Flower beds and flowerbeds on the plot are intended primarily for aesthetic pleasure. But in addition to this, they play another important role: acting as a continuation of the house, flower arrangements allow you to visually combine the appearance of the building with the vegetation of the garden into a single whole. Knowing the secrets of landscape designers on how to design a flower bed will allow any gardener to create floral arrangements in his suburban area that, in addition to aesthetic appeal, will create an atmosphere of harmony and comfort.
General rules for creating a beautiful flowerbed
Thinking over the design of the flowerbed with your own hands, it is advisable to follow the basic rules of landscape design.
Rule # 1 - picture integrity
Garden - a picture that develops from a collection of landscape compositions. The task of the gardener: to bring each of the elements of the landscape to perfection. Pointless planting of plants in the area will not give the desired result. Therefore, not being able to green the entire territory, for a start it is worth ennoblement only a small part of it, but make it complete.
Rule # 2 - placement of plants by growth
The principle of multi-tier provides for the placement of ground cover and low-growing plants in the foreground, which act as a frame for beautiful flowering medium-sized flowers.
Medium-tall perennials, speaking soloists of the flower garden, will become the center of attention. Solitaires look most impressive against the background of tall plants having decorative foliage or flowers of contrasting shades. Successful and combinations of tall perennials and their medium-tall escorts, harmonizing in color and shape.
Rule # 3 - Flower Garden Architecture
Depending on the landscape features of the site and its size, the design of flower beds can be performed both in the form of flat compositions, and slightly raised and framed by decorative tiles or stones.
In order to decorate the flowerbed in front of the house, which will become an expressive decoration of the garden and will delight with blooming splendor throughout the season, you must first draw her plan on paper. This creative work will allow not only to organize thoughts in the head, but also to visualize the images of floral arrangements, creating the most successful combinations.
The drawn up scheme is only a kind of rough sketch: the final decision on the optimal placement of flowers will come during planting.
Schemes for the original design of flower beds
By carefully selecting and combining flowering plants, you can create many variations of flower beds, in which beauty will reign from the first days of spring until the frosts. Significantly facilitate the process of creating flower beds will allow finished projects of flower beds.
Option # 1 - a central flower bed
The layout of the central flower bed is one of the simplest.
Option # 2 - "Vienna Flower"
One of the ways to beautifully design a round flowerbed is to create a composition in the shape of a flower. The flowerbed, designed in the form of a six-leaf flower, looks especially elegant and festive, and therefore it is desirable to allocate a central place in the garden for its arrangement.
Option # 3 - Fancy Pattern
A round flowerbed decorated with many repeating wave-like elements, which are decorated with a motley company of sun-loving perennials, allows you to create a real parade of flowers on the sunny scene.
Option # 4 - “A slice of cake” in a corner of the garden
A flower garden of this shape can be found in any corner of the garden.
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The proposed schemes are only a guideline: for the lack of desire or the ability to purchase a particular plant, it can always be replaced with a more favorite flower, presented in the same color scheme and having similar flowering periods.