Once cottages were a place for growing garden crops. Ornamental plants were not given much importance, if they were planted, then somewhere on the remaining patches of land. Currently, much has changed, but there is still love for the garden. If you prefer to use the land for practical purposes, the best solution would be a decorative garden. How to arrange it, read the article.
Forms of arrangement of the garden
It is possible to place the grown crops in different ways. The most common forms of decorative garden are:
- Flower beds. More recently, this method was considered standard for placing vegetables during planting. Today, beds are very attractive, but free space is used less efficiently. However, the flower bed method still remains in demand, since the plants planted by this method yield high yields.
- Modules A decorative garden, the photo of which is presented for review in the article, arranged using this method, is used over large areas. A characteristic feature is the presence of beds in the form of geometric shapes, repeating with a certain frequency. The modular method in the design of a decorative garden is time-consuming and invested in the effort to make the appearance of the plot always attractive.
- Flowerpots. The method is very popular because of the ease of care. Its advantage is that there is always the opportunity to quickly change the design of your garden by arranging flowerpots differently.
- Vertical garden. This method is ideal if it is planned to delimit the territory of the site with fences, hedges. A vertically placed decorative garden is an excellent decoration for the design of facades of buildings in the country and gazebos.
Seat selection
To make the garden always look decorative, it is important to consider some recommendations:
- Plants should have access to sunlight, as most vegetables are heat-loving.
- The garden should be placed in such a place so that the direct rays of the sun do not fall on the plants, otherwise the leaves will begin to dry and the beds will lose attractiveness.
- Decorative garden in the garden should not be broken in the shade of the crowns of trees. This is especially true if you plan to equip permanent beds. Since the roots of the trees are large, they will pick up moisture when watering the plants. Vegetables, not getting enough water, will not develop fully.
Plants
A self-made decorative garden will always be attractive if you choose the right plants that are comfortable next to each other. Very often, some cultures do not tolerate the neighborhood of others. Such their growth should be excluded.
In addition, we should not forget that the main task in creating decorative beds is beauty. In order for it to remain throughout all seasons of the year, you need to select plants for your garden so that they fit in shape and colors. However, the characteristics of each culture should be considered. Plants of the following species are very popular:
- Cabbage crops - cabbage: white and red, kohlrabi, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts.
- Root crops - beets, carrots, radishes, celery, parsley, parsnips.
- Tuber vegetables - potatoes.
- Bulb crops - onions of different species.
- Leafy plants - dill, spinach, salad.
- Fruit - peppers and tomatoes, eggplant and cucumbers, squash and pumpkin, zucchini and watermelon, melons and beans, beans, peas and corn.
- Perennial crops - asparagus, sorrel, rhubarb, horseradish.
When combining cultures, you need to pay attention to the admissibility of their neighborhood. For example, sweet peppers and bitter, vegetables and poisonous herbs should not be planted nearby.
French garden
This is the name of the decorative plot, furnished in a classic style. The tradition of planting plants on beds having a geometric shape originated in France, hence the name. The idea was given by the son of a gardener who worked at the court of Louis XIV. He was the first to create such a garden, the beds of which had an impeccable shape of geometric figures. A style where naturalness and irregular shapes are unacceptable is called regular. The beds, which are distinguished by strict geometry, are French.
Such a garden needs large areas. Alleys should be straight, the shape of the flower beds is strict. The use of natural materials and soft shades of elements of decorative beds is a prerequisite.
Landscape style
People have different tastes. Many people prefer naturalness, complete immersion in the surrounding nature. In this case, it is best to make a decorative garden in landscape design in landscape style with your own hands. Its use facilitates the planting of vegetable crops in flower beds, they are easy to care for in the future. It does not require strict adherence to lines. The main thing is to choose a lighted place for plants. They should not be planted in the shade of trees. Vegetables will develop poorly, leaves will begin to fall off, and this will create a mess in the garden and spoil the general appearance. Intervention in the natural nature should not go beyond the limits of the rational, the creation of human hands should not stand out.
Raised garden
Such beds in landscape design look very decorative. The design has several advantages:
- A flower bed with vegetables can be broken anywhere, even on concrete.
- The bed is reliably protected from trampling. During a walk in the garden, it is unlikely that anyone would want to climb to a height to harm plants.
- It is convenient to carry out leaving, it is possible even not to bend.
- When arranging the beds, quality drainage is laid.
- Fertile soil is used to fill the structure. If necessary, it is always easy to change.
Such beds are most suitable when using a regular style, as the correct geometric shapes are easier to create. Vegetable beds of different heights look more effective.
Container garden
This method is considered the easiest for arranging beautiful beds. Use of any containers is suitable. It is enough to fill them with soil and plant vegetables, greens. The advantage of container growing plants is their compactness and the ability to place containers at their discretion: next to fences, walls, on slopes, along paths and in other places. To make such gardens more attractive, a number of recommendations should be taken into account:
- Use the same containers, especially in the same row.
- When creating pottery compositions, one style of pots is important, but different sizes.
- In one container, plant garden crops and flowers at the same time. To do this, you need to divide the tank into zones with different soil composition, which is preferred by certain plants.
- Garden crops are not always expressive. In this case, the emphasis is on containers that are multi-level, mosaic, painted.
"Pizza Garden"
It is so called due to the shape of the site. It is round, its diameter reaches two meters. It is divided into segments, each of which grows vegetables of different types. Such a decorative garden in landscape design looks very original. Popular varieties of vegetables can be grown close to home. In order for the view of the garden to fully justify its name, everything that is needed for pizza is grown here: peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, parsley.
Gardens on Dog Booths
Any roofs, flat and pitched, are suitable for beds. Such a garden does not occupy additional space, and animals live in more comfortable conditions. In summer, the roof does not heat up, and in winter it cools less. Plants are suitable for growing where the roots are shallow. It is necessary to pay attention to the location of the booth in order to determine the choice of plants, since some need a shadow to grow, while others love the sun.
Vertical garden
The advantage of this type of beds is the receipt of vegetables in larger quantities using smaller areas. Fences, walls of outbuildings or special constructions for containers are suitable for this. In such gardens, both vegetables and climbing plants are grown. They are planted in containers of different sizes. Vertical landings are also screens that obscure the rest area.
Arrangement of a decorative fence
Such an addition to the landscape design gives the appearance of the overall completeness of the decorative garden. Which fence to choose depends on the style. For its manufacture, wood, vine, modern materials or stone are suitable. The original solution is a design with many steps.
Grid
This element in itself is not aesthetically valuable. But in designs from plants, the grid is indispensable. If you install it and the forged arch and direct the stems of the cucumbers in their direction, they will braid the structure. Vegetables will replace roses in the composition. If the grid is galvanized, and the soil surface is covered with beautiful pebbles, it is guaranteed to get an original pot for growing vegetables. A soft plastic mesh is usually used, it is sold in rolls, but a rigid one can also be used.
Border
This element is not only an addition to the decor. Thanks to the curbs, the soil is not washed out of the beds. For their arrangement, use tapes made of plastic, fences made of stone, concrete, brick, wood. If the design is done in a rustic style, borders made of twigs or picket fences are ideal. Creative lovers can protect their garden with plastic plates, ceramics or bottles. As a border, a hedge of living plants is used. They can be stunted shrubs or vegetables. An important condition for the arrangement of a garden with decorative elements is to provide a passage, that is, paths and paths along which you can walk to look after plants and harvest.
Shapes as a decorative element.
When choosing a decor for a garden, you should focus on the style of design and the size of the plot. The gnomes and figures of other animals are very popular. Decoration and addition of a decorative garden in landscaping (photos of various options can be seen in the article) will be a small wooden bridge. If the arrangement is based on the antique style, columns or images of famous statues in miniature made of white stone are used.