The borders of the island flower beds are smooth, beautifully shaped closed curved lines, oval in shape.
The largest plants are planted in the central part, the lowest ones 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, long flowering and interesting seasonal effects are desirable (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 flowerbed, something will bloom all the time, it is especially effective in July.
The premieres of this flower bed are blue delphiniums. In the conditions of the Moscow region, they bloom for a month: the whole of July, starting from the end of June. The candlestick 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 fading 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, permanently decorative sustainable perennial.
- echinacea (Echinacea purpurea);
- phlox paniculata (Phlox paniculata);
- hosta (Hanky-Panky variety);
- lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus), cultivar Abendglut;
- sedum telephium, or hare cabbage, (Sedum telephium), variety Matrona;
- cuff (Alchemilla mollis);
- delphinium hybrid (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 - a liquid organic fertilizer; the second time - during the budding period - use 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 top dressing 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 at 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 to the 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 take care of 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 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 with a snow-white stripe.
- Fall. In September, the light pink inflorescences appear in the sedum 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 cone.
Phlox paniculate
Height 0.7 m.
Lush paniculate inflorescences of pink flowers, stems are 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 leaves reddening along the edge 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, contrast of plant forms, forms and textures of 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: a white bench, an arch, a pergola, a 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;
- moth "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, spireas 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 was planted on a fairly fertile neutral garden soil in a lighted 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 in order to get lush flowering, 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 is 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 from July. In 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, 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 during dry summer.
- Fall. 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 Cattle (Nepeta x faassenii)
Height 50 cm
Small fragrant lavender flowers in long racemose inflorescences
Long bloom - 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
Oeter telephium, or rabbit cabbage (Sedum telephium), grade 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 is found quite often, pleasing to the eyes, it is nicely combined with 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 creates a romantic mood in the garden, a sense of harmony and tranquility. Interspersed with silvery-gray foliage and white flowers will add sophistication to such compositions.
The combination of pink flowers of varying degrees of saturation is a win-win, 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), Claret cultivar;
- badan (Bergenia);
- phlox paniculata (Phlox paniculata), variety "Dragon";
- hybrid Heuchera (Heuchera x hybrida), Obsidian variety;
- 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. 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, and varieties of tree hydrangeas with pink flowers have appeared.
Growing features
- Spring. Badan blooms in May. Sedum Mayopa is interesting from the moment of emergence, its grayish-green leaves, reddening along the edge, on purple stems are good. In order to get 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 requires care. In the summer, you need to do at least two feeding of 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 the 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. The dark leaves of Obsidian Heuchera are beautiful.
- Fall. 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 hare 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 the 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 and 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 Love Pat hosts 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 (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. The frost-hardy variety Aureola has been used here with long golden leaves with green longitudinal stripes. Hakonehloa looks especially good at the front edge of a flower garden, where it exhibits a waterfall effect.
Almost all homeowners dream of their flower garden looking attractive all year round. But how can you do this, because most colors look attractive only for a very short period of time? There is an exit! This is a bed of continuous flowering of perennials. Its scheme will be presented in this article below.
To build such a flower bed on your site is not as difficult as it might seem at first. The creation process resembles creativity, because it is required to choose the right plants not only in terms of flowering time, but also in color. Plans from perennials will also help in this.
Varieties of beds of continuous flowering
Beds of continuous flowering can be created both from perennials alone, and using biennial or annual plants in planting. You can plant a long flowering, or you can plant those that will bloom in turn. Thus, the flower garden will continuously change its appearance.
It can also be different. When the flower garden is located in an open place, the best option would be oval or round, but if the flower bed is adjacent to a hedge or structure, then the front part is best made winding, so it will attract more attention.
Seat selection
A sufficiently large area is required for a flowerbed of continuous flowering. Firstly, in order for the flowering in the flowerbed to not stop, a sufficiently large number of various plants should be planted. If it is not possible to set aside a large area for a flower bed, you can create several seasonal flower beds, placing them close to each other, this will also help the garden look beautiful all year round.
Secondly, the plants in the flowerbed should not be planted one at a time, the flowerbed will look much more decorative if they are grouped into small curtains. Moreover, it looks much more spectacular when the flowers are selected according to the timing of their flowering, and not planted at random. Therefore, if you decide to decorate your site with such an element as a flower bed of continuous flowering of perennials, a flower arrangement should be drawn before you start arranging it.
The place under the flower bed should be illuminated by the sun for at least 5 or 6 hours a day, however, here you can go to the trick by arranging the flower garden in such a way that part of it is in the sun and part in the shade. You should not place it in a place blown by all the winds. To prevent the flower garden from getting wet and dry out in the spring, you should choose a place with a low groundwater table.
And, of course, the flower garden should be located in such a way that you can admire it while resting in the garden from the works of the righteous, and your guests, coming to your site, could appreciate all your efforts.
The choice of planting material
Perennials selected for continuous flowering beds should have the same soil and maintenance requirements. This is a prerequisite. Before buying planting material, be sure to think about what your bed of continuous flowering of perennials will be, a diagram drawn in advance will help you decide on the choice of plants. When creating a plan for a flower bed, take into account the height of the plants, their ability to grow (too aggressive will have to be limited), the color range. Be sure to read the growing recommendations, because some perennials should be planted immediately in a flower bed, others are grown through seedlings, some require regular digging for the winter, while others can grow in one place for decades.
We figured out the planting material, now let's look at how to create a continuous flowering flower bed from perennials.
Creating a flower bed
So, when creating flower beds from perennials, planting schemes should be drawn taking into account the height of the plants. For convenience, number all the plants on the diagram and write down the timing of their flowering. When planning a flower garden, remember that the main thing is to arrange the plants so that they do not overshadow each other and do not interfere with the growth of neighboring plants. Until the planted flowers have grown, the distances between them can be filled with annuals, this will help to avoid the appearance of bald spots. Also, when planning a flower bed, one should take into account how the plants will look after flowering, because some do not lose their decorative effect, while others have an unattractive appearance, or even their aboveground part simply dies off. Plant near those with large leaves.
If the flower bed is in the middle of the lawn, then place tall plants in the center. In a flower garden located along the fence or near the wall of the house, they should be planted on the far side of the flower bed so that they do not obstruct the rest of the flowers.
And now we offer you some ready-made schemes of flower beds and flower beds from perennials.
2. Another bed of perennials. Location against a building wall or fence.
- Sharp-flowered reed.
- Delphinium perennial blue.
- Delphinium is perennial white.
- Forest mallow.
- Monarda.
- Rudbeckia.
- Echinocea purpurea.
- Coriopzis.
- Iris bearded yellow.
- Iris bearded white.
- Iris bearded blue.
Naturally, the flowers in such flower beds can be different, here are only approximate recommendations on how a flower bed of continuous flowering from perennials is formed. Scheme No. 2, for example, can be easily changed in the same way: instead of reed grass, other cereal plants will do, delphinium will be replaced by a stock-rose, and so on, it all depends on your taste and imagination.
Now let's look at how the same continuous flowering flower bed may look like, the diagram of which is shown at different times of the year. The proposed flower garden is best located near a fence or house, on the south side.
Spring beauty
As soon as the snow melts, bushes will bloom near the house (lilac flowers look very beautiful, which are located along the still bare branches), muscari, crocuses, pushers, woodworms, chionodoxes, and woodworms bloom on the flowerbed. A little later, the time will come for tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, hellebore, corydalis, liverwort, marigold. Brunner's spring flower bed, anemones will greatly decorate. Then the bearded iris, berry, veronica, daylilies, daisies and viola will bloom. And although the latter are considered two-year-olds, because of their ability to self-seeding, they can grow in one place for many years. In May, peonies, aquilegia, heuchera, sage, multiflorous euphorbia will bloom. Hosta and sedum bushes look great on a spring flower bed, their beautiful leaves will adorn the flower bed until late autumn.
Summer
Summer has come, and the flowerbed sparkled with new colors. The catnip blooms, the large-flowered purse blooms, the soulful blooms its fragrant flowers. Various types of geraniums with colorful leaves will remain decorative for a long time. Chamomiles and bells bloom, delphinium and rudbeckia, bluehead, monarda bloom their flowers. At the end of summer, multicolored astilbe will dismiss its panicles, phlox and alpine asters will bloom. The hydrangea bush will become the accent of such a flower bed. In the background, you can plant curly girlish grapes or hops, they will serve as a beautiful background for a flower bed, and they look very decorative not only in summer, but also in autumn.
Autumn flower garden
If the flowers of the catnip and sage were cut during the time, then in September they will bloom for the second time. Geranium, hosta, sedum, euphorbia, sedum remain decorative, rudbeckia and geleniums will bloom. Girlish grapes will delight you with bright red foliage, and hops - with openwork cones. Chrysanthemums, crocus flowers, coreopsis bloom. The flower bed takes on a special autumnal charm.
Winter flower bed
Many are mistaken, believing that a flower bed cannot look good in winter. The beauty of the winter flower garden will be emphasized by evergreen thuja, cereals left on the flower bed, shrubs with decorative berries. Small sculptural forms or decorative flowerpots can become an accent of a winter flower garden.
Conclusion
Further care of the flower bed consists in timely watering, weeding and loosening.
Creating an all-season flower garden is difficult and energy-consuming, but worth it. After all, how nice it is to admire the fruits of your hands all year round. Not everything can work out the first time, the main thing is not to lose heart. If something doesn't work out as you planned, don't be discouraged, try it next year. If some plants in the flowerbed did not take root and bald spots formed, do not be discouraged, they can be disguised by planting annuals.
The personal plot is an expanse for a novice florist. In order to diversify your landscape, you do not need to hire professional gardeners. It is quite possible to cope on your own. The most popular option for how to improve the landscape is to lay out flower beds. Experienced gardeners recommend planting perennials so that flowers will delight you for more than one season. You will learn how to properly arrange flower beds, what flowers and patterns to use from the article, and colorful photos easily visualize any option.
What are flower beds? These are plots that combine decorative deciduous, flowering, herbaceous and shrub plantations. They also include garden paths and architectural buildings. The sizes of flower beds are very diverse - from small to huge. A proportional relationship between plants and the forms surrounding them is also distinguished.
Attention! The "golden proportion" is an ideal ratio in which the first number should be greater than the second, and their sum is equal to the third.
There is a classification of flower beds depending on their types:
- Modular. A combination of plants with garden tiles and small architectural forms (fountains, flowerpots, etc.).
- Mixborders. A combination of different colors in one composition. They are usually located along the house, paved path or hedge in the form of an oblong strip.
Mixborder - Tapeworms. Types of flower beds, which are divided according to the same principle: color shades, height, foliage shape, etc.
- Rabatki. Narrow plantings of flowers with predominantly one tone. Or designed in the form of a geometric ornament. Often, rabatki are part of a perennial flower bed.
- Curbs. Stripes from small plants. They are used as decoration of individual elements of a perennial flower garden.
- Rockeries. A combination of the living and the dead. Namely, plants and stones. Another name for rockeries is stone gardens.
- Rock gardens. Flower gardens that combine alpine plants growing on a small hill.
Creating a diagram of perennials for beginners
A beautiful and well-groomed flower garden is the dream of many gardeners. But before you start creating it, you need to carefully study and choose the appropriate scheme. You can do this yourself, but it is much easier to use ready-made visual schemes. Time-tested perennial projects are sure to please your taste.
Scheme number 1: a simple version of long flowering
An interesting composition made up of unpretentious perennial plants. Its distinctive feature is the duration of flowering.
- Paniculate phlox of pink hue. The ideal period for planting is early fall or spring. This plant thrives in sandy and drained soils. Flowering continues from mid-summer to autumn.
- Delicate pink astilbe. Flowering of various species usually lasts from late June to August. Astilba loves regular fertilization and periodic loosening of the soil.
- Daylily purple with a silvery shade. Planting is carried out in the spring in the soil, carefully fertilized and drained. The plant prefers loam with acidity ranging from 6 to 6.5 pH.
An example of the design of a flower bed of perennials - Heuchera with lavender foliage. Grows in unstable soils. Flowering occurs from May to July.
- Geranium. Bloom from July to autumn. During the flowering period, the bushes of the plant acquire lush forms. It blooms from mid-summer to the end of the season, forming lush bushes with pale purple flowers.
Scheme number 2: curly flower bed "Heart"
To create a curly flower bed, it is best to use short plants. One of the interesting options is the heart.
- The outer outlines of the heart can be made with peonies. A composition made in pink and burgundy colors will look especially interesting. To do this, you need to plant alternately pink and burgundy peonies.
Council. To decorate a curly flower bed "Heart" use plants of pink shades.
- Roses are suitable as an internal filling of the space.
Scheme No. 3: "Sky in the Clouds" border flower bed
A romantic name and an unusually tender flower bed. To create it, you only need three types of flowers.
- The first row is a composition of a Transcarpathian bell and gentian.
- The second row is snow-white phlox.
Scheme 4: perennial plants blooming in the first year
This option is suitable for those who do not want to wait a whole year before the first flowering of their flower beds. To do this, you need to pick up plants that will delight you with their flowering immediately after planting in the ground.
- Plant two-year-old yellow and white mallows in the back of your flower bed.
- The sunflower is perfect for complementing the mallow.
- St. John's wort and Irish poppy will become bright spots of the flower garden.
- Lobelia of Cardinal will occupy a central location in the flower bed. This perennial has lush bushes.
- Fassen's cattle, Poskharsky's bell, and Kalanchoe will be small blue accents along the edges of the flower garden.
- Gravilat is suitable for decorating a flower garden in summer, and readings - in autumn.
Land preparation and planting
After you have decided on the place and type of future flower beds, you need to prepare the soil for planting plants. Preparatory work has a separate list:
- Cleaning of stones, leaves and debris.
- Removal of beetles and other pests.
- Digging the soil to a depth of about 50 cm.
- Weed removal.
Whatever plants you choose, prepare the soil correctly before planting them. The next important step is soil preparation. It can be loamy, black earth, sandy, clayey, sandy loam and light.
Clay soil. To improve its quality, peat, humus sand and organic matter should be added to it. You will also need to make a drainage layer. This will require crushed stone, sand, gravel and broken brick. The drainage height is usually about 15 cm.
Sandy soil. For such a soil, drainage is absolutely not needed, since the water leaves too quickly, which can lead to the death of plants. Nevertheless, soil preparation consists in lining the bottom with humus, manure, peat, clay composition and organic fertilizers. The height of the layer is about 10 cm.
Attention! Do not forget to take into account the acidity of the soil before planting flowers.
After you decide on the shape of the flower garden, fertilizer is applied to the soil. It is a mixture of organic fertilizers and mineral fertilizers. Drainage is done if necessary. Then the soil is leveled with a rake.
The finished soil for the flower garden should be 10-15 cm above ground level. This is done so that water does not get trapped in the soil. So, for many bulbous plants, excess moisture is destructive.
Perennial flower beds - garden decoration. It is not necessary to have professional skills in landscape design in order to refine your personal plot. It is enough to have a desire to create a flower bed with your own hands. It is worth noting that there are many schemes for how to make a flower garden with your own hands. The advantage of ready-made flower bed projects is that you will know in advance what result awaits you. And choosing perennial plants, you get the opportunity to admire your creation for more than one year.
Perennials for the garden: video
Of course, every garden owner wants to be able to admire its beauty throughout the year. But even in the summer period one has to face problems, because the flowering period of some plants planted in flower beds does not differ in duration. After flowering, the plants drastically 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 type, with a competent approach to arrangement and care, allow you to enjoy fragrant bright flowers 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, however, 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 watering frequency and intensity.
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 disclosure of others, it is recommended to plant a small number of deciduous plants between flowering plants, sufficiently decorative to brighten the period of flowering decline.
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 exact 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 the following rules. In the central part, it is better to arrange taller plants, here you can also plant ornamental plants, they will not please with flowering, but will serve as an attractive background for 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, landing of creeping varieties is allowed. Provided that the flower beds are located on the lawn or lawn, they will help to 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. You should also provide for the presence of bright spots that will attract special attention and serve as color accents in the created composition. It is they who will allow to give charm to even the simplest flower bed.
If one or two sides of the flower bed will be adjacent to the fence or wall, then tall crops should be planted closer to them. In areas closer to the edges of the mixborder, plant smaller plants.
It is recommended to combine plants with the same flowering time into groups, rather than plant them throughout the entire 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.
Taking this into account, 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 a strict geometry, 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 is a 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 are ideal 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. Bulbous plants are usually early flowering, the advantage of which is that some of them do not need to be transplanted annually.
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 with a long flowering time,
- bright pansies,
- crocuses and woodlands,
- tulips delighting with the brightness of large flowers and daffodils spreading an amazing aroma.
Flowering of these plants begins in the earliest spring and lasts 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 of \u200b\u200bthe site and partially on the conditions, i.e. illumination and soil moisture. But the order of flowering 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 bloom in the Middle Lane during June-August, phlox - from the second half of June until the onset of frost, garden geranium - from May to September. In addition, proper care will allow you 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, the range of flowering plants increases dramatically, 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.
Of the 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 plants that bloom beautifully in the autumn period, I would like to name 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 special brightness.
A remontant rose can please with autumn flowering - naturally, subject to quality care. The timely removal of all wilting flowers will help prolong the flowering of begonia, delphinium, ageratum.
Cereal crops 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, and decorative onions can be sown on it in advance.
Although gladioli and perennial dahlias look very attractive, it is not recommended to plant them in continuous flowering beds. These plants are thermophilic and require annual excavation. Moreover, it will be necessary to remove them from the soil before frosts begin. Although other plants during this period will still continue to bloom. Gladioli are best planted separately, they look amazing when in bloom.
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 starting to create 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 flower bed 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 watering process. To make the paths look attractive, it is recommended to sprinkle them with mulch, in particular, mulch from tree 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 landing place for such a mixborder would 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 on a shaded area of \u200b\u200bthe garden, then the plants for it should be chosen exclusively shade-tolerant.
Examples of continuous flowering flower beds with schemes
Examples of flower beds 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 of experienced gardeners and specialists, you can avoid serious mistakes, 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:
Every lover of country life thinks about how to make his garden more attractive. A flower garden of continuous flowering is exactly what you need, because it is a piece of land where flowers bloom from early spring to late autumn.
There are plants that can delight the eye with their blooming appearance all season long. This feature is perfect for continuous flowering flower beds.
These plants include:
- decorative yarrow (blooms in late spring and blooms until October);
- craspedia (its buds stand until frost);
- decorative bow.
When will such plants become dried flowers, they will still decorate the flower bed even under the snow.
A flower bed of several types will be very beautiful - 2 or 3. But to create it you will need different varieties of one plant, with different flowering periods. Chrysanthemums are great, both early and late. Early flowering can be obtained by planting seeds at the end of winter.
It is also important to choose place for hellebores, sleep-grasses or spines. Daisies, daffodils, forget-me-nots are suitable for the spring season. And chamomile will perfectly dilute the flower bed. The main emphasis is given by perennial long-flowering plants.
In particular, incense and astilbe will look beautiful. It is also worth noting erigeron, catnip, garden geranium, sage and delphinium. So, let's take a closer look at creating such incredible flower beds of continuous flowering.
Varieties of beds of continuous flowering
In order to create a continuous flowering flower garden, you will need different types of plants:
- annuals;
- biennials;
- perennials.
The best choice would be a flower bed of perennials... It is she who will be complemented every year by more and more beautiful annual flowers. But do not forget about ornamental plants, among them there may be deciduous and cereals. They will perfectly complement the flower garden.
All continuous flowering flower beds can be divided into 3 varieties:
- Spring flowering.
- Summer bloom.
- Autumn bloom.
Let's consider them in more detail.
Spring flower bed
In the place set aside for a flower bed, you need to plant plants, blooming in spring... Usually these are flowers with a bulb. The ideal option would be to purchase such plants as: muscari, crocuses, woodlands, daffodils and tulips. In addition, one can note erantis, brunner, hellebore, etc. There are also beautiful two-year-olds: pansies, daisies, viola.
Perennials bloom after small-bulbous ones. These include primrose, iris, swimsuit, you can still plant phlox.
Summer flower bed
A flower garden in the summer is a true riot of color, because the choice of flowering plants is very wide. You can't list all of them. Let's note only the most beautiful of them:
- garden geranium;
- phlox;
- delphinium;
- carnations;
- roses;
- lilies;
- bells.
Among perennials, zinnia, marigolds, asters, petunia will feel great. Biennials are among the most popular. These include: mallows, bells, daisies, foxgloves.
Autumn flower bed
In autumn, continuous flowering beds are especially good when combined with bright foliage. To decorate such a flower bed, the most popular are: chrysanthemums, asters, which are usually planted in the distance, and an anemone looks beautiful in front. The erythematosus and the mothball will also delight with special flowering.
Winter flower bed
And there is one too. And even if it is noticeably different from the above, but it also has features. Against a white background snow hellebore looks beautiful. It is able to bloom even at zero temperature, and the limit is -5-6 degrees.
The main principles for creating a beautiful continuous flowering flower bed:
- It should be in a convenient place, nicely furnished.
- You need to carefully choose the materials for planting.
- The scheme needs to be thought out in advance.
- Care should be simplified as much as possible.
Continuous flowering flower bed schemes
There are many options for the schemes of such flower beds. Let's consider the main aspects:
- in the middle of the flower beds are planted high flowers;
- then sit down undersized;
- summer flowers (usually bulbous) are planted around the circle (edges) of the flower garden at a distance of 15-20 cm: tulip, lily, muscar, crocus, etc .;
- daffodils should be seated in separate groups among peonies;
- gaps can be left along the edges of the flower garden, which will then be filled with roses or other types of ground cover flowers.
If a flower garden is created along fence or fences, then plants of medium height are planted along its length, and ground cover and bulbous plants are added along the edges. For any flower bed, it is better to draw up a diagram in advance, even better on paper. So you can distribute flowers according to shades, sizes, taking into account the illumination and flowering period.
If you have a summer cottage pond on your site, then you can use the following scheme:
- white willow;
- silver goose;
- basilist;
- swamp calamus;
- valerian;
- umbrella susak;
- yellow ruler;
- swamp iris;
- siberian iris;
- swimsuit.
Another option for a flower bed of continuous flowering:
- geraniums are planted around the edges (blooms for the first 2 months of summer) and sedum (blooms in September);
- then comes the iris (of different colors, its flowering period is May-June);
- then peonies with roses are planted (May-July);
- tall plants are planted near the fence: mordovnik and millet (bloom in August).
Each scheme is good and beautiful in its own way, the main thing is place the plants correctlyso that they are pleasing to the eye and combined with each other.
Works to create a flower bed of continuous flowering
To create such a flower garden, you will need:
- garden tools;
- compost;
- sand;
- perennials;
- fertilizers.
It is not very difficult to create a flower bed on your own. The main thing - choose a placewhere the flower garden will be located. It is desirable that there is enough light there. After choosing a place, you need to make a clear plan for where perennials will grow. This is done on paper, the outline of the flower bed is drawn, the plants are numbered. With the onset of spring, you need to prepare a flower bed for planting. To begin with, all weeds are removed, the sod layer is removed.
The soil enrich with compost and baking powder is added to it: expanded clay, river sand, vermiculite, brick chips. Also, don't forget about fertilizers.
After you have prepared the soil, and also bought perennials, you need to mark the place for the plants. This is done with sand, which crumbles into thin paths. If perennials are purchased in containers, then it is important that the land is not overdried; you need to water it if necessary. Plants are often planted in peat, so it is better gently shake off, so as not to damage the roots, and then straighten the roots of the plant and plant in the hole.
First time the flower garden should not dry out... The soil should be moist but not overly wet. Pouring water into plants is no less harmful than overdrying. Further care comes down to removing weeds, faded flowers, timely watering, and loosening the soil. If you fertilized the soil before planting plants, then it is undesirable to do this in the future.