Review author: Terra Design School
Many people try to arrange a flower bed in their garden with their own hands. This solution will allow you to beautifully and originally decorate your local area and enjoy the flowering of plants from early spring until frost. Let's look at all the secrets of designing flower beds in detail.
Selecting flower crops
To make flower beds at the dacha pleasing to the eye, it is recommended to select plants that replace each other. There are a variety of flower crops. Plants of different heights are usually selected for arranging the site.
The design of a flower bed will sparkle with new colors when choosing the following options:
- Astilbe looks attractive. It is represented by many varieties. Tall and short varieties look beautiful. Astilbe grows well in shaded areas; flowering can be admired within 7-10 weeks.
- You can't take your eyes off Helenium. The plant takes root well in the sun and shade. The crop is perennial and can withstand significant sub-zero temperatures without shelter. Helenium bushes will delight you with flowering with minimal care. They are planted in the center of the flowerbed or along the edges, depending on the design idea.
- Geranium has large inflorescences. The plant is unpretentious. Grows well. Flowers appear profusely from late spring to mid-summer.
- Catnip blooms luxuriantly. You can enjoy them in June-July. The plant is frost-resistant and does not need shelter.
- The oriental poppy looks attractive. Pleases with lush flowering with minimal care.
- The cuff is characterized by unpretentiousness. It grows to a height of 50-70 centimeters, producing lush flowers.
- Sedum multiplies quickly. Produces lush flowers with minimal care. Grows well in shaded areas.
- Rudbeckia is distinguished by its diversity. With proper care it can grow up to 2 meters in height. For this reason, it is better to plant rudbeckia in the central part of the flower beds.
There are many options for flower crops that will decorate the site in an original way. Already a photo of beautiful flower beds can attract attention. What can we say about seeing them live?
Ready-made schemes for beginner gardeners
When drawing up your first design for a flower bed, you need to take into account many factors: the color and height of the plants, the flowering period, the requirements for growth conditions and care. If you don’t have enough experience in growing flowers yet, you can use a ready-made, proven scheme for beginning flower growers.
"A piece of cake"
The flowerbed looks like a piece of round cake. Based on its unusual shape, it is placed in a corner near a hedge or fence. The width of the flower bed is about 2 meters. The color scheme is silver and red-crimson.
- In the background, in the corner of the flowerbed, 3 dark red daylily bushes - “Ed Murray” - are planted.
- 2 copies of wormwood “Silver Queen” are planted on each side. Its silver leaves will highlight the velvety daylily flowers and create a backdrop for the heuchera in the foreground.
- In the center there are 6 specimens of the Macedonian dark red bark “Mars Midget”.
- On both sides of the foreground there are 6 heuchera bushes with burgundy leaves.
- Between the heucheras in the foreground, the flowerbed is framed by the silvery leaves of chistets. 5 copies are planted.
"For the impatient"
You can enjoy the fruits of your labors this year if you choose a combination of fast-growing flowers for the impatient. Such a flower bed is placed near a support in a well-lit area. A wall, a fence, or a group of conifers is used as a background.
- A group of stock roses is planted in the background - 3 bushes of white, yellow and red.
- Next to the roses, the tall tier is complemented by a decorative sunflower with bright yellow inflorescences.
- The middle tier is formed by groups of Icelandic poppy, cardinal lobelia, sedum “Matrona”, catnip.
- In the foreground, bright spots will be created by groups of plantings of Poskharsky's bellflower, Feuerbal gravilat, blue catananche and blood-red heuchera.
"Dry Stream"
The original decoration of the garden is the composition “Dry Stream”. The illusion of a flowing stream of water is created by pebbles and large stones, painted blue and laid out in a channel-shaped hollow. Glass beads in the stream sparkle in the sun, imitating reflections on the surface of the water. On both sides of the beautiful bend of the stream, plants of cool colors are planted, which create the impression of dynamics and the image of steep and gentle banks.
- Bamboo or ostrich grass is planted at the base of the stream.
- The second tier on the bank of the stream is formed by bearded iris hybrids.
- Next to the irises, on one side of the stream, the gentle bank is formed by groups of creeping tenacious, Poskharsky bell bushes, aubrieta hybrids, awl-leaved bryozoan, and red creeping tenacious.
- On the other side of the stream, a steeper bank slope will be created by plantings of lobelia and large-leaved brunner.
Creation of regular flower beds and flower beds
To make flower beds beautiful, they are decorated, giving the area various shapes:
- One type of plant is needed to create borders. Usually low-growing flower crops are used for arrangement. Begonia looks attractive in a flowerbed at the dacha in combination with marigolds, ageratum and others. You can also use these plants to border areas with other flower crops.
- When arranging parterres, flowers grow in the form of patterns. Typically, this involves the use of bright and lush types of flowers, various landscape sculptures or fountains.
- Various options for flower bed shapes look attractive. Square, oval, triangular, and round ones are especially often arranged. Planting flowers can be in strips located next to a fence, paths or around a gazebo.
- A complex ornament made from plant crops looks original. Arabesques are especially often arranged in this way.
Features of vertical type structures
Flower beds located vertically are rarely found in traditional summer cottages. Amateur gardeners of the old school are sure that such flower beds are difficult to make and plantings are not easy to care for. This is a false belief. The intricacy of the designs is only external.
In fact, the implementation technologies are simple. To organize a flower garden you need a minimum of materials, many of which are selected from old things or bought cheaply in a store.
Rules for arranging flower beds
To arrange a flower bed, compliance with various rules is shown, which are as follows:
- selection of plants that replace each other, looking decorative and attractive;
- use of flower crops with the same requirements;
- planting varieties that are compatible in height so that they do not block each other;
- planting crops in groups depending on variety;
- using 10 types of flowers in one decorative flower bed.
Rack with flowerpots
You can make a vertical flower bed with your own hands following the example of a home group “birch” flowerpot. Standard flower pots are attached to the pole, which acts as a holder, at different levels.
Plants are planted in containers with soil. The tiers can be arranged like a uniform ladder or in a chaotic arrangement.
How to plant flowers
The flowerbed will look attractive in the following case:
- The center is planting perennial plants, including bulbous plants. A place with a diameter of 20-50 centimeters is shown for them, which will give them the opportunity to subsequently grow.
- At the next stage, annual crops are planted. It is also necessary to leave space between seedlings. This will give them the opportunity to grow.
If unsightly bald spots appear on the site, you should fill them by planting crops. Usually the procedure is carried out 2-3 weeks after the main work in the spring, when it becomes clear what the territory will be like.
Hanging flowerpots
An elementary way to form a vertical flower bed: hang flowerpots with flowers or let a vine run along a support. There are no strict placement rules. The support will be:
- pillar;
- wall;
- fence;
- arch.
Climbing plants are often used to fill such a flower garden. Blooming vines look beautiful. Suitable for vertical petunia beds.
Secrets of care
To improve the appearance of a landscaped flower bed, you should regularly care for the flower crops growing here.
It is recommended to water flower crops regularly. This will extend their flowering period. To carry out the procedure, it is recommended to use water that has stood for several days. Otherwise, the seedlings may get sick and die. In hot weather, it is recommended to water the plants every day. The procedure is carried out after sunset. Otherwise, the sun will burn the tender leaves of the crops.
Regular fertilizing is recommended. This will give the plants strength to grow and bloom. The soil is fertilized for the first time during the planting process. Then you should feed the plants until flowering time. Next, fertilizers are applied regularly, alternating mineral with organic.
In order for flower crops to grow better, it is recommended to regularly loosen the soil. Care must be taken when carrying out the procedure. Otherwise, you can damage the delicate root system.
Regularly remove weeds from the area. Otherwise, it will displace cultivated plants from the territory, taking away their beneficial substances.
It is necessary to treat plants with special means to prevent the development of dangerous diseases. The procedure is performed with special preparations, diluting them in accordance with the recommendations prescribed on the packaging.
With minimal care for the cultivated plants growing here, the flower beds will delight the eye for a long time. Flowers in this case will delight you with good growth and lush flowering.
Ampel systems
You can very easily build vertical flower beds with your own hands from scrap materials. You will need plastic bottles or small containers. The prepared containers are fixed to the base - the wall.
Hanging vessels serve as flower pots. The result is a gorgeous green screen. Preference is given to creeping plants with an undeveloped root system.
Photos of flower beds
Materials used
To create a vertical flower garden, it is not necessary to buy expensive forms. Even the use of traditional flowerpots is not always justified. The basis is:
- car tires of different diameters;
- unnecessary things (old bags, clothes);
- used pieces of pipes and wires;
- plastic bottles, bags.
Using scrap materials they create a base. The containers are filled with soil and plants are planted.
Curly
Not very bushy vines are a wonderful choice for a vertical flower garden. You can use empty green mass or flowering bindweed. The flowerbed becomes like a waterfall. The following plants are popular:
- lemongrass;
- hop;
- girl's grapes
The choice of a climbing rose is justified by the enchanting beauty of the option. Caring for the plant will require some experience in gardening.
