Unlimited possibilities for the design of flower beds and various kinds of rabatok open a variety of annual and perennial plants. Especially numerous are perennial flowers for the garden. The catalog of a decent company that grows planting material or distributes their seeds includes dozens, sometimes hundreds of species, and even more varieties. In such a variety it is easy to get lost, but choosing the plants correctly, you can enjoy the colorful view of the surrounding space from early spring to late autumn. Therefore, pay particular attention to the selection of plants.
Perennial flowers are usually planted in the foreground of flower beds or along paths. They are small in height, have a dense texture, often characterized by decorative foliage, which retains its appearance well even in drought conditions and does not lose its shape until the very end of the season. Such plants include many species. For planting on sunny flowerbeds, the following perennial flowers are used: armeria, arabis, rocky alissum, different varieties of clover, hyssop, Iberis, fescue, stonecrops, regrowth, tansy, awl-shaped phlox. In the shade and partial shade, a tenacity, dwarf astilbe, saxifrage, brunner, dicenter, various species of hellebores, and a lunatic are planted. Dwarf varieties of irises and carnations, chrysanthemums, and spikelet veronica look decorative as borders.
Most often, in the herbaceous perennials, the aerial part of the plant dies during the winter, but there are exceptions: oriental and black hellebore, geyhera and chistets will delight the eye with greenery, even if all the other perennial flowers for a summer residence have faded for a long time. They will be the first to break out of the snow during thaws in early spring. However, there are also perennials that are moody enough. These include some watersheds, delphiniums, ankhuz. Even if perennial border flowers grow and multiply well, they need to be divided and transplanted from time to time - this will not give them the opportunity to be reborn and chopped.
Low-growing groundcover is recommended when cereals do not create a beautiful lawn. You can pick up such crops that with minimal care will create a dense carpet of flowers and leaves. Such plants look great between the slabs of the path or the yard, like a solid carpet in some parts of a rocky garden, as a plot in the composition of flowers. For sunny places,
creeping thyme is often used
, field stalk, silver and Bieberstein, alpine huckling, and saxifrage of various types. In the shade and partial shade,
small periwinkle develops well
, three-valdinium, triple buddra, ivy foliage
, stone-fronted loosestones
, stonecrops
( deciduous and white), tenacious creeper, Indian dushenia, Ukrainian catnip, Bonanna clover. All these plants are well rooted, have a small height and form a continuous cover on the soil. Having correctly combined and picked up perennial border flowers, ground cover plants and tall plantings, you will get a garden of marvelous beauty, which will delight the eye with flowering and decorative greenery from very early spring to late fall.