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Petunias in urban decorations

It’s easy in maintaining and blossoms for a long time, decorating our cities even until November. This is a modern type of petunia with long pendulous sprouts, thanks to which it presents perfectly in urban planters. To provide petunia the best conditions and use its features, you just need to follow some simple rules.

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Admiring urban planters planted with colourful surfinias, it’s hard to believe that this flowers was unknown in Europe a few decades ago. Nowadays surfinia is one of the most popular ornamental plants with various types. All shades and decorating possibilities of this beautiful flower can be found on flower towers by Terra.

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Due to its luxuriant growth and pendulous appearance, surfinia is a perfect flower for urban planters. With little work, it creates long sprouts that covers a steel constructions in a short time. This type of planting was ideal in many Polish cities.

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The secret of beautiful decorations is their appropriate position. Flower towers planted with petunias should be located in a sunny place, otherwise bloom may delay even several weeks. The optimal place for planters is south side – never the north. Wide square, the closeness to fountains or sunny old markets are the best ideas for urban planters.

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Appropriate amount of water is also important. Petunia likes watering on regular basis, especially during hot days. However, you have to remember that its excess is as harmful as shortage and it may result in mould. The secret of gardeners is proper watering – only ground, not flowers. Many Polish cities have reduced costs thanks to adding TerraHydrogelAqua to soil that gather water and then give it back to roots.

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Fertilization

Petunia, just like every seasonal plant, consumes microelements very fast. Without them, it isn’t able to create beautiful flowers and long sprouts that are its biggest virtues.  Regular fertilizing can be reduced if soil in planters has been enriched with TerraHydrogelVit, a modern eco-fertilizer and water reserve that guarantees healthy plants.

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