of gardening.

It can allow you to see what shapes and forms you like, developing planting schemes, seeing what works and what doesn’t. Basically, an informal garden should be relaxed and free-form. 

Some claim informal garden design provides more freedom for boundaries and allows planting to provide the structure rather than hard landscaping. They can also be thought of as ‘more natural’ looking.

However, an informal garden design is not to be mistaken for disjointed gardens, borders that are pieced together slapdash or features that appear completely at random in gardens. These are issues we aim to avoid as garden designers. Often iterating that informal does not mean lazy!

The informal garden design takes just as much time and consideration as a formal garden in its planning. It’s about planning, cohesion, balance, scale, proportion and the right plants and features in the correct place. It’s effortless-looking but carefully executed.

This meadow planting looks simple but requires immense attention to detail to get right

When looking at the UK’s neighbouring gardens, you may recognise informal garden designs quite easily. Informal simply means that the garden follows much looser lines, curves and usually takes its design from the lay of the land.

You may follow the curves of your land boundary, driveway, house walls, a stream, set of trees or where the sun casts its warming rays. You may see mixed borders with drifts of beautiful plants, maybe grasses that are left to set seed and dry out over the winter. A far cry from the order and razor precision of a formal garden.

Informal gardens break free from the rules of formal gardens and allow a diverse style to explode. The sky is the limit!

How to create an informal garden

Who do informal gardens appeal to?

Informal gardens would appeal to people less concerned with control and more in tune with letting nature find its own way. Informal garden styles such as the cottage garden or, say meadow planting will allow plants to mingle and grow together.

Whilst shapes may be used, they are not necessarily symmetrical or balanced on any axis, i.e. formal gardens sometimes could be folded in half and matched up.

Key parts of an Informal Garden:

informal gardens are more relaxed and less intentional at first glance. This, however, does not make them easier to plan or maintain! Here are some general assumptions that may suggest a more informal style is for you.

  1. Sweeping planting in drifts that blend together
  2. In keeping with nature as it follows the natural lines and topography of a garden
  3. Natural materials blending with the planting and surroundings
  4. Letting the garden evolve over time.
  5. People who like a ‘laid back style’, if it is not done today, there is always tomorrow!

Water features in informal gardens

Water features are common in informal gardens, especially natural or wildlife ponds. Using soft curves and natural materials, a natural water feature can become the garden’s focal point. Attracting wildlife and visitors alike.

However, a badly finished or awkwardly edged informal pond can look disastrous and make your natural garden look awkward and man-made. Below is a video of getting the perfect natural finish when fitting a pond or water feature in your informal garden.

Are informal gardens hard to maintain?

Just like any garden, the maintenance depends on the plants and design. If you are looking for a cottage garden full of summer blooms, then yes, there will be a high level of maintenance to deadhead and propagate seed flowers ready for the summer.

However, an informal garden with areas of slow-growing evergreens and shrubs can be relatively maintenance-free. I usually plan informal gardens to be a mix of year-round colour with minimal pruning.  

Gorgeous beach style planting, carefully considered and relaxing in one

The risk with an informal garden that is improperly planned is that the ‘pick and mix‘ planting usually seen when people add little by little to their garden is that the plants all flower at different times, and you end up in a constant cycle of maintenance.  It is important to ensure in an informal garden that the ultimate height and growing speed is carefully considered.  

What may start out as a delightful small perennial may suddenly take over a small border! A garden design that’s carefully considered avoids this pick-and-mix garden giving it year-round structure which is suited to your level of involvement!

Planning your informal garden in advance can save problems later on

Planning your garden in advance not only saves time but money at the nursery or garden centre when choosing your plants.

The Pitfall of Informal Gardens

This is also sometimes the undoing of a garden; without structure, intention and planning, an informal garden can become a catch-all term for ‘free for all‘ or ‘messy garden‘.

I knew a neighbour once that used to wax lyrical about their ‘informal country cottage style’ garden. Upon friendly inspection, there was a mix of dried annuals from last year, perennial weeds, pick-and-mix shrubs and an oddly shaped border. Now, this may be the look you are going for. The chances are it’s not.

The above garden is a good example of a slightly confused informal garden. You have a mix of perennial shrubs, hedging, and then some brilliant but bonkers clipped box animals in the centre. Don’t get me wrong it’s fun, but it’s not necessarily cohesive.

Summary

If you want an informal natural look, there are plenty of ways you can achieve a real wow factor without the chaos of the previous example. Looking to nature to see how plants propagate or blend in the wild is usually a great place for a meadow or prairie border. As a final thought, the video below shows how a formal structure such as a circular lawn can be paired up with a relaxed informal planting scheme on the Overlooked back garden.

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On a small summer cottage or in the front garden of a townhouse, you can plan a beautiful garden without the help of a designer. What are flower beds and what plants to plant them, we figure it out together with an expert

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    What is a flower garden? (Photo: Jill Wellington/Pexels)

    A flower garden is an outdoor area where plants are planted - flowers, shrubs and small trees. Experienced landscape designers and gardeners cannot imagine a local area without bright colors and think over the improvement of the garden in advance, taking into account the varieties of plants. Flower gardens are arranged in gardens and parks, they decorate plots in cities, including at the entrances of multi-storey residential buildings and commercial buildings.

    The first flower gardens appeared in the 16th century in England and France. They were available only to the wealthy. Courtyards of estates were decorated with flowers, often complementing the compositions with vases with pomegranate and tangerine trees. Landscaping gradually developed and became public. In 1838, the first exhibition of flower beds was held in Great Britain, which made it even more popular.

    Types of flower beds

    The choice of perennial plants guarantees the creation of a beautiful flower bed for several years to come (Photo: Sergey Shmidt/Unsplash)

    Many people confuse a flower bed and a flower bed, although, in fact, the second is considered a variation of the first. The design of space with flowers is classified into several types. The most popular of them are often used by Russian designers:

    Flowerbed

    Flowerbeds are most conveniently located in walkways and small courtyards near houses (Photo: Maria Orlova/Pexels)

    A flower bed that has the correct shape: oval, circle, square, rectangle. The most common and easiest to perform type. Flower beds are most conveniently located in passageways and small courtyards near houses. They can be planted with any plants at the discretion of the gardener.

    Rockery

    Rockery is a flower garden decorated with various stones (Photo: Annie Spratt/Unsplash)

    From the English word rock. It can be located both on the sunny side of the yard, and in a lowland hidden behind the shadow of the house. This is a flower garden, for the decoration of which various stones are used. Plants are selected according to the location of the rockery.

    Modular flower garden

    Gardens of Villandry in France (Photo: Pxhere)

    A variety of planting in several adjacent flower beds of the same geometric shape. Each module is filled with plants of the same color, and together they form a single composition, like paintings on the wall. To implement the idea, a large area is required, such as the gardens of Villandry in France.

    Front garden

    In addition to flowering ornamental species, shrubs and small fruit trees are planted in the front garden (Photo: Omri d Cohen/Unsplash)

    Planted area between house and road. In addition to flowering ornamental species, shrubs and small fruit trees are planted in it. It is important to take into account the view both from the side of the road and from the window of the house: arrange the plants so that they look good from different angles.

    Rabatka

    For planting the rabatka are guided by the principle "closer - below" (Photo: Boudewijn Huysmans/Unsplash)

    Rectangular flower bed along garden paths or sidewalks. The width of the rabatka is ⅓ of its length. For landing, they are guided by the principle of "closer - lower". That is, when the view of the flower garden is available from both sides (it is located between the paths), there will be tall plants in the center of the ridge, and low ones along the edges.

    Mixborder

    Mixborder refers to informal styles of landscape design, therefore it does not rely on strict rules (Photo: Vitor Paladini/Unsplash)

    Mixed flower beds where annuals and perennials coexist. Refers to the informal styles of landscape design, so it does not rely on strict rules. But the gardener must be able to combine flowers, shrubs and trees with each other, know the timing of their withering and think through operational replacements so that the composition remains holistic.

    Containers

    The main advantage of containers is their mobility. Plants can be taken outside, decorating the yard, and returned indoors, hiding from the cold. (Photo: Hyun il Jo/Unsplash)

    A popular design option for cafes and restaurants in the city center where there is no available land for planting. Breeders have bred a large number of interesting flowers that can be collected in pot arrangements, from miniature to bulky. The main convenience of such a flower garden is its mobility. Plants can be taken outside, decorating the yard, and returned to the room, hiding from the cold.

    Plants for flower beds

    An important factor is the biological compatibility of plants. Then it's up to the gardener's taste: you can arrange the filling according to colors, shape and personal preferences. (Photo: Gustavo Fring/Pexels)

    First of all, you need to take into account the weather conditions and seasonality in the area where the flower garden is planned. An important factor is the biological compatibility of plants. Then it's up to the gardener's taste: you can arrange the filling according to colors, shape and personal preferences.

    Perennials

    The choice of such flowers guarantees the creation of a beautiful flower bed for several years to come (with proper care). Among unpretentious perennials, gardeners distinguish: astilbe, gelenium, geranium, castor bean, azalea, lavater and yarrow and many varieties of lilies.

    Annual plants

    They bloom only one year, but all summer or autumn. Among annual flowers, there are many popular, diverse options for every taste: asters, calendula, marigolds, pansies and nasturtiums that will decorate any flower garden.

    Shrubs

    Green bushes are an art form in their own right. They can complement the flower bed or create hedges on the site, they are trimmed, giving recognizable shapes. Flowering plants are especially popular, but conifers are the most practical, as they remain evergreen and adorn the garden all year round.

    Low-growing flowers

    An intermediate variant between bushes and small flowers, which allows you to close the soil, spreading a beautiful colorful carpet. Designers use in landscape projects: petunias, calceolaria, phloxes, daisies and felt saplings.

    How to arrange a flower garden: designer's tips

    The Japanese apply the principle of putting the big in the small - dwarf plants replace large bushes and trees, while miniature ponds and stone compositions symbolize lakes and rocks (Photo: Megan Mcclain/Unsplash)

    Find your own taste, inspired by landscape designers and magazine ideas. A miniature garden is easier and faster to set up than a large plot, and you can do it yourself. A laconic design is suitable for it, where one or two color accents and a minimum of decorative elements are used. In addition, it is worth abandoning blind fences, too voluminous bushes and tall trees, and light buildings - sheds, arbors, greenhouses - are better hidden behind hedges and climbing plants.

    1. Get inspired by Japanese traditions

    Japanese-style space can be decorated with figurines, fountains, lanterns and stone arrangements (Photo: Pinterest)

    For a small garden, the Japanese style is perfect, where every inch of space is used. The Japanese apply the principle of putting the big in the small - dwarf plants replace large bushes and trees, and miniature ponds and stone compositions symbolize lakes and rocks. For a Japanese garden, low trees, evergreen shrubs, hostas, mosses and conifers are suitable: juniper, dwarf fir and thuja.

    The area can be decorated with figurines, fountains, lanterns and stone compositions.

    Traditional Japanese small garden ponds and waterfalls create the illusion of spaciousness through the optical effect of a mirror. In addition, winding paths and small bridges through artificial streams and stone pools are characteristic of such gardens.

    2. Place the plants vertically

    Tin pots, wooden pallets or trellises are suitable for a vertical flower bed (Photo: Pinterest)

    Try to fasten wooden boxes for greens, vegetables and berries to the wall of the house or the fence. Boxes can be made by hand or used ready-made by drilling holes in the bottom for drainage. Also suitable are metal containers from coffee and paint, plastic bottles, old mailboxes, small pots and buckets, glass jars.

    Another option is to plant greenery in the section of the hanging document organizer. Each compartment must be lined with coconut fiber liners, which are placed in flower pots. Then pour the earth inside such a basket and plant the seeds. Fix the finished structure outside on the wall of the house. Also can be used for herbs and vegetables wall mounted shoe organizer. And for a vertical flower garden, tin planters, a wooden pallet or trellises are suitable.

    Try to fasten wooden boxes for greens, vegetables and berries to the wall of the house or the fence (Photo: Pinterest)

    You can make an enclosed wooden bench with a high back and flower pot holders. The space under the seat is useful for storing dishes or equipment, and above the bench you can hang planters or baskets with plants.

    In addition, it is worth planting climbing plants that will decorate the walls and porch of the house and turn the fence into a hedge.

    3. Create a multi-tiered garden

    For a multi-tiered garden, ceramic pots of different sizes are suitable, which are placed on top of each other in several vertical rows (Photo: Markus Winkler/Unsplash)

    For a multi-level garden, ceramic pots of different sizes are suitable, which are placed on top of each other in several vertical rows. Wooden boxes for flowers and vegetables can be placed in a ladder or in a checkerboard pattern. Also, an old bedside table or chest of drawers is useful for a multi-tiered flower garden, where plants can be planted in extended drawers.

    An unusual way to save space is to create flower beds in the form of a spiral (Photo: Pinterest)

    An unusual way to save space is to create flowerbeds in the shape of a spiral. This design is beneficial for plants. Many annual flowers and herbs require more sun, so they do well in the upper part of the flower bed, while hostas and other plants that need moisture and shade do better at the bottom. And you can also make openings for flower pots in country furniture. A wooden table, chair or bench is suitable for this.

    4. Apply visual techniques

    Winding paths, decor and the right colors of plants help visually expand the space (Photo: Aniston Grace/Unsplash)

    Winding paths, decor and the right colors of plants help visually expand the space. Curving paths hide the boundaries of the site and create the feeling that there is a spacious area around the new turn.

    You can plan a network of paths so that they lead to a cozy clearing for relaxation. Try to make a multi-level platform, placing a table and chairs or benches on one tier, and on the other a small fountain or an open hearth made of stones.

    Curving paths hide the boundaries of the site and create the feeling that there is a spacious area around the next turn (Photo: Oxana Melis/Unsplash)

    For zoning the garden, hedges, small decorative bridges, arches and pergolas are suitable - light wooden structures from the same sections for climbing plants. Supports entwined with greenery create perspective and the illusion of volumetric space.

    In addition, it is possible to increase the space due to the color of the plants. In the center of the garden, one or two bright accents are enough. And in the corners it is better to plant plants of two or three soothing colors that are combined with each other, such as white, yellow and purple.

    Expert's comment

    Maria Stepanova , landscape designer of an online service for finding specialists Pros:

    “In order to choose a certain style for a site, it is necessary to take into account the architecture of the buildings. For example, if the house is made in high-tech style, the garden should be its continuation. The convenience of planning and the absence of disharmony with the house and the surrounding landscape are important. At the same time, the use of natural materials is relevant. The garden should look like nature itself has worked on it.

    The garden should look like nature itself has worked on it (Photo: Max Vakhtbovych/Pexels)

    Materials can be used minimally, but clearly: lightweight gazebos and sheds, portable fire pits instead of massive stone buildings. Minimalism is in trend right now. But at the same time, the site should be self-sufficient, without a feeling of emptiness and understatement, as if something is missing. In this case, you can add curtains of perennials or small architectural forms. Some areas may differ in style from the general area. So we will get another relevant direction - fusion, when elements of different styles are mixed in basic techniques. It is important to find a middle ground here in order to avoid bad taste and not lose harmony.

    Plants should complement the overall style, open up the garden in every season. But at the same time, it is important to take into account the capabilities and desires of the owners of the site. The low-maintenance garden, which retains its decorative effect without much effort, is gaining great popularity.

    Consider the general style and area of ​​the site when choosing flower beds. If there is not much space, plants in containers are well suited for decoration. With the help of hydrangeas, conifers and even cereals in tubs, you can decorate any veranda or terrace, and by planting climbing plants, you can decorate an unsightly wall.

    If the style of the site is regular, with clear lines, it is important to use a modular flower garden of the correct geometric shape. Try to fantasize, mix plants, alternate plantings. For example, in one sector, ornamental plants, and in the other - a lawn, herbs or even a small pond.

    The choice of plants is important - with the new season, the overall picture of the garden also changes. It is necessary to take into account the climate of the region - will the chosen plant have enough sun, moisture, will it withstand frost.

    But at the same time, the site must be self-sufficient, without feeling empty and understated, as if something is missing (Photo: Pinterest)

    First of all, you can focus on those flowers that grow in nature without care. For example, if this is the middle zone of Russia, pay attention to common junipers, lilacs, spireas, birches, maples. Of the perennial flowers, these are primarily field flowers (daisies, cornflowers, irises, tulips, crocuses, daffodils) or any annuals that are not afraid of frost. Closer to Krasnodar, heat-loving plants are yews, boxwoods, arborvitae, weigela, a wider choice of flowers is dahlias, chrysanthemums, roses, lavender, sage, yarrow. In the northern regions, fir, Siberian spruce, Manchurian walnut, Daurian rhododendron grow, flowers are already more unpretentious, able to tolerate frost and early frost - anemones, kandyks, corydalis, lungwort, daffodils.

    Many plant species have varieties or analogues for each region. For example, southern peaches are now successfully grown in Siberia. Of course, the plant in this case will require more attention and care, but if desired, this is possible thanks to the work of breeders.

    The landscape designer should be contacted immediately after purchasing the site. The specialist will help you choose the best place for the house and other buildings, zone the territory, pick up plants and decide on the style. It is very important to tie everything correctly and make the garden convenient and useful for each family member. When the site has a difficult terrain, it has its own characteristics when planning. The territory can be of an unusual shape, very small, or, conversely, large. The designer will help to use every corner of the garden with benefit.

    A landscape designer should be contacted immediately after purchasing a plot (Photo: Paul Hanaoka/Unsplash)

    The technical component is also important - it is necessary to think over all communications, stylish lighting, automatic watering and drainage network. The project, which will be drawn up by a landscape designer, will help the owners of the site to come to the garden of their dreams: avoid mistakes, save on materials and clearly understand what will happen in the end. And with the help of visualization and video walks, which are recorded in specialized programs, you can see the future garden as realistically as possible.”

    Lesson #15. What is a flower garden? Arrangement and maintenance of flower beds

    They start planting flower beds when all construction work has been completed on the site, paths have been laid, large trees and shrubs have been planted, and a lawn has been sown. They are inextricably linked with the style of the site, with its architecture, and the preferences of customers.

    According to the planning decision, they are divided into regular and free.

    Regular flower beds include borders, flower beds, flower beds, parterres, modular flower beds. Mixborders, groups, rockeries are performed in a free style. There are still plantings such as tapeworm, planting in flowerpots and containers.


    Parterre - one of the types of flower decoration of large areas. Basically, parks, city squares, museum and exhibition complexes are designed this way. Various materials can be used: these are herbaceous plants (flowers, cereals), inert materials - bark, pebbles, crushed granite, etc.

    Parterre drawing is better perceived from a certain elevation and is performed more often from annual carpet plants that bloom for a long time and for a long time and do not exceed 10-15 cm in height.

    Border translated from French ribbon, a strip that frames something. Borders arrange on flower beds, lawns, along the paths. They are made in one or more colors, as a rule, these are undersized plants. The width of the border varies from 20-50 cm and the height of the plants is not more than 30-50 cm. Of the annuals, these are marigolds, snapdragons (undersized varieties), sea alissum, ever-flowering begonia, seaside cineraria, sage; from perennials - prominent sedum, primrose, viola, carnations, blue-gray grass, geyhera, astilbes (undersized varieties), etc.


    Flowerbed this flower garden, which has the correct geometric shape - a circle, an oval, a polygon, and other regular shapes. Recently, city authorities have been delighting citizens with this type of gardening. VVC example.


    Rabatka in German means garden bed. This is a strip of a flower garden, the dimensions of which are related as 1 to 3 (width to length). Rabatki are usually located along the pedestrian zone, it can be one-sided or two-sided view. In a one-sided view, taller plants are placed in the background and shorter ones are planted in the foreground. With a two-way view, tall plants are planted in the middle and low plants towards the edges. If the rabatka has a large length, then the plantings are broken up: they make a gap with a lawn or plant an accent plant: with large bright foliage or flowers.


    Modular flower bed. The basis of a modular flower garden is a certain regular geometric figure, which is filled with one color scheme or there may be several. Several modules filled with plants of different colors look spectacular on the paving. A striking example of such flower beds are the gardens of Villandry (France). Example.


    Solitaire, or accent plant. As a rule, this is a plant with showy leaves or with showy flowers, which remain decorative for a long time. These are canna, yucca filamentous peony, large hostas. It is appropriate to place it on a flower bed or on a lawn not far from the house so that it can be viewed or, as they say, everything is read.


    Growing plants in a container has recently become widespread, because. with the help of containers, it is possible to solve the problem of landscaping the entrance areas, where concrete asphalt prevails, roofs, balconies and other inconvenient places. A large selection work is being carried out to develop small or dwarf varieties of plants: roses, peonies, clematis, asters, chrysanthemums, and other plants. Another advantage of container landing is its mobility, that is, it can be rearranged from place to place.


    Mixborder these are mixed plantings, where annuals, perennials, small bushes and bushes, and even dwarf trees may be present. Mixborders are used in a landscape, informal style. The informal style is currently in demand, as there are no established canons here. Everyone can try himself as a landscape artist. Mixborder from cereals and cultivated (varietal) flowers, from medicinal and spicy herbs, from "grandmother's" flowers (dahlias, mallows, marigolds) and garden crops - parsley, chard, chervil, tomato.

    It is important to pay attention when selecting plants so that the root system does not compete with each other, i.e. a plant with a tap root system will coexist with a fibrous plant system. The rules for creating a flower garden are the same as in other styles; selected according to height, flowering time, biological compatibility, color, leaf plate and inflorescence shapes.


    Rockery or rocky garden, these are decorative plantings interspersed with stones and selected certain types of plants. The fullness of the rockery and its structure are determined by its location. It can be in a sunny area with a slight slope, in a ravine, in a lowland with a small swamp, on a steep slope. It is important to choose plants that suit the conditions of these places.


    Group planting , this is the same mix, only it is planned by some wrong spot and the plants are selected according to the same scheme. Such landings will look good on the lawn, at the turn of the path, at the porch.

    According to flowering time . It is important to make a list of plants that you like in advance, to see when, in what month the peak of decorativeness falls, i.e. flowering and pick up with this condition.

    We divide the selected list into groups: spring, summer and autumn flowering.

    The spring flowering group is mostly ephemeroids, these are plants with a short development period, these are daffodils, tulips, hyacinths, ornamental onions, crocuses, galanthus. Flowering begins from March to May.

    The summer flowering group is quite extensive, the period of its decorative effect falls on the end of May to August. Perennials bloom for 10-14 days, and here you need to find out that the time for another plant comes after the plant. It is worth mentioning annuals, the flowering of which is 3-4 months or more, until frost. The most common are Mexican ageratum, balsam, marigolds, nasturtium, snapdragon, coleus, godetia, pelargonium, lobelia.

    The autumn flowering group consists of plants that begin to bloom from late August to October inclusive. Of the perennials, these are asters, Korean chrysanthemums, autumn gelenium, Chinese carnation, prominent sedum, rudbeckia, solidago.

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