Juniper is horizontal - a favorite of landscape designers

Such a large species diversity, as in juniper, none of the conifers. This is an extremely versatile plant. Among its varieties, you can find small dwarfs clinging to the ground, and tall trees, spreading fluffy branches. The color of the needles can also differ dramatically - from the usual green to the unusual gray, blue or yellow. Therefore, it is not surprising that the plant is widely used in the design of parks and gardens. Especially popular is the juniper horizontal.

Decorating the garden

At present, about 30 species of this remarkable plant are grown in Russia. You can buy 150 decorative forms of various types of juniper. So the choice is great, but to make the plant come to a particular garden, you need to know how it will look, when it grows, what shape it will acquire with age. After all, even the needles of a juniper are sometimes not needle-like and change its color at times of the year.

Guest from faraway America

In nature, juniper is found in the eastern part of North America, mainly growing on the territory of countries such as Canada and the United States. Preferring to settle on the slopes of the hills and sandy banks of rivers and lakes. It also occurs in the mountains.

It is a creeping shrub that clings to the ground. Its height is rarely more than 1 meter. The branches are long, densely covered with tetrahedral shoots of a bluish-green color. Green needles with the onset of colds is browning. Small cones have a bluish-black color with a blue bloom.

A favorite of gardeners and landscape designers

The plant was cultivated in 1840. Distribution around the world juniper horizontal received through botanical gardens. Nowadays its popularity among amateur gardeners is gradually growing, especially in Russia. Bright decorativeness and unpretentiousness made juniper a welcome guest in our gardens and parks. The most famous varieties are:

• Adress.
• Andorra Compact.
• Wilton.
• Glauca.

All varieties are ideal for gardening small slopes, use in rock gardens, both in various compositions, and alone.

Juniper of Andorra compact

This variety is a dwarf shrub, creeping along the ground. Has a dense pillow-like crown, reaching a height of 40 centimeters and a diameter of more than 1 meter. The branches from the center of the plant grow up obliquely. Needles of light green color, scaly, shallow, in the winter period acquires a purple tide. It grows very slowly. He loves light and sandy loam soils. The frost is fairly stable. Used on rocky slides in both single and group plantings.

Junipers horizontal Wiltonie

The shrub is carpeted, its height is only 10 centimeters. The crown is compact, grows very slowly. Small keeled needles have a silvery-blue color. A small growth and wonderful color made this juniper horizontal a real favorite of Russian gardeners. Experts recommend using it for landscaping of roofs, stony gardens, planting in large groups.