Ornamental and Flower Garden in March

Ornamental and Flower Garden in March

And here it is, the month that every gardener looks forward to or dreads. The time of great work and toil has arrived, which will later reward us. Whether in the form of blooming flower beds, beautifully greening herbs with their unmistakable fragrance, or the fruits of our success in the form of harvested vegetables that provide us with necessary nutrients almost year-round. We must not forget about various shrubs that accompany us at every step with their endless uniqueness, the sweet fruits of raspberries and gooseberries, and last but not least, the trees that show us with their size who is the master of all the land. We already look forward to the first fruits of cherries, then apricots or peaches reward us with their sweetness, we harvest nuts up to the final part of fruit-bearing apple and pear trees.

In the month of March, shrubs that bloom in winter are already fading, but we can see other still-leafless trees beginning to set buds. During this period, we already see the first messengers of spring from the realm of bulbs and perennials, which make the best companions for blooming shrubs. These shrubs are now letting through the sun's rays, providing shade in summer, and fallen leaves later provide a protective carpet.

Whether there's sun or snow, in the month of March nothing will prevent nature from blooming. The snowdrop addresses us as the first flower, as it is already pushing to the surface to ring in spring. On protected rock gardens and on the edges of various trees, various squills, hyacinths, countless colors of crocuses, winter aconites, and anemones are already blooming. Spring bulbs are also in their glory, yellow spring daffodils, large-flowered tulips, irises, and various crocuses reward us with their beauty in great abundance and different colors.

The garden in March begins to play in all colors for us, and this is almost a clear signal for birds that spring has begun. Often we encounter disappointment when these dear singing birds tear our flowers, they always have the greatest appetite for crocuses. If we want to keep birds at bay, it's good to use naphthalene, which repels birds with its smell. We spread the powder around the flowers gently. Spring-flowering plants are usually robust and easily reproduce by seeds or bulbs and can grow in the same place for several years. We achieve this by spreading compost soil or humus fertilizer among the plants immediately after flowering.

Flowers intended for window boxes and planters should be brought out from their winter shelter in early March, pruned, and potted individually in fresh, seed-starting soil. Since we need these plants to grow slowly at first, we place them in a bright location that is only moderately warm. Geraniums, pelargoniums, marguerites, and fuchsias look absolutely beautiful in window boxes. A very popular annual climbing plant is certainly the sweet pea, which is characterized by beautiful large flowers, long stems, and above all, a wonderful fragrance.

Many annuals, whose flowers are often lighter than a feather, can be easily dried and subsequently arranged into ikebana or dried bouquets. They therefore give us double pleasure. First as a beautiful flowering plant delighting the eye in the garden, and second as indoor decoration. We most commonly grow statice, ammobium, limonium for drying; gypsophila is certainly very popular, as well as the somewhat less known but absolutely gorgeous xeranthemum. Annual ornamental grasses are also grown, which perfectly complement the element of a beautiful garden. For dried bouquets, ripened ears of ornamental corn are also suitable. We can find corn with variously colored kernels, or strawberry corn, which has a beautiful deep reddish-purple color.

We also don't have to wait until May to plant buckets, planters, and window boxes, as colorful flowers are available for such purposes from March onwards. There is a wide selection among primroses alone. And flowers like pansies, daisies, or wallflowers can surround us with their beauty as early as March. Our attention should also be drawn to bulbs with long flowering periods, such as daffodils, hyacinths, or tulips. Last but not least, many garden perennials are suitable as an alternative for planting in containers. Here we use loose, nutritious soil or growing substrate. And there is still much we need to take care of before we taste the first fruits of our success.

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