"Mission Impossible!" - thought the young man, frowning worriedly. The best student of the Academy of Landscape Design was ready for everything, but not for this ... Having decided to think over the situation in a more relaxed atmosphere, he went to the city park, grabbing his old laptop. A cozy summer cafe, where he loved to relax, was nearby. The guy walked hurriedly, looking suspiciously around. And then he saw them.
On a large flower bed, tossing up long stems strewn with magnificent buds, beautiful flowers majestically towered.
- Gladioli! the master exclaimed delightedly. Looking around, he smiled happily and decided that now he would surely cope with the term paper.
A young talented designer had to develop a landscape project, which featured flower beds with gladioli. He understood that it would not be easy. Exquisite royal flowers demanding care, do not like very moist soil and prefer a sunny place, protected from drafts. The future landscape stylist once again looked through the window at a noble plant and set to work.
Having connected the laptop to the Internet via Wi-Fi, the guy soon found out that the skewers, so named because of the thin long leaves, differ in flowering time:
- early flowering;
- medium flowering;
- late flowering.
"This will need to be taken into account when planting gladioli so that the flowerbeds do not empty after the buds fall off. It is also worth taking a closer look at the floral retinue, which will cover the lower part of the regal's leaves. Perhaps daisies and pansies will look nice, and spring tulips and daffodils planted between the stems of gladioli, will add color to the background of the green leaves of the skewer, "the designer thought.
“On flowerbeds and mixborders, gladioli will combine well with hosts, astilbe, petunia and phlox, and when the“ flower king ”finally blossoms, he will undoubtedly attract everyone's attention, creating accents. The most important thing is not to be colorful chaos in the plantings, otherwise the beauty of gladiolus will fade against the background of the lush flowering of other plants. "
“But actually, the skewer is self-sufficient and independent, so it will look great as a tapeworm. The main thing here is not to go too far with the amount: 15 flowers in a group are enough!”
“So, now let's see how gladioli look in borders and discounts. Hmm ... It seems that it is best to plant flowers in a long row and add decorative shrubs with bright foliage or medium-sized flowering plants between them. Just do not forget about the timing of their flowering "
“For self-confident gardeners, you can recommend creating a gladularium - gladiolus flower beds. Of course, picking the right varieties of skewer will be difficult because of the abundance of their colorful shades, but what’s the result! I remember during the classes at the Academy they sorted out one interesting technique of cascading flowering when plants are planted different in height. They can bloom at the same time or, on the contrary, at different times. Such a flowerbed looks probably very impressive. Well, check ... "- the designer made another note in his notebook.
"Gladioli will look good against the background of conifers and other evergreens. Junipers, boxwoods, thuja and spruce are suitable for these purposes."
Gladioli on the background of conifers
"The undersized varieties of gladioli combine perfectly with stones on alpine hills and rockeries."
“And gladioli are planted in flower containers and decorate city streets and recreation areas with them. What a stunning flower it is!” ...
While an inquisitive landscape designer is studying the features of growing gladioli, we will summarize. Yes, it is not easy to grow this exquisite flower, but the magnificent splendor of the royal plant certainly deserves our close attention.
