Beautiful and original design of the site will appeal to every gardener, especially if he likes a large number of flowers. Many people like multi-tiered flower beds that always look original and unusual. In addition, in most cases, such a structure can be built from improvised materials.
Basic Rules
Any multi-tiered composition requires a careful approach regarding the selection of colors. We offer the simplest rules, due to which your flowerbed will look harmoniously on the site:
- An important role is played by the background: it must be a passive green tint. Florists recommend decorating multi-tier flowerbeds with hedges or ground grass.
- Flowers in the composition should be in contrasting shades or, conversely, the same color scheme, but sloppiness should be avoided.
- The shape and size of the inflorescences matters. For example, within the same tier, the flowers should be the same size. An interesting option is to plant smaller plants on each subsequent tier. The main thing is that all varieties grow approximately the same amount of time.
- The selected flowers must be resistant to moisture, that is, hygrophilous, because when it rains, all the water will drain to the lower tiers. So the lowest layer should be formed from plants that need abundant watering.
What to make multi-tier flower beds so that they look harmonious on the site? It is worth remembering that no matter which option is chosen, the main thing is to mark the territory and think out a sketch of the future structure, taking into account the materials and colors that should be planted.
Of stones
A picturesque element of landscape design of the territory can be a flower bed of stones. It is made of sandstone, limestone, slate, pebbles or volcanic tuff. In the form of various geometric patterns, you can lay out a brick composition.
Do-it-yourself flowerbeds made of bricks in any order or lay out with an original geometric pattern. The brick can be anything: white silicate or red ceramic. Raised multi-level flower beds look good on the site, when the brick wall rises at a height of 30 cm to one meter. To make such a floral arrangement is simple. For example, in the form of an unusual staircase, which is attached to the house. First, compartments are carried out, the bottom of which is filled with rubble, sand or construction waste - these materials serve as drainage. Then chernozem is poured on top, where mineral organic fertilizers are added. After thoroughly tamping, the flower bed is planted with flowers.
From wood
Wooden multi-tier flower beds can be considered traditional for the design of a summer cottage. The photo shows how diverse the solutions make this material possible. So, on the basis of wooden saw cuts of the same length and diameter, you can lay out a rectangular or square flowerbed.
Do it yourself is simple:
- First, the place where the structure will be located is marked.
- Wooden saw cuts are inserted into the ditch, which breaks out on the planned line.
- The plot is sprinkled with soil.
- The next tier is formed: it will be smaller in size than the bottom, but done by the same analogy. The remaining tiers are formed in the same way.
- Now it remains to build a drainage and fertile layer for plants.
You can also make multi-tier flower beds with your own hands from old boxes . The photo shows that such compositions look authentic at their summer cottage. Using boxes, you can make a flowerbed of very different shapes - square, triangular, multifaceted. In most cases, five boxes are sufficient, which can have different sizes. The main thing is to process them to protect against rot, moisture and insects. You can make the composition brighter if you color each box in its own color.
From tires
Many flower growers like rubber tires, since they can be used to build a variety of flower beds, including multi-tiered flower beds with their own hands. A photo of the process shows that there is nothing difficult in this, and the material itself is among the most accessible. A flowerbed from tires is created simply: for the first layer we use three tires, for the second - two, for the top - one, and even better - a flowerpot that we cut out by curly cutting.
Each tire is filled first with drainage, then with a fertile layer. You can use boards or plywood as the bottom, but be sure to lay some kind of moisture-resistant material. A busbar can be painted in any color.
Ladder
Do-it-yourself multi-tier flowerbeds in the country house can be built of any design. For example, a ladder looks beautiful and graceful. Make it simple:
- from planks of suitable size, a simple staircase of several tiers is knocked together;
- it needs to be attached at about an angle of 45 degrees to the wall;
- flower pots or special boxes are placed on each tier;
- to protect the structure from external influences, you can cover it with varnish or paint.
Layered flower beds are easy to make on the basis of flower pots of different sizes. So, the largest diameter pot will serve as the basis of the composition. From above, in turn, smaller and smaller ones are placed. A beautiful multi-tiered composition is also created on the basis of plastic containers that are stacked in the form of a pyramid.
Which plants?
Multi-tier flower beds are modern, fresh and original. But to make them is not so simple in the sense that you need to be able to pick out flowers. The basic rules for choosing plants for such designs are as follows:
- Flowers of dark shades are located below light.
- Plants must bloom at one time.
- In the lower tier there should be flowers that are resistant to moisture, since it will flow here from above.
Layered flowerbeds in the country, photos of which convey the whole riot of colors, can be created on the basis of a number of flowers: petunias, garden geraniums, or pelargoniums, calendula, pansies, begonias of various types, stunted marigolds.
For the design of the lower tier of the flowerbed, unpretentious flowers should be used, which will not be demanding either for care or for the effects of the external environment. Among them, one can note a garden chamomile, primrose, daylily, dicenter, astilbe.
Draw conclusions
A multi-level flowerbed is beautiful and unusual, but it is worth remembering that it is not easy to do it. It is necessary not only to think over its design, location, but also to choose suitable plant varieties so that they bloom at the same time and stay on the flowerbed for about the same time. On the other hand, a beautiful flower garden can be created even from improvised means, most importantly, remember that each plant has its own height.