“Mission Impossible!” – thought the young man, frowning in concern. The best student of the Academy of Landscape Design was ready for anything, but not for this … Deciding to think about the situation in a more relaxed atmosphere, he went to the city park, taking his old laptop. A cozy summer cafe, where he loved to relax, was nearby. The guy walked hastily, looking around suspiciously. And then he saw them.
In a large flowerbed, long stems, strewn with luxurious buds, rose majestically, beautiful flowers towered majestically.
– Gladioli! – the master exclaimed admiringly. Looking around, he smiled happily and decided that now he would surely cope with the term paper.
The 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 are demanding to care, do not like highly moist soil and prefer a sunny place, protected from drafts. The future landscape stylist took another look through the window at the noble plant and set to work.
Having connected the laptop to the Internet via Wi-Fi, the guy soon found out that the skewers, named so because of the thin long leaves, differ in flowering time:
- early flowering;
- medium flowering;
- late blooming.
“This will need to be taken into account when planting gladioli so that the flower beds are not empty after the buds fall off. It is also worth taking a closer look at the flower suite, which will cover the lower part of the leaves of the royal person. Perhaps, daisies and pansies will look good, and spring tulips and daffodils, planted between gladiolus stems, will add color against the background of green skewer leaves, ”thought the designer.
“On flower beds and mixborders, gladioli will go well with hosts, astilbes, petunias and phlox, and when the“ king of flowers ”himself finally blooms, he will undoubtedly attract everyone’s attention, creating accents. The most important thing is that there is no motley chaos in the plantings, otherwise the beauty of the gladiolus will fade against the background of the lush flowering of other plants. “
“Actually, the skewer is self-sufficient and independent, so it will look great as a tapeworm. The main thing here is not to overdo it with the quantity: 15 colors in a group are enough! “
“So, now let’s see how gladioli look in borders and ridges. Hmm … It looks like it’s best to plant the flowers in a long row, and between them add decorative shrubs with bright foliage or medium-sized flowering plants. Just don’t forget about the timing of their flowering. “
“For self-confident gardeners, we can recommend creating a gladularia – gladiolus flower beds. Of course, choosing the right varieties of skewer will be difficult because of the abundance of their colorful shades, but what is the result! I remember in the classroom at the Academy they were analyzing one interesting technique of cascading flowering, when plants of different heights are planted. They can bloom at the same time or, conversely, at different times. Such a flowerbed looks, probably, very impressive. Well, let’s check … ”- the designer made another note in his notebook.
“Gladioli will look good against conifers and other evergreens. For these purposes, junipers, box trees, thuja and spruces are suitable. “
Gladioli on the background of the conifer
“Low-growing varieties of gladioli go well with rocks on alpine slides and rockeries.”
“Gladioli are also 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 peculiarities of growing gladioli, we will summarize the results. Yes, it is not easy to grow this exquisite flower, but the luxurious splendor of the royal plant certainly deserves our close attention.
