Decoration of the flower bed on the site
. The luxuriant flower beds and elegant flower beds in the beloved dacha require not only physical efforts, but also knowledge on their creation, registration and maintenance in the proper form.
Flower garden or flower bed
What is the difference between a flower bed and a flower bed? Many of the novice summer residents are confused in these terms. This is not surprising, because there is no clear definition.
A flowerbed is often referred to as an elevated or flat piece of land that has a strict shape. For planting plants within the flowerbed itself, clear shapes, including geometric ones, are also characteristic. The most common and popular option is a round or rectangular flower bed. This type of planting is a characteristic feature of urban ornamental plantings and parks. Their clear form is perfectly combined with straight paths, fountains, well-groomed bushes and trees.
The flower garden can have any outlines. It looks more natural and natural, often used in gardens and parks of natural type. The flower garden allows a more free choice of plants than the flowerbed.
Creating beautiful flower beds and flower gardens requires the right selection of plants, not only for general requirements for growing conditions, but also for such parameters:
- Harmonious combination of colors .
- Correct choice of height and dimensions .When planting plants, you need to consider how fast they grow.
- Timing of flowering .A flower bed of annuals can consist of plants blooming at the same time. In this case, after the blossoming, it is planted again. Perennials are usually picked up on a different principle - the plants take turns blooming all season.
Types of flower beds
There are several types of flower beds with specific features:
- Regular, or geometric .Such forms of planting were very popular at the time of Versailles. French park style requires a strict selection of plants in terms of flowering and size, as well as in color. All plants in such a flowerbed are planted according to a clear pattern and form a specific pattern.
Such flowerbeds with their own hands create quite rare, as they are difficult to care for and troublesome to plant.
- Irregular, or natural .In these plants planted more freely, most often in groups of at least 3 - 5 pieces to create a spectacular color patch. They are actively used perennial plants, selected by the principle of continuous flowering.
- Elevated, or high .They consist of a fence and an internal part, covered with fertile soil and planted with plants. The fence can be made of various materials. You can make a flower bed in the country house from stone, wood, brick.
Beautifully looks a high flower bed of wild stone, in the intervals between which ampel or climbing plants are planted. This type of beautiful flowerbeds can also be used for growing vegetables, strawberries or herbs and herbs.
- The monoclub consists of plants of the same species and color. It creates a spectacular catchy color spot.
- The vertical structure of the is constructed from special containers placed on top of each other and filled with a nutrient substrate. In the intervals between the containers a variety of plants are planted, mostly ampel and curly, having a descending form.
A vertical flower bed for flowers in the cottage can be supplemented with flowering plants and berries, for example, garden strawberries, giving beautiful shoots - mustaches.
How to make a simple flower bed
The easiest way is to create a flower bed for flowers in a simple geometric shape. The round slightly raised flowerbed among the lawn or in front of the house looks very impressive, and for the creation does not require much effort.
- Choose the appropriate place for .There should not be stagnant water. Avoid very shady places - most plants love light.
- To mark the circular bed is extremely simple. It will take only two pegs and a rope. One peg is driven into the center of the future structure, and the second peg tied to a tight rope, outlines the contours of the future circle.
- Make sure that the soil is good for water passing .If the soil is too dense, remove its surface layer, make a drainage and fill in fresh fertile and loose soil. You can give the flowerbed a round convex shape, pouring in its center a larger layer of the earth than at the edges. So the plants will look more effective, especially if you choose low-growth or creeping species.
- Add a long-lasting integrated fertilizer to the surface layer. This will prolong the flowering and attractiveness of the flowerbed, make it easier for yourself to care for plantings.
- Carefully remove all weeds, stones and debris.
- Plant such a flowerbed from the center. It often places a so-called focal plant. It can be a beautiful bright flower or an attractive leafy plant, for example, yucca. Sometimes a garden statue or a vase is placed in the center of the flowerbed.
- Place all the plants according to the scheme.
- Pour in the planting, loosen the empty spaces so that the crust does not form.
- The edge of the flower bed can be framed with small stones, pebbles, wooden rods or special ready low flower fences.
How to make a flower bed of old tires
Make a flowerbed in the country from the tools at hand is the easiest way, using old discarded tires. There are several work options:
- Just use the tire as the frame of the future flowerbed.
- To manifest a fantasy and create not just a flower garden, but a real work of landscape art.
The simplest flower bed is made from a conventional tire, which is installed in the chosen place. If there is a dense soil under the future flower bed, the water will not be absorbed when watering the plants, but it will become ugly to spread out in all directions, washing the substrate out of the tire. To prevent this from happening, dig up the soil under the tire, slightly dipping it into the ground. Or make a shallow pit and fill it with gravel for drainage. Install the tire, fill it with soil and plant the plants.
Of several put one on one tire you will get a beautiful high flowerbed. Tires can be painted in different colors or give them the shape of a flower, a cup and even a swan. Of the used tires with a soft erased protector, you can easily cut out a variety of shapes. Turning out this tire, you get a free and elegant form for the flower bed in the country from the improvised means.
How to make a multi-tiered flower bed
Another type of spectacular planting at the cottage is a multi-tiered flower bed for growing ampel plants. You can create it from suitable containers of different shapes, finished forms, tires, boards, stone, even broken furniture. The main condition - planting should be placed in tiers, one above the other.
- First a playground under the flower bed.
- The first tier is built. It should be the strongest and most stable - it will have the weight of the whole structure.
- The following tiers are placed one above the other so that there are spaces left to fill with soil.
- The selected "pockets" with the ground are planted the selected plants.
- The multi-tiered flower bed is poured step by step, starting from the very top.
Plastic bottle bottles
If you have a whole collection of plastic bottles, do not throw them away. They will form the basis of the original design for your dacha.
How to make a flower bed or flower garden in the country from such strange material? Bottles are used in different ways, depending on their size. From large containers can get an original flower bed of plastic bottles. They are put on one side and cut out one of the walls. This will be the upper part of the flower bed, and the container itself - the capacity for the land. From several bottles it is possible to make a decorative composition, for example, a smart children's train. Or paint the bottles, giving them the look of funny little animals. Such a decorative garden very happy children. Plant in a container of unpretentious plants, remembering that they have a limited amount of land.
Another version of the flower bed of plastic bottles - a kind of "high beds", the frame of which is created from a series of bottles dug down plastic bottles. They can be painted in different colors or filled with colored powders. Such fences are very durable and elegant, they can be used not only for flowerbeds, but also for a comfortable and beautiful garden.
Another type of symbolic planting is the "eternal flowerbed" from the same bottles of different colors dug into the ground. Their bottoms resemble flowers. Such a decorative detail will adorn the dacha in late autumn or winter.
Plastic bottles can be an inexhaustible source of various decorating ideas for your site.
Brick bricks
Brick bricks are a classic option for villas. The simplest design - plantings, laid on the perimeter of a brick in an arbitrary form."Advanced" option - a brick laid on top of each other at an angle and half buried in the ground. But the bed of bricks can be much more interesting and complicated.
Such a flower bed is laid out according to a pre-calculated scheme.
- The contour of the future structure is marked.
- Dig a pit and fill with drainage( gravel, pebbles and sand).
- Walls made of bricks are being built. The first rows are not fastened with solution. This is done to free the flow of excess moisture and eliminate stagnation of water, which can lead to the death of plants.
- The following rows are laid on the cement slurry.
- If the flower garden is high, it is advisable to slightly tilt the masonry inside so that the earth does not "kick" it out.
- The finished product is left for about a week to build a mortar and strengthen the masonry.
- The soil is filled into the mold and left to sit down.
- According to the marked scheme plants are planted.
- Water the flower bed.
Photo of flowerbeds at the dacha
Even if you have never planted flowers in your life, a photo of the flowerbeds in the cottage will tell you ideas how this can be done. Use only those options that will suit your climatic conditions. It is better for beginners to plant annual, unpretentious plants. Care of them is needed minimal, and they bloom very brightly, long and effectively.
Important details
Before starting work at the dacha, you need to think carefully about what you want to get as a result. To ensure that your plantings do not look chaotic and do not look like a motley patchwork quilt, plan your flower beds and flower beds in advance, decide on the choice of plants.
In order to succeed the season, needs to be taken into account several important factors. :
- Plants on beds and flower beds should be selected not only in height and size of the bush, but also in the degree of growth. Otherwise, the flower bed will have to be reworked the next year.
- All plantings should be combined in color. This does not mean that the entire garden should become monophonic, just do not use more than three primary colors in one planting. They can be diluted with white, tones of greenery or different shades of basic plant colors. In this case the flower beds and flower beds will look harmonious.
- Remember that cold tones visually remove objects, and warm ones move closer.
- Choose plants so that your garden is buried in flowers all season, from early spring to late autumn.
- Beforehand, take care of the layout of the site and the layout of flower beds and flower beds.
Such preparatory work is well done in the winter, slowly considering all the details of future work.
