This book introduces 100 types of garden plants recommended by the gardener of Jikbakgol Garden.
The author's information on beautiful, sturdy, and easy-to-care-for garden plants, which he has cultivated through over ten years of trial and error, will be of great help to gardeners who are wondering what plants to bring into their gardens.
It contains useful gardening know-how gained through long experience, as well as ideas for garden plant combinations and interesting gardening stories told by a gardener who is serious about gardening.

The intensity of garden work is initially influenced by the hardscape.
This includes paving paths, installing edges to define the edges of gardens, building sheds to store farm equipment, creating shelters, and improving facilities to ensure easy access to water and electricity.
Once these architectural and civil engineering issues are resolved, gardening becomes much easier.
But as time goes by, it is the plants themselves that make gardening easier.
Plants that don't need deadheading, plants that cover the ground, plants that don't fall over, plants that don't grow aggressively, plants that don't need to be replanted every year, etc.
So, most of the plants living in the Jjikbakgol Garden are perennials.

According to the data, this plant is classified as an aggressive plant with a high spontaneous germination rate.
However, after growing it in the Jjikbakgol Garden for 5-6 years, I found that it was not a big problem.
But after creating a forest garden and planting it in semi-shade, I got a real kick in the ass.
It sprouted naturally 'aggressively'.
I learned a lot about the fact that aggression varies depending on the environment in which the plant lives.
Plants that thrive near water will not grow well if you move them to a dry place, or plants that prefer sunlight will not grow well if you plant them in the shade.
Fortunately, it was a bad environment for Alchemilla to grow during that time.

Silvery plants are generally sensitive to moisture.
The original silver or grayish white color is a color that appears when sunlight is scattered in various directions rather than directly hitting the leaves because the leaves are covered with dense, fine hairs.
Because the hairs have the ability to reflect sunlight, the leaves can withstand strong sunlight and have the effect of lowering the leaf temperature.
However, if there is too much moisture, the light reflection effect will be weak, and there is also a risk that the leaves will easily rot or become infected with mold.
So, it is better to cut the rams' ears to the ground as early as the rainy season begins, or as late as after the rainy season ends.
Of course, even if you cut it, it will sprout white leaves again.

Originally, the rock garden was a garden planted with only drought-resistant plants, as the rock itself was dry and the area was sloped.
So, even during the spring drought, I never had to water the plants separately.
Then, one year, when the spring drought was very severe, I started watering the plants.
But then unexpected things happened.
The growth of players known for their resistance to dryness, such as Nepeta, Perovskia, Liatris, and Great Pheasant's Amaranth, has noticeably changed.
It grew much more robustly and abundantly than before and did not fall over.
I have found that even the most drought-tolerant plants grow much better and create a more bountiful garden when provided with adequate moisture and nutrients.

Based on my gardening experience of a little over 10 years, I think the bulbous plant best suited to our country's climate is definitely the lily.
It does well in sunny or semi-shaded locations, is good for overwintering, and is not a problem during the rainy season.
No plant supports or deadheading are required.
Reproduction is also done quietly, by creating nests to raise a family and growing in size.
He is a plant like a gentle manager who is impeccable, doesn't throw tantrums, doesn't demand late-night company dinners, doesn't pass the buck to his subordinates, and doesn't give a damn if he leaves work early.

I planted a Heeri tree that I dug up from the mountain five years ago, and it took about four years for it to finally bloom.
It must be because it took time to get started.
However, when I planted a seedling about a meter tall, it bloomed and grew rapidly the following year.
It seems that there is no need to plant mature trees for plants that grow this fast.
While the mature trees brought from the mountains are getting established, the seedlings grow and after 4-5 years, there doesn't seem to be much difference.
When you plant a tree, you realize that children are quick to take root.
There are no body aches, no branches dying, and no leaves falling in midsummer.

If I had to choose an evergreen again today, I would probably choose yew over a Western arborvitae like 'Emerald Green' or 'Blue Angel'.
First of all, unlike Western arborvitae, it does not lose leaves.
You don't have to prune it every spring.
Also, most evergreen trees grow poorly in shaded areas, but the yew tree is a representative shade-loving evergreen tree, so it does not suffer any problems in shaded areas.
And it grows slowly, making it easy to manage.
Unfortunately, however, there is no horticultural variety like 'Blue Angel', which has silvery leaves that cover the tree like Western arborvitae.
If you're looking for a consistent and sincere actor on the stage called Garden, he's definitely the leading actor, but when it comes to capturing attention in crucial scenes, it's the Western Arborvitae who's in charge.
As always, there are little traps hidden in life's choices.

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