Flower Growers Club
It was November, and winter was coming. But here in Krasnoyarsk, it had already arrived. There was almost no snow, but the temperature dropped to -20 to -30 degrees Celsius. I had to open the radiators. Today, I dragged all my violets into the kitchen to feed them, and discovered that some of them were suffering from the heat... 
Happy winter to you, flower growers, gardeners, and summer residents! It's a gray, cold day today. It's been snowing since morning, fine as sand. And there's a strong wind blowing, and it's possible it's breaking up the snowflakes and turning them into fine white grains. I love it when big, fluffy snowflakes fall, making... 
I planted purple-leaved dahlias in my garden, admiring their beauty, so much so that I forgot about other flowers. And they bloomed and bloomed, attracting a buzzing swarm of bees. Only the warm days passed, and my dahlia drooped, frozen! These purple-leaved dahlias are growing in my garden for the second year... 
For New Year's 2022, I received an unusual houseplant as a gift. A tag was attached to the small plastic pot, revealing that the plant was called a White Wave Philodendron. I'd never seen such a plant before, with its decorative variegated leaves, and even on the same plant, the leaves were different:... 
Wonderful hydrangeas have blossomed in the park, in full view of passersby. I have no complaints about this beautiful flower. The branches, like young brides, are covered with a white veil. The hydrangea bush grows in the best spot, delighting with its delicate beauty! This summer, I bought and planted a panicle hydrangea at the dacha. 
I've only been growing gladioli for five years. I thought they were unimpressive flowers, because my neighbor at my old dacha had gladioli growing there—skinny, puny bushes with thin inflorescences and faded flowers. She always said her bulbs were old, so they rarely bloomed. And I just... 
How beautiful gladioli are in the garden – they are a rainbow of bright flowers. Their mighty spikes reach into the sky, with flowers woven into them like bows. Yellow, white, orange, red – they are cut in September for a bouquet, accompanied by beautiful asters, packaged in a shiny bag. Blooming gladioli look simply gorgeous. 
Growing freesia was my biggest failure this summer. In the spring, I bought a package of freesia bulbs. The bag contained 15 small, elongated bulbs. I really wanted to grow these delightful, fragrant flowers. This photo is from the internet. The package also had instructions on how to plant them properly... 
Our clematis, a fragrant honey plant. It's unearthly in beauty, twining around the entire fence. The bush looks like it's covered in snow, attracting bees with its scent. Bees fly over the flower, collecting fragrant honey. I recently planted a small-flowered clematis. I bought it at the beginning of summer, when I'd already planted annual seedlings and all the spaces were taken... 
In the spring, I decided to create a small, narrow bed of wild and garden plants that somehow miraculously found their way into our garden. I placed it along the chain-link fence. In this spot, anything you don't plant grows poorly. The peas are dying, the cucumbers aren't bearing fruit, even the sunflowers are low and stunted.