Herbaceous world of ever-changing four seasons of plants and flowers Garden encyclopedia 03

Author: Editorial Department of "Green Living Magazine"
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The wonders and mysteries of nature always far exceed our imagination. All things remain silent as the great wheel of time turns forward. The message of spring arrives long before the last maple leaf falls—the bright red buds of the maple tree have already impatiently burst forth from the branches, eager to witness the colorful yet bustling world of ten feet of red; after the summer solstice, the brilliant red and lush green of the flame tree leaves strike the heart with alarm. It seems that nature's paint is inexhaustible, as it is so freely poured onto the flowers and leaves. The golden, plump, and low-hanging ears of rice quietly display that the season has slipped into autumn; even in the biting cold of deep winter, the crimson cherry blossoms on the trees still repeatedly sing: "endless vitality." Ah! Yes, precisely for endless vitality. "Life" is sacred and worthy of reverence. In the world of plants, from mosses, gymnosperms, angiosperms to flowering plants, regardless of their evolutionary level—high or low, there is only one thing that is uniquely important—the task of continuing the sacred life. This book lists 40 of the most common annual and biennial herbaceous flowers in home gardening, inviting you to share the joy of endless vitality with us. But before getting started, let us first understand the characteristics of annual and biennial plants.