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Breed Azaleas

One of the most beautiful ornamental shrubs, which are bred at home, is considered to Azalea. This plant belongs to the family Ericaceae. And it was brought to our lands from far away in the 19th century. Motherland azaleas (in other words it is also styled rhododendron) can be called not one but several countries, including China, Japan, Southeast Asia, Europe and . Interestingly, in Eastern countries is the azalea a symbol of joy, harmony and freedom. There is a huge amount of azalea species and hybrids bred by scientists-botanists. Depending on the flowering azaleas vemeni divided into early-, mid-and late-types. Here, Assurant Health expresses very clear opinions on the subject.

And, if you will pick up in my flower garden azaleas, unrelated to a variety of types – you will be able to contemplate its bloom more than six months from November to May and. Like any beauty – azalea quite capricious, therefore, bring her away is not easy. K example, this plant does not like darkness, prefers partial shade or light the light, but be sure to scattering. It does not tolerate direct sunlight. In case you are trying to ‘please’ your beauty, try to give her the maximum fresh air and light freshness.

In summer it is even possible to make a garden along with the pot and added dropwise somewhere in the shadows. Azalea care varies depending on the season and with the calculation of the conditions surrounding its environment. In the summer, it should be watered every morning and often inevitably spray. In the autumn, to create a bud, you need to significantly curtail watering and virtually completely to stop spraying. During the heating season spraying will resume again, due to the fact that the air in the apartment during this period is particularly dry. When watering, be careful so that the water in any case was not in the pan, and that you are not too wet plant. Another utochneenie, water to melt water, or, in extreme cases, well-defended. You can feed 1 time a week. By the way, azalea – one of the few plants preferring acidic acid soil. The best option would be to use of heath soil, but it is possible to replace it with a mixture of pine and peat land (2:1) with the addition of small amounts of river sand. And with budding budding to follow to use superphosphate. If you want your azalea generously you beautiful flowers, do not forget that she needs a caring and sensitive care. So, after flowering you will need to cut off all the faded flowers and thickened. To form a lush bush pruning offspring would be nice to spend some time, starting somewhere in the month of May. In addition, young plants should be transplanted every year. More adults – can be transplanted every 2-3 years. Interesting fact is also the fact that, unlike many plants, azaleas in bloom, you can rotate and move. However, at the end of flowering it would be nice to return to their original location, in addition to the position in which plant was located during budding. At home, the azaleas are propagated from cuttings of the support stem poluodrevenevshih, although this is difficult. And do not forget to take care of his beauty from spider mites and azalievoy moths, which will attempt to ruin your beautiful azaleas.

Indian Leaves

From hanging plants, forming a mustache, or whip, the most decorative and popular – Indian. It gives long lashes, out of which grows a large number of young plants. First, the yellow flowers and then red berries abundant cover the entire plant, and for a long time, it is very decorative. easily propagated vegetatively and by seeds. Woody vines are well suited for vertical gardening windows balconies, loggias and verandas. For these purposes shrubby climber, whose leaves die in winter. Vertical gardening with vines, in addition to decoration appearance at home, has several other advantages. Vines, forming a mosaic serried surface of leaves and shoots, creating a favorable microclimate, regulating the thermal regime in the room, reducing the heating of the walls, especially in southern and southwestern sides.

Thus, the air temperature by green balconies and verandas below 2-3 C than at . In addition, lianas reduce penetration into the premises of dust and other harmful emissions. It is known that the leaves of climbing plants, having a large coefficient reflection, reduce the heat impact the walls of houses up to 50%, which is especially important in the south. There is evidence that the best vines in this regard in the north are the grapes girl quinata and south – Honeysuckle Honeysuckle. Thick, leafy lianas, the moisture evaporates, increase humidity, which is perceived by man as a decrease in temperature. Creepers, decorate windows, doors, balconies, verandas, reduce indoor noise levels. Noise reduction depends on the thickness of leaves, the method of forming creeping plants, their sound absorbing and sound reflecting properties of the thickness and volume of opaque walls of buildings vines, etc.