Perennials Stauder {mosloadposition advert1} (mosloadposition advert1) Hardy plants we mean those perennial herbaceous plants which will live a number of years without re-sowing seed. Hardy planter vi forstår dem flerårige urteagtige planter, som vil leve i en række år uden re-såsæd. We use the word " herbaceous " to contrast them with shrubs and trees, for it means that they die down to the soil each year. Vi bruger ordet "urteagtige" til gengæld dem med buske og træer, for det betyder, at de dør ned til jorden hvert år. Their growth is soft, not woody. Deres vækst er blød, ikke woody. It may be asked why we talk so much about the proper care of this or that perennial when on the whole the commonest ones merely need a medium good soil and their competitors, the weeds, removed. Det kan blive spurgt, hvorfor vi taler så meget om den rette pleje af dette eller hint perennial når på hele den hyppigste dem blot brug for en mellemlang god jord og deres konkurrenter, ukrudt, fjernes. The reply is that we should not be content with Peonies, Phlox, or Iris unless they are grown to perfection, or unless we have the finest varieties. Svaret er, at vi bør ikke være tilfreds med Peonies, Phlox, eller Iris medmindre de er dyrket til perfektion, eller hvis vi har den fineste sorter. We are interested in a particular flower often because it seems to possess a certain shape, color, or thrifty habit, which we admire. Vi er interesseret i en bestemt blomst ofte, fordi det synes at besidde en vis form, farve eller sparsommeligt vane, som vi beundrer. Our interest broadens when we prefer to get a great many varieties of the same flower. Vores interesse udvider da vi foretrækker at få en lang række sorter af den samme blomst. Finally, we are even interested in its botanical relatives. Endelig er vi også interesseret i den botaniske familie. It is then that we become '* cranks " and thoroughly know and truly enjoy a chosen favorite. Det er så at vi bliver '* cranks "og grundigt kender og virkelig nyder godt af en valgt favorit. Perennials are adapted to such a range of soils and climates that we can surely find something beautiful to suit our situation exactly. Stauder er tilpasset til en sådan vifte af jordbund og klima, vi kan helt sikkert finde noget smukt, så de passer til vores situation nøjagtigt. If our land is very rocky and shallow we must govern our selection of perennials accordingly, and we can follow nature quite closely in choosing the sort of plants to use. Hvis vores jord er meget Rocky og lavvandede vi skal styre vores udvalg af stauder i overensstemmelse hermed, og vi kan følge naturen helt tæt i valget af den slags planter til brug. Each garden should be our own, and should express our likes in color and combination, but we must be governed by good taste, with the possession of which some are born, while by others it must be acquired. Hver haven bør være vores egen, og bør udtrykke vores lide i farve og kombination, men vi skal styres af god smag, med besiddelse af hvilke nogle er født, mens andre skal det være erhvervet. A lady told Ruskin that although she did not know good art she knew what she liked. En dame fortalte Ruskin, at selv om hun ikke vidste god kunst, hun vidste, hvad hun kan lide. Ruskin replied: " Even the beasts of the field know that." Ruskin svarede: "Selv de dyr af feltet ved, at". The observations of others often make us able to choose wisely for ourselves Bemærkningerne andres ofte gør os i stand til at vælge klogt for os selv {mosloadposition advert3} (mosloadposition advert3) |