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Black Apricot - A Hybrid Of Common Apricot And Cherry Plum - Cultivation Features And Varieties
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Black Apricot - A Hybrid Of Common Apricot And Cherry Plum - Cultivation Features And Varieties

This very rare kind of apricot - black apricot - is a spontaneous hybrid between common apricot and cherry plum. In culture, it is found in the countries of Western and Central Asia, Transcaucasia, as well as Western Europe and the USA. It has not been found in the wild

Black Elderberry Is An Ornamental Shrub And An Excellent Healer
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Black Elderberry Is An Ornamental Shrub And An Excellent Healer

There are species in the plant world that will decorate the garden, and feed, and cure. I will tell you about the black elderberry, which is unusual for the gardens of the Northwest. I brought it from the Ukrainian steppe, and planted it in my garden in the fall, more than twenty years ago

Wildflowers - Chamomile
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Wildflowers - Chamomile

Chamomile … It seems that there is no simpler flower in the world. However, chamomile is not so simple - there are a lot of "chamomiles" in nature, and only one of them has a true name, the rest are called so only because of their external similarity

Growing And Using Jerusalem Artichoke
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Growing And Using Jerusalem Artichoke

We have been growing Jerusalem artichoke since the moment my nephew returned from the liquidation of the Chernobyl accident. Then we remembered the Japanese who used seafood, quail egg and … Jerusalem artichoke to restore the blood formula

Thorny Beauty Karlina
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Thorny Beauty Karlina

Among the many ornamental plants, there is always a group of amazing gardeners with their exquisite and strange beauty. I undoubtedly include carlin among such plants. For our flower growers, its other name is more familiar - thistle

Growing Cloudberries
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Growing Cloudberries

Cloudberries in the garden are still a rarity! While abroad, all these cultures are already commonplace. And this is understandable, because they know very well that the fruits of these cultures are very rich in biologically active substances, without which modern man can no longer survive. The largest number of cloudberry plantations is concentrated in America and the Scandinavian countries, where industrial plantings of these plants have already been created and even the first varieties h

Types And Cultivation Of Dicentra
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Types And Cultivation Of Dicentra

Dicentra is a flower that brings a pleasant sadness. It is a plant of sunset, happiness and disappointment at the same time. Its flowers resemble a broken heart, and therefore are especially loved by girls. She will not leave anyone indifferent and will decorate any flower garden

Strawberries Or Strawberries?
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Strawberries Or Strawberries?

There are 7 wild strawberry species growing in Russia: wild strawberry, green strawberry ( hilly ) or half moon; oriental strawberry ( Asian forest strawberry ); European strawberries ( nutmeg strawberries ); plain strawberries; Bukhara strawberries, Sakhalin strawberries

Mountain Pine Is An Interesting Plant For Your Garden
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Mountain Pine Is An Interesting Plant For Your Garden

Mountain pine is good for creating low evergreen groups, protective belts, hedges, alpine slides, tapeworms. Very suitable for landscaping small gardens. In addition, it is used to anchor sands, slopes, slopes, to create landings on peatlands

How To Restore Or Renew An Apple Or Pear Tree Damaged In Winter
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How To Restore Or Renew An Apple Or Pear Tree Damaged In Winter

The reasons for the death of a fruit tree can be very different, but most often it is a defeat by severe frosts. But whatever the reason - do not rush to uproot it, even if all the buds and branches are dead