Making flower beds is the final stage in landscaping a summer cottage. The composition of the territory looks finished only after arranging the flower beds. Moreover, this is the most labor-intensive type of gardening.
Right choice
Before deciding on the assortment of plants and the type of flower decoration, it is necessary to assess the illumination on the site, as this is the main factor that affects the choice of plants. Flower beds at home should be designed so that plants bloom continuously throughout the season.
Early flowering perennials and bulbs bloom mainly in the spring. In the first half of summer, biennials (daisy, forget-me-not, viola) and perennials (iris, peonies, aquilegia, etc.) bloom. The second half of summer is decorated with annuals (petunia, alissum, marigolds) and perennials (delphinium, roses), and in the autumn season dahlias, roses, asters, and geleniums bloom.
When creating compositions, it is necessary to take into account the height of
plants: place
high ones in the background, and plant low ones closer to the edge. So the flowers will not close each other. It is important to choose the right color for the plants so that they do not have an irritating effect on people.
Flower arranging is planned in advance. Regular compositions are flowerbeds, flower beds, tapeworms and borders. The landscape designer will offer mixborders, arrays, groups, rocky areas.
Types of landings
The tapeworm is considered a single planting of decorative foliage and flower species or closely planted bushes that create a single color scheme. The background is a lawn, conifers or deciduous shrubs.
Group planting refers to the close planting of several plants on a carpet or lawn of ground cover plants. They decorate the lawn, the entrance to the cottage or the house, a corner of the garden, emphasize the turn of the path.
Flower beds are made using discounts in the form of a long rectangular structure. They are one-sided or two-sided, while usually they use several types of plants. Short ones land in the foreground, and tall ones in the background. Rabatki are beautifully combined with a border.
When decorating the flowerbed, the correct geometric shape is maintained, rising to the center and viewed from all sides. Annual and perennial plants are planted on the flowerbed .
Rockery is called a rocky garden. This is a slide or a wall, a horizontal section framed with stones in a tray, a miniature garden.
Making flower beds in the form of a rocky hill is effective if there is a pond or pond nearby. At the same time, plants choose low and compact - perennials, conifers, dwarf trees or low shrubs.
During the construction of the rockery, natural limestone, sandstones, dolomite rocks can be used, but river round stones are not suitable. It is undesirable to use granite and stones with sharp edges. It is important to select boulders of one grade. Placement of stones is one of the most responsible, requiring a good taste of work, because they are the basis of the future flower beds. Flower beds created in the form of a rockery near the house are a true decoration of a personal plot.