" The author of the following text and photos is Urszula Miturzyńska from Koszalin, a reader of the magazine Provision for the Garden. "
“These shrubs have shallow roots and are therefore sensitive to drought. Unfortunately, too moist ground and frequent watering are also not good for them "- Urszula Miturzyńska.
In the spring of last of the yearI decided to establish a small moor in the garden. I chose a place sheltered from the wind. An idealsubstrate for heathersand heaths is soillight ,humus ,permeable andacidic(pH 4-4.5). Where I had planned to plant my shrubs, I dug 20 cm holes.I choseground gardenand replaced the one I brought fromforest coniferousI placed heathers and heathers at a distance of20-30 cm from each otherso that there was room for branching. Approximately10-15 bushes per square meter
These plants should be planted so deep thatbottom twigs touching the groundAfter planting We water them generously and sprinkle the ground around them with a few centimeters ofshredded bark pine treeThis litter has many advantages: inhibitsovermediocre evaporation water, limits growthweeds andsecures system root be dry before frost.
Veryimportant treatment care,necessary for the proper growth of plants, is their cut It affects the density and more abundant flowering. Heathers do not bloom untilin autumn , soI trim them in springIn turn, heathers, depending on the variety, bloom from spring to summer, which is whyI trim them after fading , usually in summer.
The advantage of the moor is that the flowers growing there are resistant topestsanddisease . All you need to do is provide themappropriate placeandsubstrate , and they will beabundantlyflourishing .
At the end of the letter, I will list the plants fromhome moorlandThe basis of the collection are, of course,shrubsheathersandbriarThere are also: cypress obluish needles, Thunberg's barberry andanemones autumnOn the opposite ends of the plot I planted the 'Blue Chip' juniper andScaly juniper (dwarf variety).I covered both of these conifers with large stones, which gave the bed a charm. There is also a place forazaleas JapaneseThis arrangement is delightful all year round!
