For alpine slides used stones of different sizes
- pour the soil between the stones. plants for rock gardens often are unpretentious, but some people like fertile soil;
- let the whole composition to settle a few weeks, but better - winter. After that, begin the process of settlement of flora.
Learn more about creating drainage for an alpine slide his hands, step by step photo-circuit calculations rocks and backfill soil can be found on the thematic Internet resources.
The landing between plants stones rock garden
The nuances of color choices for alpine coaster in the country with their own hands: what plants need
When choosing plants for planting in rock gardens, you must be guided by both climatic requirements for individual species as well as their own preferences. It is advisable to choose low-growing culture of slow-growing. This also applies to trees with shrubs.
Vysokorastuschie plants can shade areas, making it difficult to grow light-loving representatives. But they are perfect for creating a bright accents. Ground cover plants (photo and name will be presented below) zastelyut surface and create a common background.
Useful advice! It is not necessary to plant a lot of fast-growing ground cover plants, because they can drown out other species and spoil the general form of the composition.
For the alpine garden suitable stunted trees, shrubs and flowers
The most suitable are for alpine perennials. Be sure to take into account the periods and duration of flowering. After dropping off the plant with alternate flowering, you can count on the fact that the decorative appearance slides will be observed from spring to late autumn.
That immediately after the winter alpine slide acquired blooming, the tip of the populated ranotsvetuschimi annual plants. A winter give vivacity composition coniferous trees and shrubs. On the alpine hill can be grown not only decorative, but also medicinal plants. Thyme, chamomile, sage fit in the overall composition, and bring health benefits.
Some plants grow well only in the sunshine, so they need to determine the location on the south side of the hill. Others prefer shade, they will approach the north side of the rock garden. Therefore, before planting to examine the conditions of cultivation of species on the photo and name of the color for the alpine slide.
Reliefs and the slope portion can be used to create original landscape
Thus, adhering to the above recommendations, the creation of alpine slides turn into a creative process, and the result will please you for many years.
Schemes of disposition of plants
At first sight a very organic composition is difficult. You can enlist the help of experts in landscape design. And you can explore the photos of Alpine hills with his own hands for beginners, a lot of patience, analyze information and a variety of plants landing schemes in different sources and create your a unique masterpiece. In order to slide looked harmonious and some plants do not interfere with the growth of the other, they are planted in tiers.
rockeries scheme barberry and pine
- on the tops of a early-flowering perennials, annuals and bulbs that require warm sunlight and dry soil. The top of the alpine coaster will look beautifully with Iberis, which will cover her blossoming white shroud. Lilac colors can be added using creeping thyme. Yellow Alyssum grade rock dilute lilac and white scheme. King tops can rightly be called heliophilous mysterious edelweiss.
Trees and tall grass plants are planted first. Usually their place at the bottom of hills or in the background. Naturally they will look around large boulders. Low-growing perennials planted all over the hill. Tiers visually separated by rocks or plants taller.
development project rock garden with a pond
While slow-will grow perennial flowers, An area temporarily can decorate annuals with low self-seeding. It can be portulaca, marigolds and other low-growing plants for landscaping, photos and the names of which you can spy on horticultural sites.
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Alpine slide his hands. Step by step photo instructions. Creating a rock garden. Rules arrangement drain base and the location of the stones. Suitable plants.
Greening alpine garden conifers
None mountain landscape is not without dwarf coniferous shrubs. It may be creeping, cushion-grade softwood such as:
- Thuja occidentalis (Danica, Little Dorrit, Hoseri);
- mountain pine (Mughus, Gnom, MOPS, Winter gold);
- Norway spruce (Little Gem, Nidiformis, Will's Zwerg, Echiniformis);
- Canadian spruce or blue-gray (Conica, Alberta Globe);
- juniper (Nana, Echiniformis, Green Carpet, Tamariscifolia, Blue Carpet, Blue Star);
- fir (Korean).
Dwarf conifers shrubs diversity of flora alpine slide
To set up your own hands small alpine (photos can be seen in such different sources) the height of conifers should not exceed 0.5 -. 0.7 m If a large portion of rock garden and extensive, then their height can reach half meters. Conifers can be combined to create contrast in color and shape. Another option - a smooth transition from one form to another. This creates a dynamic image. The same method can be applied to the color dynamics.
Compliance with the recommendations for the correct selection of a substrate for conifers and drop-off time ensures that these evergreen plants will be a long time to decorate your corner of nature.
Effectively on the alpine hill looks Abies Koreana
Herbaceous plants for the alpine slide: a name and photo, a brief description
Below is a look at what plants are most suitable for planting in the Alpine hills.
periwinkle
As can be seen in the photo, periwinkle blue flowers bloom, which together with juicy green leaves create a dense cover. Periwinkle is unpretentious, feels great in the sun and in the shade. It can be used to braid interstices between vysokorastuschimi plants. flowering period - from late spring to autumn.
Periwinkle with pale purple flowers and thick leaves
Saxifrage
This is a perennial plant can exist in any soil, even on the rocks. Therefore, it is used for decorating the seats on the Alpine hills and rockeries where other flowers will not survive. Small, dense leaves grow carpet and covered with colorful flowers. As illustrated by photos, saxifrage can be pink, red, white, gold, blue and yellow. During flowering and color depends on the type of ground cover plants, and their only number about 370.
Saxifrage grows well in rocky and stone mesnosti
pickerel turfy
Another name for this decorative cereal - "hair grass". The plant is in the form of a neat dense tussocks, has rigid thickish leaves and inflorescence of small ears in the form of a spreading panicles. This moisture-loving herb that likes the sun, but not drought. There are many ornamental varieties with different colors. It is possible to make an emphasis in the overall composition. Also, it looks great in the mass. Pickerel turfy holodnosezonnaya begins to rise in the spring, summer in dry soil "rest" and in rainy fall continues to grow.
Useful advice! Spring is better to prune old yellowed leaves during the winter, to give room for new growth.
Turfy pickerel (hair grass) belongs to the family of cereal
soldanella
Translated from Spanish - small coins. Rhode mountain flowers, also known as "snow bells." They are small, white or blue flower stalks in the form of bells and leaves in the shape of hearts. Soldanella whimsical of care requires a moist soil with good drainage. But the sight of this gentle flower rock garden will fill the freshness of the mountain peaks. Spring seated by dividing bush.
Snow Bells (soldanella) grow in small clumps
asparagus
Asparagus genus has about 300 species. This plant is better known to us as "asparagus" (plant photo more popular ones can be seen below). Thermophilic species have a thick needle-like foliage of different shapes. Inflorescence of this plant has small white flowers, which in autumn turn into bright red berries. For decorating an alpine slide is more appropriate whorled asparagus. Photos of this species confirms that it gives a very dense foliage. Also suitable spherical asparagus with more compact shrubs.
For landing on the alpine hill fit different varieties of asparagus
Sunflower
Low herbaceous plants growing shrubs with creeping stems. It has a gray-haired silky leaves and flowers of yellow, orange, pink or white color. For sunflower important to choose a well-warmed sunny spot with good drainage. The soil should be alkaline, sandy or rocky. Plant - maloletnik, seated cuttings. The most used in the decoration is monetchaty Sunflower. Photo its varieties in a variety of colors will help you choose a favorite color.
Sunflower with yellow flowers and creeping stems
Grouse
hazel flowers are perennial bulbous plants and have many species and varieties. The name they received because of variegated color, which can be snow-white, orange, purple and even chess. Popular in horticulture is considered a spring primrose lily family - fritillyariya. Photo grouse shows that they have the form of bells descended down to the "bare" stem.
You can pick up a low grade, such as Alba, Artemis, Aphrodite. They reach 40-50 cm and have a crown of leaves on the inflorescence. As you can see in the photo, flower grouse Imperial can be orange, red or yellow color, its stem reaches 1 m. The leaves are at ground, and also in the form of inflorescences crown. Planted it better in partial shade, and every 2-3 years to repot the new location.
stem height grouse Royal can reach 1 m
It is interesting! Voles and moles can not stand bulbs grouse. Therefore, these flowers are planted in the garden are not only decorative, but also for defensive purposes.
Pushkin
This bulbous plant. Planted together with other early spring bulbous plants. Pushkin loves light and good drainage of the soil. It is divided into two types:
- proleskovidnaya Pushkin has basal leaves. Growing up to 30 cm. Flowering in March-April. Inflorescence in the form of bells, white or blue color;
- Hyacinth Pushkin (the photo shows the difference). At Hyacinth flowers blue or white up to 10-15 cm. Inflorescence comprises from 12 to 30 flowers. Blossoms in May.
Pushkin may have flowers in white or blue
Puzyrnitsa fizalisovidnaya
This perennial with multiple leaves that blooms bushes in height and 20 cm. The flowers are purple color are collected at the top in the form of umbrellas. Leaves surprising bluish color. The plant is undemanding of care, but it is best to plant it in a sunny location. Blossoms in April-May. After that, place the flowers produced seeds in the form of balls. Long after flowering puzyrnitsa fizalisovaya will delight you with its unusual leaves.
Puzyrnitsa fizalisovidnaya low growing shrubs
ornithogalum
This plant has up to 130 species. Growing ornithogalum (photo flowering see below) shrubs with long, narrow leaves and small flowers at the top. During flowering and color (white or yellow) depends on the species. The unpretentious care, loves sunny places, to soil is not demanding.
Ornithogalum (Ornithogalum) is best planted in a sunny location
Lumbago
Better known as sleep-grass. It has straight stems and leaves are covered with fine hairs. Plant height and 50 cm. The flowers are large in the form of bells, white, golden, purple, purple or silver. There are many kinds of lumbago (photo on the Internet demonstrate their diversity):
- disclosed;
- spring;
- ordinary;
- Chinese;
- meadow;
- doubtful.
The optimal place for the landing of lumbago (sleep-grass) - dry soil
Backache like dry soil. So they can live together in the Alpine hills and rockeries. There have biases that do not allow water to stay. I feel fine these flowers in the field or in light shade.
Plantain
Previously, this plant was removed from the site as a weed. But deliberate planting plantain are increasingly used in decorating sites. For example, Variegata variety has variegated leaves. With the help decorate alpine slides, it tracks in the garden. Sunlight and moderately nutritious, well-drained soil - all you need to plantain. Photos of using this plant in the garden design ideas to prompt landing options.
Variegata leaves of the plantain have a two-tone variegated color
fescue sizaya
It has a very narrow and sharp spectacular blue-gray leaves which form short (60 cm) lush bush. It looks great on the Alpine hills. It blooms in summer gray-green buds in the form of soft brooms. Fescue sizaya loves heat, sunlight and well-drained soil. The composition of the alpine coaster will get a lively look, thanks to silver-colored fescue (photo proof).
Fescue sizaya often used for landscape design
Edelweiss Alpine
This romantic plant will be the highlight of any rock garden or rockeries. Low, about 20 cm, with yellowish peduncles inflorescences-baskets. But the special Adorable give Edelweiss leaves. Their form in the shape of a star of silver-gray color looks great in landscape landscapes. This flower loves the light, so his place on the top of the hill.
It is interesting! Edelweiss is considered a flower of fidelity and love. According to legend, he grew up on the rocks, from which rushed to the boy and girl in love, in order to avoid separation.
Edelweiss usually planted at the top of the alpine coaster
campion
Popularly called the "Dawn". It refers to a perennial herb. It feels great near water. It used mainly for mixborders. For suitable low-growing alpine alpine campion (photo shows a red-pink flowers of this species in rock gardens). This plant requires regular watering moderate. Transplanted to another place it should be in 3-4 years.
Bright pink blossoms Campion Viscaria
Linen
Depending on the type may be many years, annual plant or shrub. In decorative purposes is used about 25 species. Mainly for decoration of the Alpine hills used macranthon linen. Photos of flowers of different varieties (blue sky, Salmon Charm, Crimson charm, clear eyes) will help you choose a plant in accordance with personal preferences.
Flowering flax gentle perfectly looks on a background of stones. The height of the large-stem species is about 60 cm. The plant likes a well lit or lightly shaded places with poor soil loose.
Flax has about 25 varieties and species
Bloodroot
Or rhizomatous herbaceous plants, dwarf shrubs can grow. Type determines the period of growth (annual and perennial), and the height of the stems. There are high (up to 1.5 m), and their use for flower beds and hedges. Low and creeping species planted in rock gardens and rockeries. There are pink, purple cinquefoil. Photo examples of the use of plants in horticulture prompt options landings. Flowering period from May to July.
For the alpine garden is better to choose stocky bloodroot
primrose
Under natural conditions, these flowers prefer shady places on the slopes, in the crevices of the rocks in the vicinity of the bushes and trees. Therefore primrose well take root among the rocks rockeries or alpine hill. In primrose landscape designers are popular because of the variety of species and colors.
Primrose flowers may have the most diverse color
Iberis
About 30 species of this genus combine annuals, perennials and shrubs. Flowering period May-June. Inflorescence in Iberis can be pink, purple, white color. Ornamental varieties may have a red color. In the care of a plant unpretentious, likes dry loose soil. Open areas, sun or partial shade - the best place for Iberis. Photo decorating rock gardens Iberis the organic exhibit this plant on a stone background.
Flowers Iberis look great on the alpine hill
Solomon's Seal
Perennial herb of the lily family. It has an arc-shaped stem, large leaves and white flowers in the form of small bells. Solomon's seal in the photo can be seen that their placement along the stem gives the impression of a gentle dew. Plant height and 60 cm. Solomon's seal loves damp, but without standing water, soil. Alpine hill - a perfect place for it.
Solomon's seal has long stems with small white flowers
Stonecrops (sedum)
Has more than 500 kinds of flowers do not like each other. It can grow as perennials and low shrubs. Inflorescence in stonecrops as umbrellas or single, color - the most diverse. I love the sun, but quite comfortable feel and shaded areas. Stonecrops undemanding to the soil do not require high humidity and can grow even on rocky slopes.
The diversity and simplicity makes them indispensable in the decoration of mixborders, Beautification of rock gardens and rockeries. In the photo stonecrops different species shows how multifaceted and original are these plants.
Sedum (stonecrops) is used for decoration and alpine mixborders
Alyssum rock
Another suitable plant for alpine slide can be named alissum rock. Here are a few varieties of this plant:
- plenum has a small height and small double flowers;
- kompaktum growing up to 18 cm and has a smaller inflorescences;
- tsitrinum - low alyssum with yellow flowers;
- golden wave also has yellow flowers. Plant height reaches 20 cm.
Flowers Alyssum rock have a strong pleasant aroma. The very compact plant likes a well-lit areas, fertile soil and good drainage. Between hot stones in a well-fertilized soil gives abundant greenery.
Alyssum rock looks nice on the Alpine hills and rockeries
rejuvenated
In people, the plant is called "rose stone" for an unusual original look. A translated from Latin means "ever-living". One of the most used in the decoration of alpine plant species. The shape and magnitude of the young outlets (photo proof) diverse. Color color can be pink, green, yellow, crimson, burgundy. In this case, the same flower, depending on the climatic conditions can change color.
This type of groundcover, growing, creating a unique floral carpet of succulent thick leaves collected in the outlet. Due to the properties of the sheet to absorb the moisture, the plant is resistant to drought and feels great on the rocky slopes.
Stone Rose (young) will decorate any rock garden
Mixborders in landscape design: photo design options
Mixborders - a flower garden in the free combination, which are very popular in landscape design. If creating an alpine slide requires a lot of effort, then mixborders be too tough for even novice gardeners. Using the recommendations of experts on plant selection, photo charts mixborders, with their own hands, you can easily decorate track flowering hedges or to delineate the site area.
Thus, the choice of location of the universal flower bed will depend on its intended use. Mixborders used as:
- curbs along the tracks at the site;
- hedges to separate functional areas;
- decorating unsightly areas of the territory;
- inner or outer boundary portion.
Mixborders of perennials at their summer cottage
These criteria are taken into account when selecting plants for mixborders. After all, it can be used as vysokorastuschie and low plant until the ground cover. It looks great mixborders of conifers and shrubs. Schemes of different options can be combined to your taste. For example, very impressive looks mixborder of spherical arborvitae and petunias. Monotone green conifers creates the perfect backdrop for the bright and elegant colors.
Another option may be only mixborder vysokorastuschih plants. As background is planted lush green ferns, and before him - any kind of tall flowers with a bright color, such as Astilbe.
A flower bed of low-growing shrubs and flowers
Three-stage mixborder is a smooth neat rows of different heights colors. It may even be a plant of the same species, but with a variety of color. To create such a flower garden you need to know what level of growth reach the flowers. The same must also their flowering period.
Useful advice! any plan parterre taking into account the height of an adult plant.
You can also frame the mixborder round the same size self-colored stones pale colors. Their monochrome create the desired contrast and emphasize the game paints a flower bed.
Mixborders can be supplemented by small stones
Exotic looks mixborder green plants such as ferns, Dracaena, Zelenchuk, Solomon's seal, agloanema krasnolistaya. This composition is devoid of variety of colors of flowering plants. But her charm in the contrasts between the different shades of green and interspersed with red and white elements.
If you want to emphasize the brightness or unusual color of a particular plant, it is best to limit a single row of a flower bed. An excellent example would be the number of Imperial grouse (picture color transmits all such grandeur mixborders).
Flower bed of pink and white petunias
Low-growing plants would be better to plant in rows, so that they did not look poor and created a solid composition of the hedge. Examples include ground cover plants or mixborders of decorative cabbage.
Plants for mixborders, the scheme of their landings
If you do not plan every year to change the style of mixborders, you should populate it perennials. They are not demanding of care, and a variety of species and varieties to satisfy even the most discerning gardener. Prompt how to create mixborders of perennials photo diagram labeled landing site of a plant.
Scheme mixborders 1 - hydrangea; 2 - Potentilla fruticosa; 3 - Spiraea japonica; 4 - Alchemilla mollis; 5 - Juniper Sky rocket; 6 - aster Blaubux; 7 - Alpine aster; 8 - Veronica Armenian; 9 - Dianthus deltoides; 10 - delphinium; 11 - a giant onion
If you want every year to change drastically change the look of your flower beds, included in the composition bulbs and annuals. With the help of ground cover plants create a common background and ornamental grasses and deciduous shrubs bring a natural harmony in the overall composition.
When choosing plants, be sure to take into account periods of flowering, to flower garden looked unkempt and inorganically. Competent selection cultures Mixborders provide continuous flowering and elegant appearance. Some photos mixborders with intense flowering species attract a variety of colors. But here you need to know when to stop and not to overload the flower garden a lot of colors.
Scheme create mixborders from coniferous shrubs
Construction of the classic stages mixborders
It is no secret that the end result depends on personal preference and inspiration flower garden creator. But there are basic steps for creating a classic mixborders, that should be read in order to achieve the most beautiful type:
- The landing of the main (skeletal) slow-growing plants (shrubs and conifers). It may be a juniper, dwarf species tui, pines, elderberry, jasmine, white turf.
- Filling flower garden perennials. How to create mixborders of perennials, diagrams and color names can gradually explore the sites of gardeners or landscapers. Basically it is a plant of medium height, whose purpose is to decorate the stems growing from behind the bushes.
- Supplement picture annuals and bulbs. They land on an empty space in front of perennials. Be sure to include primroses, which will fill the spring mood mixborders with the first sunny days.
Construction of a flower garden with his own hands
Whatever your idea of a landscape site design, keep in mind that to create a beautiful flower garden or hill quite possibly yourself. Arm yourself with the necessary tools, review photos and diagrams mixborders or rock gardens, pick your favorite plants and safely get to work. You see, and soon your site will boast manicured unique landscape design, created with his own hands.
