With each day closer to spring, the longing for fresh greenery and colorful flowers grows.These dreams come true quickly thanks to spring shrubs planted with perennials, bulbs and annuals, which bloom at the same time or even a little before.
Planting plants within the roots of higher species is not very easy.Older shrubs often form a dense, felted root net, through which you can only break through with a solid spade.Newly planted plants have to deal with strong competition of the bush, so they need systematic watering. Planting up is not a problem in the case of viable shrubs, such asbitterness or forsythia.
However, the delicate and sensitive root system of the star magnolia Magnolia stellata, as well as other species of the beautiful shrub, should be treated very carefully.Instead of short-lived spring species, plant long-lived perennials and bulbous plants under the magnolias.Single-season stemless primrose will be replaced by the tall primrose Primula elatior or the pink Primula rosea.
Instead of the forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica, the long-lasting Brunnera macrophylla brunner or the Omphalodes verna delusion can bloom here. Among the onion ones, the grape hyacinth is perfect, as it covers the ground with grass leaves all year round.
The colors of the flowers are also worth considering.Now popular are not too bright purple, pink, purple and light blue shades, combined with white and light yellow. The colors of the horned violet and pansy flowers, as well as the serrated primrose, Corydalis, hellebore and the April Phlox divaricata.In the bulbous group, the blue-colored flowers have Iris reticulata, Chionodoxa and Greek Anemone blanda.
Beautifully flowering willow
After a few years of lush flowering, Salix caprea 'Pendula' willow with drooping shoots may lose all its charm, tying only a few on the base.In order to prevent this from happening, the tree should be cut strongly every year, leaving shoots about 10 cm long with 3-4 eyelets.The same is done with trees that have never or been pruned for a long time.
Willow andwa withstands pruning very well and quickly sprouts new, strong shoots. Next spring they will be densely covered with beautiful, plump catkins.Cutting is best done shortly after flowering.Early flowering crocuses and small-crowned daffodils are perfect for planting under the tree's crown.
