The summer season in Peterhof will open on April 27

The Peterhof Museum-Reserve announced on its website that it is actively preparing parks and museums for the summer season, which will officially open on April 27.

For example, in Oranienbaum Park, the sanitary pruning of shrubs has already been completed and lawns are being cleaned of last year's grass and leaves, fertilizing and processing of perennials, paths are being put in order. Tulips will soon appear in the flower beds near the Chinese Palace, the Bolshoy Menshikov Palace, the Kamennoye Zalo Pavilion and the Peter III Palace.

"There are a large number of varieties of tulips of different varieties in the park, for example, double tulips "Akebona" or snow-white unusual shaped "White Liberstar". After they bloom in mid-to late May, soil preparation and planting of summer crops will begin according to pre-prepared plans. We are based on archival data, recommendations from researchers, colors and historical cultures such as petunias, begonias, alissums. Most of these crops are grown in our own greenhouses," Anastasia Gromova, head of the department for landscaping and maintenance of Oranienbaum parks, is quoted in the message.