Juniper for landscape design

Juniper is a coniferous plant, which has the form of a shrub, a creeping shrub or tree, whose height can reach 15 m. Evergreen leaves, modified in needles, have a pleasant aroma possessing a disinfecting effect. It is noteworthy that the distribution range of each plant species is limited. And only the juniper is common on a fairly large area.

Having powerful roots, able to extract their own food from the soil, these conifers (photo gives an idea of their appearance) feel well even on humus-poor land. Undemanding for watering and lighting juniper rock withstands low winter temperatures. Its great dignity is a very long life - more than 1000 years. Zagazovannost city, heat, gusts of the wind did not prevent these plants from capturing all the city parks.

The use of this species when decorating a homestead territory allows creating landscapes that repeat natural landscapes. Juniper rock is very harmonious on an open lawn without the use of additional decor elements - except that you can put a couple of moss-covered boulders nearby. You can also shade it by planting several rose bushes of the same color. Expressive composition will be obtained when placing it along with heathers. But the most popular is the use of these conifers in building a Japanese garden. Throughout the year, they perfectly cope with the task of decorating the landscape.

It is good to plant a juniper rock on an Alpine hill , provided that it has impressive dimensions. Although its growth and relatively slow, still have to produce an annual pruning so that it does not drown out its neighbors.

If the purchased copy is located in a container, before planting it is necessary to place the latter in a container of water, so the entire earth coma will get wet. The pit, into which you plant the juniper rock, make twice its root system. It is necessary to pour a layer of drainage material, for example, rubble, expanded clay or broken brick. Deepening of the root neck is unacceptable.

After landing, the first time will require shading from the bright sun. Moderate watering will promote better rooting and development of the plant. As necessary, it is necessary to carry out sanitary pruning of dry branches.

One of the interesting varieties is juniper "blue arrow", reaching 8 meters. He grows quickly, in the form of a column. Needles have a bluish color, small in size. This species is not winter hardy, so it requires shelter.

This variety has already been fond of designers and widely use it in both small and large compositions, which consist of differentiated in color and form specimens of coniferous plants. He is beautiful in the gravel garden, and next to the family of heathers. It is also possible to use it as a hedge.