The difference between vertical and horizontal flower beds
When considering options for how to make a vertical flower bed, you should remember the main differences between such structures, which can be determined visually.
Differing solely in shape and configuration, vertical structures can be of different sizes and represent three-dimensional and flat compositions.
When choosing an idea for decorating their own plot with vertical flower beds, the owners of the local area can be guided by their own taste.
By choosing unique and non-standard solutions, it is easy to add originality to the design, without forgetting about the aesthetic and practical components of such a design.
Main design options - shape and height of cascades
The shape and height of cascades in multi-tiered flower beds depend primarily on the material used in its arrangement. What can flower beds be made from?
Boards and beams are affordable materials that are easy to process and allow you to construct structures of a wide variety of shapes
Galvanized metal is a more durable material than wood, but is limited in design and requires financial investment
A flowerbed made from old bricks or blocks will last a long time, but its appearance will not be the best
Natural stone is one of the best materials for a flower bed, durable and attractive in itself
Sometimes the imagination of gardeners suggests surprising and incredible options. So, the following materials are used as the base material:
- brick and stone;
- containers of different shapes and sizes;
- wooden boxes;
- ready-made forms of various configurations;
- border tape;
- stepped shelves;
- car tires;
- dilapidated furniture (chairs, armchairs, chests of drawers);
- tree trunks;
- wooden pallets;
- dishes and household items (watering cans, teapots, barrels, metal basins, tarpaulin boots, etc.).
Using pallets, bricks, stones, ready-made containers, you can create tiered flower beds of a specific shape: square or rectangular, spiral or oval, lingering in the form of a snake, etc. Using other types of materials, it will be possible to arrange a flowerbed of any shape, which in most cases looks even more advantageous.
You can create a multi-tiered effect using different-sized pots and other suitable containers
Multi-level flowerbed made from drawers from an old chest of drawers
Flower bed-snail made of gabions
The height of one stage in a cascade may also differ. As a rule, the average is from 15 cm to 0.5 m. But do not forget: steps that are too high will look rough and cumbersome, and steps that are too small will not allow you to create comfortable conditions for the growth and flowering of plants (grenage, soil, etc. .).
When choosing material for a flower garden, it is important to remember that the structure should fit well into the style of your site
Bright multi-tiered flower bed made of car tires
Ideas for arranging vertical flower beds for a site
Unique and inimitable DIY vertical flower beds made from scrap materials express the taste of their owners.
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Their arrangement is carried out with a focus on modern trends in landscape design; interesting solutions can be used as ideas, combining the materials used and planting.
How to create a petunia flower bed
The owners certainly decorate their private yard with flowering crops. According to aesthetic rules, the decoration of the farmstead is not even beds, but decorative garden plants. To prevent them from spreading throughout the entire area and taking up too much space (it would be a shame to uproot the cherished beauty!), they are limited to flower beds. The result is bouquets that bloom from early spring until late autumn. It depends on what crops to plant them with.
To make the flower beds in front of the house look bright, it is worth using flowers from hot countries in their creation. This is where the real festival of colors lies! And it’s not for nothing that petunia, a native of South America (more precisely, Brazil), is so loved to be grown as an ornamental flower crop. Its flowers are painted in rich shades of red, pink, orange, lilac and spotted white... The cup size of the petals is small and there is also large. Why not suitable planting material?
So, having decided on the type of flower, select the floral range. The flowerbed can be one color, or maybe with a gradient transition from dark to lighter color. Which form of drawing should I choose? Concentric circles, contrasting stripes, “petals” of a large flower, geometric shapes and generally fantasy patterns invented by you personally. The main thing is that the pattern is clearly visible from the side.
Although petunia is also perennial in nature, the annual form of the crop is common in floriculture. So even better. Each year you can create different patterns. In different colors.
Along with erect stems, some varieties of petunias have curly stems. It is also beneficial to use such mini-lianas in flower beds. For a multi-stage design in combination with straight stems, vines are very useful.
The root system of petunias is such that it does not require large spaces or containers. It will take root well in small flowerbed forms. Even in the hollow of an old tree or in a hollowed out stump. Landscape designers recommend unusual solutions! Petunia also feels great as a flowerpot.
Petunia goes well with other plants. Compositions in combination with gillyflowers, snapdragons, marigolds, and begonias will look impressive.
Petunias are not afraid of heat. They have immunity. But, like plants of a subtropical climate, they prefer abundant watering (in no case a swamp). It is better to plant these flowers as seedlings and in sunny areas, but they will also accept partial shade.
Petunia is one of the most suitable and unpretentious plants for vertical flower beds.
Living Tower
Using a chain-link mesh and a soft substrate, you can create a low, but very picturesque tower, with the earth placed in the middle.
Sprouting plants completely cover the improvised living pole, which allows you to decorate the area in an unusual and original way, giving it bright and eye-catching accents.
Methods for creating wall flower beds
Another way to decorate your dacha with flowers without taking up useful space is to create wall flower beds. Options for such arrangement can be very different. The simplest one is to plant climbing plants and send them along supports stretched or installed against the wall.
You can create a special structure with shelves and place containers with flowers on it.
You can also not arrange shelves, but attach the drawers directly to the support. The best containers for this purpose are those whose back side forms a right angle with the base, which will allow them to be securely fastened to the grid. You can take an old pallet, tighten it from the inside with polyethylene, secure it, install it and make slots for flowers.
Bright pyramid
Using petunias for a vertical flower bed, you can create a small, color-rich corner of wildlife even in the smallest area.
To build a pyramid, you can use flower pots or other containers arranged in several levels; by planting climbing plants, the pyramid can be turned into a floral, impressive waterfall.
Suspended and ground flower bed structures
Vertical flowerbed design is not often used, although this method of landscaping a site has a number of its conceptual advantages.
The peculiarities of using vertical flower beds include the fact that such structures help to save free space on the site and fit into the style of landscape design.
To equip such magnificent structures, you don’t have to buy expensive and rare materials; all the work can be done yourself.
There are many ideas for creating a flower garden; it could be a flowering column or a three-dimensional figure with flowers, hanging installations or ground-based structures of an original type.
Wall paintings
On the walls of gazebos and vertical, continuous plumbs of the fence, real pictures are created by securing pots or plastic bottles and other containers.
The play of colors on a green background helps to complement the composition of the landscape design or to combine different structures, textures, colors, and exclusive design of the site.
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Suitable plants
Despite the apparent simplicity of arranging vertical flower beds on the wall of a private house, to create a beautiful flower garden it is advisable to use plants suitable for such compositions. These include:
- Petunia is one of the main types of plants for flower beds and flower beds, with a large number of bright, bell-shaped flowers. Petunia is small in size and is often chosen to create compositions. Petunia is quite unpretentious and can be planted in any climate;
- Nasturtium is a herbaceous plant, just as unpretentious as petunia, with small bright flowers in yellow and orange shades;
- Lobelia erinus is an excellent option for planting in a hanging vertical flower bed on a wall. Features a large number of bright blue flowers;
- Minitunia is distinguished by its variety of colors and oblong leaves with a beautiful glossy sheen.
Flower trees
An interesting solution is to use PVC pipes installed perpendicular to the ground, with small holes cut into them.
The internal volume of such structures is completely filled with earth and flowers and green plants are planted in it, from their stems real and beautiful-looking flower trees are formed that decorate the site.
Original ideas
- Welded mesh will help you create real works of art. This way you can create a flowerbed-picture. The living landscape on the grid is simply framed by a wooden frame.
- Various original frames can be made from the mesh. It is not necessary to carry out simple projects - a beautiful butterfly with outstretched wings may appear on your site.
- Using mesh you can make excellent topiaries. Creating shapes from vegetation will become much easier. All you need is a net, support, imagination and plants with flexible stems.
Particular attention to gabion
From French, “gabion” translates as “stones in nets.” Structures of this type have been used for a long time to strengthen slopes, roads and embankments. But recently they have been actively used in parks and gardens.
You can use this type of mesh to create flower bed borders, wall supports, fences, garden benches and tables. Gray pebbles, dark granite, light sandstone, and colored stones are used as fillers.
Important! The diameter of the filler must be larger than the diameter of the mesh. In this case, he will not get enough sleep. The design of flower beds can be absolutely anything - from simple to intricate in the form of spirals. The flowerbed furniture looks original. Of course, it is not suitable for home. But in the garden it looks impressive. In addition to the flowerbed, you can make a fence or place a castle made of gabion on the site.
There are 3 main geometric shapes of gabions: cylindrical, box-shaped, flat. Moreover, they can be mesh or welded.
Box containers can have the following dimensions - length from 2 to 6 meters. Width – 1-2 meters. The height should be 0.5-1 meter. If you decide to make a larger flower bed, you will have to install special partitions - diaphragms. The boxes are made using mesh or welded methods.
- The welding method involves welding rods that are located at the intersection points perpendicular to each other. In this case, the grid cells will be rectangular. The walls are connected using wire.
- The mesh method involves attaching a mesh to a frame. The cells will have a hexagonal shape.
Box-shaped gabions are used to fence flower beds. Among other things, they are actively used for the production of furniture in the recreation areas of the site.
Flower ball
An original and very unusual design of a flower bed, the shape of which is a ball, but for such beauty you will have to work hard.
To arrange a spherical flower bed you will need a fairly strong wire or a forged structure; it is lined with a durable substrate and covered with soil with planted flowers.
Photos of examples of beautiful multi-tiered flower beds
If you decide to organize multi-tiered flower beds on your garden plot, photos of ready-made options will help you decide on the type of structure and its contents. So, for a yard in a traditional classic style, you can choose a stepped cascade made of brick or border strip.
Red, face or clinker bricks are best suited for a flower bed.
For a rustic garden plot or design in the Provence style, you should build a pyramid flowerbed from wooden boxes or make a composition from an old bicycle, wicker wallets, hanging watering cans, etc.
Rustic flower bed made from an old bicycle
Flower beds made from old furniture are perfect for decorating a Provençal courtyard.
For a massive stone house, a flower garden made of rough stone or a building in the form of large steps would look appropriate. In a high-tech courtyard, it is recommended to build a flowerbed of strict shapes from natural materials and populate it with decorative greenery and soft flowers.
High flower bed made of stone with petunias and marigolds
If there is no connection to a specific style, allow yourself an unusual, fancy design. For example: a lying tree trunk on which forms of different sizes are installed, a well made of tires with compartments for habitation, a pyramid made of wooden boats, etc.
If you don’t have the desire or time to invent or make anything, you can purchase a ready-made multi-level flower bed
Whatever style and shape you choose, a multi-tiered flower bed will look neat and well-groomed only when it is built taking into account important rules and planted according to the recommendations of experienced gardeners.
What plants are best to use for a flower bed?
In addition to bright and seasonal flowers, full of all sorts of shades and tones, you can also use agricultural crops in flower beds.
For example, formed beds for strawberries will help decorate the area in the spring and harvest a tasty and healthy harvest; strawberries and table greens, physalis and other plants can be planted in such structures.
Advantages of using mesh for flower beds
- The mesh can take absolutely any shape.
- Seasonal soil movement does not pose a threat.
- Due to the filling with stones, the product has excellent water resistance.
- During installation, resources and time are saved.
- The strength of the flowerbed only increases over time.
- No special equipment is required.
- The natural landscape does not deteriorate.
- The flowerbed will serve you for many years.
- Properly executed flower beds do not require maintenance or repair.
