В статье проанализированные морфологические и биоэкологические свойства дикорастущих декоративных растений и представлен анализ возможностей их применения. Высота исследованных растений колеблется от 5 см до 101 см, преобладают листья темно-зеленой окраски и белые цветки, доминируют растения с одним и несколькими стеблями, а плоды и соплодия большей частью мало декоративные. Большинство растений цветут больше чем 51 день. Самое эффективное время цветения: июнь, июль и май, декоративность не утрачивают 2-3 месяца. Эти растения можно использовать для групповых посадок, альпийских горок и для бассейнов. Исследованные растения имеют по 1-3 возможности применения в цветниках.

<p>In recent times, due to the globalization the fashion of plant cultivation has been changing as well; imported, decorative acclimatized culinary herbs have been penetrating, therefore, new tasks to integrate them into the traditional plantations have been arising.</p><p>The main aim of the paper is to select culinary herbs for the design solutions having different purpose and adapted to different environmental conditions, to reveal the possibilities to use the best properties of these plants, to help the persons interested in the use of culinary herbs to decide on the proper plant selection, to provide recommendations on the combination and composition possibilities of these plants.</p><p>The authors of the article have analyzed and evaluated the research carried out in Lithuania related to the issues of culinary herb cultivation. In the Institute of Horticulture Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry 24 species of culinary herbs are cultivated. By analyzing the culinary herbs cultivation technologies, plant bio ecology and morphology as well as priority propagation techniques have been evaluated; decorative properties of herbs and the possibility of their use in green plantations have been assessed.</p>

55 plant species included into the Lithuanian red book were chosen and analyzed. The analysis revealed that the plants of a medium height (20 species) dominate. The flowers of 17 plant species are violet, and 48 species have green leaves. After analyzing bio ecological properties of rare plants it is possible to say heliouphilous plants dominate (37 species), majority of plants flower from the beginning of June until the end of August (50 species). 25 rare plants under research are allocated to category 2 (V) and are considered to be quickly extinct, endangered species, the population number of which and the number of individual plants decrease rapidly. The main reasons of the plant disappearance are the overgrowing of habitats by trees and bushes (58,18 %), irrigation and drainage (36,36 %) as well as intensive farming (29,09 %). The research identified that the main protective measures of rare plants are the support of the traditional farming, the limitation of hay harvesting and grazing, the maintenance of water hydro chemical , hydrological and hydrographic regime, etc.

The article analyses the system of Lithuanian protected territories as well as their types form environment conservation point of view. The system of protected territories of LR includes the following types of areas: 6 state reserves, 1 biosphere reserve, 396 strict reserves, 5 national parks, 30 regional parks, 29 biosphere polygons and 3 recuperation plots. The system of protected territories, the order of establishment, management and the legal basics of protection of protected territories is determined by the law of protected areas of LR that was approved in 1993. The purpose of reserves is to preserve unique landscape complexes, their biota gene pool, to organize scientific research and observation, to promote natural and cultural values. The aims of the establishment of Lithuanian national and regional parks are not only to preserve naturally and culturally valuable landscape but also to support ethno cultural traditions of Lithuanian regions and to provide conditions for recreation. The purpose of strict reserves is to preserve the complexes of natural and cultural heritage or separate landscape elements, plant and animal species, to secure landscape diversity and ecological balance. Live and inanimate natural monuments are preserved naturally for scientific, cultural, educational and aesthetic needs. The purpose of biosphere polygons is to preserve bird species by assuring favorable conditions, to perform the monitoring of protected species, scientific research, etc. The aim of the recuperation plots is to restore natural resources. The system of Lithuanian legal acts allows applying such limitations that are necessary to preserve existing values in every protected territory.