Why Calendula decorates the summer cottage

In my family, there have never been healers, but as soon as this opportunity arises, I go out to nature to communicate with plants, and now I have finally collected all my green wealth in one list.





Contrary to popular belief, wild flowers can easily become garden, while remaining not only decorative, but also very useful, unpretentious and without requiring special attention.





I’ll risk telling you about the 7 most interesting and slightly outlandish pets from my garden.

What to plant in the dacha

1. soulie
   Origanum vulgare is often called the mother, or female herb, because women have used it for beauty, health and youth.
   
   
   
   This useful plant is primarily known as a component for brewing tea. While in Italy and Greece, this spicy herb, called oregano, is popular along with basil and real Italian pizza without it is simply unthinkable.
   
   
   
   
   
   It also helps to protect the garden and garden from pests and is a beautiful decoration. The bed with oregano should be located in a well-lit area, since in the shade the plant will not be fragrant, but to the type of soil it is undemanding and can take root in any sunny corner of your garden.
   
   
2. Ninety
   The sunflower nine, also called Elena tears, yellow and oman, is famous for its medicinal rhizome and can decorate your garden for years, requiring almost no care in return.
   
   
   
   Yellow nine flowers are similar to large chamomiles or miniature sunflowers. The plant blooms from June to October. Prefers moderate humidity, sunny places, neutral soils. For decorative purposes, a high perennial plant is often planted as a hedge.
   
   
3. sage
   Sage, or salvia, is a spicy perennial plant with beautiful flowers, the homeland of which is considered the Mediterranean.
   
   
   
   There’s nothing easier than squashing in the garden. Its flowers can grow in one place for more than 8 years, decorating the plot and delighting you with a beautiful aroma.
   
   The best precursors of sage are potatoes, onions, cabbage or legumes. You can not plant it in the place where mint, oregano, basil, thyme, corn grew before.
   
   
4. St. John's wort
   Healing St. John's wort can be collected in the old-fashioned way in the forest or grown right near your home. The easiest way. breed on the plot - to bring from the forest a bush of plants with a lump of earth.
   
   
   
   And you can plant seeds that are more convenient to harvest in September. They sow seeds in autumn or spring. Before spring sowing, the seeds are mixed with wet sand and kept in the refrigerator for two months.
   
   
   
   
   
   The flowering begins in the second year. In June-July, the upper parts of shoots with inflorescences 25 cm long are harvested, the most useful substances accumulate here. They tie bouquets, dry them in a ventilated place.
   
   
5. calendula
   Calendula is my favorite, beautiful, bright, blooms almost all summer and very abundantly, reproduces itself and is completely unpretentious.
   
   
   
   Calendula oil is included in the set of base oils that must be stored at home by every housewife. This oil is universal and can be used for cosmetic purposes or be an indispensable part of your first aid kit.
   
   
6. Mint
   In the summer evening, when the heat subsides, I like to feel the soothing and fresh aroma of mint. This herb is famous for its useful properties and is widely used in cooking, revealing the taste of the most familiar products in a new way.
   
   
   
   Growing peppermint in the country is quite simple. Culture is unpretentious and does not require special attention. But there is one thing: mint tends to grow very quickly throughout the site, its root system, like a web, tightens the entire space, and it can only be removed by deep digging.
   
   
7. Chamomile
   Pharmacy chamomile flowers have a pleasant honey-apple aroma, and tea with the addition of chamomile flowers helps to increase immunity and saves us from many misfortunes.
   
   
   
   The healing miracle grass grows very well in sunny areas. One-year chamomile can grow in one place up to 5 years due to self-seeding. Therefore, planting it once, you can no longer worry about sprouts.
   
   
8. Cyprus
   Kypreya, or ivan-tea, is a plant of the cypreas family. It is also called kopor tea (Russian tea). The name Koporsky came from the name of the area Koporye near St. Petersburg, where the main production of this tea is concentrated.
   
   
   
   Growing iwan tea It is becoming increasingly popular in the country. After all, this plant is not only healing, but also very beautiful.
   
   
   
   
   
   And if you keep an apiary in the country, then planting cyprus is simply necessary. After all, Cyprus is an excellent honey plant, honey from the plant has unique taste qualities and is highly valued among fans.
   
   
9. Monarda
   This beautiful plant is sometimes called “bergamot” because the smell of Monarda leaves copies the smell of bergamot. You can even make bergamot tea with your own hands if you mix any tea with fresh Monarda leaves and wait two weeks for the leaves to dry and transfer their aroma to the tea.
   
   
   
   Growing Monarda flowers in the country does not create special problems: it is cold-resistant and unpretentious, although it prefers humus-rich soils.
   
   

The best plants are the ones you want to take care of every day. Tell us about the green friends in your garden!