We create a flowerbed ourselves
Floral decoration leaves no one indifferent. And if it is also original, it generally attracts the attention of most people. Some take pictures, others touch, others just look. But most importantly, this piece of land will not be deprived of attention. It’s a pity, of course, that in most cases beautiful flower beds in the courtyards of residential buildings do not “live” for a long time, so they try not to make them. Although if there are exceptions, then it is incredibly beautiful. Very organic flower beds, photos of which can often be seen on personal blogs, are the result of work from scrap materials of ordinary people (of course, not devoid of aesthetic taste).
Designing a site for ornamental plants
Every owner wants to make their summer cottage beautiful or tastefully decorate the yard of their home. It’s enough to look around to understand how to make a flowerbed with your own hands.
To do this, you don’t need to be a designer and incur large expenses. The easiest way is to arrange a flower garden in a geometric shape. Such an area is easy to fence off.
In fact, a beautiful flower bed can be created from any abandoned material. Old utensils, dry cut branches, unnecessary tires from a car and various items that have already served their intended purpose are used. When planning, keep in mind that long flower beds are placed along the fence or paths in the garden area.
Mixborder along the paths
The space along the paths can be used not only for sidewalks, but also for mixborders. This flower garden is characterized by the absence of clear boundaries and heterogeneous composition.
To create it, it is appropriate to use both trees and shrubs, and plants. Moreover, the latter can have different heights and differ in flowering times.
Making flower beds
It is possible to make a flowerbed design from anything: it can be an abrasive material or improvised means. In some cases, they simply litter the area. The result will be double benefit - original flower beds will appear on the territory, and the area will be cleared of debris.
The most accessible item is a wheel and tire from it. If a house or garden plot is located near a forest, then it will not be difficult to find dead wood for arranging an unusual flower garden.
You can use old used furniture and even plumbing fixtures. Almost all summer residents still have building materials. A flower bed made of stones will look unique. This fencing requires skill and is not suitable for everyone.
Constructions made from plastic bottles have been especially popular lately. Such material can be found in large quantities. A good solution would be to build a flower bed from this raw material. Here you can use your own creative imagination to the maximum or look at photos of decorating flower beds with your own hands.
Vertical design
If you don’t have enough space, you can continue the flower bed vertically, using different-sized containers, boxes and flowerpots. Hanging plants are welcome here - they will crawl onto a vertical surface on their own.
Neighborhood of flowers in a flowerbed
In order for the front garden to surprise with its unique beauty, you should know the rules for combining plants. They exist with character, they are whimsical, but there are special ones who are better off where conditions are bad. In this regard, flowers must be arranged correctly.
Do not forget that plants placed in the same flower garden must have equal requirements for lighting, moisture, and soil characteristics.
The most wonderful perennial plants love to revel in the flow of rays - luxurious roses, beautiful peonies and amazing vines. If you want to transform such a flower bed, choose a moderate, modest edging for it. Gypsophila with its small, lacy inflorescence is perfect. Without it, the flower garden looks incomplete.
You can also plant decorative lavender or delicate leaves of silver wormwood. Next to the rose garden you definitely need protective plants designed to drive away dangerous pests. The best option is wonderful marigolds or salvia.
In spring, the flower beds at the dacha, flooded with abundant rays, will be decorated with prefabricated plantings of tuberous plants: beautiful tulips, universal hyacinths and garden daffodils. Ornamental bulbous plants will readily join this company.
By the time the tulip leaves fade, they will be hidden by a wall of tall, drought-tolerant varieties of annual or perennial flowers. These are “Golden Ring”, “Hawaii” and fragrant verbena flowers.
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In equal conditions, snow-white flowers of lilies and multi-colored phlox, bright chrysanthemum bushes and variegated aster inflorescences, fiery, long-blooming dahlias and elegant sunflowers that do not require special care, gladioli and graceful petunia, massive inflorescences of the royal canna and flower coexist well love - daisy.
The planting should not be dense; many plants will grow in the future and create obstacles to growth. By planting flowers in a large imaginary bouquet, correctly combining shape and color, you will create indescribable beauty in the flower beds near the house and achieve an amazing combination of the natural landscape on your site.
Where to begin
Have you decided to decorate flower beds near your house with your own hands? First of all, you need to decide on three points:
- choose a shape and type;
- sketch out a flower planting scheme;
- find suitable plants.
If you don’t have enough space to organize a full-fledged flower garden, don’t despair. You can create a small flower bed directly under the windows, near the porch, along garden paths and even on a lamp post.
Types of flower beds
A small flower bed of various shapes, with designated boundaries, is called a flower bed. According to the plants planted, there are:
- carpet - are low-flowering or deciduous ornamental plants of various colors and equal height. To preserve the expressiveness of the pattern, such flower beds are cut from time to time;
- flower gardens are decorated with a variety of fragrant perennial and annual plants and are replenished with decorative seedlings with graceful leaves.
Arabesque is a separate element for decorating flower plantings, but sometimes it is a component of the main flower bed. They are made in the shape of a circle or oval with a bizarre natural pattern in the form of an ornament, an epigraph or an image of someone. For arabesques, seasonal flowers or plants that tolerate pruning are good choices.
A ridge is a flower bed in the idea of a ribbon. It is placed along fences, structures and paths. This design option serves as a boundary for different zones of the garden plot.
Floral plantings with a narrow strip, which are the edging for flower beds and paths, are called borders.
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A rock garden is an imitation of the landscape of the Alpine mountains. The photo shows a flowerbed with your own hands. It is made up of decorative plantings in combination with solid rock.
Tapeworm is characterized by the use of a solitary plant. The abundance of tall flowering perennial shrubs on the lawn look especially impressive.
Mixborder is a prefabricated planting of lush flowers and beautiful plants. Without specific forms, light, arbitrary turns are inherent.
The group is an architecture of rounded shapes made of shrubs with a fluffy crown and an odd number of herbaceous plants. This is how they design a large area with lawns.
Topiary at the entrance
Topiary is the pruning of trees and bushes to give them a curly shape. To obtain original green spheres, it is enough to make a wire frame in the shape of the Latin letter “P” and stick it into the central part of the bush. You should cut along the semicircular part, moving along the perimeter.
Wooden fencing, pros and cons
Wood structures can also be used, but keep in mind that they are not durable. However, such barriers are not able to get very hot in direct sunlight, so the plants will not suffer from burns.
There is another advantage - ease of operation, there is no need for special skills and tools. And in order to extend the service life of such a barrier, it is necessary to periodically paint it.
Plastic barriers
Plastic barriers also have their advantages: they do not deteriorate from contact with water and do not absorb moisture, and their service life is quite long.
There are plastic barriers that imitate wood, stone or metal. Installation of such barriers is very simple and the cost is low.
