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How to create a beautiful flower garden with your own hands. Flower bed design in the country: basic rules and ideas for creating a flower garden

Flower beds and flower beds on the plot are intended primarily for aesthetic pleasure. But besides this, they play another important role: acting as a continuation of the house, flower arrangements allow you to visually combine the appearance of the building with the vegetation of the garden into a single whole. Knowing the secrets of landscape designers how to decorate a flower bed will allow any gardener to create flower arrangements in their suburban area, which, in addition to aesthetic appeal, will create an atmosphere of harmony and comfort.

Thinking through the design of a flower bed with your own hands, it is advisable to be guided by the basic rules of landscape design.

Rule # 1 - the integrity of the picture

A garden is a picture that is made up of a collection of landscape compositions. The task of the gardener: to bring each of the elements of the landscape to perfection. Senseless planting of plants around the site will not give the desired result. Therefore, not being able to green the entire territory, for a start it is worth ennobling only a small part of it, but making it complete.

Beautiful harmonious flower beds are created by combining mixed plantings, in which there are both annuals and perennials, both flowering and ornamental plants.

Rule # 2 - placing plants by height

The principle of multi-tiering provides for the placement of ground cover and low-growing plants in the foreground, which act as a frame for beautifully flowering medium-sized flowers.

Medium-sized perennials, acting as flower garden soloists, will become the center of attention. Tapeworms look most impressive against the background of tall plants with decorative foliage or flowers in contrasting shades. Combinations of both tall perennials and their medium-tall accompanists, harmonizing in color and shape, are also successful.

Quite unpretentious and at the same time having an expressive texture of leaves and a variety of colors, ground covers that can quickly fill empty spaces are ideal for decorating flower beds in the country.

Rule #3 - flower garden architecture

Depending on the landscape features of the site and its size, the design of flower beds can be made both in the form of flat compositions, and slightly raised and framed with decorative tiles or stones.

The forms of flower beds can be very diverse, starting with free ones that do not have pronounced borders and ending with original curly and wavy

In order to give an unusual shape to the flower garden, you can use any household items: barrels and baskets, old cars, boats and even beds.

In order to arrange a flower bed in front of the house, which will become an expressive decoration of the garden and will delight with blooming splendor throughout the season, you must first draw its plan on paper. This creative work will allow not only to organize thoughts in the head, but also to visualize the images of flower arrangements, creating the most successful combinations.

It is advisable to use colored pencils for work: bright colors of spots of schematic images of group and point solitary plantings in a flower garden will allow you to correctly distribute plants with different colors and flowering periods

According to the plan, terry mallows (1) will be placed in the background next to the ornamental sunflower Mishka (2), in front of it are poppy bushes (3) and St. John's wort (4). Lobelia ribbon (5) will add dynamism to the composition. Lilac-blue accents will be placed by catnip (6), bell (7) and Kalanchoe (8). The foreground will be occupied by gravel (9), stonecrop (10) and aquilegia (11)

The drawn up scheme is only a kind of rough sketch: the final decision on the optimal placement of flowers will come in the process of planting.

Schemes of the original design of flower beds

By painstakingly selecting and combining flowering plants, you can create many variations of flower beds in which beauty will reign from the first days of spring until frost. Ready-made designs of flower beds will greatly facilitate the process of creating a flower bed.

Option #1 - central flower bed

The scheme of the central flower bed is one of the simplest.

The shape of the flower garden has the form of concentric circles: the center is filled with dark-leaved cannes (1), which act as soloists of the composition, then green-leaved cannes (2), decorative leafy gnafalium (3) and snapdragons (4) are planted in a circle

Option # 2 - "Viennese Flower"

One of the options for how to beautifully arrange a round flower bed is to create a composition in the shape of a flower. A flower bed, decorated in the form of a six-leaf flower, looks especially elegant and festive, and therefore it is desirable to take a central place in the garden for its arrangement.

The center of the composition is the most beautiful white levkoy (1), the frame is a curb planting of alpine forget-me-not (2) against the background of lawn grass (3). The outer contour of the ornament is created by violas (4), primroses (5), zinnias (6), framed by decorative leafy motley beauties alternatera (7) and akhirantes (8)

Option #3 - "Fancy Pattern"

A round flower bed, decorated with many repeating undulating elements, which are decorated with a colorful group of sun-loving perennials, allows you to create a real parade of flowers on a sunny stage.

In the center of the flower bed there is a squat chamerops (1) with a chic crown of fan leaves, dahlia-colored zinnia (2) hiding in its shadow, the contrasting background of which was coleus (3). Solitary plantings of dracaena (4) in combination with group plantings of pelargonium (5) and begonia (6) create a bizarre pattern of curls that looks spectacular against the backdrop of lawn grass (7)

Option # 4 - "Piece of cake" in the corner of the garden

A flower garden of this form will find a place in any corner of the garden.

A plant composition in burgundy-red tones, bordered by a silver edge, occupying only a couple of meters of area, will become an elegant decoration for the garden.

The corner of the flower bed is filled with three daylily bushes with maroon flowers (1), silvery leaves of wormwood (2) act as a contrasting background for them. The center of the composition is the bushes of bright red geyhera (3), the bushes of the Macedonian korostavnik (4) act as corner elements, the silvery edge is the chistets (5)

The proposed schemes are only a guideline: in the absence of a desire or opportunity to purchase a particular plant, it can always be replaced with a more pleasant flower, presented in the same color scheme and having similar flowering times.

Bright spots of flower beds and flower beds on the site are not only a way to decorate the site. They perfectly distract attention from some problem areas. By the way, this can also be guided when choosing a place. We will talk further about how to make flower beds and flower beds with your own hands in the country, in the courtyard of a private house. This is not an easy task, of course, but it does not require knowledge of higher mathematics.

What are

First of all, let's find out what is the difference between flower beds and flower beds. The flowerbed has clear boundaries and shape: circle, oval, square. Most often, it is separated from the rest of the site and raised above it. We most often observe this type of landscape design in parks and on the streets.

This is a flower bed. It has a clear, strictly defined shape and geometrically correctly arranged plants.

A flower garden is any place for planting plants of an arbitrary shape. It happens with a fence, and sometimes without. Flower boxes hanging on a fence or a wall are a flower garden, plants planted in old galoshes are also a flower spot on a lawn and a ribbon along the path are all flower beds.

The terms have been sorted out a bit. Now about what they are. They are distinguished primarily by the time of flowering:


According to the type of planted plants, there are annuals, perennials, and there are mixed ones. In some, only one type of plant is planted. They are called monoflowers or monoflowers.

They are raised, they are also called high, they are multi-tiered. Their device consists of several stages: first of all, a fence is built, then the earth is poured into the finished form and plants are planted.

With theory, let's move on to practice. We start with where you can make flower beds and flower beds with your own hands.

Where to do

When the yard is spacious it's just fine. Find the most viewed place and set up a flower garden there. What to do if the whole territory has already been developed, but you want to plant flowers? You can always find a place. For example, near your house, the area is concreted or lined with slabs, stone, etc. At the wall of the house, you can make an excellent raised or even multi-tiered flower bed with your own hands. And no need to break the cover. A fence made of brick or stone is built right on it. It is advisable to put them on the solution, and then cover them from the inside with waterproofing impregnation (bituminous mastic) so that when watering, water does not flow onto the track. Then you can fill the soil and plant flowers.

Break flower beds along the fences. This is a common way to decorate, for example, a long driveway to the house. But this can also be done in different ways. Here, as well as near, a high flower bed looks better.

High flower bed from boards. The construction will be inexpensive, and the view is solid

You can break a flower bed in front of the gate. Street beds must be durable. Therefore, stone fences are usually used for their execution: just in case. If desired, you can make longline flower beds. They are more difficult to build, but much more attractive than flat ones.

Street multi-tiered (multi-level) flowerbed of complex shape

Even if the yard is surrounded by walls on all sides, you can still find a place for flowers: Hang on the walls, in pots or in the form of a flowering wall, put a rack, etc. Flower beds in the courtyard of a private house with your own hands can be made from everything and everywhere. It is only important not to make a mistake with the style: it must match the design of all buildings. Some ideas in the photo gallery.

You don't need a lot of space and can be moved. Portable flower bed is convenient

You can make a flower garden in the country near the tree. They already belong to the category of garden. Don't want it to be banal? Come up with an interesting fence.

What and how to make a fence

The most common fence for a flower bed is brick, wild stone, boulders. You can make a building out of brick in a strict "ceremonial" manner. Boulders and wild stone are already more intimate, non-standard fences.

Since they have a decent weight, a foundation is often made under a brick or stone fence for a flower bed. Not if one or two rows fit, but if there are four or more rows. If the device is on a concreted site, you can do without a foundation at all, but if a flower bed is broken on a lawn or soil, then it is advisable to do it.

It is not even necessary to fasten two rows of stone or brick with mortar. They can simply be laid out one on top of the other, covered from the inside and covered with earth. Brick beds made in this way will often have to be corrected: bricks can “move out” from their place

First of all, the sod is removed on the marked area. If you plan to make a high flower bed, dig a groove along the perimeter, about 20 cm deep, and 5-10 cm wider than the planned fence in width. This ditch is filled with crushed stone, rammed, spilled with a liquid cement-sand mortar. For 1 part of M400 cement, 4-5 parts of pure sand are taken, mixed and poured with water to a state of sour cream. Crushed stone is shed with this semi-liquid solution. When the concrete sets - you have to wait a few days - you can lay out the border for the flower beds.

How to make a brick or stone border

DIY flowerbeds and flower beds made in a stone and brick fence are the most expensive in the device, but also the most durable. They will last for several years with no problems.

Stones or bricks are placed on a cement-sand mortar, similar to that used for crushed stone, but thicker. There should not be much mortar between the bricks - 5-8 mm. If you are laying cobblestones or natural stone, it is easier to lay them “dry” first, choosing the dimensions, and then transfer them with mortar.

A few ideas on how to arrange stone borders for flower beds and flower beds in the photo gallery below.

This is a border for a cobblestone flower bed. The technique used is different - a roller is formed from a semi-dry solution, small stones are stuck into it

If you don’t need to raise the plantings so much, and you only want to mark the boundaries of the area planted with flowers, but you are afraid that if you just dig in the brick, it will fall, then you can dig a trench, fill it with rubble, and insert limestone into the rubble (stone sawn into plates , it can be found in the section selling materials for the exterior of the house) or standing up to put bricks. Spill a liquid cement-sand mortar around the installed elements of the fence. After two or three days, when the concrete sets, you can continue to work: fill in the fertile soil, but you can’t load the curb or step on it for about a month: it takes so much time for it to gain strength.

By the same principle, you can make a frame for a flower bed with your own hands from slate or tiles cut into strips. A flower bed can be made from metal or asbestos slate. There are trimmings left after the roofing device - use them. Here's what might work.

Photo of a slate flower bed - such a fence looks good

from wood

Making a fence for a flower bed made of wood is easier: it does not weigh that much. On the other hand, it is less durable. Flower beds and flower beds made from wood can stand for several seasons. Then you have to restore or redo them. It is used very rarely for front flower beds, but in a country house or near a private house, a flower garden fenced with a wooden border is original and stylish. Especially if it echoes the design style of buildings on the site.

You can use wood in any form for decorating country flower beds. They make flowerbeds from boards, round timber of small diameter (small logs), block house (boards, convex on one side, similar to a log) and any other wooden remnants. You can even saw a dried tree into chocks, bury / hammer them into the ground, making such an unusual flower bed.

Birch woods - a fence for a flower garden turned out to be an excellent idea. An interesting idea for a high flower bed - a well is made of scraps of logs.

How to make a wooden border? Find a log of small diameter, saw it into chocks of different lengths and split them in half. You will get blanks, as in the photo on the left. They are laid on a flat surface with the convex side down one next to the other. They take a flexible thick wire and fasten the wire to the flat side of the pieces of wood with staples from a construction stapler or bent nails. One wire is nailed at the bottom, the second at the top. It turns out a flexible border made of wood, which can enclose a flower garden of any shape (pictured right).

So that the wood does not lose its attractiveness and does not rot, it is treated with protective impregnations. They can simultaneously give it color, or they can be colorless. From such pieces of wood collected in a ribbon, you can make flower beds with your own hands of any shape. You dig a shallow groove, a little wider than your fence, insert a fence for a flower bed there and sprinkle it with earth, tamp it down.

From boards and timber

In our country, one of the most inexpensive building materials is wood. Therefore, they build a lot of it and often. They make a fence or a fence for flower beds from wood. The easiest way to fence a flower bed with boards. For support, you will need several bars - not very thick, but wide. Approximately 50*150 mm and edged board 20 mm thick. Choose its width yourself so that several pieces installed on the edge will give you the required height.

Impregnate the wood with protective impregnations, when it dries, you can begin work. First install the support bars. They can be sharpened at one end and carefully hammered in without damaging the upper surface (place a piece of a bar and hit it), or you can dig a hole about 50 cm deep, install a beam in it, bury and compact the earth around. Bars are installed in increments of 1-1.5 meters, depending on how wide the flower garden will be. The wider and higher it is, the greater the mass will have to be kept, therefore, supports are more often placed.

Boards are nailed to the exposed supports. They can be stuffed from the inside and then the support bars will be visible, or from the outside. In the second option, only a wall of boards will be visible. The joints of the boards should fall on the bars.

Flowerbeds from boards can be made in a variety of shapes. Even in the form of a pyramid. Some interesting ideas are below.

And this is how to make a flower bed in the form of a pyramid

Made of plastic

There are many types of ready-made fences for flower beds and flower beds made of plastic or plastic. They have special legs that sink into the ground along the edge of the planted area.

But it's not about them, but about flowerbeds from improvised materials. For example, you can make a decent fence for a flower bed out of plastic bottles.

They are selected by volume and color. This will make the fence look better. Then the necks are cut at the same level and stuck into the ground. This is one mounting option for creating a low curb. The second one will be much higher. It can be used when fudge taller plants. In this case, they take a wooden beam, to it at a certain distance, so that the bottles are close to one another, the lids are nailed. Bottles are screwed into the caps. To make such a plastic flower garden fence more stable, it is pierced through with wire closer to the bottoms and closer to the narrowing at the neck. The finished section of the fence is installed and fixed on the ground.

Despite the fact that the material is junk, if everything is done carefully, such a fence looks decent, pleasant, nice. Photos of fences for flower beds and flower beds made of plastic bottles are in the photo below.

Couldn't get past... a fence made of old bicycle wheels. Original flower beds can be made from any junk. If there is talent, of course ...

Old bicycle wheels can decorate your country house. How? Make a flower garden fence out of them. A flower bed of wheels is cool ...

Original and unusual flower beds and flower beds

Sometimes you will be amazed at what people manage to make original, unusual, and, most importantly, beautiful things. So it is in the design of flower beds. Well, I myself would never have guessed that an old chest or galoshes, a hat can be turned into a flower garden or flowerpot for plants. See for yourself - the photos don't lie.

Tire beds

Completely unattractive car tires turn into beautiful flower beds. Tires are cut, the edges are polished with a grinder with an emery nozzle. The resulting flowerpots are washed with soapy water and dried: the plants will not develop well if you do not wash the machine oil, gasoline and other similar substances that get inside.

After drying, it is painted. You can paint a tire (tire) with ordinary oil paint, only the surface must be fat-free, dry and clean. She keeps for several years. There are special paints for tires. They are much more expensive - they are made for styling tires. After the paint dries, you can install a ready-made bed of tires and fill it with soil, plant plants. How you can make a flower garden from tires with your own hands, or rather, how to arrange it, see below (the photo gallery scrolls automatically, if you need to stop, click on the picture).

A tiered bed of tires - easy and cheap

From old things

Whether this will surprise you or not, I don’t know, but flowers are planted even in old things. Children grown out of rubber boots? Why throw them away? Make a couple of holes in the sole for drainage, pour in the ground, plant a few flowers. Original flower beds and ampelous plants are obtained.

Gathering dust in the barn is an old gas stove? It can also be adapted for a flower garden. The ancient chest of drawers is exactly the same - drawers are pulled out to different levels, soil is poured into them and a tiered flower bed is obtained. Do you have an old bathtub? Or an old car? Plant flowers in them flowers. It turns out a stylish and original flower garden. In the photo gallery, some of the unusual flowerbeds I liked from old things. They can be placed not only in the country, but also in the courtyard of a private house.

An old car doesn't need a place in a landfill at all ... Flowers grew in the bath - a flower bed turned out great. The bicycle cannot be repaired - paint it and plant flowers. Few people have such a country flower bed (the main thing is not to be scrapped) A broken toaster, an old kettle and shoes - and this is also a flower bed, only mini Even barrels ....

Now, you probably don’t have a question: “What can a flower bed be made of”. Now it's hard for you to decide what exactly you want to make it from ...

Foreword

Land owners, trying to rationally use the entire area of ​​\u200b\u200btheir territory and decorate it, most often equip flower beds in front of the house. If they are properly broken down and arranged, they will delight the eyes of the owners of the garden and delight neighbors and guests throughout the warm season, and will also serve as an additional decor for the building, emphasizing its style.

What to consider when arranging a flower bed near the house?

At first glance, it may seem that making a flower bed on your site with your own hands is a simple and easy task. It is only necessary to reproduce the creation of someone's hands that you like, seen at some dacha or in a photograph. Alas, it is not. Before you arrange a flower garden, especially in front of the house, you need to take into account many factors and nuances. And during the work with your own hands, some knowledge and skills may be required.

Any unaccounted for trifle or mistake will lead to very unprepossessing and hurting self-esteem results. The most important thing is to choose the right place for the flower garden. Of course, there may not be many options near the house to sort through. Somewhere there are already paths, a platform for a car, extensions or other plantings. And yet we must try to find the most suitable place.

It is desirable to break a flower bed in front of the southern wall of the house. This will protect the flower garden plants from the north wind.

At the same time, it must be borne in mind that most plants for a flower bed are completely unsuitable for places under the scorching rays of the sun all day and in a draft. And in the soil where it is supposed to make a flower bed with your own hands, moisture should not stagnate. This also applies to melt and rain water. In tubers, rhizomes or bulbs of perennials, most likely, putrefactive processes will begin. In addition, with an excess of moisture, the root respiration of any plants is blocked or hindered.

Then, at the chosen place near the house, you need to decide on the type of natural light available. This will help in the future to choose the right plants. The following types are conditionally distinguished:

  • bright light - during the day the plants will be under the direct rays of the sun for at least 7 hours;
  • diffused light - direct rays will illuminate the flower bed in front of the house in the morning or evening for 2-3 hours, or there is a slight shading from branches growing near trees or shrubs;
  • penumbra - bright lighting, but without direct sunlight;
  • shadow.

Then it should be determined at the chosen place near the house and its acidity. If the characteristics of the soil turn out to be unsuitable, they can be corrected or changed, and if necessary, it will be necessary to make a complete replacement of the top layer of the earth. Again, what kind of soil will end up in the place of the future flower bed (“native” or modified composition) will affect the choice of plants. But any type of soil or substrate should be further enriched with organic (bird droppings, manure, compost) and mineral (complex) fertilizers.

Planning - the basics of designing a flower bed at home

After determining the main characteristics of the chosen place, you should proceed to planning the future flower garden in front of the house. It is necessary to decide what size and shape it will have. It should be borne in mind that large flower beds look better than several small ones. And in general, if space allows, it is advisable to make 1 large flower garden, as in the photo, occupying all the free space in front of the house.

If there is little experience in gardening, then for a start it is better to make a simple-shaped flower bed with a not very complex design with your own hands. The main thing is that it harmoniously fits into the landscape and is designed taking into account the architectural style of the house. By and large, there is no need to “reinvent the wheel” - there are already ready-made solutions, everyone is known.

In any case, when using ready-made solutions, and relying on your own taste and imagination, we recommend that you follow one important rule: the more saturated the architecture of the house is with a variety of decorative details and frills, the more modest the flower bed should be in terms of color and variety of plant species (as on photo). And vice versa, when the structure is rather concise, then a bright (even if in a regular style), and better yet, a motley (rich in different colors) flower garden will be very out of place.

Then it is recommended to draw up a plan for placing plants in a flower bed, the correct choice of which will be discussed below. To do this, we mark on paper where and which plants will be planted. They must be grouped by seasonality, height, variety, color. At the same time, you need to try to imagine as clearly as possible how the flower bed, decorated with your own hands according to the plan, will look like. It should be an integral composition, as in the photographs, despite its variegated composition. Thoughtlessly and haphazardly planted flowers, without creating harmony with the surrounding exterior, will not decorate either the house or the plot.

When planning a flower bed, you need to decide in advance how to decorate its edges with your own hands, and if you wish, how to additionally decorate the flower garden with decorative elements. For this, any materials at hand can be used. In this regard, there are also many ready-made solutions, accompanied by photographs. Using them and your own imagination, you can make a very original flower garden.

The main criteria for the selection of plants

When selecting plants, first of all, one should take into account how suitable the conditions are for them in the chosen place (discussed above), whether or not there is watering. Another important criterion is the mutual tolerance of colors. Some people can't "get along" with each other.

You should not choose the most beautiful plants, which, as a rule, are the most difficult to care for. It is unlikely that there will be an opportunity and enough ability to give them the proper look with their own hands. The more unpretentious the selected plants are, the better the result can be expected.

Plant selection should also be based on the following aspects:

  • flowering period - if you plant varieties with different flowering periods, then the flower bed will delight the eye from spring until the heat ends in late autumn;
  • perennials do not have to be planted every year;
  • colors - cold tones (blue, cyan, purple and green) are ideal for the background of the flower bed, hot shades (red, yellow, orange) are ideal for accent details of the composition, white flowers are needed to smooth out contrasts and as a neutral element, and black flowers are used for underlining the picture;
  • the highest ones are for the center of the flower garden, and towards its borders, more and more undersized ones are planted, as shown in the photo.

How to break a flower bed with your own hands?

First, if necessary, we clean the area allocated for the flower garden. Then we mark the borders of the flower bed. If the soil is fertile, then at the site of the future flower garden, it is enough just to remove all the weeds, and then dig and loosen the soil. But this must be done very carefully.

If the soil in front of the house is unimportant, then inside the area marked out for the flower bed, the top layer of soil should be removed to a depth of 15–20 cm. After that, we dig in or install decorative elements of the flower garden and its borders (sides). When the soil is fertile, we perform this part of the work after loosening the soil. Then we level and tamp the surface of the open "pit", and then, if necessary, lay drainage on its bottom. Expanded clay, crushed stone and even broken bricks are suitable for these purposes.

Then we fall asleep in the “pit”, and on the weeded loosened place under the flower bed we fill up the fertile soil, which must be prepared in advance by adding organic fertilizers to it. Chernozem and sand can also be used to improve the quality of the soil. We fill the soil a little above the desired level, and then level it, if necessary, forming a hill in the center of the flower bed and a slope to its edges. Then we take a break in work for 10–15 days in order to allow the earth to settle in the future flower bed before planting.

On the eve of the day of planting, it is desirable to moisten the soil abundantly. The density of planting and/or sowing of selected plants should be selected taking into account their characteristics. Particular attention should be paid to this when sowing flowers in groups. It is necessary to leave such a distance between the plants so that later they do not have to be seated, saving them from overgrown "neighbors".

The decorated flower bed must be constantly monitored. In order for it to bloom longer, it is necessary to regularly cut off already faded flowers. This will provoke the repeated flowering of some of them, primarily perennials, such as, for example, bluebells, carnations, delphinium, lupins. And, of course, the flower bed must be watered in a timely manner, fertilized and not allowed to overgrow with weeds.

Flower beds in the country are the decoration of any site. Properly selected and planted according to the rules, compositions will delight with their riot of colors and bring more positive to life. But, often gardeners, this primarily concerns beginners, initially make flower beds incorrectly, as a result of which there are many negative points associated with excessive growth or insufficient flowering and a faded appearance.

To avoid this, you need to plan the design of the flower bed in advance and buy those plants that will emphasize it more profitably and meet the conditions of growth and care; you can also make a beautiful flower bed from improvised materials. This article presents the rules and ideas for decorating flower beds.

Basic principles of floriculture

For beginners, it will be very useful to learn about those nuances, given which you can achieve violent flowering and enjoy your flower garden:


Help for a beginner gardener

Every beginner, no matter what business, must learn the theoretical foundations, and then apply these ideas in practice. So it is with floriculture, first of all you need to find out everything, and only then introduce it into your site.

Basic rules for compiling a flower bed

If it is customary to plant a flower garden on the site, then you need to beware of the mistakes that beginners often make. Having entered the excitement, many plant as many plants as possible on the site, it seems to them that it is more beautiful. This can be done if you like, but taking into account the height of the plants, the timing of flowering and the conditions that they require. Consider the basic rules by which a flower garden can be made:


The right choice of plants for the flower bed

In order for the flower bed to please its owner and his guests with beauty for a long time, it is necessary to plant plants with different flowering periods on it.

Important! The correct arrangement of plants is the key to the beauty and uniqueness of the flower garden.

In March, if the weather is warm, crocuses or snowdrops may begin to grow in a flower bed. At the end of the month pansies appear.

The following month is marked by the flowering of such plants as the liverwort, scylla, lungwort, anemone, muscarine, primrose, tulip and daffodil, as well as other early plants.

In May, all the beauty of flowering plants of the bulbous type, such as tulips, daffodils and hyacinths, is revealed. In addition to them, the flowering period also begins in styloid phloxes, perennial alyssium, ornamental onions, bathing suits, lilies of the valley, arabis, forget-me-nots and other beautiful plants.

In the first summer month, peonies, chamomiles, numerous varieties of bluebells and carnations, lupins, poppies, irises, petunia, felicia bloom. Just on the first summer days, roses begin to bloom in flower beds, which will give a good mood until autumn.

In July, phloxes, daylilies, dahlias, astilbes, nasturtium, kosmeya and cannes actively bloom.

In August, the flowering of some country July plants continues and chrysanthemums, decorative sunflowers, rudbeckia, gladioli, and goldenrod begin to bloom.

September is the time for asters, marigolds, dahlias and late varieties of chrysanthemums. At this time, you can see a new flowering of pansies, daisies, tea roses. These beautiful autumn flowers will give off their beauty until the first frost.

Device and schemes of flower beds

Flowerbeds are divided into two completely different types:

The classic design is pink and white. If you learn to combine two colors in a certain order, you can get a very good flower bed in terms of decorative qualities. White bloom will be the background, and pink will bring the necessary accents.

This can be done, for example, with the help of such a planting: undersized white flowers or pink zinnias are planted on the main background, and Drummond's phlox is planted along the edges and in the background. A car tire will help to make a perfectly even planting.

The combination of annuals in a bright red-orange range in the flower garden also gives an unrealistically beautiful result. The background is filled with amaranth with a small amount of sunflowers, dahlias go to the general plan, and free places are filled with eschollia.

For edging, you can use marigolds and asters that match in color or other plants. This idea for arranging a flower garden can be implemented in the shortest possible time.

You can make a flower bed in completely different variations, but if you don’t have enough experience, you can use ready-made combinations of plants to avoid the unpleasant consequences of creating yourself against the rules. The easiest option is to create a flower garden from tires. Here are some ready-made options for flower beds in the country for beginners with a photo:

Conclusion

As it becomes clear, creating your own flower garden is not difficult, but only if, first of all, the features of growing a particular plant were studied and the goals that need to be achieved in the end were identified. Every gardener can afford to plant an oasis of beautiful flowering on the site, even a beginner in this business.

It is impossible to imagine a garden without flowers. A well-groomed garden plot is unthinkable without a beautiful flower bed. Flower gardens in the country do not just occupy free space, they perform a very important function: they deliver aesthetic pleasure to others. Creating an island of positive today is especially important. But it should be borne in mind that its appearance should correspond to the style of the garden plot as a whole. To make it easier to navigate, it would be nice to know what types of flower beds generally exist.

To decide how exactly we want to arrange a flower garden near the house, you need to look at the most popular options. The division of flower beds into types is rather arbitrary, but still gives an idea of ​​the subject of conversation and helps to make a choice.

What are you all right!

Even ardent adherents of natural forms cannot fail to recognize the attractiveness in the special ordered beauty of regular flower beds. Perhaps that is why it is they who have the honor of decorating city parks and squares. For them, plants are chosen that bloom at the same time and have a long flowering period.

There is a special pleasure in seeing orderly and arithmetically adjusted harmony: a regular flower bed illustrates the aesthetics of order.

An indispensable condition for the organization of such flower beds is symmetry and regular geometric shapes that form flowers. Such flower beds require skill and patience both during the selection of plants and in the process of caring for them.

Natural landscape antipode

A landscape flower bed can be called a kind of antipode of a regular one. The arrangement of plants in it is not subject to the rules of geometry, which creates the illusion of a completely natural flowering. Usually it is formed from plants that bloom in different periods, so it can please its owner from early spring to late autumn. Plants for decorating landscape flower beds and flower beds are chosen perennials that do not require special care.

Despite the fact that the car looks naturally overgrown, we have no doubt that this is a flower bed consisting of unpretentious, but quite effective flowers.

Striking vertical design

Flower lovers will not be able to remain indifferent at the sight of vertical flower beds. This is an ideal building for those who are looking for an answer to the question of how to set up a chic flower garden in front of the house when there is catastrophically little space. To create such a design, tapestries, screens and even ordinary walls are suitable, to which you can nail, tie, or attach flowerpots with flowers in any other possible way. There is no need to be afraid of the complexity of the process. The result is worth the effort: only a vertical flower bed can decorate a small summer cottage so effectively.

A vertical flower bed is an ideal structure for flower lovers who cannot afford a large flower bed due to limited space in the garden.

Dedicated to monogamous

It is not true that only those who want to save money, suffer from laziness and lack of imagination choose mono-flowers. Nothing like this! Yes, such a flower garden requires less material and labor costs, because it consists of plants of the same species. For example, asters, peonies or dahlias. But within the species, these plants are so diverse that it is possible to create a small miracle from them, pleasing to the eye. To give your heart to a certain type of flowers and try to embody your love, revealing to others all the charm of the chosen one - isn't this the art of the flower grower?

Can such a mono-flower be called boring, and its creator - devoid of imagination? This is a real source of positive energy.

Arabesque - the pinnacle of floral design

An arabesque is a special type of flower garden that is shaped like an insect or animal. They usually make a big impression on those around them. You don't have to be an expert to appreciate an arabesque: its beauty and grace are undeniable. It is problematic to make such a flower garden in front of the house. However, those for whom material costs are not an obstacle can order its construction to a specialist.

An arabesque is a flower arrangement that can be voluminous, raised above the ground. With the help of flower beds of this type, real works of art are created.

"Our carpet is a flower meadow"

Carpet beds are very popular with fans of dwarf plants who love and, most importantly, know how to work with them. Placing undersized plants so that their flowers form an ornament or pattern is a very painstaking work. You must know and follow the sequence of disembarkation. Only then will the blooming ensemble be able to express itself in all its glory.

Look, this is a real flower carpet that only the greatest craftsman could make. Of course, such a flower bed requires a lot of attention and effort.

The principles of creating a beautiful flower garden

So, if we are talking about the art of forming a flower bed, then you need to know that it is not enough to buy flower seeds that you like and plant them in a pre-prepared place. You need to know a few fundamental principles, guided by which florists select plants that can grow and bloom without interfering with each other, to the delight of garden owners.

Rule # 1 - the color scheme of the flower bed

To imagine what should happen in the end, you can draw a sketch of a flower garden on paper. A flower bed is a decoration of a garden: when forming it, it is necessary to avoid not only facelessness, but also excessive variegation, which will annoy rather than delight.

As background colors, traditional green, spectacular dark blue and mysterious purple or lilac colors are usually chosen. Hot colors act as dominant. The most common colors are red, yellow, orange and pink. Do not forget or underestimate neutral colors: white, pale yellow and light blue. They always come to the rescue if you need to dilute a too colorful background.

The play of color creates a mood, and how a particular color or combination of different colors and shades affects a person depends on his emotional state.

Coloring needs to be given the closest attention. It not only plays an aesthetic role, but also creates a psycho-emotional background. Color combinations should pacify and inspire, and not provoke aggression and irritation. Experts say that a calming effect can be achieved by smoothly flowing from one color to another. A flower garden built on contrast is able to transmit cheerfulness.

Rule #2 - Giant and Dwarf

Flower plants fight among themselves for sunlight, water, and so on. Landing them together, it is necessary to take into account their interests, to make them allies. If they are at enmity with each other, then the defeated will either look sickly or wither. In any case, they will not be able to create a single flower garden as a source of aesthetic pleasure.

Correctly taken into account the sizes of various flowering plants can give an amazing result in the form of such a very original flower bed

If plants of different heights participate in the formation of the flower bed, then its center should be the highest. Then they will not be able to obscure and obscure less tall specimens. As you move away from the center to the edge of the planting, the height of the plants should decrease. Thus, they will be on the edge of the flower bed, and most of the space will be under the flowers of medium height.

Rule #3 - and eternal spring!

When choosing planting material, you should ask what period the plants will bloom. A flower bed that has completely faded in the spring will look very sad until the very end of the season. And this means that the flowering scheme must either be well thought out or chosen. Especially carefully you need to form a flower bed-panel. If you do not guess with the simultaneous flowering of plants, it will look rather dull.

It is advisable to select plants so that the flowering of the flower bed does not stop throughout the season: some plants fade, others come into bloom

Rule #4 - Crowded but not offended

Many believe that it is the dense planting that ensures the integrity of the perception of the flower bed. However, do not forget that the plants are alive. And this means that they need space for growth, development and just life. Planting density will be optimal if guided by proven planting rates per 1m 2.

  • undersized - 7-11 plants;
  • compact and medium-sized - 5-7 plants;
  • voluminous and tall - 1-3 plants.

It does not matter if, during the growth of the flower bed, it looks a little “bald”. It is much worse if it “peels off” due to the fact that the plants in it will feel bad.

Plants can be planted densely, but they should not interfere with each other to develop, eat and enjoy the sunny color, then the flower bed will have a healthy and attractive appearance.

Advice. So that caring for a future flower garden does not turn into a real puzzle, you need to make it up from plants with similar needs. For example, light-loving flowers cannot be combined with those. Those who need abundant watering should be placed together with the same lovers of moisture. Accordingly, the place for the flower bed will need to be chosen taking into account the interests of the plants that make it up.

Rule #5 - Don't Forget the Border

Most flower beds are still fenced off from the common garden space with a border. A well-chosen edging of a flower bed, like a setting for a precious stone, should match its style. This also applies to the material from which the curb is made, and its height. Bricks, bottles, ordinary stones, specially purchased plastic stops, wood, or even undersized plants are used as a curb.

The presence of such a border gives the flower bed completeness, it sort of draws a line under the flowers, forms the final dividing strip

We create a flower bed ourselves

Now that theoretically we already know how to make our own beautiful flower garden, we can begin to practice. It is better to start with a flower bed of a round shape and a medium size. For marking, you will need a rope a little longer than the radius of the future flower bed and two pegs. We outline the circumference of the flower garden, after which we remove 15 cm.

In place of the soil we lay a pillow of broken brick or rubble. Then it is recommended to install a border. The extracted soil must be thoroughly sifted in order to clean out the rhizomes of weeds from it. We fall asleep on top of the pillow and level it so that the edges of the flower bed are 15 cm above ground level. To the center, the flower bed should be another 15 cm higher. You can add specially brought soil or taken from another part of the garden.

It may very well be that the finished flower garden will look like this unusual and attractive: such a flower bed can decorate any city park

Use 2 weeks of standing flower beds. We will treat the soil with herbicides, if weeds appear, repeat the treatment. Only then can plants be planted. By the way, lining a flower bed with agrofiber and planting plants in cross-shaped cutouts specially made for them is also a way to control weeds.

Now that the flower bed is ready, you can decorate it with funny decorative figures.