The plum blossom has a subtle fragrance, elegant color, and a graceful and noble character. In the depths of winter when "all other flowers have died", it defies the frost and snow and blooms in full glory. In many areas, plum blossoms bloom around the traditional Spring Festival, so people have a greater demand for outings to appreciate plum blossoms. In some years, people can even walk in the snow to look for plum blossoms in the Yangtze River Basin, which adds to the elegance. People appreciate its beautiful appearance, appreciate its extraordinary artistic conception and charm, which pleases the body and mind, cultivates sentiments, and enlightens life.

　　Now let us learn how to apply Plum Garden Forest.

　　1. Plum blossom is an excellent solitary and clustered tree species

　　The novel branches and colorful flowers of plum blossoms make it a rare and excellent solitary or clustered tree species in many garden landscapes. The crown of the straight-branched plum tree is tall, vigorous and upright, with sparse shadows and slanting shadows. It is often planted in front of evergreen trees. If you plant a red plum tree, it will be proud and energetic when it blooms in spring, which can best reflect the interest of a little red among the green and the artistic conception of "a tree alone in spring". Planting plum blossoms in clusters in the center of a spacious lawn or at the edge of a forest can not only enrich the landscape level but also divide the space. The plum blossoms are in full bloom, gorgeous and fragrant, and pleasing to the eye. Plum blossoms are also often planted alone or in clusters in pavilions and other garden architectural spaces, or planted in one of them, or planted in front of the window, which not only enriches the garden art composition, but also sets off the quietness and magnificence of the garden architecture and the beauty and brightness of the plum blossoms.

　　For example, a vigorous Jade Butterfly Plum tree is planted alone on the left side of the Kunming Grand View Tower. In winter, the tree blooms silvery flowers, which makes the famous tower more magnificent. The Lengyan Pavilion in the East Lake Plum Garden in Wuhan is even more interesting in contrast to the plum blossoms planted around it. Some solitary plum trees are set off against architectural sketches to highlight a specific environment. For example, near the Crane Pavilion on Hougu Mountain in West Lake, a group of red-crowned cranes and red plums form a lively "plum and crane picture".

　　Weeping plum trees are best matched with waterscapes. In clear streams, small bridges, lakes, banks, etc., plant one or several weeping plum trees with graceful and elegant postures alone or in clusters. They are lively in the water, "Jade trees are piled with snow by the stream, and the cold light and sparse shadows wander together. The most affectionate is the yellow moon, which matches the spring breeze without a matchmaker." It also has the charm of "the pool water reflects the sparse shadows" and the sparse and elegant artistic conception. Among the straight-branched plum trees, a few varieties with particularly oblique or obvious horizontal branches, such as "White Bearded Cinnabar" and "Little Red Cinnabar", have slightly inclined trunks planted by the flowing streams and springs, which can best reflect the eternal beauty of "sparse shadows slanting across the shallow water, and the subtle fragrance floating in the moonlight at dusk". Longyou plum trees and various bonsai plum trees are most suitable for clusters of 3 to 5 trees in flower beds or small courtyards in the garden, with appropriate amounts of piled or buried stones, to form a poetic and picturesque realm.

　　2. Plum and stone match, strong and concise, wonderful writing

　　Rocks of various peculiar textures and clever shapes, like plum blossoms, are all masterpieces of nature's magic. Plum blossoms can be matched with different kinds of rocks such as Taihu stone, tortoise-patterned stone, axe-split stone, etc., and they can complement each other. The plum blossom is more beautiful with the stone, and the stone is more lively with the help of the plum blossom.

　　For example, among the strange peaks and rocks in Yunnan Xiaoshilin Scenic Area, there are several clusters of royal pink plum blossoms scattered around. The contrast between plum blossoms and rocks is strong, but the colors and shapes are harmonious. The iron-boned plum blossoms are more colorful and tenacious against the backdrop of the stone peaks, and the rocks are more spiritual and energetic because of the plum blossoms. Wuxi Meiyuan has a group of Taihu stones symbolizing the "Three Immortals of Fortune, Longevity and Happiness", which surround the red-bud and green-calyx plum trees, full of cold fragrance and mist, and the shadows are moving horizontally and obliquely, like an elegant picture of immortals admiring plum blossoms. The "Plum Blossom Viewing Point" scenic spot in Wuhan East Lake Meiyuan also features various plum blossoms as the main scenery, with Taihu stones arranged in a staggered, sparse and orderly manner. It has both the static state of being rooted in the mountains and as solid as a rock and the dynamic momentum of struggling upward. It has a strong breath of nature, and the charm and artistic conception are natural.

　　3. Planting plum blossoms with other plants can form a unique landscape

　　Plum blossoms can be planted with many plants of unified style and charm to form a landscape with beautiful pictures, rich connotations and profound artistic conception. For example, the "Three Friends of Winter" is planted with plum blossoms as the main scenery and foreground, bamboo as the background, and pine as the distant view. Another example is the planting of plum and bamboo together, which can be described as "new branches shining brightly among the bamboos". Plum and willow are matched, and they complement each other with both rigidity and softness. With bamboo as the background, orchid grass and winter chrysanthemum as the ground cover, and a few plum blossoms dotted in between, it forms a "plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum" landscape, which not only highlights the theme of the "Four Gentlemen", but also brings a fresh and beautiful atmosphere to the bleak winter. It is a landscape painting with profound meaning and interest. There is a small lawn beside Liyuan Road, East Lake, Wuhan. Five plum blossoms are planted on one side of the lawn to form the main scenery, connected with sycamore, cypress, osmanthus and other trees. A green maple is taller than the plum tree and is behind it, and two crape myrtles are on its left and right. Although there are no shrubs planted here, it is transparent and open, and the scenery is profound. In early spring, people can not only enjoy the bright red plum blossoms from the roadside, but also appreciate the full view of each plum tree, each with its own unique charm.

　　4. Plum Blossom Garden, Spectacular

　　In large parks or scenic areas, choose flat places or hills near mountains and water, take plum blossoms as the main body, and adopt group planting. It is most appropriate to establish a plum forest of a certain scale or a special plum blossom viewing garden to fully display the collective beauty and artistic conception of the plum blossoms' "color, fragrance, posture, and charm".

　　1. "Fragrant Waves of the Sea of ​​Snow" landscape.

　　White plum blossoms have a strong fragrance and are pure and clean. Ancient people often compared white plum blossoms to snow, praising them as "like snow when they bloom and like snow when they fade, and the most unique among flowers". Planting densely blooming white plum blossom varieties in concentrated areas, such as the "Xuemei" and "Jiangmei" of the Jiangmei type, and the jade butterfly type plum blossoms, can best reflect the "snow sea and fragrant waves" landscape. Moreover, due to their early flowering period, they are the first to "report the spring information". The "Dengwei Plum Blossom Viewing" in Wuxian, Jiangsu Province is a "fragrant snow sea" created mainly with more than a thousand acres of fruit plums. It is magnificent and spectacular. During the plum rain season, people can "talk about heroes over green plum wine", which successfully realizes the garden viewing and by-product, greatly improving the economic benefits.

　　2. "Colorful and colorful" landscape

　　The cinnabar plum blossoms with deep red or purple color, commonly known as red plum blossoms, are more precious and are a symbol of joy, auspiciousness and luck. Therefore, "in the early Han Dynasty, Shanglin Garden was built, and famous fruit trees were presented from afar, including red plum blossoms and red plum blossoms". Red plum blossoms are planted in large areas. When they bloom, they are bright red like fire, warm and bold, and dazzling. In the cold winter when all the trees are withered, "the red plum blossoms do not yield, and the trees stand tall in the wind and snow", announcing the arrival of a new colorful spring, giving people a healthy, vigorous and refreshing feeling, and better reflecting the iron-boned and proud charm of plum blossoms and the spirit of spring.

　　3. “Green calyx and verdant green” landscape

　　"The plum blossom is already solitary and lofty, and the green calyx is even more secluded and unique." The petals of the green-calyx plum blossom are light green-yellow and milky white. It is named because its calyx, branches and leaves are all green, and is also called "green plum." The green-calyx plum blossom is noble and elegant, the most unworldly, and the fragrance is refreshing. "It does not need people to praise its good color, but only leaves its pure air to fill the universe." It is favored by literati and scholars. When the whole green-calyx plum blossom is in full bloom, it is like a piece of light brocade, so bright and beautiful, "the wind delivers the faint fragrance, and the birds peek at the pure beauty." Being in it, you will feel quiet and elegant.

　　4. Colorful landscape

　　Plum blossoms bloom before leaves. Without the green leaves as a foil, the flowers are more eye-catching. "Light and dark red and white are suitable for alternating". Varieties of various colors are naturally planted together. When the flowers bloom, they are white and red, and they are in various shapes and colors. They are beautiful and magnificent. "I am glad that spring has arrived early in East Lake, and thousands of red plum trees are in full bloom." Countless plum blossoms, with the peaceful spring breeze, ripple the crimson, tender green, apricot yellow, and snow-white tides, which are colorful and gorgeous. The whole plum garden is reflected in clusters of ice yarn, hazily and blurredly with unusual colors, and covered with magical tones. It is really "the pure and beautiful ice forest, the fragrant jade full branches", and the artistic conception of all things competing for spring, thriving, and colorful emerges.

　　5. “Rare and Precious Products” Landscape

　　Among the numerous varieties of plum blossoms, some varieties have novel and special ornamental characteristics, are rare and precious, and concentrated planting can form a popular science and interesting appreciation landscape. For example, the flower of "Da Yu" is flying and fluttering like a bird about to flutter its wings and fly, with a strong fragrance, and many of them have twin mandarin duck fruits or zigzag fruits, which are very peculiar. The buds of "Human Face Peach Blossom" are like fairy peaches. When they first bloom, they are like budding small roses. The color of the flowers is bright red, just like the face of a young woman with powder puffs, and the color is lovely. "Yan Hong Zhao Shui" not only has bright colors, but also the flowers bloom downwards; "Duo Zi Yu Die" has a lot of pistils, up to 25, which is extremely rare; "Gui Fei Tai Ge" has elegant colors, like the pure jade skin of a concubine, and a small flower can bloom in the flower, which is very precious. The flower of "Golden Money Green Calyx" is large, with heavy petals, flat and round buds, and a prominent hole in the middle, like an ancient copper coin, commonly known as "God of Wealth Plum". There are also "Abacus Platform Pavilion" with buds like abacus beads, "Butterfly Red" like a small bowl, and "Beauty Plum" like a beautiful and graceful beauty. There are also "Golden Plum", "Longyou Plum", "Double Petal Jumping Branch", "White Beard Cinnabar", etc., all of which have their own characteristics, strange and interesting.

　　When planning a special garden for plum blossoms, in addition to considering the color of the flowers, we must also consider the reasonable combination of early, mid-flowering, and late-flowering varieties to extend the flower-viewing time of the entire plum garden. In order to make the plum garden have scenery to appreciate all year round, in addition to using evergreen pines, cypresses, osmanthus, camphor trees, tea trees, and green bamboo as backgrounds, we must also work hard on the combination and landscaping of plum blossoms and other plants to achieve the effect of "flowers in all seasons" and "viewing the scenery in all seasons". At the same time, there must be lawns and ground cover plants as a foil. Large plum gardens also need to set up pavilions, porches, terraces, chairs, small pieces, clever stones and other garden architectural facilities in appropriate places to embellish the scenery, and at the same time facilitate visitors to view the scenery and rest.