Derain variegated in landscape design. Deren: decorating the site
Derain white (Cornus Alba) is an original garden culture, which is distinguished by unique decorative qualities. The shrub is able to decorate the garden plot, delighting with its beauty throughout the year.
All types of deren are considered spectacular ornamental crops, however, white deren won special love from Russian gardeners.
The shrub is also called white dogwood and svidina. And in the West and in the USA, the sod is called a dog tree (dogwood). This is probably due to the fact that the fruits of derain resemble wolf berries. However, it is possible that dogwood is a modified form of the word dagwood, which means "wood". Used to be actually made of wood given shrubs made weapons - knives, daggers. Also popularly referred to as a shrub krasnotalom. 
The shrub belongs to the dogwood family. Derain white belongs to the species that get along well on the territory of Russia, since it is perfectly adapted to harsh winters. This is a large culture. Its branches are spreading and flexible. Coloring of the bark of branches: red, red-brown. In nature, krasnothal is often found along roadsides, on the coasts of reservoirs and on forest edges. 
The shrub is beautiful all year round. At the end of the summer season, fruits ripen, which have a rounded shape and white color. Their diameter does not exceed 8 mm. At this time, white small flowers appear, which are collected in inflorescences. IN autumn period ornamental shrub foliage. It acquires possible colors: burgundy, orange, crimson. And even in winter, against the background of white snow, the reddish bark of the turf looks very beautiful.
Varieties
Thanks to the work of breeders, varietal species of this plant.
Siberia (Sibirica)- This is a popular variety in Russia. This is an ornamental shrub. It is distinguished by spreading branches, the bark of which has the color of corals. The bark acquires a particularly bright color in winter. The bush grows up to 3 meters in height. The leaves are oblong and dark green in color. With the onset of the autumn season, they acquire purple and burgundy colors. After the rains, the color of the foliage becomes even juicier, while the drought is fraught with their pallor and rapid fall.
From the beginning of summer to autumn, Siberian blooms with white flowers, which are collected in inflorescences in the form of corymbs. At the same time, the fruits ripen. At first they are white, and as they mature, they become bluish.
It is a shade tolerant and frost tolerant variety. Widely used in garden design. Shrubs are planted in groups, they create beautiful hedges, mixborders from shrubs. It can also be used for landscaping parks, squares and squares.
Siberia
Elengatissima (Elegantissima)- This is a common shrub variety. Differs in large sizes - up to 3 meters in height and in width. Differs in spreading branches, decorative bark and foliage throughout all seasons of the year. Can live over 50 years.
Flowering begins in May and ends at the end of June. Flowering is represented by small flowers that are painted white. They are formed in inflorescences in the form of corymbs. The leaves are very decorative. Green leaves are distinguished by the presence of a wide border of white. They can reach 8 cm in length. In autumn they turn yellow, orange or purple shades. At the beginning of the autumn period, berry-like fruits ripen, which have a bluish color.
The variety is fast growing. For a year it can grow by 40 cm both in height and in width. Elengatissima is a drought-resistant, frost-resistant and shade-tolerant variety. The shoots are distinguished by a red bark, they look especially great in the winter season.
The variety is good for group plantings, plantings in cities, squares and parks. Combines well with other shrubs. An ideal application is the creation of hedges.
Elengatissima
Siberian Variegata (Sibirica Variegata)- a varietal variety, somewhat similar to Elengatissima. At the same time, its dimensions are somewhat smaller. The height that the bush can reach is 1.5 meters. Shrub diameters - up to 2 meters. The branches are spreading, rich red.
The leaves are large, dark green inside with a creamy border. From a distance they just remind White spot. With the onset of the autumn period, the leaves acquire a purple color, while the border remains light. This makes the shrub very decorative throughout the year. It blooms with white small flowers with a greenish tint. The flowers have a pleasant aroma. White fruits turn blue as they ripen.
It is a shade-tolerant, winter-hardy and drought-resistant variety. It is used for group plantings, goes well with deciduous and coniferous shrubs. Great for small gardens and forming hedges.
Siberian Variegata
Shpeta (Spaethii)- decorative variety. On average, it grows up to 2 meters. It is distinguished by incredible beauty in the autumn due to the purple color of the leaves with the preservation of a yellow border.
Castings are large. In summer they are light green with a wide yellowish border, and in autumn they turn purple, while the color of the border is preserved. The bark of the branches is red-brown. Looks great in winter against the background of white snowdrifts. Berry-shaped fruits ripen in September, they are distinguished by a bluish tint. Small white flowers form inflorescences no larger than 5 cm. Flowering lasts from May to July.
The variety is shade-tolerant, drought-resistant and frost-resistant, however, it often freezes in cold and snowy winters. Shpeta is a good tapeworm and also great for planting in groups. One area of use of the variety is the creation of hedges.
Ivory Halo- This is an ornamental varietal variety. Its height does not exceed 1.5 meters. Shoots differ in cherry color, they form a compact crown. On green leaves there is a wide yellowish border. In autumn, the leaves change color to purple.
Blooms with small yellowish flowers. They form themselves into inflorescences in the form of shields. The fruit ripening period is September. They are white and spherical. As they ripen, the fruits acquire a bluish tint.
Ivory Halo is suitable for planting in groups and as a tapeworm. It goes well with other deciduous and coniferous shrubs. Good for forming hedges and urban landscaping.
Ivory halo
Landing
Planting derain Sibirik, Elengatissima and all the others does not require special skills and knowledge. The shrub is unpretentious. It is not demanding on the composition of the substrate. At the same time, it grows better and longer on fertile soil. It is better to choose cultivated soil, which is cleared of stones and various debris. However, wastelands and city streets are also suitable for the successful growth of turf.
Derain white does not like acidic soils, so it is better if the soil is neutral or slightly alkaline. The shrub lovingly refers to the high content of humus in the soil. In addition, a good drainage layer is required. There should be no standing water in the ground. It is advisable to choose sites for planting where the soil is loose. In such soil root system will develop much better.
For planting a plant, it is best to choose places well-lit by the sun. However, sod grows well in partial shade, since most varieties are shade-tolerant. However, in strong shade, the leaves will not be as bright as in the sun. This is especially true for such varieties as Elengatissima, Sibirika Variegata, Shpeta.
It is advisable to plant in early spring, when the ground has not yet had time to thaw. If a seedling was purchased that has a closed root system, then it can be planted at the end of autumn. It is better to do this at least a month before the arrival of stable frosts, so that the plant adapts to such conditions.
The planting hole should be slightly larger in diameter than the size of the root system.
Siberian Deren and Morrow Sedge
Care
Adult specimens tolerate drought well, but young plants need high-quality watering. Watering should be plentiful so that the entire root system is saturated with moisture. Insufficient watering can lead to drying out of the shoots. Adult plants should not be watered as plentifully as young ones. The exception is a long drought.
Curling leaves and drooping branches are a clear sign of a lack of moisture. If this happens, then the culture needs to be watered abundantly, moistening not only the surface of the soil, but the entire root ball.
During the hours of midday heat, it is impossible to water the culture. The best time is early morning or evening hours.
Care in the spring includes pruning, top dressing and occasional watering.
Top dressing is mainly needed only for young specimens. It is recommended to feed with humus or humus. Mature plants need to be fertilized only after diseases or pruning, and also if the bush is poorly or slowly developing.
Shelter for the winter is not required, as white turf is a frost-resistant crop. So, for example, the Elegantissima variety is able to withstand the most severe frosts. Even if the trunk of the bush freezes above the snow cover, then with the advent of spring the plant will quickly recover.
Composition with geyhers and allium onions.
Reproduction by cuttings
Derain seed propagation is a long and difficult process, therefore it is used extremely rarely. In view of this, propagation by cuttings is used for the varieties Elengatissima, Sibirik and others.
As cuttings for propagation, semi-lignified or lignified are used. If there are a lot of cuttings, then they can be planted in cold greenhouses. If not enough, then separate containers are taken, flower pots are suitable.
Propagation by cuttings is done in spring.
Planted cuttings should be regularly watered and sprayed.
This method of reproduction makes it possible to obtain a large number of new plants.
The border of the conservatory at Bressingham Gardens, Norfolk, UK.
Pruning and haircut
Anti-aging pruning is necessary in spring period. You can do this in the fall, but in winter time the culture looks very decorative, so it is not worth pruning in the fall. When pruning, all old branches are pruned. Pruning stimulates the growth of new young shoots. Leave the height of the shoots about 20 cm from the stump.
Several times per season (about 3 times) the culture is sheared. Since the crown is very spreading, it needs to be shaped. Usually give an oval or spherical shape. In addition to improving the visual appearance, a haircut helps to maintain decorative properties shrub.
Varieties (Elengatissima, Sibirika and others) lend themselves well to pruning and shearing.
Application in landscape design
Derain white is used in single and group plantings, used for mixborders of hardwood and coniferous shrubs. With it, hedges are created, as well as winter gardens. 
In winter in Tomsk, when all the colors are faded, you can walk along the embankment and see small bright pieces of summer - red thin branches that resist winter, do not fade under the snow and remind us that frosts are not eternal, that soon all nature will again be full of its summer splendor . Just for this reminder of the summer, I fell in love with deren, or, as it is sometimes called, pork.
Döhren: general description of the genus
Dören is a genus of deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the northern hemisphere, belongs to the dogwood family ( Cornaceae). Some classifiers combine pork with the genus Kizil, so dogwood and dogwood share a common Latin name - Cornus.
Representatives of the genus Deren are distinguished by year-round decorativeness. In summer, they stand out with white or golden inflorescences, and some varieties with unusual foliage. In autumn we can admire their snow-white, blue or black berries against the background of crimson or scarlet foliage, while in winter we can see the exotic branches of the bush - red, orange, yellow, bright green ...
I remember how, as a child, I brought from the forest a purple branch of pork with deathly blue berries. Her parents immediately threw her out - in their opinion, the berries of the bush looked suspicious and dangerous. However, they feared in vain. Derain berries are not poisonous, despite their strange appearance.
In the forests of Russia, deren can often be found. It is distinguished by absolute undemanding to soil, climatic and environmental conditions. Some species are hardy enough to grow well even in Siberia in the north of the Tomsk region and other cold regions. On the Tom embankment, it perfectly withstands icy winds, light snow on the slopes and quickly recovers from damage caused by spring ice drift.
The use of turf in landscape design
Svidina has become today a universal shrub in landscape design and is used in different ways.
If your garden is viewed and blown from all sides, a dense high fence made of turf will help protect more whimsical plants from the wind and you from unwanted eyes. Deren is very pleased with the growth rate (about half a meter a year) and excellent branching, so the hedge from this shrub is formed quickly by frequent haircuts.
If you want to protect the slope from erosion and landslides, plant sod. Its roots and dense growth will perfectly cope with the task of strengthening the soil.
Need to decorate your garden with decorative plantings? Do not forget to choose some kind for decorative groups interesting variety deren: it is unlikely that he will require care, and the eye will certainly please. Derain perfectly tolerates moisture in the soil and looks great in plantings near water bodies.
Of course, it would be a good idea to use pork in a garden of cereals and dried flowers, designed to be perceived not only during the growing season, but also in the winter season. In winter, among the dead wood, bright branches will be a good accent in the garden, and berries on the branches will complement this accent.
Planting turf, care and disease control
Planting of soren is carried out immediately after the retreat spring frosts according to the standard method. Don't deepen root collar, don't fertilize with fresh manure and don't forget to shed well after planting - these are the basic rules that I can recall for planting turf.
Deren is shade-tolerant, tolerates both poor and waterlogged soils, but remember that he will not refuse a sunny place, fertile garden soil and drainage.
Derain care is simple and is needed mainly to improve the decorative qualities of the plant. Watering during dry periods, mulching with peat crumbs, weeding, shallow loosening of the soil, top dressing and pruning will help your shrub to be beautiful.
It is better to fertilize pork in two stages: in the spring - complex mineral fertilizers, and in the middle of summer - organic. But without timely feeding, the deren will live calmly and will not notice anything, but without pruning it will live like a sheep without a haircut.
Sanitary pruning of the deren is carried out in the spring after the leaves bloom, when it becomes clear which branches are alive and which are dead. If you want to enjoy abundant flowering and dense foliage of a shrub, prune in the fall to the desired length (but no more than two-thirds of the shoots). If you want to admire the scarlet branches above the snowy canopy, postpone pruning until early spring. Because turf grows very quickly, many gardeners prune a third or a quarter of the shoots 2-3 times per season to keep the bush neat.
When the bush on your site begins to age, you can safely cut off all the shoots in early spring so that they do not rise more than 15 cm above the ground. With the beginning of the growing season, young bright shoots will take the place of decrepit branches.
Most types and varieties of dogwood do not require shelter for the winter. Sometimes they are just covered with snow just in case. But heat-loving varieties, like Japanese deren, do not hurt to cover, so always check with the sellers of planting material whether the variety you have chosen requires shelter in your climate zone.
Now about the diseases of the pork. "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" when growing turf is gray rot, powdery mildew, aphids and scale insects. The first two riders are fungal diseases, therefore, when the first symptoms appear, watering should be reduced (fungi actively multiply and spread in an environment with high humidity) and treat the bush with Bordeaux mixture or preparations "Hom", "Vectra". Aphids and scale insects are malicious pests, the fight against them can be carried out both by treating them with chemicals like Karbofos, and by treating the tops of potatoes, yarrow, and tobacco with decoctions.
Top 5 most popular types of deren
doren white ( Cornus alba). The most common type and the undoubted leader in popularity of use in landscape design. IN good conditions the bush can reach up to 3 meters in height and width. Dogwood white has erect shoots of dark red or scarlet color, depending on their age. Along with the color of the shoots, the color of the foliage is remarkable - large green leaves will turn purple-burgundy in autumn. And the beautiful white caps of inflorescences, pleasing to the eye from May to June, will turn into clusters of white-blue berries by autumn.
For more than a hundred years, breeders have been working on breeding variegated varieties of pork on the basis of this very tenacious and winter-hardy species. The most famous fruits of their labors are 'Elegantissima', 'Sibirica', 'Sibirica Variegata' and 'Aurea' - these varieties of variegated turf are used everywhere in landscape design.
It is worth noting that any variegated turf will reveal its qualities much better only in a well-lit place. In shading, the leaves of the plant will produce more chlorophyll than other pigments, and they will turn green.
doren red ( ), or blood-red turf, is common throughout Europe and resembles white turf. But this species is much higher (up to 4 m, according to some sources - up to 7 m), has larger leaves, drooping shoots of various colors depending on the variety. It got its name for the autumn outfit - blood-red huge leaves, decorated with small blue-black berries.
It is a pity that such a handsome man will not grow in our harsh Siberia, it is best to grow it within its natural range.
For this shrub, a semi-shady place with moist, acidic soils will be ideal. Well, you should not worry about winter hardiness - heat-loving species in Greenland do not survive. The main thing is to sprinkle it with snow better. In their natural environment, these plants live in snowy areas.
Cornus kousa) is sometimes also called Bentamia Coase ( Benthamidia kousa) and Cinoxylon Cuza ( Cynoxylon kousa). Bentramia is native to China and Japan. In nature, it grows as a small deciduous tree or tall shrub 5-7 meters tall. Like the Canadian dogwood, in this species the bracts play the role of petals.
The peculiarity of the Japanese deren is that its dark pink fruits are visually similar to raspberries, but are valued only for their decorative effect. "Raspberries" look very pompous on a tree in autumn against the backdrop of bright red foliage and can be an excellent tapeworm or accent of a decorative group.
Japanese soren will feel good only in the south of Russia, in the middle lane the shrub will require shelter for the winter.
Entrepreneurial Japanese have learned to grow deren as home plant in bonsai style. Therefore, if you really liked this particular type of derain, and you do not live in Sochi, look for good master bonsai art.
Doren shooter ( Cornus stolonifera) according to their outward signs similar to white turf. The shoot-bearing derain is distinguished by the large friability of the bush and the incessant vegetative propagation offspring. The lower branches, approaching the ground, quickly take root and the bush grows strongly in breadth.
A couple of varieties of this restless species deserve special attention: ‘Koralle’ and ‘Cardinal’. They are both curious yellow bark. ‘Koralle’ is much taller than ‘Cardinal’ (up to 2.5 meters), bears fruit with black berries, so beloved by birds, and boasts bright yellow shoots all year round.
But the shoots of the ‘Cardinal’ variety are yellow-green in summer, but by winter they will acquire red hues. The berries of this shrub are white and inedible even for birds, the shoots rise only a meter from the ground. Therefore, it is often used specifically for low, up to a meter, hedges - free or molded.
Conclusion
I have described only some species and a very small number of varieties of pork. Breeders have bred so many of them that you can’t throw them out the window in a day, as they say. Therefore, you can find for yourself a lot of bold, elegant and reliable design solutions using the beloved by many deren.
Planting and caring for white sod is a simple and rather exciting job. The plant is often called - Svidina. It received such a name due to its unusual appearance. The culture grows in the form of a bush, which is abundantly covered with small leaves of a light shade. Buds of a white shade, collected in wide inflorescences. Over time, colorful berries appear in their place, which give the bush a special charm. What white derain looks like in landscape design can be seen in the photo below.
Planting and caring for white sod
Derain is a rather unpretentious plant. The bush does not differ in features and is easy to grow. Simple manipulations of planting and caring for a plant will be mastered even by a novice gardener.
Landing dates
Experts advise planting a bush in the fall. It is best to have time to do this before the arrival of cold weather, so that before winter the plant can gain a foothold in a new environment for itself. In spring, the plant begins to grow quite quickly, due to the fact that the adaptation period has already passed earlier. If necessary, you can plant a crop in the spring. It should only be placed in the ground with a clod of earth at the root. Thus, the roots will be protected from damage, and the plant will be able to take root faster.
Some gardeners are of the opinion that the season of planting deren in the ground will not affect its growth rate.
The choice of landing material
It is best to purchase plant seedlings at a specialized point of sale or store. It is worth carefully approaching the process of choosing planting material. First of all, you should pay attention to the state of the root system of the white deren. It must be well developed. This will allow the plant to quickly adapt to new conditions.
white turf care
Basically, special care the plant is not required. To grow a lush and large bush, it is worth considering a few basic rules.
Watering the soil
It is recommended to plant sod in partial shade, in moist soil, and then it will not need to be watered too often. In autumn and spring, the bush will have enough water from precipitation. In summer, when the heat is intense, the sod can be watered once a week: make sure that the ground next to it is not dry. It is enough to pour two buckets of water under a large bush. The soil under the young derain should be loosened from time to time, and also fertilized with humus, fine crumbs of tree bark.
Bush nutrition
The plant does not need frequent fertilizing, since white deren shrub grows well in any soil. When there is a desire to get a very large and sprawling bush, then it is advisable to use it in the spring, once a year. Top dressing will allow the plant to recuperate after the winter and get the norm of nutrients. In summer, if necessary, additional mixtures are applied for each crop.
plant pruning
During the season, this fast-growing plant reaches up to 60 cm in height. Such a bush is not too beautiful, and therefore it is better to cut the plant. In the spring, you need to remove old branches that will only interfere with the growth of new ones. White turf should be trimmed so that its height from the ground does not exceed 20 cm.
After the procedure, sections should be sprinkled with crushed activated carbon or to protect the plant from bacteria and speed up the adaptation process.
Haircut allows you to create the desired shape of the plant.
Experts focus on the need to trim the turf in the fall, and do not do this in the spring, thereby not preventing the bush from growing. However, before winter, you should not cut the bush much, so that in winter there is still decoration of the site. The bush is cut three times during the summer, and the last time should be done in last days July.
Types of propagation of white turf
White sod reproduces in several ways. Each of them has its own characteristics and rules, which are simply necessary to follow.
cuttings
Every year it is possible to take young shoots from the plant. However, not every branch will become suitable for further planting. When choosing an escape for landing, pay attention to branches with 7-8 healthy large buds. A key aspect is also the time of year for this procedure. Best to breed deren cuttings during autumn or spring. After separating the planting material, it is recommended to cover all sections with a highly diluted one - this manipulation will improve their condition and help further favorable growth.
Before planting, each cutting is lowered into a container with a nutrient liquid and only then sent to a greenhouse.
All summer cuttings should be in the greenhouse under your supervision. Leaves should appear from all the buds. In the warm season should be systematically watered planting material, as well as use various complexes for feeding. In autumn, the cuttings turn into full-fledged seedlings.
They should be planted in the spring in pre-dug holes. The distance between the seedlings should not be less than 25 cm. Beforehand, the holes must be filled with natural fertilizers and special mixtures that contribute to the speedy fixing of the cuttings in the soil, the appearance of new roots and shoots. If the branches were cut correctly, then the plant will soon delight you with lush shoots.
layering
The bush is distinguished by a sprawling voluminous crown, and its branches spread well along the ground, in connection with which it is possible to propagate derain by layering.
Layers should be formed in the spring. To do this, it is better to choose a long fresh branch. The shoot must be bent to the soil and buried, and in order for it to hold, it must be fixed with brackets.
Where the branch was dug up, the earth should be mulched to concentrate nutrients and nutrients in it. During the summer, the shoot should be watered and sometimes fertilized.
The next year in spring or autumn, the fixed place should be periodically checked for the appearance of roots. If they appear, then the branch is separated from the main bush, and then transplanted. This is a very easy method, however, gardeners do not always trust it.
seeds
Flowering deren begins in early summer. Gradually, instead of buds, purple or white ball-shaped seeds appear. The grains ripen quickly during the hot summer days, however, they can only be harvested in autumn.
If during the summer a rational care of the plant was made, then its seeds will be of high quality and will give rise to new bushes.
After collecting and drying the grains, they can be planted in the soil. It is better to do this in October, when the air is no longer too warm, and the ground sometimes freezes at night. Thanks to such conditions, the planting material will quickly adapt and begin to germinate well in the spring. You can also sow grains in the spring, but it is better to keep them for some time at a temperature slightly above zero before that.
How to plant white sod
When the place for the future plant is determined, white seedlings should be planted. The process is very simple and even those who are in the garden for the first time will like it.
Stages of the procedure:
- First, we dig a hole that is larger in diameter than the root system.
- We put fertilizer in the recess ( mineral compositions, bark, humus). Deren can live on one land plot more than 20 years, in connection with which it is recommended to take a responsible approach to the process of feeding the soil.
- Next, water the hole abundantly to better compact the soil with fertilizer.
- We water the seedling with earth at the root and leave it for 15 minutes to soak the soil with water.
- The future plant is carefully placed root in the hole, without violating the integrity.
- The recess is covered with soil, well rammed and watered. If the sod is planted in the fall, then the process ends there. If the procedure is carried out in the spring, the hole must be mulched to retain moisture inside. In summer, the land near the bush is freed from weeds, loosened.
If everything is done correctly, then the white sod will grow very quickly and for quite a short time will please with its magnificent crown.
Derain and landscape design
Derain fits perfectly into the design of any garden plot. 
Often it is used to create hedges, and is also planted along with other bushy plants and flowers. 
It should be noted that derain berries will be attractive to feathered friends. Spreading bush of white deren.
We decorate the landscape with white derain - video
Many people want to see their garden not only well-groomed, but also attractive, but sometimes there is simply not enough time for this. Yes and weather often do not pamper. But, fortunately, nature is so diverse that you can always pick up suitable plants. Here, for example, white derain - unpretentious shrub, which, moreover, does not lose its decorative effect at any time of the year. Well, why not a solution for suburban area?
Derain (Cornus), or svidina, is a genus of decorative deciduous shrubs of the dogwood family, it combines several dozen species (both deciduous and evergreen), most of which grow in the temperate latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere.
This genus of shrubs is distinguished by absolute undemanding conditions, excellent frost resistance. And in addition, they are very decorative, and all year round. In spring and summer, derain pleases us with its beautiful foliage (especially variegated varieties) and cute flowers. In autumn, the foliage becomes especially bright and amazing fruits of white, black, blue or reddish hues ripen. In winter, it will also not get lost in the garden, because the bark of its shoots can have rich green, yellow, red and coral colors.
Derain is a shrub with strong and hard wood, thanks to which it got its name (translated from Latin means "horn").
Several types of this plant are used in ornamental gardening.
Shrubs have a special place in landscape design - they maintain a balance between woody and herbaceous ...
Derain white
The most common in our region is white derain (Сornus alba). It is a deciduous shrub growing up to three meters. Its straight upward branches are reddish in color. various shades. Young shoots are often with a slight bluish bloom. Green leaves are oval, pointed upwards, slightly wrinkled. May have a whitish edge. The length of the leaf plate is about ten centimeters. It blooms twice a year: the first time in early summer, and the second - in the first half of autumn. Small white or light pink flowers are combined in a corymb inflorescence. At the end of summer, inedible, rounded drupes, blue-white or yellowish, ripen.
Derain white is represented in ornamental gardening by many varieties. Let's pay attention only to some of them.
- Shpeta (Spaethii)- a very common look, has a golden yellow border along the edge of the sheet, combined with the same spots and stripes. Foliage turns purple in autumn. Shoots are red-brown. Doesn't bloom.
Derain white "Shpeta"
- Aurea (Aurea), or Golden, - with yellow and yellow-green foliage and red shoots. Winter hardiness is average.
- Elegantissima (Elegantissima)- the most frost-resistant, distinguished by a bright and wide white border, as well as red branches.
Derain white "Elegantissima"
- Gauhaultii (Gauchaultii)- low (up to 1.5 m), has bordered leaves with pink and yellowish-white spots.
- Siberian or Siberia (Sibirica)- the height of the bush is one and a half meters, it has a very beautiful red shade of the branches. The leaves are green, turning yellow and red in autumn.
- Siberian Variegata (Sibirica Variegata)- variegated form (up to 2 m), foliage with a white border and specks, in autumn the green part of the leaf becomes brownish-purple. Shoots are bright red.
Derain white "Sibirika variegata"
- Argenteo-marginata (Argenteo-marginata)- the leaves are distinguished by a grayish-white, as if silver, border, maroon shoots.
Derain white "Kesselring"
- Kesselring (Kesselringii)- an unusually beautiful chameleon bush. The leaves are purplish-brown when they open, then turn greenish-brown, and turn bronze in autumn. The fruits are white, and the shoots are black and red.
- Cream Cracker- this is one of the new varieties, low (about 1 m), with red shoots, the leaves have a yellowish border, which gradually becomes cream.
White turf has many more varieties, they are all distinguished by good frost resistance. Representatives of this species bloom after two years of life.
Deren red, or blood-red svidina
Another species is red derain (Cornus sanguinea). Slightly less common in gardens than white sod. Flexible green shoots turn red over time. The pointed ovate leaves are covered with villi. Dark green in summer, they glow with all shades of red in autumn. Thanks to the autumn color of the leaves, the species got its name. Blooms in the seventh year in late spring. Small white flowers are collected in inflorescences-shields. Sometimes it re-blooms. Black round inedible fruits ripen in August.
Derain red is also an unpretentious species, quite frost-resistant, but in severe winters it can freeze a little.
It has decorative forms and varieties:
- Compress (Cornus sanguinea Compressa)- a very interesting shrub with reaped rounded leaves. Foliage is dark green in summer, turning red in autumn. The crown is dense, vertical, about 1 m high. The bark on the branches is reddish-brown. Doesn't bloom.
Derain red "Compress"
- Winter Beauty (Cornus sanguinea Winter Beauty)- the owner of a rounded, sprawling bush shape (about 2 m). Shoots are orange-yellow. The leaves are oval, pointed upwards. Dark green in summer and red in autumn.
Derain red "Winter Beauty"
- Midwinter Fire (Cornus sanguinea Midwinter Fire)- a spreading shrub up to one and a half meters, shoots are bright red-orange. The leaves are deep green in summer period, by autumn change color from yellow-orange to dark red.
- Varigeata (Cornus sanguinea Variegata)- grade with variegated leaves, they have yellow-white spots and a border on a green background, then the leaves turn red. Young shoots are green, but gradually acquire a burgundy hue.
We also note some of the decorative forms:
- Atro-sanguinea- with rich purple branches.
- Viridissima- Differs in bright green fruits and shoots.
- Mietschii- young twigs and leaves of an unusual light yellow color.
The varieties we have considered blood red pork, like white turf, are frost-resistant.
Deren coase, or Japanese dogwood
This species, unlike such as white derain and blood red derain, is a tall flowering shrub, or even a tree, and can reach a height of 9 m. The homeland of the coase derain, or bentami (Сornus kousa), is Japan (also found in the wild in China and Korea).
The crown is wide-spread, old branches descend strictly horizontally and form tiers. The leaves are oval, pointed upwards. The foliage is dark green in summer (with a bluish tint below), and with the onset of autumn, their palette diverges from golden yellow to dark crimson. Flowering begins in June. The flower is a simple yellow-green head, collected from small flowers, around which are located bracts-leaves (bractei). It is bracts (up to 9 cm) that make the flowers beautiful, as they have an interesting shape and color. At the end of August, drupe fruits ripen. They have a pink color and a slightly rounded shape, similar to strawberries (about 2 cm). The fruits are edible.
Decorative varieties:
- Satomi has bracts of pink-red color;
Deren Kouza "Satomi"
- gold star distinguished by a yellow pattern in the middle of the sheet;
Deren Coase "Gold Star"
- milky way has a high yield and creamy bracts;
Deren Coase "Milky Way"
- Schmetterling profusely flowering variety with white bracts.
This species is considered "aristocratic" and the most beautiful among its fellows. But, unfortunately, less resistant to our winters.
Derain blooming
This species came to us from North America and is a deciduous tree with a spreading crown. Blooming Derain (Сornus florida) - famous abundant flowering, which occurs even before the appearance of leaves. The flowers are inconspicuous, small, collected in a small head. Their beauty lies in large bracts, bracts, which come in different shades. It is these modified leaves that turn flowers into big stars in spring and attract the eyes of others.
In summer, the leaves of this type of derain are simply green, but in autumn, like its counterparts, it does not give up its positions and paints the foliage in bright yellow, orange and red tones.
This species has decorative varieties, differing mainly in the color of the bracts.
- Rubra- the most popular of them, bracts can be colored from light pink to deep red.
Derain blooming "Rubra"
- Cherokee Princess- has snow-white bracts.
- Cherokee Chief- enchants with dark pink bracts.
Derain blooming "Cherokee Chif"
Although this species can withstand frosts of more than 20 degrees, it is not as winter-hardy as white derain, and can freeze slightly.
Deren male, or common dogwood
Derain male (Сornus mas) is well known to all of us under the name "dogwood". It is widely distributed in Russia (European part), Ukraine, Moldova, Caucasus, Western Europe and even in the Middle East. Under natural conditions, it can grow up to 9 meters and live up to 250 years.
Deren male, or common dogwood
For most of us, this shrub is associated with red, sour-sweet, slightly pear-shaped drupes. And also with delicious jam of them. However, dogwood is also used as an ornamental plant.
Its shoots are ribbed grayish-brown (young ones are yellow-green). The leaves are oval, pointed upwards, covered with small hairs, rich green in color. It blooms in spring, even before the leaves appear, collected in numerous inflorescences-umbrellas. yellow flowers. The fruits ripen by the end of August. They are not only tasty, but also have medicinal properties.
Male deren, or dogwood (fruits)
Quite winter-hardy, and with partial freezing it grows quickly.
There are many dogwood varieties that are focused on increasing yield and fruit quality. However, there are also decorative varieties. For example, Aurea distinguished by yellow leaves, Elegantissima is a variegated variety with a wide yellow border, and Variegata- with white.
In addition to the above species, one can also name dwarf creeping Canadian turf (Cornus canadensis), but it is not frost-resistant, as well as offspring turf, or silky turf (Cornus stolonifera), which is very similar to white turf, only gives abundant shoots.
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Derain planting
So, you have decided to plant sods in your area. It is best to do this in early spring. Although the species we have considered are very unpretentious, you should pay attention to some features.
Let's choose a place. Don't forget it's enough tall shrubs, so consider the distance between the plants themselves, as well as to the walls of buildings and other garden objects. They are not particularly demanding on illumination, but under direct sunlight in the hot summer period they can get burned. Therefore, partial shade would be an ideal place for them. sunny places suitable for variegated varieties.
The soil is preferably neutral, or slightly acidic, and necessarily loose. Sand should be added to heavy clay soil.
We prepare a small pit (30-50 cm), since the roots of the derens are superficial. Set up drainage. These plants like slightly moist soil and can tolerate some drought, but stagnant water is bad for them. Fertilizer can not be applied, it is enough to prepare a nutrient soil mixture by adding humus and compost to it. After planting, water thoroughly and be sure to mulch the root circle.
Derain propagation
As a shrub, deren can be propagated by cuttings and layering, as well as seeds. However, note that some ornamental varieties do not bear fruit, which precludes seed propagation. And dogwood cuttings take root poorly.
When the shrub begins to fully bear fruit, then having collected berries in the fall, they can be immediately planted shallow in the ground, choosing a well-lit area. Pour on top thin layer sand and cover with fallen leaves. In the spring, when the seeds germinate, we select the strongest specimens and leave to grow for another 2 years. And only then they should be transplanted to the place of your choice. 
You can spend and land them in the spring. But it should be noted that propagation by seeds is a very long process.
When the young shoots are already a little lignified and become flexible, cuttings up to 10 cm long are cut from them, dropped into moist soil to a depth of about 3 cm and covered (5-liter PET bottles can be used). It is important to constantly monitor the soil moisture, it should not dry out. It is better to plant cuttings in partial shade. In two months they will take root. For the winter, they should be covered, and with the onset of spring, it will be possible to transplant them to the chosen place.
The simplest propagation of deren is done by layering and offspring. To make layering, you should bend the lower branch to the ground and dig in (slightly injuring the bark at the place of digging). It is desirable to fix the layers in the ground with something. You can use a wire staple or just a not very heavy stone. And if your derain variety gives offspring, then they just need to be carefully separated and transplanted into a young plant.
Features of care
As has been noted more than once, deren is a very undemanding plant. But he also needs minimal care.
Watering
Given the superficial location of the root system, the soil under the bush should be constantly wet, but it is not recommended to heavily flood the turf. Permanent mulching is desirable. At tree forms you can plant ground cover perennials around the trunk, they will help retain moisture. 
loosening
Aeration is important for this plant, so regular loosening is recommended. It is important to loosen the soil shallowly so as not to damage the surface roots of the shrub.
top dressing
Deren feels fine even without fertilizers, but spring complex feeding of an adult plant will not be superfluous. It is important not to alkalize the soil.
Wintering
The types of derain considered by us are relatively winter-hardy. The question of shelter for the winter should be considered in relation to your particular climatic conditions. First-year seedlings need mandatory shelter. The most winter-hardy species is white derain.
pruning
Derain tolerates pruning well, it should be done depending on the type of use of the plant.
In older branches, the bright color disappears over time. If you want to see your bush beautiful in winter, then in early spring (before the leaves appear), the shrub is cut radically, leaving only 20 cm in height. This will renew the bush and give rise to many young bright shoots. This pruning is done every few years. Or you can just cut old branches in the spring, leaving a young growth.
For supporting beautiful foliage sanitary and molding pruning is definitely needed, since without this the lower branches of the bush will become bare over time.
A hedge should be trimmed after the young shoots slow down active growth (in the second half of summer).
They begin to trim the deren in the fourth year of life.
Diseases and pests
Diseases most often affect deren with care errors, for example, severe waterlogging leads to root rot, as well as the development of fungal diseases. Here you can recommend to reduce watering and use colloidal sulfur or Bordeaux mixture. Growing in good conditions, sod is rarely attacked by pests. Most often they move from neighboring affected plants. Here it is necessary to use insecticides.
Deren in landscape design
A classic use of derain bushes is as hedges. In this role, he is ideal: frost-resistant, unpretentious and loyal to pruning. Especially white sod. 
Deren's undemanding to lighting makes it an excellent solution for shady areas of the garden.
Derain is plastic and well cut, so it can be easily given a suitable shape, this is an indispensable quality when creating topiary. Also molded bushes are excellent tapeworms. They are very original in the form of balls, hemispheres, pyramids, arches, and also as standard forms. 
They go well with other plants: conifers and perennials. Can be used as a background for summer flowering plants. A variegated derain will perfectly decorate monochrome compositions. 
Derain coase and blooming are especially beautiful among coniferous plants. Ground cover perennials will look original around their trunk.
And the most unpretentious white sod with its superficial and highly branched roots will perfectly fix the slopes.
Deren can safely be called the king of landscapes. It is beautiful in spring with its flowers, decorative in summer with its foliage, in autumn it is admirable. bright colors leaves and interspersed with contrasting fruits, and in winter we are fascinated by red and yellow vines on dazzling white snow.
Most owners of country plots grow fruits and vegetables on their plots, but many try to plant not only vegetable products, but also make the cottage special, beautiful and unique.
Often, on the lawn near the house or in a specially designated recreation area, you can see coniferous or ornamental shrubs with unusual foliage.
They attract attention with their unusual coloring and bring their own zest to the design, and their use in landscape design makes the site unique, incomparable with others. Derain is one of these shrubs.
Shrub varieties
This ornamental shrub is well adapted to growing in the southern and middle latitudes of Russia, the Far East, and Siberia.
It belongs to the dogwood family, it includes several dozen varieties of various species.
Take note: deren has a beautiful unusual color of the leaves.
Description of some of the most popular:
All other species do not deserve much attention, since they have not won their place in suburban areas and are grown only in botanical gardens or in experimental areas. These are offspring turf, Bayle turf, many East Asian species.
For those who are interested in this ornamental shrub and its varieties and species, you can find a video or see a photo on the Internet.
reproduction
Deren variegated is well propagated by cuttings. If possible, it is better to purchase a bush ready for planting in a proven nursery.
Looks great against the backdrop of fruit trees. It can be planted as a natural barrier, to protect the recreation area from the fruit plantings of the garden.
Often common types of derain are grown as an ornamental hedge. In this case, they are planted in a checkerboard pattern along the border of the site.
Note: when choosing a place to plant deren, it is worth remembering that it grows well on any fertile soil with good drainage, but does not like coniferous neighborhoods.
For better survival, planting is done in spring or early autumn so that the plant can take root and take root, which contributes to better wintering.
When changing to a new permanent place it is necessary to follow the necessary rules:
- dig a hole, a little larger than the clod of earth with which the shoot was bought. The depth should be such that the root system does not remain above the soil level;
- the fertile layer is laid aside and mixed with mineral fertilizers, compost, humus, sand;
- a small layer of the resulting fertile mixture is poured into the prepared hole, watered abundantly and mixed;
- if the bush is quite high, then install a support for the garter;
- the bush is placed in a hole, trying not to damage the roots, carefully covered with fertile soil and the soil is lightly tamped;
- sprinkle the rest of the earth, water and mulch again;
- thin branches must be tied to a support so that the bush does not fill up with wind, and it has a neat appearance, as thin shoots young seedling not yet able to keep the shape. If desired, too protruding and disproportionately long branches can be cut with pruners.
Note: if the planting material was purchased in a nursery, then it is usually sold either in a container or with a clod of earth. In this case, the soil, for better survival, should be watered with Kornevin, or the process, together with a lump, should be placed in a container with a solution. The remaining liquid is poured into the near-stem circle of the planted plant.
You can also propagate deren pinnately by seeds, cuttings and layering.
Seeds are sown in spring, after stratification. Such seeds are able to germinate in 100%. Collected in own garden in the fall, they will germinate well in the spring.
The simplest and cheapest type of derain propagation is cuttings, while retaining all the features and decorativeness of the mother bush.
Cuttings intended for further cultivation, should have 7-8 live buds. Cut in early spring, they are dug in the greenhouse. By the fall, they are overgrown with roots and they can be transplanted to a permanent place.
It is not difficult for a summer resident to propagate sod by layering. Having bent down one of the branches, it is pinned to the ground with a metal bracket and sprinkled with soil. The layering that has given roots can be transplanted like an ordinary bush. The main thing is to carefully separate it from the mother bush.
How to care
The shrub does not require increased care. Grows on any acidified soils, tolerates slight shading.
All species common in Russia are winter hardy, but some varieties can freeze slightly, so the bush can be mulched in autumn.
Expert advice: plant care consists of one or two top dressings per season and pruning to form a beautiful crown.
At the beginning of the season, nitrogen fertilization is introduced, and at the end of August, phosphate fertilizer. This contributes to the growth of decorative leaf mass, and, thanks to phosphates, preparation for winter.
It is worth noting: for decoration and maintaining the shape of the bush, it must be pruned a couple of times a season. All dried or weak and thickening bush shoots are cut out.
Pruning and shaping the bush should begin at the age of three. An old, sprawling bush is best cut off completely in the spring and begin the formation of new shoots by pinching the growing shoots. Thus, the deren will look neat and well-groomed.
Watch the video in which the gardener talks about caring for one of the most unpretentious and spectacular shrubs for a summer cottage - derain:
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