So, before you start creating a flower bed of perennials, draw a planting scheme. What should be considered? Plant height. If a flower garden is planned along a wall or fence, taller plants are assigned ...
So, before you start creating a flower bed of perennials, draw a planting scheme. What should be considered?
Plant height. If a flower garden is planned along a wall or fence, taller plants are given a place in the background.
When planting a flower bed in the center of the lawn, tall plants should be in the middle.
Neighborhood. Arrange the plants so that they do not interfere with their neighbors or overshadow each other.
Keep in mind that they will grow over time. Empty spaces can be successfully filled with beautiful flowering annuals.
Colors. If you want your flower bed to be beautiful, consider its color scheme.
To do this, it is good to have a color combination scheme, according to which you can make successful compositions.
You can choose colors either by contrast (opposite colors in the scheme are selected), or by neighbors (neighboring shades).
Flowering time. This is very important stage... Before even planning the planting of perennial flowers, it is necessary to determine when a particular plant is blooming.
And if you need to create a flower bed continuous flowering, then the plants should be selected in such a way that every month there are Beautiful colors and shades.
Also, think about how certain plants will look after they have faded.
Some of them will lose their decorative effect, while others will retain their attractive appearance. Plants with large leaves will save the situation.
Perennials by flowering time
March
- Crocuses
- Hellebores
- Snowdrops
April
- Daffodils
- Erythronium european
- Muscari
- Hyacinths
- Tulips
- Lilies of the valley
- Primrose
- Workers
- Pansies
- Shrubs - jasmine and lilac
June
- Petunia
- Delphinium
- Begonia
- Lilies
- Daylilies
- Peonies
July
- Hydrangea
- Echinacea
- Carnation
- Marigold
- Lavender
August
- Phlox
- Asters
- Gladioli
September
- Sedum
- Anemones
- Violets
- Pennisetum foxtail
- Skeleton purple
October
- Salvia
- Kobei
- Floribunda
- Snapdragon
- Chrysanthemums
November
- Aloe leaf yucca
- Marigold
- Abelia cupflower
A flower bed of continuous flowering from perennials of the scheme
Ecology of consumption. Every summer resident would dream that his garden would smell sweet and please with a beautiful view for as long as possible. The scheme of a flower bed of perennials of continuous flowering will make it possible to bring this idea to life and enjoy the beauty and smell of the planted flowers throughout the summer.
Every summer resident would dream that his garden would smell sweet and please with a beautiful view for as long as possible. The scheme of a flower bed of perennials of continuous flowering will make it possible to bring this idea to life and enjoy the beauty and smell of the planted flowers throughout the summer.
Basic moments
The question of how to create a flower bed of continuous flowering can lead a novice gardener to a dead end, but experienced summer residents know that the secret of its creation is very simple. When drawing up such a flower garden and selecting plants, you just need to know exactly in what period they will bloom. By planting several varieties on the same bed, which will gradually replace each other, you do not have to worry about the area looking untidy or empty.
Some may think that this is a fairly simple job. Indeed, after all, nothing is easier - to plant flowers with different periods flowering and just enjoy the work done. But at this moment it is important to take into account all the nuances of such flower beds. First of all, take into account that for each planting it is necessary different care, excellent degree of watering, illumination, soil condition and much, much more. Therefore, when planning a mixborder, you need to select all those varieties that have similar care requirements.
Plants for a flower bed of continuous flowering, as it has already become known, are carefully selected, but even with 5-6 different types of plantings, you can create an amazing and unique mixborder. The main rule, which is important to observe both when drawing up small beds and large lawns, is a more or less accurate calculation of flowering periods. Usually it does not exceed a couple of weeks. In order to somewhat smooth out the moment of wilting of some buds and the blooming of others, some deciduous plants with a high decorative effect must be placed in the garden.
In order to make it easier to navigate, it is better to draw a rough plan on a sheet with a mark of the types of flowers that will grow. So, if you intend to create a flower garden on an extensive open area cottages, then the scheme of a flower bed of continuous flowering perennials should look like this:
- The center of the entire composition should be higher varieties of plantings. It is also permissible here to place plants that do not bloom, but create a decorative effect. However, it is not recommended to concentrate them in one place. It is better to place them evenly in the garden so that they grow in bouquets of flowers.
- The closer to the edge, the shorter the stands should be. At the end of the bed, you can even plant small plants creeping on the ground, which are able to hide the outlines and add visually naturalness.
- When choosing different shades, be sure to observe some compatibility of shades with each other. But at the same time, do not forget about bright spots that can attract attention and thus place accents, making even simple flower bed unusual and bright.
If the placement of the flower garden is supposed to be done near any fence or fence, then tall plantings should be planted closer to it. Their length should also be reduced in accordance with how far the mixborder will go to the site.
Types of plants used
Examples of continuous flowering beds are very different, depending on what effect you want to give the site.
Flower arrangements usually have names that are in tune with the seasons.
Spring tenderness
As you know, many people associate springtime with the growth of the most delicate flowers... Therefore, it is imperative to provide flowers such as daisies, primroses, pansies, daffodils, crocuses, tulips, lungwort. These plants bloom almost the very first and delight all gardeners for at least a month. Gradually by May they are being replaced peonies, late species tulips and daffodils, aquilegia, forsythia, lupines and aquilegia. By the end of this month, hyacinths, imperial hazel grouses, sweet peas, and other types of flowers are gaining strength.
Summer chic
Gradually, one season is replaced by another, and many more species of a variety of flowers can be found in the flower beds. For example, The following plants can be planted:
- Amaranth;
- Marigold;
- Hibiscus;
- Levkoi;
- Zinnias;
- Roses;
- Hydrangeas;
- Liatris;
- Delphiniums.
At the same time, a bed of perennials of continuous flowering should also be made up of different species daylilies and lilies, rudbeckia, monarda, echinacea, lily... The buds of these plants are capable of fragrant almost all summer, if, of course, they are properly cared for. By the way, the empty spaces that appear between them in spring can be sown with annuals. So the usual riot of colors can be diluted with new types of plantings and create more interesting compositions.
Autumn nobility
As the range of summer colors diminishes and the arrival of autumn, it is time for new types of flowers. As you might guess, they already need more coolness than the summer heat, so they perfectly adapt to this time.
In flower beds, they gradually begin to bloom buds of phlox, lobelia, chrysanthemums, cannes, crocus. At the same time, it is possible to achieve re-flowering in some flowers. For example, remontant can again please with beautiful fresh buds. roses, ageratum, carnations, delphinium, begoni I. To do this, it is important to remove the faded petals immediately after the flowers wither, cutting them off with garden shears.
If you want to return the garden to its former bright colors, then you need to find a place for planting seeds of sage, coreopsis, helenium, asters and sedum. At the same time, in the garden, almost until frost, plantings of decorative onions are able to grow, yarrow, craspedia.
Ready-made schemes and ideas
There are many different types flower beds of this kind. It's worth talking about the most spectacular. By the way, a flower bed of continuous flowering with your own hands can turn out to be unique if you develop it yourself.
Create an illusion
For those summer residents who dreamed of decorating their site with the construction of a fountain or stream, but for some reason could not do it, there is an opportunity to build a fake, but very natural "dry" spring.
When working, it is important to take into account all the nuances so that it visually seems that the water is really running.
First of all, you should lay out the channel using oblong pebbles of various sizes. For greater naturalness, it can be dyed blue so that from afar it really seems like it is liquid. At the same time, you can fill the "bed" of our stream with transparent blue beads.
- Bamboo leaf grate. This is not a flowering plant, but in this composition it plays one of the key roles, since it gives the stream a natural look. If you think about it, you will remember that near many sources there are similar types of herbaceous plantings. If there are no seeds of this plant, you can replace it with an ostrich. Both of them have the ability to add volume to the flower garden.
- Bearded irises they land not far from it at the mouth of a brook.
- Lobelia is planted opposite these types of flowers.
- A creeping tenacious similar in the required care is located next to the irises.
- Next, you should provide for a very small distance, at which there will be only pebbles. Immediately after them, on the right side, you can plant Poskharsky's bell. It is not too high and will perfectly fit into the "bed" of our stream.
- Aubriet hybrids can be placed right next to them to provide a smooth transition of shades.
- Along the left edge, right in front of the aubriets, a plant should be planted, which, in addition to bright colors, will also have lush greenery. For example, a large-leaved brunner will become the best choice in this case.
- On the opposite bank of this plant, it will be necessary to plant the styloid bryozoan. Its soft greens add the desired shade and naturalness.
- The composition should be completed with a red creeping tenacious. This is a ground cover planting that will perfectly fit into the whole composition.
- The last plant will not bloom. This can be, as in the first case, a bamboo leaf grate or any other green planting of this kind.
Composition "for the impatient"
Every summer resident would dream of seeing the fruits of his labors as soon as possible. Of course, with perennials it is quite difficult to achieve exuberant flowering in the year of planting, but this can be done. The most important rule when planting this mixborder will be the mandatory choice of a well-lit side in order to provide the plantings with the need for constant heat. This mixborder is best planted near fences. The background, among other things, can also be coniferous stands or a wall.
The scheme of a flower bed of continuous flowering perennials in this case will look like this:
- The background is decorated with different types of stock roses. Here you can make a mix of different shades;
- Decorative sunflower lands near them;
- Icelandic poppies are capable of giving great brightness;
- Gaillardia are located not far from them;
- A bright accent is cardinal lobelia. It will run through most the beds are like a red ribbon;
- Blue shades will add depth. This will require three varieties of flowers. The first is the catnip;
- Next, Poskharsky's bell is planted;
- On the edge you will need to place a blue katananche;
- Red spots will make up the gravilat;
- The sedum plant is able to delight right up to the fall;
- Also, until frost, the summer resident of Heuchera will delight.
All these flowers are matched to each other as well as possible and need general care... Despite the ease of growing, you can really get beautiful flower bed... If there is a blank wall or an ugly structure on the site, then with the help of this composition it can be easily hidden.
Wicket decoration
If your site has a gate with an arch above it, then you can decorate it with flowers so that the structure looks elegant and beautiful throughout the warm season. In this flower garden, all the plantings are selected in this way, so there will be no problems with this.
For the best understanding, you should divide the entire bed into tiers.
- The first will be located at the very bottom, which will allow the curtains to form tightly creeping over the soil. This effect can be achieved if you use Pozharsky's bell (20), cushion aster (3), fox-tailed pinnacle (19), oak sage (9), stonecrop (2), stonecrop creak (5).
- The middle level is based on symmetrically opposite yellow yarrows (16 and 8). In the center on the left, it will already be necessary to arrange flowers that are longer than the first types of plantings. Long-leaved Veronica (7), spikelet liatris (1) and rod-shaped millet (6) work well here. On the right in the center, it will be necessary to arrange plantings related to chamomile-like flowers. It can be brilliant rudbeckia (17), New Belgian (15) and pillow (18) asters.
- The background will already be made up of giant plants that are able to hide the fence and rise above it, if it small size... The sunflower (10) will decorate the flowerbed with bright shades, the stock-rose (9) will dilute the summer riot of colors with delicate burgundy buds. On the right, glossy rudbeckia (14) and David's budley (13) will look best.
- The plants that will braid the arch should be of two colors to add flavor to the entire composition. An excellent solution in this case, it will be the use of a climbing rose (12) on the one hand and Jacqueman's clematis (11) on the other.
The main difference between such a flower bed will be its versatility. She is perfectly able to decorate both stone and wood, forged and other types of fences.
For partial shade
Not every summer resident has the opportunity to arrange a flower garden in a sunny area. The next option is suitable just in the event that partial shade is constantly present in the garden.
The main idea of this composition is to dilute the dull landscape and an effective combination of bright plantings with juicy greens... The unusual combination of shades on the leaves has a function (1). She will delight throughout the warm period of time. Already in May, a magnificent gorgeous dicenter (2) is blossoming, which in any case will look spectacular. In early June, bright yellow-red leaves of red epimedium (3) begin to appear above the flower bed, and next to it is one of the brightest accents - muskarevid lyriope (4).
Starting in May and almost until October, geraniums will create a special mesh pattern (5). Delicate lungwort dilutes these shades (6). In spring, the main accent of the mixborder is the spring navel (7), and it will gradually be replaced by no less soft and delicate shades of violet (8).
Based on the diagrams and material from this article, you can form a beautiful composition of perennial flowers at the dacha, which will delight you with its flowering throughout the summer. Most importantly, follow all the necessary recommendations and adhere to the planting rules. Indeed, when drawing up such a flower bed, it is very important to select those plantings that can get along well next to each other. published
Of course, every garden owner wants to be able to admire its beauty throughout the year. But even in summer period we have to face problems, because the flowering period of some plants planted in flower beds does not differ in duration. After flowering, the plants sharply reduce their decorative effect. It is for this reason that the issue of creating flower beds of continuous flowering becomes relevant. Decorative flower beds of this species, with a competent approach to arrangement and care, allow you to enjoy fragrant bright colors from early spring to late autumn.
How to make a flower bed of continuous flowering with your own hands
For an inexperienced gardener, such a question may seem too complicated, nevertheless, experience shows that in order to successfully resolve the issue, you will need to familiarize yourself with some quite accessible information:
- find out the exact flowering period of plants,
- choose varieties that will bloom one after another throughout the summer,
- plant them in such a way that at any time the flowerbed is evenly covered with flowering plants.
It seems to do all this is not very difficult.
But one very important point should be taken into account: the selected flowers must meet the following set of requirements:
- have the same preference for lighting,
- for their cultivation, soil of the same composition and acidity should be suitable,
- they should have similar preferences for the frequency and intensity of watering.
Of course, plants for such a flower garden will require careful selection, but even if it is possible to find 5-6 suitable species, it will be possible to create a rather attractive and original mixborder.
Since it is impossible to calculate the period of active flowering of plants with perfect accuracy, in order to brighten the moment of wilting of some buds and the opening of others, it is recommended not to plant between flowering plants a large number of deciduous plants, ornamental enough to brighten up the declining flowering period.
For more information about flower beds of continuous flowering and principles of their creation, see the video:
About the dimensions of the beds of continuous flowering
A very important point in the planning of continuous flowering beds is the ability to allocate a large enough space for planting plants. Indeed, in order for flowering plants to be available in a flower bed at any time, a considerable number of different species will need to be planted. Naturally, it will simply not be possible to fit everything in a small area.
In addition, large color spots have a more attractive appearance. Planting single plants will not give that effect. The composition will look fragmented, small accents will be distracting and annoying.
If the site is tiny and it is not possible to break a large flower garden on it, then experts recommend creating several small seasonal flower beds, but you will need to arrange them in such a way that the garden looks attractive at any time.
Continuous flowering flower bed scheme
It will be much easier to translate the idea into reality if you first draw up a project - i.e. sketch out a plan on paper, with an accurate indication of the types of plants and their location in the area allocated for the flower bed.
If the area for planting flowers is large enough, then it is recommended to adhere to following rules... It is better to place taller plants in the central part, ornamental plants can be planted here, they will not please with flowering, but will serve as an attractive background for the opening flowers. They should be arranged more or less evenly on the territory of the flower garden - each of these plants should be surrounded by flowering bouquets.
Low-growing plants should be planted closer to the edges of the flower bed. Near the curb itself, the planting of creeping varieties is allowed. Provided that the flower beds are located on the lawn or lawn, they will help hide the transition line and add naturalness to the picture of a landscaped garden.
Flowers of beds of continuous flowering should also be combined with each other in shades. Consideration should also be given to the presence of bright spots that will attract Special attention and serve color accents in the created composition. It is they who will allow you to give charm to even the simplest flower bed.
If one or two sides of the flower bed will adjoin the fence or wall, then tall crops should be planted closer to them. In areas closer to the edges of the mixborder, smaller plants should be planted.
It is recommended to combine plants with the same flowering time into groups, and not plant them throughout the flower bed, thus avoiding fragmentation of the composition. Usually, the plan of a flower bed provides for the presence of several seasonal groups, which smoothly replace each other.
With this in mind, we can assume that the ideal option would be a free layout, i.e. the nature of the flower bed should not be regular. If the landscape garden is planned according to the principle of straight lines and has strict geometry, then it is still recommended not to squeeze the continuous flowering flower bed into rigid frames, but to do with the creation of seasonal flower beds of a suitable shape and style.
Advice from an expert, perhaps they will help you avoid common mistakes when choosing plants for flower beds:
What flowers can be chosen for continuous flowering beds
The choice of colors is carried out based on the general solution of the landscape garden - the flower bed should fit perfectly into it. In this case, you can use annuals and perennial crops. The best option- a flower bed of perennials, which are complemented every season by colorful annuals with a long flowering period. Ornamental leafy and cereal crops will add originality to flower beds.
Tips from an experienced gardener, perennials blooming all summer long - perfect option for a flower bed:
spring flower bed
Color matching is usually done according to seasonal compositions. Since the flowering period begins in spring, the spring composition should be considered first. Early flowering are usually bulbous plants, their advantage is that some of them do not need an annual transplant.
It is the spring primroses that are considered the most delicate and beautiful. The spring composition may include:
- different colors of primrose,
- errantis and corydalis,
- brunner and anemone,
- liverwort and hellebore,
- amazingly exquisite daisies, distinguished by the duration of flowering,
- bright pansies,
- crocuses and woodlands,
- tulips delighting with the brightness of large flowers and daffodils spreading an amazing aroma.
The flowering of these plants begins on its own in early spring and last for about a month.
Following them, in May, they begin to bloom:
- late varieties of tulips,
- swimsuits and doronicums,
- bright yellow forsythia bushes,
- irises and veronica,
- lupine and catchment, i.e. aquilegia.
During the same month, the flowering of hyacinths, imperial hazel grouses, and sweet peas is gradually gaining strength.
It makes no sense to indicate the exact timing of flowering, they vary depending on the area where the site is located and partially on the conditions, i.e. illumination and moisture content of the soil. But the flowering order of primroses will be the same for both the southern regions and the northern ones.
It should be borne in mind that some plants have varieties with an early and later flowering period, planting different varieties will help keep the flower garden in perfect condition for a long period.
For example, different varieties of astilba in conditions Middle lane bloom throughout June-August, phlox - from the second half of June until the onset of frost, garden geranium - from May to September. Besides, proper care will allow to get re-flowering, in early autumn, of such picturesque crops as delphinium and lupine.
flower bed blooming in summer
With the onset of summer assortment flowering plants increases sharply, it will be difficult to list them all, it makes sense to dwell on those varieties that are suitable for planting in flower beds of continuous flowering.
- phlox and astilbe,
- daisy, lilies and loosestrife,
- daylilies, rudbeckia, erythematosus.
Bells, perennial and biennial, and various varieties of carnations, especially Turkish, are especially popular. Stonecrop is often used as ground cover crops, the flowering of which also occurs in the summer.
Annuals are a great addition to flower beds, on any site you can resort to planting:
- lobellia and allisum,
- zinnias and marigolds,
- snapdragon, levkoy and escholtia,
- petunias, purslane and asters of summer varieties.
Among biennial crops, one should also pay attention to digitalis and tall mallow. It's easy to continue this list if you look at the list of your favorite summer flowering plants.
features of the autumn flower bed
Among the beautifully blooming in autumn period I would like to name plants asters and chrysanthemums, crocus and helenium. They will be beautifully complemented by tall sedum, like a curb plant, ornamental cabbage can be used, it will delight the eye even with the onset of frost, with the onset of cold weather, its leaves will acquire a special brightness.
Can please autumn bloom repair rose - of course, subject to quality care. The timely removal of all wilting flowers will help prolong the flowering of begonia, delphinium, ageratum.
Cereals growing on the flower garden are of particular value in autumn: they are not afraid of frosts, even the first snowfall will not lead to the loss of their attractiveness.
For greater brightness of the autumn flower garden, sage, coreopsis, ornamental onions can be sown on it in advance.
Although gladioli and perennial dahlias look very attractive, planting them in continuous flowering beds is not recommended. These plants are thermophilic and require annual excavation. Moreover, it will be necessary to remove them from the soil before the frost begins. Although other plants during this period will still continue to bloom. Gladioli are best planted separately, they look amazing in flowering state.
Planting these plants will also be problematic - it is required to transfer them to open ground after the threat of nighttime cold snaps disappears. During this period, bulbous perennials will bloom in full swing. Planting work will not be possible without violating the harmony and beauty of the flower bed. If you really like dahlias, you can give preference to annual varieties.
Before proceeding with the creation of a flower bed, it is recommended to decide whether the flower bed will be open for viewing from all sides or whether it will be possible to admire it from one side. Depending on this, the location of tall plants will be determined - they should not be in the foreground and block small flowers.
Since the flowerbed will be large enough in area and wide, it will be necessary to plan in advance the presence of paths and playgrounds on its territory - they will be required to take care of the plants and will simplify the irrigation process. To make the paths look attractive, it is recommended to sprinkle them with mulch, in particular, mulch from bark or chips looks quite attractive.
If you want to create a continuous flowering flower bed of perennials, then in order to ensure flowering in the first year, you will need to choose the most suitable area for plants - well lit by the sun throughout the day, with well warming soil. The best place the landing of such a mixborder will be a strip along a blank fence. In addition, coniferous shrubs planted along the fence can be used as a background.
If the flower garden will be located in a shaded area of the garden, then the plants for it should be chosen exclusively shade-tolerant.
Examples of continuous flowering flower beds with schemes
Examples of flower gardens are very simple and quite complex, with diagrams and detailed descriptions of plants, even with photographs of each of them, you can find quite a few on the net.
Using the recommendations experienced gardeners and specialists, serious mistakes can be avoided, this moment is especially important for novice gardeners, because lack of experience can lead to failures, in terms of the flowering period, the combination of color shades, and difficulties with leaving can also arise.
Complex and simple schemes for flower beds - in the video:
Everyone loves flowers. A flower bed of continuous flowering can give a lot of colors to your garden. Indeed, well, what a charm this blooming flower bed playing with many colors in the country or personal plot! Any summer resident - a florist could justly be proud of such beauty. If such a flower bed is your dream, then opt for perennials, they will only gain strength and beauty from year to year, unlike annuals, which live and bloom for only one year. Caring for perennials is minimal - they need timely pruning, watering and feeding.
In this article, we will present you suitable planting schemes, note some of the nuances, and tell you about perennial plants for flower beds. Let's start with the latter.
Perennial species
Our article will present a diagram of a continuous flowering flower bed for beginners. But first of all, it is worth talking about the flowers that will inhabit such a flower bed. Perennials are divided according to the principle of height - tall, medium and short. Let's consider in detail the last species - undersized plants.
These include plants not exceeding 30 cm in height.They are excellent for creating flower carpets... These are flowers such as:
- Soapy women.
- Carpathian bell.
- Gentian
- Aubriets.
- Aquilegia.
- Phlox.
- Dwarf aster.
There are several rules for planting low-growing perennial plants.
To achieve the lush color of such crops, you just need to plant them on the sunny sides of the site, otherwise you will not see the expected result.
From fertilizers, focus on flower preparations, nitrogen fertilizers will only lead to a set of green mass in flowers.
In order for a visual carpet of flowers to turn out on a flower bed, they must be close to each other.
So that the weeds do not ruin your brainchild, timely weeding of the flower beds is required, in addition to the appearance, this simply will not allow the weeds to drown out your flowers.
Medium-sized perennials.
These are plants with a height of 30-80 cm. They can be planted in a flower bed either alone or in the form of several tiers with short and tall fellows. These include flowers such as -
- peonies,
- yarrow,
- roses,
- daylilies,
- the radiograms are pink.
When planting on a flower bed, you need to leave a place for their further growth, otherwise they will overlap their undersized colleagues.
Tall plants.
These are plants with a height of 80+ cm. Without such giants, you cannot arrange a beautiful multi-tiered flower bed. These are such beauties as:
- stock - roses,
- basilis,
- sloths,
- mallow,
- sinuous sunflowers.
What are the benefits of continuously flowering flower beds? Their features
A bed of continuous flowering perennials has its own characteristics. For example, great blooming flower bed can be obtained only on the sunny side of the site, keep this in mind when choosing a place for a flower garden. After the point in this matter, it is still necessary to zone the place of the future flower bed for each type of plant. Taking into account the nuances of the flowering of perennials, you can easily achieve their lush, beautiful and continuous flowering.
Before planting, it is necessary to fertilize and lighten the soil by adding sand, expanded clay and brick chips, they will serve as leavening agents.
You will have a flower bed with a number of advantages:
- Long-lasting flower garden.
- Weeding, watering and feeding - all the care for such beauty.
- All summer will delight you with its appearance.
- Once you have made an investment in seeds, you will provide yourself with the zest of your personal plot for many years.
- Perennials are picky and can tolerate partial shade, and even shade, if it is not possible to place a flower garden on the sunny side.
- Such a flower bed will not deplete the soil at all, perennials do not suffer from this.
Choosing seasonal plants
First, decide what effect you need on the flower bed, it can be seasons, imitation of a stream, etc. Then you can start choosing the right plants. Let's take an example of a flower bed with the seasons.
Tender spring.
One of the signs of spring is the primroses blooming in the flower bed. These include primroses, pansies, daisies, crocuses, tulips, lungwort, daffodils. Having blossomed first, they will delight you with their flowering for a month. Behind them, already in May, it is worth waiting for flowering late varieties tulips, lupines, peonies, aquilegias, and towards the end of May they are joined by hyacinths, royal hazel grouses, etc.
Summer shift.
In summer, there is a real abundance in terms of flowering plants. Zinnias, levkoi, liatrice, delphiniums, amaranths, hibiscus, roses, marigolds begin to bloom in a violent color.
Plants such as echinacea, lily, monarda, lamb and rudbeckia can also be included. At good care Not only appearance their colors will settle your eyes throughout the summer, but you will also feel their most pleasant aromas.
If suddenly there are gaps between perennials, you can easily fill them with annuals. They will not spoil the appearance of your flower bed at all.
Autumn time.
When the annuals will bloom, but there are still enough warm days of early autumn and Indian summer, these days your flower bed will be decorated with flowering carnations, begonias, ageratum, remontant roses. Planted asters, sage, coreopsis, sedum and helenium will add color to the autumn carpet. And until the very frost, craspedias, ornamental onions and yarrow bloom.
The layout of the flower bed. Simple schemes
It is worth noting that a flower bed of continuous flowering can be created by hand. If your site allows you to make a large flower bed, then its scheme may look something like this:
We plant tall species in the center.
Closer to the edges we place a carpet of low-growing perennials.
But when choosing color combinations, it is important to observe harmony, a symphony of colors. Whenever possible, we express color accents.
If you plan to place the flowerbed closer to the fence, then you should plant tall flowers near it, then harmoniously lower the tiers in the direction from the fence.
We give examples of simple schemes for your flower beds.
Create floral harmony
First, decide on the main colors, then you can already add harmoniously combined shades to them. Usually they take blue or purple colors as a basis, warm and bright shades are added to them.
We give you an approximate combination of colors and shades in the flower beds:
One of the rules is to plant flowers of the same shade. large groups, then they look much better, otherwise the flower bed will not have the look that you would like to see from afar. In terms of shades, they are most often used in blue / yellow or red / green pairs.
If the flower bed is planned to be in a recreation area, then it needs to be made more monochromatic, it is worth focusing on blue with purple or blue with red flowers. This option will soothe and tune in to relaxation after a hard day.
White flowers will perfectly dilute intense colors if necessary, which can become somewhat aggressive in their intensity. As a background, flowers with grayish foliage are most suitable, black flowers will give the flowerbed better outlines, and in general, gray, black and White color but they will perfectly fit into any color symphony.
Whether you are a romantic or a dreamer, a pastel-colored flower bed is a great way to create these moods.
Monochromatic flower beds with different shades of the same color look great.
Beds with warm shades visually decrease, and with cold ones, on the contrary, they increase.
If you plant plants with beautiful foliage on the flowerbed, then it will perfectly decorate the flowerbed before and after the flowers themselves bloom.
More examples of schemes:
It's just great if you yourself developed the scheme of your future flower bed. If you know some of the rules, it will be quite easy to do this. And we will show you the design options for a dry stream, wickets, tell you about options for flower beds in partial shade, or tell you a flower garden with fast-growing plants.
Like a stream
A dry, but beautifully designed stream bed will proudly replace a real source or spring for you. A competent approach to this issue will more than pay off with an amazing effect.
The channel itself is created from elongated pebbles of different sizes, and if you put translucent blue or blue glass beads between them, then the effect of the presence of water will be provided to you!
And now we turn to the design of the channel with plants. A continuous flowering flower bed will fit very well here. Show you approximate scheme landings:
Leaf grate bamboo grows near the water, so its presence will be a harmonious touch in a dry bed. It can be replaced with an ostrich if desired.
Bearded irises will look better at the mouth of your stream.
And opposite them will look great lobelia.
Poskharsky's bell will perfectly fit into the stream bed itself.
Aubriet hybrids can be picturesquely scattered between planted perennials.
On the right, opposite the aubriets, a large-leaved plant will look harmoniously, for example, large-leaved brunner, which also has bright flowers.
Opposite the bruner, it is great to plant the styloid bryozoan.
Closer to the end of the channel, you can place a creeping tenacious.
And the last chord in the floral ensemble can again be the ostrich, or the same bamboo - the leaf grate.
You can add or subtract something in this scheme to your taste, this is just a suitable sample.
Beautiful blooming gate
An arched gate on the site simply asks to decorate it with a frame of flowers. Curly perennials like no one better cope with such a task. By correctly distributing flowers to achieve continuous flowering, the whole summer season your wicket will only change its images with alternating blossoming of flowers.
So, first we divide the flower bed into tiers.
On the first tier, stunted perennials will be located. For example, we will give Pozharsky's bells, sedum squeak, cushion aster, oak sage, rock sedum, fox-tailed pinnacle.
On the middle tier, you can put yellow yarrows, and closer to the gate, arrange the flowers higher, for example, spikelet liatris, long-leaved veronica, rod-shaped millet. To the right of the gate, we will plant chamomile-like flowers - pillow aster, New Belgian or brilliant rudbeckia.
And we decorate the last tier with tall perennials, they can even hide a fence. The stock looks great here - roses, David's budley, sunflowers, as well as glossy rudbeckia.
And now the turn has come, in fact, to the climbing plants, which will be entwined with the wicket arch. Climbing rose on the one hand, and Zhakman's clematis on the other, in the center of the arch they will meet and intertwine.
The material of the fence is completely unprincipled for such designs; these flowers will adorn any base.
Fast growing plants in flower beds
After winter, I especially want to quickly rejoice in spring colors, and of course, flowers. We are looking forward to the blooming of primroses. In the first year, perennials will not bring you such joy, but from the second year you can already rely on them with might and main, especially if your flower garden is located on a warm and sunny side, near a fence, or against a wall, as well as next to conifers.
The scheme of such landings differs little from the above, but still has its own zest.
- We plant the upper tier with multi-colored stock - roses.
- A sunflower will look harmonious next to them.
- Icelandic poppies will feel great on the middle tier.
- Gaillardia can be planted next to them.
- Put bright accent you will be helped by a cardinal lobelia, located throughout the flower bed.
- The whale will add a noble blue color to the flower bed.
- Next, we place Poskharsky's bells.
- Along the edge we start up the blue katananche.
- Gravilat will enhance the presence of undersized plant representatives.
- The sedum blooms and pleases you until autumn, so its presence in the flowerbed is also necessary.
- Heuchera will complement the entire floral arrangement.
The same care for all representatives of the flora will greatly facilitate your country life... And behind the flower garden there may be an unpresentable structure or fence disguised by it.
Do flower beds grow in partial shade
Well, there is no suitable open and sunny place for a flower bed on your site, but you want to have flowers, what to do? Walk past neighboring lots and admire their flowers? But no, in partial shade, you can also form at correct selection a very nice little bed.
The secret of this composition lies in the right combination of colors and simple greenery. The function will perfectly cope with the function of pleasant greenery, and the magnificent bleeding center will take on the role of background flowers, it begins to bloom in May, and has a very presentable appearance. The red epimedium is also useful for the same background purposes.
Liriope muscaria on the middle layer will be the background plant.
In custody.
We have given you only relative schemes, you can easily, having understood the principle of their formation, you can make and implement your schemes and your flower beds, they will then be original and in singular for the whole district. In general, with our instructions, you will definitely be able to create a flower bed of continuous flowering.
You can also watch a video on this topic: A flower bed of continuous flowering.
The borders of the island beds are smooth, beautiful shape closed curved lines, oval shape.
Most large plants planted in the central part, low - along the borders.
What perennials to use?
To pick up plants with pink flowers is a simple task, there are many of these among the most popular garden plants - roses, carnations, lilies, phlox, astilbe.
For a flower garden of minimal care, decorative stability is desirable throughout the season, that is, the plant should always look good, never look untidy, desirable long flowering and interesting seasonal effects (autumn color of foliage, fruits, etc.).
In addition, a perennial should be non-aggressive and unpretentious (not require frequent feeding, dividing, pruning, shelter, etc.), be resistant to pests and diseases.
The overwhelming majority of perennials do not bloom for long, but you should not be sad about it: it is more correct to enjoy every moment of garden beauty, its charm lies in continuous variability. In this flower bed, something will bloom all the time, it is especially effective in July.
The blue delphiniums are the premieres of this flower bed. In the conditions of the Moscow region, they bloom for a month: the whole of July, starting from the end of June. The candle-shaped inflorescences of the delphinium give the flower garden a special expressiveness, but after flowering they must be removed. If the stems are completely cut off, the delphiniums will bloom again in the fall, but this flowering will worsen the flowering of the next year, so it is better to cut off only the inflorescences that have appeared. Any "daisies" look good next to the delphinium, here they are echinacea.
The brightness of the composition is given by the red lupins planted in front of the delphiniums, the meter-long Abendglut variety with dark red flowers in racemose inflorescences up to 40 cm long. It blooms from June for a month, if you remove the flowering inflorescences, and again in August. Bright phloxes in pink tones support summer elegant flowering. In the center of the composition is planted a changeable highlander - a huge, constantly decorative sustainable perennial.
- Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea);
- phlox paniculata (Phlox paniculata);
- host (Hosta), Hanky-Panky cultivar;
- lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus), cultivar Abendglut;
- sedum telephium, or hare cabbage, (Sedum telephium), variety Matrona;
- cuff (Alchemilla mollis);
- hybrid delphinium (Delphinium x hybrida)
During the growth period, the delphinium needs a large amount of nutrients... The first time it is fed with a shoot height of 10-15 cm with a complex mineral, even better - liquid organic fertilizer; the second time - during the budding period - use a fertilizer with a large proportion of potassium and phosphorus; the third - immediately after flowering - with potassium-phosphorus fertilizer without nitrogen for laying powerful buds of renewal. Each feeding should be accompanied by abundant watering - there are no exceptions to this rule. With a shoot height of 20-30 cm, to obtain powerful peduncles, thinning of the bushes is carried out, breaking out the shoots in the center of the bush, leaving up to 10 shoots in varieties with small-flowered inflorescences, and up to 5 shoots in multi-flowered ones. The inflorescences are tied up for the first time at a height of 40-50 cm, and the second time - 100-120 cm.
Growing features
- Spring. If necessary, heuchera is divided, this operation is required for her every 2-3 years. At a shoot height of 10-15 cm, the delphinium is fed for the first time, at a height of 20-30 cm, they are thinned out, at a height of 40-50 cm, the stems are tied up - there is a lot of trouble with a delphinium. If you want to make a low-maintenance composition in the garden, exclude it from your "repertoire".
- Summer. The largest perennial in this composition is the changeable mountaineer. It is interesting from the moment it emerges from the ground, acquires a special decorative effect from the end of June - beginning of July during flowering, which lasts until mid-August. Huge fragrant panicle inflorescences of small white flowers look like white clouds, and after flowering, its fluffy panicles remain decorative. This mountaineer is unpretentious, hibernates without shelter, grows well on any soil. The greenish-yellow flowers of the cuff delight from June to August, its velvety leaves are always beautiful. Lupine blooms during June. Delphiniums in the Moscow region bloom throughout July, starting at the end of June. We must constantly look after them - feed and tie them up. Beginning in July, echinacea blooms and heuchera leaves are always beautiful. The ochiner Maggopas is decorative from the moment of its appearance in the spring with grayish-green leaves reddening along the edge on purple stems. The popular Hanky-Panky host planted here grows well in shade, partial shade and open areas. This is one of the first so-called "tricolor hosts" - its leaves are olive green, and the middle of the apple-green leaf is bordered by a snow-white stripe.
- Autumn. In September, light pink inflorescences at the purifier Matrona. With the arrival of frost, all perennials are cut off, except for heuchera, of course.
Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea)
Height 1 m.
Large inflorescences with a diameter of 13 cm - pink-purple petals around a convex bump.
Phlox paniculate
Height 0.7 m.
Lush paniculate inflorescences of pink flowers, stems black-purple.
Blooms in July
Hosta, Hanky-Panky cultivar
In an olive green leaf, the middle of the color of an apple green is bordered by a snow-white stripe.
Decorative from mid-June until frost
Highlander mutable (Polygonum polymorpha)
Height up to 2 m
Lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus), cultivar Abendglut
Height 1 m
Red flowers in racemose inflorescences up to 40 cm long
Blooms from June for a month, with the removal of faded inflorescences again - in August
Height 40 cm
Grayish green, reddish leaves on purple stems, light pink inflorescences in September.
Cuff (Alchemilla mollis)
Height 30 cm
Velvety leaves, greenish-yellow flowers from June to August
Height 30 cm
Very dark black-purple leaves, blooms from June for two months Ornamental leafy plant
Delphinium hybrid (Delphinium x hybrida)
Height up to 2 m
Blue flowers in a huge pyramidal inflorescence
Flower garden with perennials in white and blue tones
White flower garden - cleanliness and tranquility, freshness and elegance. You cannot create it simply by planting plants with white flowers in one place. Plants with gray, silver and white-variegated leaves - with a white border or center, with white spots or patterns, will make it exciting and expressive.
The white color is especially bright against the background of dark green leaves.
Try to get the right balance between the amount of white and green. For a white flower garden, the structure, the contrast of the forms of plants, the shapes and textures of the leaves are even more important than for any other. The famous English creator of mixborders advised including small accents of blue in white flower beds.
You can experiment by adding a small amount of lemon yellow or pale orange instead of blue. If it seems to you that such a flower garden still lacks white, you can increase its amount with the help of small architectural forms: white bench, arch, pergola, flowerpot or sculpture.
Flower garden scheme 3 x 4 m
- Fassen's catnip (Nepeta x faassenii);
- panicled phlox (Phlox paniculata), grade "New";
- host (Hosta);
- hybrid delphinium (Delphinium x hybrida), variety Elegans;
- molin "Variegata" (Molinia coerulea var. variegata);
- sedum telephium, or hare cabbage (Sedum telephium), variety Autumn Charm;
- pearl anaphalis (Anaphalis margaritacea);
- echinacea (Echinacea purpurea)
When creating white compositions, you can use plants of any life form. From trees and shrubs, willow pear, loch-leaved willow, narrow-leaved oak, white grass "Elegantissima", exochord, action, hydrangeas, mock-mushrooms, lilacs, spirea of spring flowering are suitable. There are a lot of perennials with white flowers, these are anemones, aquilegia, asters and, astrantia and bells, cimicifugi, clematis, delphiniums, echinacea, geraniums, irises, lilies, roses, peonies, tulips, daffodils, small bulbous. Suitable leaves for such a flower garden will be provided by hosts, brunners, lungworms and chisetae.
Growing features
- Spring. The composition is planted on a fairly fertile neutral garden soil in a well-lit place protected from the wind. All plants planted here do not require special care, except for delphinium and phlox, which need constant care. Delphinium with a shoot height of 10-15 cm is fed for the first time, at a height of 20-30 cm it is thinned out, at a height of 40-50 cm the stems are tied up. Phloxes also need to be properly fed to get lush bloom, for the first time this is done in the spring - with nitrogen fertilizers during the period of intensive growth. In the spring, it is advisable to mulch the composition, it is not only beautiful, but also very useful for plants.
- Summer. Three types of plants from the previous composition are used here, but white-flowered varieties are selected, these are echinacea, paniculata phlox and sedum. There are many white varieties of echinacea, they differ in height, as well as in the color of tubular flowers that form a "bump" in the center of the inflorescence, it can be brown, red or green.
Phlox paniculata "Novelty" has white flowers with a blue lining, quite in the theme of our composition. Echinacea and phlox bloom starting in July. In the summer, you need to do at least two feeding phlox: during the budding and flowering period, complex fertilizer with a large dose of potassium and phosphorus and after flowering, complex fertilizer with an increased amount of phosphorus to prepare plants for winter. The white-bordered stonecrop Autumn Charm, which has been very decorative from the moment it emerged from the ground, is also appropriate here.
Catnip blooms for a long time - from June to September. Delphiniums in the Moscow region bloom throughout July, starting from the end of June, requiring constant watering, dressing and garter care. A variety with light blue flowers is selected here. Highlander changeable are always decorative, pearl anaphalis (its stem and leaves are white-pubescent, inflorescences are white), "Variegata" molin and blue hosta. This composition needs watering in dry summer.
- Autumn. Autumn Charm blooms in September-October for over a month. With the arrival of frost, all perennials are cut off.
- Winter. In winter, there is nothing to look at in this composition.
Highlander mutable (Polygonum polymorphs)
Height up to 2 m
Large white paniculate inflorescences
Blooms from late June to mid-August, decorative and after flowering
Phlox paniculata (Phlox paniculata), grade "New"
Height 70 cm
White flowers with blue lining
Blooms in July
Fassen's Catnip (Nepeta x faassenii)
Height 50 cm
Small fragrant flowers lavender in long racemose inflorescences
Long bloom - from June to September
Height 50-70 cm
Large, strongly wrinkled blue leaves, white flowers
Decorative all season, blooms in July
Delphinium hybrid (Delphinium x hybrida), variety Elegans
Height up to 2 m.
Light blue flowers with a black center in a huge pyramidal inflorescence.
Blooms from late June for 20-30 days, after flowering is not decorative
Molinia "Variegata" (Molinia coerulea var. Variegata)
Height 50 cm
Leaves with longitudinal stripes of yellowish-cream color, white spikelets
Decorative throughout the season
Telephium ochiner, or rabbit cabbage (Sedum telephium), variety Autumn Charm
Height 40 cm
White edging on each leaf, flowering in September-October for more than a month Decorative from the moment it emerges from the ground
Anaphalis pearl (Anaphalis margaritacea)
Height 40 cm
Stem and leaves are white pubescent, inflorescences are white
Decorative throughout the season
Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea)
Height 1 m
Large inflorescences consisting of white petals around a huge orange-green "bump"
Blooms from late July to September
Flower garden with perennials in pink and purple tones
Pink is considered a feminine color: even the color of the dowry for newborn girls is pink. Psychologists say that for two women out of three, this is the most favorite color. In nature, it occurs quite often, pleasing to the eyes, sweetly combined with in green foliage, especially with dark green leaves.
Combinations of pink flowers with gray-green and bluish-green leaves look sophisticated. Relating to pastel colors, calm pink, like blue and pale yellow, visually enlarges the size of the garden, blurring the boundaries of flower arrangements. Pink poses in the garden romantic mood, a sense of harmony and tranquility. Interspersed with silvery-gray foliage and white flowers will add sophistication to such compositions.
Combination of pink flowers varying degrees saturation is a win-win option, the combination of pink flowers with dark purples looks luxurious. In the gray garden, Gertrude Jekyll used pink and lilac flowers to combine with gray leaves.
The scheme of a flower garden with perennials 3 x 4 m
- highlander changeable (Polygonum polymorpha);
- hybrid monarda (Monarda x hybrida);
- astrantia (Astrantia major), grade Claret;
- badan (Bergenia);
- phlox paniculata (Phlox paniculata), variety "Dragon";
- hybrid heuchera (Heuchera x hybrida), grade Obsidian;
- blood-red geranium (Geranium sanguineum), Compactum cultivar;
- sedum telephium, or hare cabbage (Sedum telephium), variety Matrona;
- milk-flowered bell (Campanula lactiflora), grade Loddon Anna
Of course, the list does not end with this, we have varieties of Veronica and Veronicastrum, lilacs, summer flowering spirits, rhododendrons, primroses, monarda, loosestrife, bells, badans, astrantia at our service. Many varieties of large-leaved hydrangeas have pink inflorescences, the inflorescences of almost all varieties of panicle hydrangeas turn pink by the end of summer, varieties have also appeared tree hydrangeas with pink flowers.
Growing features
- Spring. Badan blooms in May. Sedum Mayopa is interesting from the moment of germination, its grayish-green leaves are good, reddening along the edge, on purple stems. In order to get a lush flowering, it is necessary to properly feed phloxes - the first time this is done in the spring - with nitrogen fertilizers during the period of intensive growth. In the spring, it is advisable to mulch the composition, it is not only beautiful, but also very useful for plants.
- Summer. Astrantia Claret blooms in June-August for 35-40 days. Highlander changeable blooms from late June to mid-August, it is decorative even after flowering. Bellflower Loddon Anna blooms profusely with pink flowers for two months in July-August. This type of bell has many benefits. Unlike many other bells, it is always decorative, its roots are pivotal, so it grows well on heavy soils. Bell-shaped flowers are collected in large inflorescences, if you cut off faded inflorescences, then the re-flowering will be especially lush. The flowers have a delicate scent and attract bees and bumblebees.
In July phlox "Dragon" blooms profusely with pink flowers. Perhaps this is the only plant in the composition that is demanding to care for. In the summer, you need to do at least two feeding phlox: during the budding and flowering period, complex fertilizer with a large dose of potassium and phosphorus and after flowering, complex fertilizer with an increased amount of phosphorus to prepare plants for winter. In July-August, pink monarda pleases with flowers. The blood-red geranium blooms profusely and for a long time, from mid-June to August. Beautiful dark leaves Obsidian Heucheras.
- Autumn. Sedumma Ggopa blooms in September. With the arrival of autumn frosts, the stems and leaves of all perennials are removed, except for heuchera.
- Winter. In winter, the composition is of no interest.
Highlander mutable (Polygonum polymorphs)
Height up to 2 m
Large white paniculate inflorescences
Blooms from late June to mid-August, decorative and after flowering
Astrantia (Astrantia major), grade Claret
Height 60 cm
Dark purple color of flowers
Blooms in June-August for 35-40 days
Monarda hybrid (Monarda x hybrida)
Height 70 cm
Pink fragrant flowers attract insects
Blooms in July-August
Badan (Bergenia)
Height 40 cm
Attractive leaves that turn purple in autumn.
Blooms in May
The plant is decorative from snow to snow
Phlox paniculata (Phlox paniculata), grade "Dragon"
Height 0.7-0.8 m
The flowers are purple-pink with silvery-gray strokes along the edge of the petals, the stems are black-purple
Blooms in July
Heuchera hybrid (Heuchera x hybrida), grade Obsidian
Height 30 cm
Very dark black-purple leaves, blooms from June for two months.
Ornamental plant
Blood-red geranium (Geranium sanguineum), cultivar Compactum
Height 30 cm
Numerous small pink flowers on a background of elegant leaves
Blooms profusely and for a long time, from mid-June to August, decorative before and after flowering
Telephium oiler, or rabbit cabbage (Sedum telephium), variety Matrona
Height 40 cm
Grayish green leaves reddening along the edge on purple stems, light pink inflorescences in September
Decorative from the moment of appearance in the spring until the end of the season
Bellflower (Campanula lactiflora), grade Loddon Anna
Height 1.2 m
Fragrant pink bell-shaped flowers are collected in large inflorescences
Blooms for two months in July-August. If you cut off faded inflorescences, re-flowering will be especially lush.
Flower garden with perennials for a shady area
There are plants, the main advantage of which is gorgeous leaves, many of them grow with pleasure in partial shade and shade. Shadow lovers rarely boast spectacular blooms, but their leaves are extraordinarily good. In the center of the composition is an imposing Kamchatka meadowsweet - a powerful plant up to 2 m tall with large five-lobed leaves.
In June-July, for 2-3 weeks, it blooms with large paniculate inflorescences of creamy small flowers. The soil under the meadowsweet should not dry out; insufficient watering in the heat will lead to temporary wilting of leaves and inflorescences. Another shade lover with chic leaves is a pinnate variety. Its expressive leaves are purple when blooming, later - dark green with embossed venation, blooms for 20-25 days in July with pink fragrant panicles.
I like life in the shade and black cohosh, perennials with ornamental leaves and elegant inflorescences of small flowers with numerous stamens. Calling the hosta the queen of the shadow has long become a commonplace; the classic blue variety of hosts, Love Pat, grows here. And astilbes like to grow in humid, semi-shady places. Pale pink and white astilbes look exquisite next to badans and pachisandra. Their chic inflorescences contrast effectively with the dense large leaves of the host.
Scheme of a shady flower garden of perennials 3 x 4 m
- astilbe (Astilbe japonica), cultivar Deutschland;
- Hakonechloa (Hakonechloa macra), cultivar Aureola;
- filipendula Kamchatka (Filipendula camtschatica);
- astilbe Thunberg (Astilbe thunbergii), cultivar Straussenfeder;
- pachisandra (Pachysandra terminalis);
- host (Hosta), cultivar Love Pat;
- Rogersia pinnata (Rodgersia pinnata), cultivar Superba;
- badan (Bergenia);
- black cohosh, cimicifuga racemosa
Are there any cereals that like to grow in partial shade? One of them is the graceful hakonehloa. The compact bush grows in one direction, asymmetrically, its foliage, which looks like bamboo, forms an unusual cascade. Used here frost-resistant variety Aureola with long golden leaves with green longitudinal stripes. Hakonehloa looks especially good at the front edge of the flower garden, where it exhibits the effect of a waterfall.