3 étapes pour créer un parterre de fleurs
By:
Mekki S
On
16/01/2025Reading time:
3 min
Summary:
1. Planification et préparation
Analysez le sol, l’exposition au soleil et le climat.
Choisissez des fleurs adaptées à ces conditions, avec une harmonie de couleurs et des floraisons échelonnées.
Préparez le terrain en nettoyant, ameublissant et enrichissant le sol avec du compost.
2. Organisation et plantation
Dessinez un plan pour disposer les fleurs selon leur hauteur et leurs besoins.
Disposez les plantes avant de creuser pour ajuster la mise en place.
Plantez chaque fleur dans un trou adapté, tassez la terre et arrosez généreusement.
3. Entretien régulier
Arrosez régulièrement, surtout au début.
Ajoutez du paillis pour limiter les mauvaises herbes et préserver l’humidité.
Retirez les fleurs fanées, taillez et fertilisez au besoin pour maintenir un parterre florissant.
Ces trois étapes suffisent pour créer un parterre de fleurs magnifique et durable ! 🌺

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UCLA researchers have found a three-month course of yoga and meditation was more effective than memory exercises for minimizing age-related brain impairment.
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It will increase your memory. If crossword puzzles and Sudoku have been the extent of your memory training to now, it could be time to sharpen up your warrior pose. The UCLA research took brain scans and memory tests comparing the effects of 12 weeks of memory exercises and a course of yoga and meditation on 25 adults over 55. The latter not only improved their spatial and visual memories but also reduced depression and anxiety and increased resilience to stress.