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Do you want to bring life to your garden even in the harsh winters? Here are 11 of the Best

Plants That Stay Green in Winters!

Usually, plants wither after the first touch of chilling winter winds, but there are some plants that don’t mind the harsh cold weather. These are Plants that Stay Green in Winters, and you must plant some of them to keep your garden attractive during winter and early spring.

1. Wintergreen Boxwood (Buxus sinica)

Hardiness zones: 4-9

Wintergreen boxwoods can be a great addition to your winter garden as they do not lose leaves in winters and can even survive under the snow blanket. You can grow these versatile broadleaf plants on hedges, patio, entryways, and garden borders that receive sufficient sunlight.

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2. Blue Spruce (Picea pungens)

Hardiness zones: 3-8

Colorado blue spruce is one of the best winter garden plants that look beautiful wrapped in snow. It presents a unique, silver blue-green color all year round and grows in a pyramidical shape. It’s a perfect conifer for large backyards and open landscapes. Apart from that, you can grow the dwarf form of blue spruce in small gardens, patios, and terraces.

Growing Tips:

To know more about Blue Spruce’s growth and care, click here! 

3. Evergreen Hollies (Ilex aquifolium)

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Hardiness zones: 3-9

Hollies belong to the ilex genus of plants, from the family Aquifoliaceae that includes 480 evergreen and deciduous species, many of them having striking green leaves. You can grow a variety of holly trees for creating a hedge or can also use them as a barrier plant. If you are looking for plants that stay green in Winters, this is it!

Growing Tip:

Note: All berries from the holly tree are toxic if consumed.

4. Hellebore (Helleborus orientalis)

Hardiness zones: 4-9

Also famously known as the lenten rose, hellebore is an ideal choice for winter garden, as it flowers in the darkest month of the year. The strong, deep growing root structure of hellebore helps this plant to survive in chilly winters, but keep in mind to protect it from harsh winter breeze.

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5. Winter Daphne (Daphne odora)

Hardiness zones: 4-9

The winter daphne has yellow bordered leaves and rose-pink flower buds that blossoms in late winter and early spring in white scented flowers. You can grow this fragrant flowering plant on a patio or in a shade garden.

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6. Japanese Andromeda (Pieris japonica)

Hardiness zones: 5-8

Pieris japonica is a broad-leaved evergreen shrub that stays green during the entire winters. In spring, new foliage grows in red, turning dark green in winters. It starts to flower in late winter and early spring for 2-4 weeks and produces a bunch of copper-pink flowers, making it one of the best plants that stay green in winters.

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7. Honeywort (Cerinthe)

Hardiness zones: 7-10

Honeywort is also known as a blue shrimp plant, which is native to the Mediterranean region. It is drought-resistant, thriving on neglect. The leaves of honeywort plants become deep blue when the outside temperature gets colder.

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8. Partridge Berry (Mitchella repens)

Hardiness zones: 3-8

Partridge berry is a low maintenance showy plant, ideal for your winter garden. It produces white fragrant flowers with attractive foliage and scarlet berries. You can grow them around ponds, under trees, or as a ground cover.

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9. Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima)

Hardiness zones: 8-11

Sweet alyssum is a cool-season flower that can be grown during fall and winter in frost-free climates. It produces tiny fragrant flowers with black or red berries. Some of the varieties die out in the heat but flower again in the fall. If you are searching for plants that stay green in winters, you must pick this!

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10. Winter Honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima)

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Hardiness zones: 2-5

Winter honeysuckle is an easy to grow, drought-tolerant plant that produces white flowers with citrus-like smell during winters. You can grow it as a barrier or background plant. Take care of the plant as it may get affected by thrips or aphids. It is one of the best plants that stay green in winter.

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11. ‘Emerald Green’ Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis)

Hardiness zone: 2-7

Also known as ‘Smaragd’ in the Danish language (which means emerald), this cultivar was originally evolved in Denmark. It is a semi-dwarf variety, with a narrow pyramid structure that maintains the vibrant green color of its foliage in winters as well. You can grow this arborvitae variety as a barrier or hedge plant.

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Prettiest evergreen plants: 10 beauties for year-round interest

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Surely everyone wants the prettiest evergreen plants for their backyard? Because while it's important to have color and scent in summer, and greenery at the very least in the winter, why not get the best of both worlds with the most beautiful of evergreens year-round?

‘Every planting scheme should have some beautiful evergreen shrubs to create interest all year round and act as the backbone to the garden design,’ advises Chris Bonnett, founder of Gardening Express .

‘There are lots to choose from and it’s always important to check your soil type so you get the right for the conditions in your garden,’ notes Chris. ‘Generally, these are pretty hardy and can withstand most growing conditions. So when you make your choices, think about your overall garden design or theme, consider your soil type and most importantly pick a plant you love and you know you’ll enjoy whatever the season.’

Below, we've picked out the prettiest evergreen plants for your backyard.

Prettiest evergreen plants

The prettiest evergreen plants aren't just limited to shrubs. You can plant evergreen climbers and evergreen trees for your garden, too, to get color and beauty throughout your space.

1. Hebe

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Sun-loving shrubs from New Zealand, hebes are highly decorative evergreens, and one of the best plants for pots all year round. Instantly recognizable for their mass of perfect, tiny leaves you can choose from variegated varieties or those that are tinged with pink, silver, blue or purple. Sending out purple, white, mauve, blue or pink flower spikes throughout the summer, they are a magnet for bees and butterflies and provide a valuable habitat for other insects too.  

Their dense leaf cover makes them ideal for topiary too. 

Guy Watts, founder of Architectural Plants says, 'Hebe Sutherlandii has a neat compact little leaf which will give you crisp and defined lines when you clip them as a pillow or ball. 

For a looser, fluffier and incredibly dynamic shape to either complement a finely defined cloud pruned or raised head tree, we love to use Hebe paviflora ‘Angustifolia’. Clipped into a pillow they move with sublime elegance in the breeze.'

2. Ceanothus

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Also known as Californian lilac, this dazzling shrub puts on a stunning show of vibrant blue or white fuzzy blooms every spring and summer. But it’s not just its floral display that can entertain, the mass of deeply crinkled leaves come in both the deepest glossy green and other variegations including the yellow-green ‘Pershore Zanzibar’ and ‘El Dorado’ and the white-edged green-leaved ‘Silver Surprise’. 

Tough and fairly fast growing, Ceanothus come in many different shapes and sizes. Select from low growing – prostrate varieties, that are brilliant ground cover, spreading up to 6-8ft (180-240cm) wide or tall, upright specimens that can reach anywhere from 6ft (180cm) to 15ft (450cm) – check out ‘Sierra Blue’ and ‘Ray Hartman’. This drought-tolerant plant does vary in its temperature tolerance though, so do check your chosen plant is compatible with your local HDSA zone. 

Portland Nursery specialize in West Coast natives and have a wide range of differing ceanothus. ‘What they all have in common, however, is their need for excellent drainage, lack of summer watering and nutritionally lean soil. Overwatering and overfeeding will shorten the lifespan of your Ceanothus considerably. In their native habitat, they reside in dry forests, dry rocky slopes, and dry wooded canyons.’

3. Camellia

One of the best shrubs for shade, you can grow camellias for their showy blooms, though the gorgeous camellia flower, so associated with luxury brand Chanel, only bloom during the spring months. However, the plant is a beautiful touch year-round, as the leaves stay green throughout. ‘Camellias bring a real show to the garden and make fantastic specimen shrubs, to bring a focal point to borders,’ says Charles Carr, Head of Hillier Wholesale Nurseries .

Place in large containers on your patio, or use in borders as part of a mixed planting scheme.

‘Many camellias can be grown as wall shrubs which makes them invaluable for smaller gardens or for placing beside a narrow walkway,’ says Crocus ’s Plant Doctor Helen Derrin. ‘Simply secure a sturdy support or trellis to a wall or fence, and tie on the pliable stems – ideally in a fan shape to get even coverage.’

Learn to prune camellias to get this shape perfectly formed.

4. Aucuba

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For a shrub that looks slightly tropical the lovely aucuba can actually cope well with most growing conditions. 

The large, eye-catching speckled leaves will stay pretty and green all winter.

'Spotted laurel will grow in deep shade or full sun, making it one of the most resistant and easily-established hedging types available,’ says Morris Hankinson founder of Hopes Grove Nurseries . 

Extremely fast growing and unfussy about most soils, it’s perfect if you need shade and is one of the best shrubs for privacy. The green glossy leaves are splashed with yellow, and once established needs very little attention or pruning. Hardy down to 5℉ (-15℃). 

5. Fatsia japonica

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For a plant that will grow in most conditions, check out the Fatsia japonica.

The hardy shrub will bloom unique white flowers in late fall, but the large, glossy leaves are the real star here. 

Perfect for adding an architectural edge to any size garden, this relatively slow-growing shrub can reach up to  8-13ft (2.5-4m) high. It also grows happily in a large container. 

‘Fatsia japonica looks fantastic planted amongst other plants with a particularly tropical feel, such as bamboo or palms,’ say the team at The Palm Centre .

6. Yew

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The Yew is very easy to grow, and a lovely alternative to a traditional topiary plant, such as buxus. 

The deep green foliage-laden plant will grow almost anywhere as long as the soil drains well. As a bonus, the yew will produce bright red fruit in fall. 

‘Yew hedges are incredibly dense, offering protection and nesting opportunities for many birds,’ say the team at Woodland Trust . 

‘The fruit is eaten by birds, such as the blackbird, mistle thrush, song thrush and fieldfare; and small mammals, including squirrels and dormice. The leaves are eaten by caterpillars of the satin beauty moth.’

7. Magnolia grandiflora

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The magnolia grandiflora is a beautiful evergreen with glossy leaves, large creamy white flowers, which bloom between late summer and fall. 

Slow growing – it can take nearly 100 years to reach a maximum height of 26ft (8m) – and with its dense canopy and only occasional leaf loss, its perfect for providing privacy.  

Experts at Paramount Plants say, ‘It grows best in sheltered warm positions – sunny or partial shade will be good provided not exposed to cold drying winds.’ 

They also add, ‘Native to and symbolic of South-Eastern America the Magnolia grandiflora is amongst the oldest trees on the grounds of The White House, USA.’  

Once the flowers have dropped, the dark green leaves and their rusty coloration underneath become the star of the show, and learn how to prune a magnolia tree to help them keep their shape.

8. Box

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Box, with its pretty tiny green leaves, is a highly popular plant for hedges, as it's easy to trim, and can even be used as topiary. 

A large shrub or small tree, it grows best in well-drained soil and a sheltered spot in partial shade, as its leaves are prone to scorching in strong sun and winds. 

‘Left untouched, this tree will reach around (7m) over about 40 years, however it is most commonly seen clipped into shapes, hedges and used in gardens for screening,’ say hedging specialists at Practicality Brown .  

‘Clip in the spring, after the last frost to stimulate new foliage development, which will be soft when it emerges, and then hardening to protect itself before the colder weather returns.’

9. Lavender

The perennially popular lavender is a great choice for all year-round interest for both humans and bees alike with its with its scented foliage and flowers.

Grow lavender in a border, edging or place in various pots on the patio. There are numerous varieties available so make sure to choose the best suited to your plot. Flowers range from deepest navy blue, purple through to pale lilac and white. They do vary in strength of fragrance, with the hybrid lavandine and some English varieties such as Hidcote and Munsted amongst the most potent.

‘The care of lavender is especially easy,’ says the team at Red Rock Lavender Farm. ‘It does not require a lot of nurturing and in fact too much watering after established and also using the incorrect fertilizer will often destroy the plants. ’

Learn how to prune lavender to keep the plant dense and well-shaped.

10. Holly

Holly isn’t just for Christmas, although the famous red berries do look extra special with a touch of frost.

The deep green, sharp pointed leaves add of interest to your yard all year round, and you'll always have foliage for a holiday centerpiece to hand.

Nibble resistant and perfect grown as a hedge, tree or shapely shrub, there are many tempting holly varieties to grow, each with their own distinct characteristics. 

Specialists Holly Ridge Nursery suggest Ilex Opaca is ‘The aristocrat of evergreens, this very deer-resistant holly has been overshadowed in recent years, although the popularity if the plant remains strong. This pyramidal keeps its vibrant fruit through the winter when the red of the berries contrasts against the green foliage and is a striking specimen all year.’ 

Other must -grow hollies include the exceptionally hardy ‘Carnival’ with its deep green leaves and large red berries and slow-growing ‘Old Heavy Berry’ that produces dense clusters of dark red fruit.

What is the most beautiful evergreen plant?

We think the magnolia grandiflora is the most beautiful evergreen plant. It is endowed with a profusion of huge blooms in the spring, which give off a gorgeous scent. 

What is an evergreen shrub with large flowers?

The camellia is an evergreen shrub with large, beautiful flowers, which appear in early spring. 

Jill Morgan has spent the last 20 years writing for Interior and Gardening magazines both in print and online. Titles she has been lucky enough to work on include House Beautiful, The English

Home, Ideal Home, Modern Gardens and Gardeningetc.com. Although much of her career has involved commissioning and writing about reader homes and home improvement projects, her

everlasting passion is for gardens and outdoor living, which is what she writes about for Homes & Gardens. 

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AIF at Dacha No. 21. Cabbage: a new approach 11/11/2015

Among my dacha neighbors there are many pensioners who live outside the city almost all year round. Contrary to popular belief, they grow not only potatoes and cucumbers on their plots - after all, man does not live by bread alone. Ornamental trees and shrubs are planted, flower beds are laid out. Yes, that's the trouble: already in October there is little left of all this beauty, except for the coniferous trees. But in my garden, green leaves can be seen almost at any time of the year: I specially planted perennials with wintering foliage. Neighbors often ask for advice on what exactly should be planted on the site so that it looks more fun in the off-season. Perhaps winter-green herbaceous plants will also interest you.

Carved leaf

Number one on my list of herbaceous perennials with wintering leaves are geuchera, geucherella and tiarella. I give them the palm for a reason. Not only that, their foliage does not wither after the first frost, but decorates the garden until the snow falls. The spectacular leaves of these plants have a wide variety of colors. This is especially true for geyher and geyherella. Green, yellow, orange, purple and "silver" bushes flaunt in the deserted autumn garden against the background of the bare earth. But the carved leaves of tiarelles attract attention primarily with their shape, reminiscent of exquisite jewelry.

In the spring, the old foliage of the geyher must be cut off, but only after the young leaves start growing.

I have heard that geuchera and geucherella are very capricious plants and die in the very first wintering. In fact, this is not so at all. If you plant them according to all the rules, choosing a place in partial shade and making good drainage, then they will easily endure all the hardships of our long winter. They are not afraid of severe frosts, because they hide from the cold in snowdrifts. In winter, they face only two misfortunes. Firstly, on heaving soils (namely, this is the one I have in my area), plants stick out of the ground during alternating thaws and frosts, and then their roots can really freeze. To prevent this from happening, when planting, I always try to deepen my geyhers, and in the fall I additionally spud them with compost or light earth. Secondly, these plants are very sensitive to wetting and with excess moisture, they rot or rot. Therefore, when choosing a place for them in the garden, it is necessary to ensure that it is dry there not only in summer, but also in autumn and spring. And for those who are still afraid that these delicate-looking plants will not overwinter, I can advise you to cover them with non-woven material just like roses. By the way, geyhers can become excellent partners for the latter. And there is no need to build additional shelter. True, in this case, they will not decorate the autumn garden for long, and you will deprive yourself of the pleasure of admiring their frost-covered foliage, when after night frosts the garden is exactly in a silver haze, and each geyhera bush seems to be a masterpiece of jewelry art. So don't be afraid to take the risk of leaving these plants uncovered - it's worth it!

Badan. Photo: Maria Yurasova

Not the same flowers

Badan is next on my list. A wonderful plant: unpretentious, reliable, and most importantly, beautiful both in summer and winter. Its large leaves sometimes even peek out from shallow snowdrifts, making you believe that the ice captivity is not eternal and sooner or later spring will definitely come. In addition, in addition to the species badan, which is well known to many summer residents, there are now many different varieties of hybrid origin that differ in size, shape and color of leaves and, of course, flowers, which in this case is not so important, because in autumn it is the foliage that comes to the fore .

In some badans, with the onset of cold weather, the foliage acquires rich red tones. But, as a rule, not the whole leaf turns red, so the autumn palette of bergenia is a contrasting combination of greens and purple.

Plants with overwintering foliage also include hellebore. Of course, they are planted for the sake of magnificent spring flowering, but dense, strongly dissected leathery leaves on high petioles are also very good, especially in autumn under the canopy of trees against the background of fallen yellow leaves. Dark green, shiny, they argue with bad weather and impending cold weather with all their appearance. A large hellebore bush at this time may well compete in decorativeness with miniature coniferous plants.

Carpets under the trees

Among other winter green perennials, there are also ground cover plants on my list. Pretty emerald rugs give the autumn garden a special charm, and a couple of leaves that have planned from the nearest tree seem to be woven on a green background with a pattern carefully thought out by nature itself.

Of the ground cover perennials, first of all I would like to mention Goryanka and Periwinkle. The first, unfortunately, is not familiar to all flower growers. It's a shame: after all, this wonderful plant pleases the eye throughout the season. In spring, during flowering, it is simply amazing (it is not for nothing that in Germany it is called the flower of elves), and in summer and autumn it attracts attention due to its spectacular foliage. In many species of Goryanka, the leaves remain green in winter, while they are dense, leathery, sometimes with a wavy or jagged edge. Goryanka grows at a moderate rate, forming dense low curtains, which look especially good under the canopy of trees or large shrubs.

My dearly beloved periwinkle is notorious among some summer residents. Believe me, this is nothing more than superstition. The fact that this plant is planted in cemeteries speaks only of the amazing vitality of the periwinkle, which, without any watering and care, is able to withstand any Spartan conditions. Growing, it forms dense beautiful carpets, and its small dark green shiny leaves look like the scales of a fabulous dragon dozing in the garden. In addition, the periwinkle has variegated forms that look more cheerful.

Of course, my list doesn't end there. But even the listed perennials are enough to keep the garden attractive and pleasing to the eye during the dreary off-season.

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It is generally accepted that evergreens, with the exception of conifers, are not for our gardens. For the most part, they are not winter-hardy, and if they overwinter under the snow, then what is the use of their evergreen if the plants are not visible! Although, of course, it is nice to see slightly frostbitten, but quite lively leaves among the withered grass in early spring. In addition, in recent years, when the snow cover falls only after the New Year, the role of such ever-living crops in our gardens is noticeably increasing. This means that there is a need for them.

Many evergreens have a rather exotic appearance, not typical for our region. These are shrubs, shrubs, semi-shrubs, creepers, herbaceous perennials, grasses, ferns. Only trees are missing.

There is one subtlety in the classification of evergreens. In the green state under the snow, two groups winter: evergreen, whose leaves live 2-3 years, and winter green, whose leaves live one year.

Evergreen - these are all types of mosses, some types of rhododendrons, evergreen boxwood, shrubs: lingonberries, cranberries, bearberries; badany. They have a typical set of adaptations for all evergreens - a high content of non-freezing substances in the tissues, a cork layer on the stems, a waxy cuticle or pubescence on the leaves. An interesting and very promising plant for our region is moss. Mosses are not afraid of severe frosts, because drying out is absolutely not dangerous for them. They absorb water from the atmosphere through their leaves and stems. Mosses do not have real, well-developed roots, and plants absorb moisture with their entire aerial part, like a sponge. If there is no rain for a long time, the moss completely loses moisture and dries up. However, he does not die at the same time, but goes into a state of rest. This phenomenon is explained by the properties of the protoplast - the living content of moss cells - which does not die even after strong drying. They are not dangerous loss of moisture either in summer or winter. Mosses endure frost in any conditions, both under the protection of snow cover and without it.

Winter green are called plants whose leaves, although they appear in the spring, do not die off in the fall, but only the following spring. So the plant prolongs the duration of photosynthesis for itself - from early spring, when the snow has just melted to the snow cover. They begin to generate energy from overwintered "old" leaves as soon as the snow melts, i.e. light appears. And only after new leaves appear, the old ones that have overwintered will die off. These are herbaceous perennials: geyher, European hoof, hairy sedge, needle shield, yellow Zelenchuk, common sorrel, noble liverwort, some types of hellebore, speedwell, and many ground cover.

In nature, evergreens and wintergreens are most abundant in spruce forests. The main reason is the light regime: the spruce forest is dark, and in all seasons. In addition, the soils of spruce forests are not very rich, usually waterlogged and highly acidic. Under such conditions, the vegetation of the lower tier develops slowly, in spring the leaves bloom late, last year's leaves are very important at this time, because. plants need to extend the possibility of photosynthesis.

Growing most evergreens involves some risk. Their wide use in the garden is available only to experienced gardeners who have fertile soils and a good microclimate on their site. Snowless winters with temperatures dropping to –35…–40?°C are disastrous, cyclically repeating every 20 years. Therefore, evergreen and wintergreen plants should be grown in the garden only after an appropriate microclimate has been created. If this is not done, then in snowless winters, the leaves will be damaged by severe frosts and suffer from “spring sunburn”, which causes withering winds and direct sunlight. The ideal garden for winter green plants is a garden under a canopy of trees, in which a large amount of snow accumulates in winter, there is no wind and there is an openwork shade. The soil in such a garden should be light, with the addition of coarse sand.

Reproduction of wintering plants with leaves is almost no different from similar deciduous ones. It is conditionally possible to distinguish three main groups that are similar in the method of reproduction:

Separate conversation about holly mahonia, as about the most typical winter green plant. Despite its exotic appearance, it reproduces very easily by all means, and sometimes even without our help. Under favorable conditions in the garden, it gives abundant self-seeding, creeps underground stolons, and also partially takes root with branches lying on the ground. To obtain a large amount of planting material, rooting of lignified cuttings can be recommended.

Extremely quiet. Soft snow conceals all noises, and only in severe frost does it creak underfoot. Everything seems to be in a dead sleep. And it is so amazing to see green leaves among the snow. In mid-latitudes, evergreens are associated primarily with coniferous crops. But there are unique leafy Spartans who do not shed their green headdress. They are indispensable for decorating late autumn compositions.

Of our “natives”, lingonberries are familiar to everyone . Her bushes at the beginning of winter cheerfully peek out from under the first snow. They grow wonderfully in rock gardens, only when planting in the hole you need to add peat and bedding from coniferous forests.

Gaulteria is a double of our cranberries, but larger. The leaves turn red in autumn, and the berries persist until spring. The plant overwinters without problems and shines with healthy leaves in spring.

Thyme - a stranger from the mountains. The leaves are small, the stems are pressed against the stones, forming a dense curly curtain. In summer, lilac flowers bloom, similar to oregano. In the rock garden, a wonderful neighbor for low flowering plants.

Chebe is a new plant in hobby gardens. It has several types and ornamental varieties. Their winter hardiness is different, therefore, when planning to plant, find out what critical temperatures this species can withstand. Hebe ocher (Hebe ochracea) is quite winter-hardy. It is valued for its neat shape in the form of a dense ball. So that the snow does not break up this ball, the bush is covered with a box. If you cover the top with a spunbond, then you don’t have to worry about the plant.

Rhododendrons. There are several types of evergreen rhododendrons that successfully overwinter in our climate. In May, they bloom amazingly and overshadow the beauty of other plants. Evergreen large-leaved rhododendrons are of particular admiration. Their leaf blades reach 15 cm. All summer they adorn the bush with a glossy sheen, and in autumn they have orange hues. With the onset of frost, the leaves fall, nestling closer to the branches, and curl around the edges. This is a kind of reaction to the cold. In the spring, they gradually return to their normal shape and regain their gloss.

Holly mahonia . This plant has a lot of advantages: lush bright flowering, shiny glossy foliage and evergreen "character". The last statement is not entirely true. If mahonia is planted in the sun, then in autumn the leaves turn from green to yellow-orange. An adult bush grows above a meter, so even in a snowy winter it is not completely covered with snow. Green leaves in the middle of winter look unusually impressive, especially since they do not curl like rhododendrons. And in the cold, the leaves covered with a lace of hoarfrost are something magical!

Evergreens in winter and early spring can be damaged by strong sun. Leaves get burnt and fly around. This is not a problem, then they grow back. But if this happened, then at the beginning of the growing season, you need to support the plant with top dressing. In order to protect plants from the dangerous sun (including conifers), they are covered with spruce branches in the form of tiers since autumn. You can use a mosquito net in two layers, a rare burlap, synthetic covering material in 3-4 layers. The lower part of the crown is left open, otherwise it will suffer from damping out under the snow.

It is not too late to close the plants even in winter. The danger comes with an increase in the number of sunny days, from about mid-January. This is the only feature that distinguishes evergreens from ordinary ones. Otherwise, care for them is the same. Evergreen species respond better to foliar feeding, and during a drought, they need a refreshing shower more. This must be remembered, as it affects the results of wintering.

You can find this article in the magazine "Magic Garden" 2008 No. 7.

Autumn in plant life
Nature and its seasonal changes

This lesson will cover the theme "Autumn in the life of plants." During the lesson, we will learn about the seasonal changes that occur with plants in the fall: the color of the leaves changes, the trees shed their leaves and extra branches. All this is necessary for the plant in order to prepare for the harsh winter.

Lesson: Autumn in plant life

Let's remember what changes occur in inanimate nature in autumn . The days are getting shorter, the air temperature is dropping, the cold wind is blowing more often, the sky is covered with cold clouds, and it is raining heavily. All these changes also affect inanimate nature. What happens in the life of plants in autumn? They are preparing for winter.

Came without paints and brushes,

And painted all the leaves.

This is how they talk about autumn. The arrival of autumn is accompanied by a change in leaf color . Why is this happening ? The leaf contains a dye of green, red and yellow. In summer, when there is a lot of sunlight, the green substance drowns out all other shades. In autumn, the days become shorter, and the plants receive little light, the green matter does not have time to recover, the leaves begin to color differently. Red, orange, yellow colors in mountain ash, maple, aspen. Limes, birches, chestnuts turn yellow. Yellow-brown foliage - oak. The whole earth is covered with a colorful carpet. No wonder autumn is called an artist.

But not all plants change color: lilac and alder remain green until the first snow . In the leaves of these plants there are no other coloring substances, except for green.

The great Russian artist I.I. Levitan.

Let's find out what happens to coniferous trees in autumn. The larch has turned yellow and dropped its leaves. Spruces and pines are green, needle-leaves are not afraid of frost. Each needle is covered with a wax coating. Leaves-needles are small and narrow, so less moisture evaporates than that of deciduous trees. Coniferous trees are not afraid of winter drought. But still, coniferous trees also have leaf fall. Only we do not notice it, because the needles fall off little by little.

This phenomenon occurs in aspen, poplar, oak and willow. These trees not only shed their foliage, but also get rid of extra branches so that they waste less nutrients in winter. This process is called branchfall .

The second change in plant life is leaf fall. Leaf fall is the process of shedding leaves. Trees and shrubs shed their leaves not by chance - this is protection from the winter cold. Leaves evaporate water, in summer there is a lot of water in the soil. But in winter, you won’t get much water from frozen soil. The tree will simply die from drought. That is why plants, trees and shrubs shed their foliage. In the spring, new leaves will appear again. This continues year after year.

And the leaves in winter could harm the tree, let's find out how. Even thick branches sometimes break under the weight of snow. And imagine what would happen to a tree if thick leaves remained on the branches.

Deciduous trees and shrubs shed their leaves annually. Plants have developed this process over many thousands of years.

Herbaceous plants also change color in autumn. They wither and die, leaving fruits with seeds. Roots of perennials remain in the ground to overwinter.

The next lesson will cover the topic “Berry plants. A variety of garden and forest berries. It will talk about how and in what plants berries appear, how they are divided among themselves, what berries can be found in the garden and in the forest.

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1. Describe deciduous trees in autumn. What do they look like in autumn? What color are their leaves?

2. Describe coniferous trees in autumn. What do they look like in autumn?

3. What happens to herbaceous plants in autumn.

4. * Draw what you imagined while listening to this poem.

Forest, like a painted tower,

Lilac, golden, crimson,

Cheerful, motley wall

Standing over a bright glade.

Yellow carved birches

Shine in blue azure,

Like towers, fir-trees darken,

And between the maples they turn blue

Here and there in the foliage through

Gaps in the sky, like windows.

The forest smells of oak and pine,

During the summer it dried up from the sun,

And Autumn is a quiet widow

It enters its motley tower...

Climbing roses are leaders among garden vines both in distribution and decorative effect. Climers and ramblers are rightly called irreplaceable garden aristocrats. On a figured support, at the porch or over the path, in the company of clematis or as a soloist, climbing roses stand out with especially abundant flowering. But their difficult character is also an important feature of climbing roses. Indeed, in regions with severe winters, a lot of effort will have to be made for a successful wintering.

Woody plants and shrubs can not only freeze out during extreme winters, suffer from provocative thaws during the cold period and return frosts in spring or even early summer, but also from rodents, which are mice and hares in gardens and berry fields. By their nature, these creatures are timid and you will be very surprised if you notice a hare in the garden in the summer. More often you can see a mouse, but often in the late afternoon, when it literally merges with the soil.

Cauliflower pancakes in the oven - tender, golden, very tasty. Cutlets, casseroles, cream soups are prepared from cauliflower, but pancakes, in my opinion, are the most appetizing! Cooking pancakes, cheesecakes or small pancakes in the oven is much easier and easier than frying in a pan. First, you spend significantly less vegetable oil. Secondly, the plate remains clean. Thirdly, the kitchen will never smell of burnt oil.

Now more and more gardeners tend to grow vegetable crops in seedlings, and seedlings, as well as the soil for it, to prepare on their own. This is true, because if you learn this, you can grow good seedlings and save on both. It is clear that the soil for seedlings must meet the needs of a particular culture. In general, there is no universal primer. However, there are still basic requirements for seedling soil.

Summer-flowering spireas are increasingly called autumn spireas. And this is not at all a mistake. Most of the "second wave" spireas really bloom in the summer. But expanding the palette of varieties and decorative forms, capable of continuing their flowering until frost, allows us to call such spirea both summer and autumn. Spectacular late-flowering spireas are still inferior in popularity to spring species. But among them there are much more plants that can settle in a flower garden or in a discount.

Meat baked in foil is always tasty and festive. It will be even tastier if you bake pork not just with a set of spices for boiled pork, but ... with fruit! If you are surprised by the combination of sweet fruits and meat, then I assure you: apples, pears, prunes, dried apricots and even apricots give meat dishes new, different and very interesting tastes. We will take turns trying these recipes, and today let's cook the most delicious of them - pork with quince!

This procedure is sometimes carried out by gardeners on their plots. There are many reasons for transplanting already formed plants to a new place: these are, for example, soil conditions (often together with climate features). It happens that the place where the shrub has been growing for several years has become flooded with melt water, or the shrub has suddenly begun to freeze annually. Or purely domestic conditions, when, for example, a neighbor built a fence, and now your bush is in the shade.

Plants that are displayed in a cold hallway or hall are always perceived as a separate part of landscaping. And in offices, and in residential buildings, and in official institutions, these green guards are the first to meet visitors and are a kind of calling card. Bright cultures are always chosen to decorate a hall or foyer. But no matter how beautiful they are, the main thing is their ability to put up with low and unstable temperatures and unpretentiousness.

Mushroom soup with cabbage - a recipe for those who are in a hurry, have a desire to cook a delicious first course, and made preparations from mushrooms in autumn. Half a liter jar of canned forest products is enough to make thick cabbage soup. The rest of the ingredients are so simple that you can always find them in the pantry. Not all salted mushrooms are suitable for soups. The most delicious soups are made with mushrooms, boletus, boletus, mushrooms and, as it is not banal, with russula.

A huge selection of species and varieties of ornamental plants does not simplify the process of planning flower beds, because there are many things to keep in mind. Each plant has its own requirements for growing conditions, care and even the selection of partners, but the most difficult thing is to find a balance of purely aesthetic characteristics for the composition. To avoid confusion in the process of selecting the best candidates for the role of a star or a modest partner, simple criteria by which all cultures are judged allow.

The cold is coming, at night it may already be a slight frost, although during the day the sun, peeking out from behind the clouds, not only shines, but burns. There are many ways to protect against frost - this is shelter for the winter, hilling, and bending lashes and trunks to the ground. But this is more suitable for pliable, shrubby crops. Today we will talk about trees, about protecting their trunks, about the need for such protection, the timing, the optimal composition for whitewashing, and of course, about the technology itself.

Pilaf with sausages is a simple recipe that will prepare a delicious rice dish with vegetables in a short time. Instead of meat - octopuses from sausages, which will please the younger members of the family, but by the way, adults sometimes also want to return to childhood. Therefore, I think that the original serving and delicious oriental spices will appeal to everyone. Be sure to choose meat products in a natural casing so that the legs “curl” beautifully during the cooking process.

Among the problems that can arise when growing houseplants, the easiest to diagnose and treat is the pulling of shoots. The elongation of the branches, the stretching of the internodes, often accompanied by crushing or loss of the characteristic shape of the leaves and their color, is really very easy to notice. The silhouette of the plant is clearly changing and already in the early stages of stretching it becomes obvious that the growing conditions for your pet are uncomfortable.

I offer you a recipe for an amazingly tasty and very healthy spelled flour cake. You will be pleasantly surprised by the taste of this cake, and you will bake it for an encore many times for your household. Wild wheat is practically the only completely natural and always environmentally friendly cereal crop at the moment. Therefore, spelled dishes are very useful, but at the present time it is grown very little, as a result of which spelled is valued much more than plain wheat.

Do not think that a warm bed is an exclusively bulk construction in the garden. Many are simply afraid of this and do not build them just because they are afraid of water spills in the garden during irrigation, the inability to keep the garden in its original form and maintain it throughout the season. Just for these, there is a second version of a warm bed - below the level of the soil surface, it’s easier to take care of such a bed, although not very much, but still easier.

And the leaves of coniferous plants, living on average from two to twenty years, may not necessarily be green, but of different shades of yellow and even red.

There are not so many evergreens suitable for growing in household plots. In addition, not every one of them is decorative all year round. Southern evergreens do not tolerate our northern winters well - they die in severe frosts. Strong, gusty winds and other adverse conditions can also lead to their death. On some evergreens, the leaves do not look the best in winter, but still, many such popular trees and shrubs enliven our winter gardens with their colors, change their appearance, standing out brightly against the background of bare deciduous trees.

Some plants, such as St. John's wort and viburnum, are grown for their showy flowers. Others create a decorative effect both with their foliage and inflorescences, such as rhododendrons and bergenia. There are also among the evergreens such plants that are grown solely for the sake of easily tolerating cold leaves.

For every climate, for every garden, there is a suitable evergreen variety in size, color and crown shape.

This article is devoted to those evergreens that are suitable for growing in small garden plots of the Leningrad region.

An important role in the design of the garden is played by low shrubs, semi-shrubs and ground cover plants: they grow rapidly, covering the empty plots of land with a green carpet.

Tall plants, mostly conifers, widely used for hedges. Low conifers are planted in flower beds and in various borders. Also, evergreens are often planted on lawns and in containers.

Do not overdo it with the number of evergreens in the garden, otherwise it will look gloomy and boring. They can play the role of a dominant and, in combination with deciduous crops and bright colors, create unique contrasts. Designers recommend maintaining a balance in the garden between evergreens and deciduous plants.

The most popular are evergreen ornamental shrubs with beautiful flowers (rhododendron, heather, mahonia, viburnum and others). A number of evergreen shrubs are grown solely for their leaves. Spectacular evergreen herbaceous perennials, such as carnation, bergenia, chistets, thyme, hoof.

When choosing plants for your garden, remember that:

Let's take a look at the most popular evergreens in our region.

Azarum (hoof)

Azarum leaves are similar in shape to cyclamen leaves - they are heart-shaped or hoof-shaped, which is why the plant is called hoof.

Oriental, Siebold and Canadian species are popular species. Some have glossy leaves, some have a fine texture, and some have a striking silver coloration. They differ in the size of the leaves.

Azarum likes rich in organic matter, slightly acidic, moist, drained soil, so it should be planted in damp shady places. This deciduous ornamental plant looks great in the borders of flower beds and in group plantings. Wild hoof is popular for its beautiful leaves, winter hardiness and hardiness. It densely covers the ground with a green carpet, forming ground cover patches of various densities that inhibit the growth of weeds.

Overwintered hoof leaves grow old and fall, however, having lost them, the plant hastily acquires very tender new ones.

Armeria

Armeria forms a cushion of grass-like leaves, over which in spring bouquets of bright pink, red and white small flowers rise on thin peduncles. May re-bloom in autumn. There are many varieties of armeria, and they are quite affordable.

Badan

This is a showy groundcover with large, fleshy leaves up to 30 cm in diameter, which grows rapidly, carpeting open areas. At the end of autumn, with the onset of winter cold, the oval-heart-shaped, blunt-toothed bergenia leaves acquire a beautiful lilac-red or bronze hue.

Overwintered leaves turn black, and new ones grow to replace them. On fleshy peduncles appear medium-sized flowers-bells of lavender-pink, pinkish-purple or white flowers with a waxy coating. The flowers are collected in dense paniculate corymbose inflorescences ranging in size from 8 to 18 cm. There are up to 130 flowers in one inflorescence. The duration of flowering of badan is from late April - early May to the end of June, unless it falls under spring frosts. Possible secondary flowering in August or September.

The best place for bergenia is semi-shady. It also grows well in the sun. This plant prefers neutral to slightly alkaline, loose, nutritious, well-draining soil in elevated positions, with constant moisture. Badan is drought-resistant. During spring frosts, it should be insulated so that the flower buds do not freeze. Badan propagates by seeds and division of overgrown bushes. Seeds are sown in early spring.

You can use this plant in flowerbeds, flowerbeds, alpine hills, rocky gardens.

Periwinkle

Rhizome subshrub with procumbent or ascending stems and wintering evergreen leaves. In spring, on short erect shoots 15-20 cm high, graceful single five-petalled flowers with a diameter of 2 to 5 cm appear, simple or double. Flowers, depending on the variety and growing conditions, differ in number, size, and color: they are pale blue, lilac-blue, dark blue, blue with a purple tint, lilac or white. Elliptical, short-stalked leaves, leathery and shiny, also differ in color: dark green, light green with cream edges, yellow. There are varieties of leaves with a two-color color: golden and silver-motley.

Stems grow 40-60 cm per season and are able to bloom again. The fruit forms two oblong or cylindrical brownish or brown seeds. Roots - numerous and fibrous - appear on all nodes of the stem when they come into contact with the ground.

Periwinkle is a very durable plant. Unfading, dense greens are used to create a wonderful ground carpet in shady, semi-shady and sunny places with good drainage and moist soil. The branches of this plant, growing, are intertwined. Periwinkle is well suited as a groundcover for banks, embankments and other sloping areas. It is also used in ampel form.

Small bergenia rugs are spectacular on rocky hills. It is also used for planting in borders and curtains between trees.

Periwinkle is easy to care for: it can be watered infrequently and top dressing is optional.

Monet loosestrife

This climbing plant with white and yellow flowers has long been a gardener's favorite. It retains foliage all year round, covering the ground in damp, shady areas. The wild species of this plant grows strongly, but the cultivars are quite compact.

Numerous yellow flowers, up to 2 cm in diameter, bloom from May to August on stems.

Carnation

One of the most popular and widespread plants. There are up to 300 species of herbaceous one-, two- and perennial carnations. Among the many species there are evergreen and semi-evergreen forms.

Carnations have a simple, branched and erect stem. Leaves sessile, linear, linear-lanceolate, flat or slightly grooved. The color of the leaves are green, reddish or gray. Flowers solitary, collected in racemes or panicles; pink, lilac, white, red or yellow.

Carnations add charm to the garden with their generous flowers, delightful carved petals and almost always pleasant fragrance. Winter hardiness of many types of carnations allows them to be cultivated in the north. To preserve greenery, it should be covered with spruce branches for the winter - not so much from frost, but from mice. There is no need to cover low varieties, as under a layer of snow they retain greenery without additional shelter.

Heuchera

Ground cover plant from the saxifrage family. It has luxurious wide rosettes of leaves. The leaves are lobed, oval, heart-shaped, covered with fluff and pierced with veins. Small charming flowers sit on tall peduncles.

Geichera is grown for its ornamental leaves. Flowers - white, pink, red and even green - appear on peduncles 45 to 75 cm high. stained leaves), Greenfinch (green flowers and green leaves).

The rhizome of geuchera is short, dense and slightly creeping; the root system is shallow.

Heuchera is easily propagated by sowing seeds, dividing the rhizome and cutting rosettes. Grows well on any garden soil, but prefers loose and fertile. It can go for a very long time without a transplant, but young 2-3-year-old plants look neater and bloom more abundantly.

Heuchera is moisture-loving but drought-resistant. It develops well and blooms in partial shade and in the sun. In snowless periods of winter, it requires dry shelter with coniferous spruce branches.

Survivor

One of the most interesting ornamental ground cover plants. Propagated by aboveground creeping shoots that end in rooting rosettes. Her root system is fibrous, shallow, but strong.

Blooms at the beginning of summer. Inflorescences up to 30 cm long consist of numerous small blue flowers. She is unpretentious. Good for filling all empty and unattractive places under trees, shrubs, and also looks good among colorful plants in flower beds. On nutritious soils, the tenacious forms chic carpets.

Leaves, as a rule, brown-beetroot or dark green, the color of the leaves becomes more expressive in the bright sun.

Use this plant to create ground cover, borders, and to anchor slopes.

Iberis (wall)

In addition to annual and perennial species, winter-green forms are of particular interest. These are wintering shrubs with small stem oval-lanceolate leaves. The root system of this plant is slightly branched and deep-seated.

Small flowers 2 cm in size are collected in corymbose inflorescences. Growing, the plants completely cover the planting area, turning into a pillow up to 30 cm high, and flowers rise above the evergreen leaves.

Reproduction in Iberis is seed or vegetative - layering and cuttings.

Iberis is grown on soils of medium fertility with good drainage, while also taking into account the fact that he loves full or partial light.

Saxifraga

About 90 species of this plant are common in our country, but no more than 15 of them are used to decorate the garden. Saxifrage - a plant from 5 to 70 cm high, creates thick or loose curtains in the garden.

Leaves vary in shape from lanceolate to rhombic, green to yellow spotted. Flowers five-petal, small, stellate; are white, yellowish, pink, cherry and greenish. The paniculate inflorescences of this plant are very showy. The saxifrage blooms from May to August. The vast majority of species are evergreen.

Saxifragha is easily propagated vegetatively: by dividing the clump, by cuttings, by single rosettes after the plants have faded.

These plants are hardy, preferring calcareous soils, full sun and good drainage.

Plant saxifrage on rocky hills, in shady flower beds, use it to decorate the banks of water bodies and create separate curtains.

From evergreen saxifrage species and varieties such as urban (up to 30 cm high), Arendsa (they are sometimes called "Mossy saxifrages"), opposite-leaved (blooms very abundantly with pink-red flowers), shady (creates beautiful dense curtains of flat rosettes about 5 cm in diameter, leaves are round, almost smooth, green and yellowish-spotted), Elizabeth (with yellow flowers), soddy (forms dense, pillow-like thickets up to 20 cm high; flowers are white and pink-cherry), Pennsylvania (grows in damp places).

Cat's foot (antennary)

Most of the species are low-growing ground cover perennials with small silvery leaves and inflorescences resembling a cat's footprint. The bush grows up to 25 cm in height and up to 45 cm in diameter. Forms dense silvery carpets of small rosettes located at the ends of creeping branching shoots. In June, small inflorescences appear in a range of colors from white to crimson.

Reproduces mainly by dividing clumps in early summer or closer to autumn, at the end of August. Requires regular rejuvenation every 2-3 years.

Cat's paw prefers loose poor soils; drought-resistant and sun-loving, but shade-tolerant. In addition, this plant is winter-hardy and does not require shelter.

Cat's foot is used for borders in flower beds, planted between path slabs and on dry slopes.

Lungwort (pulmonaria)

Lungwort is an indispensable border plant, and all its species are extremely interesting. She has bizarre colors: as she ages, the color of the corollas of the lungwort changes from pink or purple to purple or blue. Lungwort blooms for a month. Her flowers are bell-shaped or funnel-shaped with a limb, on long cuttings - delicate pubescent leaves of a heart-shaped ovoid shape, and on the upper side of the leaves - blurry light spots. In winter, bunches of basal, strongly overgrown rough leaves turn out to be under the snow. Lungwort prefers shady places.

Medicinal, narrow-leaved, sugar, red, Folyarsky lungwort - various types of this plant are widely used in our country to create background curtains, contrasting compositions in flower beds, especially in combination with hostas, ferns and other perennials. It is recommended to plant in shady places.

Young (sempervivum)

This succulent is a popular garden plant. Spherical rosettes of fleshy leaves ranging in size from 4 to 15 cm have a different color, density and pubescence. In summer, yellow, red or purple star-shaped flowers bloom, collected in spectacular corymbose-paniculate inflorescences on thick peduncles. Non-flowering rosettes live for several years. The young form dense ground cover clumps.

This plant reproduces by daughter rosettes growing at the ends of ground stolons. It is unpretentious, tolerates any soil, and is also sun-loving and drought-resistant. It is quite frost-resistant, but in severe frosts, the youth should still be covered with spruce branches.

The most common types of juveniles are arachnoid, offspring and roofing. All species look good on rocky hills, in the crevices of the walls.

Euphorbia evergreen

Euphorbia evergreen - one of the many species of Euphorbia. The name of the plant is not accidental - there are species with white milky juice that flows from the injured plant.

Euphorbia evergreen leaves are dark, shiny and collected in dense rosettes. The flowers form inflorescences, in the middle - one female flower, around - several reduced male flowers.

Euphorbia is planted in rock gardens and borders.

Aubrieta

Irreplaceable ground cover plant with dense grey-green pubescent small foliage. In early summer, the leaves are hidden under small flowers of a wide variety of bright colors. After flowering, shaving requires pruning. The root system of this plant, ideal for creating a green carpet, is superficial. Reproduction is seed and vegetative. The main way is division in the spring, at the beginning of growth. Cuttings - in the second half of summer with new shoots that grow back after flowering.

Shabby soil is unpretentious, but prefers well-drained sites, lit by the sun. Winter-hardy, but still it should be closed for the winter - in case of severe frosts. Stagnant waters are a great danger to shaving in the spring. Popular cultivars are Farsighted (up to 12 cm tall), Aurevariegata (lavender flowers and golden bordered leaves), Bressingham Pink (double pink flowers) and Dr. Malys (purple flowers).

Fescue (festuka)

An exquisite plant for a smart green carpet. Fescue is an ornamental grass with blue foliage. The sizes of festukas are varied: from small (for rock garden) to large (for borders, mixborders and solitary plantings). This plant is distinguished by its original shape and interesting for its blue color.

The most popular is the gray-gray fescue (glauca), which forms tussocks of dense gray-blue foliage up to 15 cm high. The Golubaya (Blue Far) variety has pure blue leaves, Amethyst has gray-blue leaves, and it forms larger hummocks. For the rock garden, the dwarf Velian fescue, the Siberian variety, is widely used.

The soil for fescue is not very fertile, with good drainage, sunlit.

Stonecrop (sedum)

This leafy succulent is very popular. By type, sedums are divided into upright, rising, creeping and rooting. The flowers of these beautiful deciduous ornamental plants are star-shaped, white, yellow and pink, collected in corymbose, paniculate or umbellate inflorescences.

Stonecrops are unpretentious, resistant to frost. Used to cover the soil, for rockeries and borders. In our zone, the following varieties of sedum are most common: Caustic, White, Thick-leaved, Bent, False. But this is not a complete list of existing evergreen stonecrops.

Stonecrop, 4-8 cm high, with ascending or recumbent shoots. The leaves, fleshy and short, cover the vegetative shoots. The flowers are golden yellow, up to 1 cm in diameter.

Stonecrop is propagated by seeds and cuttings.

Fern

There are few evergreen species among ferns. One of them is multi-row. His wai are assembled into a rosette resembling a shuttlecock. There are dwarf multi-rows for ground cover plantings and rock gardens, there are large ones for borders and flower beds of wooded gardens. In frosts, the fern can freeze, so the sockets are covered with peat or other covering material, and opened in the spring.

The fronds of this fern are up to 1.2 meters long. The leaves of various varieties are strongly or slightly dissected, resembling a feather in shape. Varieties vary in size and leaf shape.

Ferns reproduce in spring by dividing the bush. It should be remembered that they like fertile, well-drained soil and prefer partial shade.

Wormwood

Wormwood is loved by gardeners for its feathery silver fragrant greens. Wormwood comes in different shapes and sizes. Among the types of wormwood there are semi-shrubs, there are border perennials, wormwood is often used as a ground cover for rock gardens. But not all varieties of wormwood are evergreen.

Primroses (primroses)

Of the many species and varieties of primroses, only the ear primrose keeps its leaves green in winter. But even among ear primroses, not everyone can withstand our cold. The most stable curb hybrid Auricula was noted, which has fleshy spoon-shaped leaves and fragrant flowers on peduncles 10-20 cm high. Flowering begins in early summer. The flowers of this primrose not only have a pleasant aroma, but also delight with their beauty and richness of color combinations - there are yellow, gray-blue, raspberry-blue, red-brown-yellow.

Successful cultivation requires well drained soil and partial shade.

Rezuha (arabis)

Charming ground cover unpretentious winter green plant with many flowers on overwintered shoots. The flowers are simple, double, white and pink. They create luxurious curtains or are used in rockeries.

Rezuha perfectly reproduces by seeds and vegetatively. Requires periodic rejuvenation. After abundant flowering, pruning of faded shoots is necessary - this provokes the growth of new ones.

Loose, fertile, well-drained, non-acidic soil is preferred for cholera. This plant is photophilous and drought-resistant, but suffers from stagnant waters, and requires shelter in severe frosts.

Rezuha can be used to create decorative groups, curtains, borders, green "spots" in rocky gardens and to fix slopes.

Tiarella

Ornamental plant with panicles of white or creamy white frothy flowers. Small and delicate, they are placed on peduncles up to 45 cm high and bloom from mid-spring for four to six weeks, towering over curtains of beautiful sharp-toothed fluffy leaves. The heart-shaped leaves, moderately green in summer and reddish-bronze or dark purple in autumn, remain into winter. They may have black streaks or spots that give them a peculiar beauty. Growing vigorously, tiarella creates a lovely ground carpet up to 30-45 cm high. It is used for planting along the edges of borders, in rocky gardens or to create a spectacular array in shady places. Its cultivation requires slightly acidic soil, enriched with organic matter and moderately moist.

Thyme

Creeping deciduous ornamental plant 7-10 cm high; rosetteless tap-rooted evergreen subshrub. Shoots creeping, flower-bearing branches rise above the surface of the earth. Over time, dense tufts form. The leaves of thyme are narrow and oblong, densely covering the shoots; the flowers are small, the inflorescences are capitate. Thyme is winter and drought resistant. It propagates by seeds and division of bushes.

Cultivar Creeping is distinguished by an interesting shape of leaves - they are oblong-elliptical, and long-ciliated along the edge. Inflorescences are compact, 2-3 cm long, bright pink-lilac color.

Chistets

This is one of the best ground cover plants with silvery foliage. Dense oval and lanceolate leaves are completely covered with white or gray hairs. In the middle of summer, most Chistets have pubescent peduncles, on which small purple flowers are located in whorls, which are not of particular decorative value. There are also non-flowering varieties.

The height of chistets in different varieties is from 10 to 45 cm.

The most popular species among gardeners is chistets (stakhis) woolly or bear's ear, which grows into luxurious large loose curtains. Shortened shoots hibernate under the snow.

The rhizome is short, slightly creeping, the root system is strong.

Vegetative propagation is most often used: cuttings, layering or division of bushes.

Chistets is undemanding to soils, but prefers loose earth under the sun or in partial shade. Resistant to winter cold and does not even require shelter.

This beautiful silvery plant is used in borders or in individual groups.

All the information in this article, of course, does not cover the versatile properties of evergreen herbaceous plants in as much detail as possible, but should help you choose worthy decorations for your garden.

T. Barkhatova, florist

Based on Flora Price materials

See how different forest grasses behave in autumn. Some of them turn yellow and gradually die off by winter. There are many such plants in the forest. The first to lose their green color is the septenary, minik, bracken, and some other plants. Quite early this happens in lily of the valley. Its leaves first turn yellow, and then turn white, become translucent. Late, already at the end of autumn, the forest grass, reed reed, blooms. Its loose bushes turn orange-yellow.

Forest grasses do not always turn yellow when dying in autumn. Sometimes they become white or slightly pinkish. In all these plants, only the above-ground part dies in autumn, while the underground part remains alive and winters in the soil. Grasses do not die, but, as it were, hide in the ground for the winter. There are especially many plants of this type in oak forests and much less in coniferous forests.

However, among the forest grasses there are those that remain green, alive all year round - not only in summer, but also in winter. They do not die off in autumn and do not change their usual summer coloration. An example can be hoof, Zelenchuk, hairy sedge. When winter comes, these plants go under the snow in the same green form as they were in summer. And they endure the winter very well, despite the fact that they are pressed to the ground by a thick snow cover and complete darkness reigns for many months. However, the conditions of their overwintering are not so severe as it seems to us. Being under a thick snow coat, the plants are well protected from various adversities - both from drying out and from severe frost. And the fact that there is absolutely no light does not matter much. At low temperatures, the leaves still cannot work, even if there would be light. Nevertheless, it still seems amazing to us how green plants remain alive in their snowy dungeon throughout the long winter.

To see these green captives, one has to come to the forest in winter with a shovel and clear the surface of the soil from snow in a small area. It is here that we will come across those forest dwellers who winter in a green state. If you dig up the snow in a coniferous forest, you may come across lingonberries, various clubs, wintergreens, Veronica officinalis, and finger sedge. All these plants overwinter in a green state, while remaining alive. In the oak forest, the green captives are different: wild hoof, greenfinch, hairy sedge. There are relatively few species of such plants.

You can get acquainted with the green captives not only in winter, but also in early spring, as soon as the snow melts. At this time, it is clearly visible in the forest which plants came out green from under the snow. Spring observations have their advantages: you can very fully identify all the variety of plants that interest you. When excavating snow, such completeness will never work, since snow is removed over a relatively small area.

Now one interesting detail. Those forest plants that winter green under the snow have certain advantages over others. As soon as the snow melts, they immediately begin their creative work, immediately begin to create organic substances.

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