The presence of free space on the site can push the owner to the idea of creating additional decorations. With this role, decorative shrubs will perfectly cope - their use in landscape design will make it possible to embody the most daring and interesting ideas.
Where it is better to plant trees and shrubs, and which plants to choose for creating original compositions, today will tell the "House of Dreams".
Decorative shrubs
Shrubs on the site: principles of the choice of the site of the
When selecting a site, three important points should be borne in mind:
- firstly, shrubs are perennial and they will live in the allotted space for more than ten years, therefore it is necessary to immediately evaluate how busy the plantationsthe site may be affected by further re-planning;
- secondly, many "green" in the ultimatum form their demands on natural conditions. They should be taken into account so that the heart does not bleed with blood at the sight of the juniper burning in the sun or dying in the deaf shadow of the forcing. In addition, many varieties of ornamental shrubs do not tolerate dry and cold winds;
- third, a small bush, planted next to the path, is able in a few years to become a serious obstacle to move around the site, that is, take into account the need for the size of an adult plant.
Orientation - north
Before planting plants capable of exceeding 1.5 m in height, one must consider an intangible but important aspect, namely the shadow that they cast:
- Specialists advise planting low-growing shrubs on the southern side of the garden, high - on the northern.
- To avoid problems with neighbors who may also need sunlight, trees should be planted at a distance of three meters from the fence, and bushes - one and a half meters.
- Near the fence and from the north side of the house you can plant low shade-tolerant shrubs for the garden.
- The photophilous, which are flowering and fruit-bearing plants, should be placed so that they receive afternoon beams.
- To facilitate the planting plan, it is advisable to draw an approximate "shadow" map of the site. The seedlings are determined by the "southern" side, on which the branches are longer and thicker. If you combine the south of the acquired young and the south of the site, the bush will settle down faster.
Coniferous trees and shrubs photo
Coniferous decorative shrubs
How to make compositions from ornamental shrubs
Beauty and benefits
Shrubs can carry a practical function, being a green hedge, curb or natural protection of other plants from the sun and wind.
A hedge of fast-growing shrubs can not only cover a not very picturesque fence, but also ensure the inaccessibility of the garden - what are the thorns of hawthorn and barberry! Such hedges can be cut or left their natural form. It is important to determine during the first year or two of the life of the chosen ward, as older plants can be poorly pruned.
Border use more often for bordering paths, planting low bushes. As a garden ornament, a single planting, the so-called tapeworm, is often used."Hydrate", spiraea, rhododendron can "salt".Some plants outside the flowering period in a single planting may look awkward, so they are used in a composition of three or more plants.
Decorative trees and shrubs photo
What bushes to plant in the country house
Good neighbors
To avoid unhealthy competition within the group, you should pick up bushes that fit well with each other. The science of composing a composition from decorative shrubs is rather complicated, so it is better to turn to the established practice.
Specialists, for example, offer the following combinations:
- reddish barberry - medium or rhododendron;
- lilac - Japanese quince or chubushnik or honeysuckle of Maaka or rhododendron;
- spirea - hydrangea or mahonia.
Beautifully flowering shrubs for the garden( to the south) advantageously combine with coniferous plants, such as thuja western and ornamental forms of juniper( to the north).
Decorative shrubs to give photos
Flowering shrubs for cottages and gardens photo
Green dozen
The assortment of shrubs is undoubtedly great, but in Russian conditions it is limited to winter hardiness. So, a dozen of the most popular barberries Tunberg opens. Hawthorn photophilous, prickly and smelly with flowering, but with edible fruits. Also, the fruits of quince are edible, but the wolfberry is beautiful, but poisonous. Juniper has 70 varieties, very different in form. Rhododendron in the beauty of flowering can compete with roses. Lilac Hungarian - unpretentious, blossoms a month later than usual. Spirea - an amazingly beautiful deciduous shrub with white, pink, red or crimson flowers. Forsythia blossoms when all other plants are just starting to turn green, including herself. Chubushnik is wrongly called jasmine, its winter hardiness depends on the variety. Camellia blooms with large flowers from autumn to mid-spring, some varieties can withstand temperatures of minus 20 ° C.
Beautiful decorative trees and shrubs for the garden
Decorative shrubs in the landscape design
Beautifully flowering shrubs for the garden Photo
The application of ornamental shrubs in landscape design is especially popular in Japanese gardens. They also touched the art of topiary - the creation of green sculptures.
Decorative shrubs for garden photos
Decorative shrubs for topiary
Decorative shrubs for garden
If you wish, you can recreate any picture by viewing compositions from shrubs in different gardens, parks, in cottages. But it is always more interesting to create something of your own, original and unique. Create and decorate your site yourself!
