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You will need

• - Seeds of aquilegia;
• - garden tools;
• - fertilizers.

Instructions

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Sow the seeds of aquilegia. You can sow seeds, both in spring and in autumn. However, more amicable shoots give an autumn sowing. Since the seeds are rather small, seal them in the soil is shallow - about 0.5 cm. Aquilegia is also inherent in self-seeding. If the stems were not removed from the bush, a lot of young plants may grow around the mother's bush in the second year.

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Ascend the seedlings when they have1-2 present leaflets are formed. On a permanent place, plant young plants in August. Remember, aquilegia prefer semi-shaded places, with moist nutritious and light soils.

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Do not forget about young shrubs, timely loosen and remove the weeds. Only when the bush grows enough, the weeds will not be so terrible for him. Water the young aquilegia sparingly.

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For the summer give an aquilegia 1-2 feedingmineral and organic fertilizers. Every year, pour a fertile soil to the bush. Wait for the flowering of young plants for the second year at the end of June. But the full development of the bush will only reach the third year of life. Inflorescences of aquilegia are very elegant and well worth cutting.

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As soon as the plants bloom, cut off all the stems (if you do not plan to get the seeds). Leaves in aquilegian openwork and plants do not lose their decorativeness, even without flowers.

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Five-year-olds and older shrubs of aquilegia in the autumn remove and replace them with young ones. It is advisable not to place the flower in the same place, since the bush takes out many nutrients from the earth.

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Timely fight against diseases and pests. Aquilegia can be affected by powdery mildew, gray rot, rust, various spots, nematodes, spider mites, aphids.

Mattiola is a two-horned from the family of cruciferous. Her homeland is Greece, Asia Minor. Its second name is a night violet, it got for an incomparable scent in the evening. In the afternoon, the flowers of the Mattioli are closed. This is a rather unpretentious annual plant. Grown up without difficulties.

From sowing seeds to flowering, a full cycle of their owndevelopment, the night violet lives for two months. Seeds are not afraid of the cold and they are sown from April to the open ground. Seeds emerge 7-15 days. The violet does not last long, about 1.5 months. This is its only drawback. Flower growers sow the night violets several times during the summer to enjoy aromatherapy.

Mattiola dvuhrogaya does not like acidic soils. It is suitable for loamy, illuminated places. It will grow well in the penumbra.

It blooms with inconspicuous small purple flowers with a strong aroma. They are collected in loose, racemose inflorescences. The bush is erect, well branched, with a height of 45-50 cm.

Given the feature of the plant in the eveningopen flowers, fill the garden with its aroma, then plant the matthiol better near the paths, in the places of evening rest, near gazebos, the entrance to the house, as well as on terraces and balconies.

If desired, you can collect your own seeds of this amazing plant.

Astilba features

Astilba is characterized by a powerful root system,which is not afraid of any weeds. In this case, the plant can easily be multiplied by dividing the rhizome. There are many modern varieties of astilba, differing in the size of the bush, the time of flowering, the shape of leaves and flowers collected in decorative panicles, for which this plant is grown. Despite its unpretentiousness and endurance, astilba still needs minimal maintenance: the plant must be periodically divided and seated in a new place, because when thickening the flowers begin to grow smaller and the astilba loses its decorativeness. In addition, the old roots begin to stick out of the ground, this can lead to the freezing of bushes in winter. In such cases, you can pour the roots with humus or peat, if there is no way to make an autumn transplant.

Care of plantings

For planting, you must initially choose a wetshady places with a high level of groundwater. Quite favorably this plant belongs to acidified soils, but it is very responsive to the introduction of mineral and organic fertilizers. The rhizome must be divided so that at least one sleeping kidney remains on each division, in this case astilba will grow faster. When preparing the beds, it is necessary to introduce wood ash, bone meal, humus and potassium fertilizer into the soil. After planting the beds, it is necessary to water and cover it with peat or humus. For a high-quality and abundant blossom, Astilbe needs timely watering. Dry hot air, scorching sun and overdrying of the soil for astilba are undesirable: in this weather, its leaves are twisted, blooming or fading. After blossoming of the panicle it is recommended to trim to help the plant prepare for the winter. If there is no time for this, it is quite possible to leave them on the bushes - the faded panicles are very decorative, like the feathery cut leaves of the plant, they also look fascinating in the winter, covered with snow.

Astilba in a shady garden

Thoroughly choosing the types of Astilba, one can achieveIts continuous flowering all season, from the end of June until late autumn. It looks great in the neighborhood with daylilies, phlox, ferns and hosts. On the shores of the reservoir, the Astilba will be perfectly combined with aquilegia, badan and buzulnik. With its luxurious leaves, it enriches faded plants; when planting low-growing varieties, astilba will be an excellent decoration for an alpine slide or mixboarder. Once planted this plant in the garden, the florist will be enchanted for a long time by her discreet but so graceful and fitting in every shady corner of the garden by the beauty.

Instructions

1

Usually the owner and the hostess are sitting opposite each other. It is important that the mistress of the house can see all guests, but at the same time it should be possible at any time to get up freely from the table, without disturbing anyone.

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If the occasion for a holiday is someone's birthday, then the honorable place belongs to the birthday person. Next to him put parents, then relatives and friends.

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If there are some very active people in the company who like to entertain the public and be in the center of attention, then the right decision will be to seat them in opposite parts of the table.

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Do not put a lonely person next to a couple in love. The best option is not to offend anyone - the presence of a pair (available or potential) for each guest.

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Try to sit down gueststaking into account their interests and characteristics of character. Unsuccessful variant of landing: the neighborhood of a cheeky young man and modest, as well as two shy and taciturn persons.

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Seated nearby business partners or businessmen working in similar areas, can spoil the holiday mood to others or make them bored, constantly discussing their working moments.

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If the event will be attendedforeigners, also do not sit them together, give them a little more attention when you serve and communicate, consider their degree of proficiency in a common language.

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If a large celebration with a large number of guests is planned (an anniversary or a wedding), it will be appropriate to pre-make a personalized name card for guests. They are needed so that each guest will sit on the place reserved for him. You can put a seating plan at the entrance to the banquet hall guests, and on the tables put cards with their names.