Features And Planting Of Plants On A Retaining Wall - 3

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Planting plants on a retaining wall

It is very important to combine wall construction with planting. Late planting is undesirable, since large roots are difficult to push into the cracks of the retaining wall. Plants are planted according to their requirements for growth conditions and location, given that it is cooler and more moisture at the base of the wall than at the top.

Plants are planted during the construction of the wall, placing them in the vertical seams of the masonry. The seams are filled with garden soil or a fertile special mixture, where young seedlings are planted. The soil around the roots is gently pressed with your fingers so as not to damage the underground shoots. After planting is complete, the wall is watered from a watering can or a hose with a spray nozzle so as not to wash the plants.

The following plants are recommended for landscaping retaining walls: arabis, beetroot, feathery or blue-gray carnation, saxifrage, bell, aubrieta, phlox, thyme.

Plants are planted in the rock wall as soon as it is ready. The seedlings are carefully immersed in the hole, covered with earth from above, compacted, the plant should sit firmly in the ground. After planting, they are carefully watered.

Features of plants planted on a retaining wall

Carpet plants that take root in cracks in rock are extremely resilient and unpretentious. Their natural habitat - mountains - made them so. These plants form a dense plant cushion over time, thanks to which they are able to withstand dry high mountain winds. The leaves of these species are leathery or completely covered with hairs, which allows them to withstand intense heat and incinerating sunlight. Only such an organization allowed them to survive in the most difficult, extreme conditions. The names themselves: saxifrage, tenacious, beetroot indicate the special qualities of plants. To create a decorative composition on the stones, different tree species are selected.

Evergreens will give the garden a unique character every year. Plants can be different in height and nature of branching: finely branched with filamentous hanging shoots; creeping forms with creeping open shoots; plants in the form of a compact spherical bush; curly or carpet-forming. In decorative rock compositions, you can replace plants, constantly supplementing their composition or limiting the growth of certain species by pruning. With the correct selection of plants, taking into account the color of flowers and leaves, such a wall will look spectacular throughout the year. Dwarf forms of natural origin are found in many trees and shrubs: European spruce, common juniper, cypress, thuja.

Rock flower wallsthey are built mainly at the entrance to the garden, near the fences. Plants are planted with dry stone walls made of natural durable, roughly processed stone of the same breed. Usually, stones are chosen, the most attractive in color and shape are forest boulders, covered with moss or lichen, fragments of granite blocks. In this case, it is imperative to take into account the biological characteristics of the planted plants. So, limestone and dolomite rocks absorb water well. However, only those plants that can grow on calcareous soils can be grown on them. Sandstones, acidic and slightly acidic granites, many spars and gneisses have a neutral reaction. It is very important that the stone walls are a beautiful backdrop for the plants. Gneisses containing mica look spectacular, they consist of layers of different colors, they are often laid out paths in the garden, terraces and steps.