Favorite Plants: Then, of course, there's the not inconsiderable matter of your own personal preferences. Everyone has their own favorite plants. Think about what it is that attracts you most about them. Do you like them to be exotic, dramatic, pretty, colorful, graceful or unusual? Do you want them to provide a peaceful relaxing background or do you want attention grabbers?
These are all considerations that will greatly influence your choice of plants. The pages that follow look at all the different types of plant that are available to you, including trees, hedges, shrubs, climbers, perennials, annuals and biennials, bedding plants, bulbs and rock-garden plants.
Colorful plants, or perhaps herbs, in simple pots by the door will look right. Make the most of vegetables and fruit bushes, letting them be part of the garden design. Do not be afraid of using rows of vegetables, herbs, bedding plants, or flowers for cutting, especially alongside a path. There is no need to grow only old-fashioned flowers because it is how the flowers are used and grouped that creates the rustic style, not what type they are. Choose as many scented plants as can be fitted into the space available, especially the many varieties of climbing rose and honeysuckle.
The overall effect should be well-tended "disorder," a comfortable mix in which all the plants are allowed to run together. There will be plenty of weeding, but also a great opportunity to grow all your favorite plants in rich profusion.See Also Whenever Plants Are Massed:WHENEVER PLANTS are massed together it encourages the presence of pests. Aphids a the main pests and must be controlled bef they reach plague proportions by spraying the plants several times throughout summi with a systemic insecticide.
Spraying plants with an insecticide froi an environmentally friendly aerosol or through a hand-held spray are popular methods of using chemicals. An alternative way is to insert small sticks impregnated with insect-killing chemicals into the compost, so that roots absorb the chemical and make plants toxic to insects. These are best used in long-term plants grown in lobbies, porches or indoors.
WHENEVER PLANTS are massed together it encourages the presence of pests. Aphids a the main pests and must be controlled bef they reach plague proportions by spraying the plants several times throughout summi with a systemic insecticide.
Spraying plants with an insecticide froi an environmentally friendly aerosol or through a hand-held spray are popular methods of using chemicals. An alternative way is to insert small sticks impregnated with insect-killing chemicals into the compost, so that roots absorb the chemical and make plants toxic to insects. These are best used in long-term plants grown in lobbies, porches or indoors.
On The Other Hand See Plants Are Similarly:The progeny of the cross form the F, generation and the best F, plants are similarly paired off (out crossed) to produce an F2 generation. The plants of the F, and succeeding genera¬tions are generally allowed to self-pollinate and it may take until F15 generation for really excellent plants to arise.
Similarly, during the past two years ecdysone-like compounds (phytoecdysones) were dis¬covered in certain ferns, evergreen trees, and other higher plants. An extensive screening pro¬gram was being carried out in Japan, and the number of known phytoecdysones was certain to increase. Several related synthetic com¬pounds had also been produced. It was sug¬gested that the phytoecdysones could protect plants from attack by insects and nematodes (parasitic worms). Penetration of the insect on contact is possible and the result could be meta¬morphosis at the wrong season or death during development. Either effect could decrease the population or possibly eliminate the species.
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