Corn, which is often called the queen of fields, is one of the obligatory garden crops, which can be found in almost every garden. This American Aboriginal, which has spread across the planet and allows you to get the crop of sweet and very useful cobs, is easy to grow and requires practically no care. The nutritional value of corn was estimated by the Spanish conquistadors, but the decorative talents of this vegetable attracted attention only with the introduction of mixed plantings and flower beds-guts.
Corn, the number of varieties of which several centuries ago exceeded two hundred, and today it is completely able to compete with the best decorative stars in its diversity, differs in its taste and color of grains. But the appearance of the plant itself practically does not change even in new -fangled sweet varieties. Powerful stems, elongated verticals, sitting lanceolate leaves and rich green color – the distinctive features of this plant. The stems of corn in dense rows resemble original living columns, while the ripening cobs are not knocked out of this appearance. Not a single plant in a garden or garden can compete with corn in the power of the stems at such a high height of the plant itself and the small volume of the “bush”.
Natural “pillars” can be used profitably in the design of the garden. And this is not at all about the use of ripened cobs in a variety of garden decor: the plants themselves are an original tool that can become one of the main “highlights” of the design. Most often, corn as a decorative culture is used in mix-ogorods, on flower beds, in which summer, perennials, spicy herbs, herbs, herbs and vegetables are planted together to create the most decorative effect as possible. But the collection of corn plants typical of the mixing of plants does not fit too much, because it fits high and slender, it is clearly knocked out of the accumulation of thyme, basilica and marigolds with companions. But in more complex objects, including flower beds and mixborders at buildings or fences, as an original annual hedge or corn fence will look fresh and unusual.
High corn, planted by a dense row, resembles a picket fence and can become an excellent alternative to screens, screens and temporary hedges. With its help, you can close the platform for relaxing in the sunny site, protect the playground from the outside world, create a background for a lush canteen-bomber, introduce a dividing line into complex objects, create an unusual effect of the green “wall” at the terrace and t.D. The shoots of corn in this role are a wonderful alternative to the rooted shoots of willow and wattle, annual vines on lattices and shirms. Fences and fences of corn will allow you to quickly introduce separating screens where it is necessary without abandoning your own crop and deciding to find a unique individual style of design. In the green screen of corn is good as a protective element: it will not be covered, but it will disperse the sun’s rays, cleaning capricious crops, will reliably protect the flowering plants from the wind. In this function, corn is especially good in village power, where intricate details and unusual solutions are only welcome.
If you want to plant corn in a different role – an unusual catchy accent, but it is better to plant it in a nutrient soil in a balcony box or a large container. The mobile corn screen will not only play the role of protection against prying eyes on the balcony or terrace, but also acts as an original accent, which is very looking in combination with garden furniture. Corn in containers seems to be an unusually bright relative of bamboo, and not a plant from the garden. The touching touch will become the crown of the village style in the open -air recreation area, at the sun loungers near the pond, on the sunny terrace, will help add vertical green elements to potted gardens with village stars and herbs in the main role.
In the garden, corn is often grown in combination with climbing plants – pumpkin or legumes, using thin, elegant, but powerful shoots of corn in the role of living “support” for their flexible shoots. Such a combination will look great in the case of corn connection with annual decorative vines, the same decorative pumpkin, hypomeus, kvamoklitny, kobey or fragrant rank. Green corn, which will also allow you to get a delicious crop, will become an original stroke not only on decorative beds, but also on flower beds at home or terraces. Powerful, but very compact green support – in this capacity corn will surely attract delighted glances to itself.
To hide the shortcomings of corn, in particular, yellowing lower leaves and make its color even brighter, plant corn in the company of partners such as nasturtium, calendula, velvet, cosmia, annual cosmes, petunias, sage, curse and leaks and leaks.