What flowers are great for a country flower bed? Title and description with photo

Flowers are the most exquisite creation that Mother Nature could have come up with. And with the direct design of a small flower bed, you can significantly transform the land plot, supplement it with delicious colors as much as possible and get a wonderful aroma.

Modern flower growers do not have any specific restrictions when decorating a flower bed. Today you can choose a huge number of impressive colors. They can be bright and delicate, annual and perennial, of absolutely various heights. Flowers have a different splendor of flowering. It doesn't take a lot of free time to create the desired flower arrangement.

Watch the video: Perennial flowers for a flower bed

Distinctive characteristics of perennial plants

The main difference between herbaceous perennial plants is wintering in the ground outdoors, or in a special storage, and the resumption of the development cycle for several years with the help of organs that provide overwintering. In many of them, the aboveground part dies off every year, but subsequently the growing season continues thanks to the preserved rhizomes and bulbs. In other species, shoots remain in the winter, however, vital activity is reduced to a minimum.

According to the degree of care requirements, perennials are divided into types:

• Type 1 - unpretentious: aconite, brunner, poppies, gentian, meadow geranium, doronicum, chastets, musk mallow and others. They tolerate shade well, lack of precipitation, temperature drops. They are resistant to pests and common diseases, they grow in one place for a long time.
• Type 2 - perennials that need regular care... These are armeria, aquilegia, iris, delphinium, sage, phlox, geranium, chamomile, polyanthus rose, echinacea. Plants must be planted twice a year and protected in winter.
• Type 3 - perennials that need careful daily care and special growing conditions. They are afraid of temperature extremes, sensitive to pests and soil acidity. These are chrysanthemums, hyacinths, gladioli, roses, dahlias, evening primrose, begonia and other delicate plants.

Origin story

The name of the plant comes from the Greek language and means "golden flower". The homeland of the chrysanthemum is the Asian continent. There it began to be cultivated about 2.5 thousand years ago. The flower came to Europe much later, around the middle of the 18th century, but it was actively spread only in the first decades of the 19th century. In Russia, the mass cultivation of decorative beauties began only in 1940-1950.

Garden chrysanthemum of delicate lilac color

In Japan and China, the flower has long been considered an integral part of national traditions, and you can still find the oldest varieties of this wonderful plant near ancient temples and monasteries. In the Land of the Rising Sun, the blossoming chrysanthemum symbolized the highest imperial power. State papers, seals and banknotes were decorated with her image.

In the Middle Kingdom, delicious desserts, medicinal decoctions and fragrant teas were prepared from wonderful flowers. Delicate, thin petals are used in aromatherapy and cosmetology.In ancient Chinese legends, it was mentioned that the cultivation of garden chrysanthemums brings happiness to a person, and wine infused with fresh buds gives good health and longevity.

Layer of perennials in a flower bed

When working on creating a spectacular flower bed, you should experiment with plants of different heights. Tiering will help to admire all planted plants, will ensure their comfortable growth without competition with each other. When arranging a central flower bed, taller plants should be planted in the center. Around them you need to plant medium-height crops. Low-growing grasses can be used to shape the contours of the flower bed.

Flower beds of perennials of the mixboard type should be organized according to this principle: undersized plants are planted in front, and tall ones behind them.

You can add originality to your flower bed by planting a few tall crops in the foreground and others on the periphery for better display. They will act as the main accents of the overall drawing. The main thing is to avoid straightforwardness and not be afraid of unusual solutions.

Interesting ideas for planting flowers in an array of garden

Large groups of plants, the length of which exceeds the height multiplied by three, are called massifs. They look completely different from ordinary groups. The massif forms a continuous homogeneous surface at the height of the plants.

If these are low flowers, for example tulips, the surface of the massif extends close to the ground. If the stalks of plants rise to a height of one and a half meters and more, the beauty of the massif can be appreciated only from the elevation - near it it appears as a solid wall.

An array, like a group, can be composed of several types of cultures, but it should be remembered that individual specimens in such a composition are not visible.

We perceive not every plant in particular, but the whole mass of leaves or flowers, so an array made of small groups often does not make the proper impression. Plants of the same type, planted with large "spots", look better.

These photos show how you can plant flowers in the garden in arrays:

Perennial flower bed scheme

Before planting plants, it is important to draw up a flower bed diagram on paper. It will allow you not to miss a single detail and make the right plan for planting plants. The shape of the flower bed can be any - round, elongated, triangular, arbitrary. The flower bed plan is drawn up in the following sequence:

• the outline of the flower garden is applied to the diagram on a scale;
• planting sites of high (80-150 cm), medium (40-70 cm) and low-growing crops are noted;
• free zones are filled with spectacular annuals (if there is room);
• for the correct selection of colors, colored paper, fabric, plasticine and pencils are used;
• perhaps it is easier for you to design the future flower bed on a computer, taking into account the color of different plants;
• the scheme is divided into conditional squares and, taking into account the scale, is "transferred" to the land plot (the flower garden is drawn in squares, and the places of planting of individual plants are marked with pegs).

Vertical gardening and planting flowers in groups

"Vertical gardening" is usually called the design of vertical surfaces by plants (facades of buildings, fences, trellis or pergolas).

For such a beautiful planting of flowers, you can use both perennial shrubby decorative-leaved (actinidia, maiden grapes) and flowering (clematis) vines, and ampelous herbaceous plants. With such landscaping, it is advisable to use supports (wood, metal, etc.).

In a small garden, a group is called a composition of herbaceous plants, shrubs, dwarf forms of trees, in imitation of nature, which has free outlines. In a simple group, plants of one species are used, in a mixed group - two or more.

Plants are chosen so that their visible part is consistently decorative.

To plant plants in the garden in groups, as the correct agrotechnology suggests, losing their beauty after flowering and "ankle" (little leafy in the lower part) plants are planted in the middle and background, so that the plantings in front hide all the shortcomings.

Color combinations in a perennial flower bed

The colorful and bright flower bed attracts the eyes, gives a good mood even on cloudy days. When choosing perennials, it is important to take into account that the flowers of forest anemones, variegated milkweed, Achilles are white. Autumn helenium, yellow hemerocallis, Canadian solidago will help to create a sunny orange composition. New Belgian aster, beautiful small petal, Chilean gravilat will allow to introduce red accents. Purple accords will add horny aconite, Siberian iris.

The following tips will help beginners not to be mistaken in the selection of shades for a flower bed in the country:

• the combination of white and blue shades is fresh in spring; for such a flower bed, white tulips and blue bells, daisies with delphiniums should be planted;
• to create a "flaming" flower garden, red flowers are planted in the center, which surround orange flowers, giving way to yellow flowers at the edges;
• pale pink, lilac and scarlet shades of flowers create a romantic mood, this will help the combination of lilac phlox with irises and cream roses.

Varieties of flower beds

Depending on what area and shape a suburban area has, in what order the buildings located on it are located, the shape and size of the flower beds are selected.

There is a clear rule regarding the size of the flower bed - it must correspond to the parameters of the suburban area. For example, if the house is located in the back of the yard, the central flowerbed of a round, rectangular or fancy shape will be relevant.

Equally common are long flower beds that run parallel to the driveway or path leading to the entrance to the house.

Advice! Photos of successful compositions will help you choose the most suitable flower bed for each landscape. It will be much easier for a beginner to repeat the experience of a designer than to create his own project from scratch.

Depending on the shape and filling, the flower beds are divided into the following groups:

1. Modular flower beds are mainly used to decorate parks and city squares. These compositions combine several elements at once: flowers and green spaces, stone tiles or other finishing materials, sculptures, flowerpots and other decorative items.
2. Mixborders are mixed beds of several different plants. As a rule, they are located near the walls of buildings, along fences and garden paths. This is the most common arrangement for a flower bed in a backyard area.

   

3. Tapeworms are placed in the central part of the site; these compositions combine flowers of the same height, the same shade, or having other common features. Such flower beds should be clearly visible from anywhere in the garden.

   

4. Rabatka is an excellent do-it-yourself flower bed in the country for beginners. It is an elongated rectangle with a width to length ratio of approximately 1: 3. The correct geometric shape does not require much imagination and special skills from the performer - it is quite simple to perform it even for a novice gardener. In complex compositions, flower beds are used to connect individual elements.
5. Borders are another do-it-yourself flower bed, which is very easy to make. These are narrow flower beds with a width of 10 to 50 cm, planted with low-growing perennial flowers. Borders are placed along the paths, they are limited to individual elements of large flower beds.

   

6. The design of rockeries and rock gardens involves the use of not only flowers, but also the construction of stone compositions resembling natural mountains.

Advice! For the first experience, you should not choose complex compositions, it is quite enough to arrange 3-5 different varieties of flowers in one flower bed or choose plants of the same type, but of a different shade.

How to arrange a continuous flowering flower bed?

When forming a general composition, it is important to know exactly the flowering period of each perennial. Planting several varieties next to each other that will bloom alternately, you can admire the harmoniously executed composition all year round. Choosing crops is not always easy, because much depends on the composition of the soil and the characteristics of care for each of the crops.

To create a flower garden, it is important to select plants with similar care conditions. Already with three different types of cultures, it is possible to create an original composition. Deciduous plants with a bright decorative effect will smooth out the period of withering of buds and the slow flowering of new ones.

A flower bed of perennials blooming in spring

Primroses and bulbs will help create a festive garden in spring. They bloom in March and are pleasing to the eye until June. Primroses (snowdrops, crocuses, hyacinths) are replaced by later tulips and lilies. When forming a mix of them, it is advisable to plant muscari (mouse hyacinths) and woodlands closer to the edge, and terry tulips or daffodils of several shades farther away.

It is easy to arrange a beautiful spring flower bed with irises. They bloom in May, look elegant and delight the eye with a variety of shades.

When creating a round flower bed, it is good to use muscari, tulips and daffodils. A low-growing mouse hyacinth is planted along the edges of the composition, and its center is filled with variegated tulips and delicate daffodils. Lilies blooming in late May are usually included in summer blooming plants.

A flower bed of perennials pleasing to the eye in summer

In the summer, choosing a planting for a flower garden that is suitable for the color of the petals and the shape of the leaves is quite easy. Almost the first to bloom in the country are low-growing primroses. These variegated flowers serve well as a living border when decorating walking paths. Blooming early, they can be combined with spring flowers, against which they look unusual. Over time, primroses fade, keeping the freshness of the leaves until autumn. In preparation for winter, their bulbs should be cleaned of dry foliage.

It is advisable to plant roses separately, although they look good in a company with yarrow, lavender, phlox. The flowering time of these plants is approximately the same, so it will not be difficult to create a variegated contrasting flower bed.

Liatris, hydrangeas, marigolds, hibiscus, amaranth, levkoi, delphinium will also help to create a summer flower bed of perennials that bloom continuously.

The original version will be obtained from lilies and daylilies, rudbeckia, echinacea, and lily. With proper care, their flowers are able to delight the owners throughout the summer. It is convenient to plant the gaps between flowers with annuals, changing the combination of colors and adding juiciness to the composition. The delphinium will add originality, which can grow in one place up to 4 years old and bloom twice a season.

The mistake of most summer residents is to plant whatever they like on the flower bed. It is correct to avoid such a temptation, because it is better to plant several varieties of flowers that will bloom alternately throughout the summer. For example, groups of daisies, lilies, delphinium, ornamental bow look original. Highly growing varieties (violet, euphorbia) should be trimmed regularly or curb controlled.

Flowers for a flower bed of a stunted type

They are considered the most original and versatile. You can create an individual composition from them. These flowers are not only annual, but also perennial and biennial.

Daisy data

Daisies are very popular due to the fact that they are ideally combined not only with low, but also tall plants. Terry daisies are considered the best. They come in white and red colors. These flowers are very fond of the sun. They need to be watered as often as possible.Fertilization of the soil should take place in the spring. For the winter, they must be carefully insulated.

What do pansies and petunias represent?

Pansies are both annual and perennial. They come in many varieties. Including tricolor pansies. They are very fond of warmth and sun. They also do not like abundant moisture.

Petunia is usually a perennial plant. In our climate, it is more favorable to grow exclusively this annual. They are red, crimson, purple and pink in color. The edges of the colors are light. Because of their tenderness, they require frequent watering, mineral feed and weeding. With proper care, they will bloom well.

Gatsani and purslane

Gatsania usually blooms until the fall. It has a diameter of nine centimeters. But this flower is very finicky. It requires a lot of light, frequent watering and regular soil loosening. Do not damage the fragile roots when loosening.

Purslane love dry areas. They can easily tolerate hot weather and lack of watering. The flowering period occurs from June to the onset of cold weather.

Begonias

This is the most beautiful flower for flower beds. This flower grew in warm regions. But it has perfectly adapted to our climate. It has three thousand varieties. This flower is very fond of moisture and mineral-based fertilizers.

Notes for novice florists

Choosing a place for arranging a flower bed with your own hands is not an easy task, because living conditions are important for perennial crops. You should not arrange flower beds in direct sunlight, equip them in damp, heavily shaded places. In everything, measure is important, and open areas of the summer cottage with moderate humidity and lighting will be the optimal place for placement.

It is advisable to lay a flower garden in early spring. If it does not work out, it is important to be in time before October so that the root system of plants is prepared for the cold weather. When choosing crops, their characteristics must be taken into account. In wet soil, there are poorly rocky bushes and grasses. Plantings with a growing root system will oppress the "neighbors".

It is important to avoid dense or unnecessarily sparse planting of flowers in order to allow them to take a place in the sun. Creating a spectacular flower bed with your own hands is just the beginning. Proper care and regular watering will preserve its presentable appearance and allow you to enjoy man-made beauty for a long time.

Useful Tips

In order to grow beautiful and lush chrysanthemums in the garden, do not skimp on planting material and buy only high-quality rooted cuttings. Plant chrysanthemums in the spring, choose strong, healthy plants sold with a lump of earth.

different varieties of chrysanthemums in a garden flower bed

Annual varieties propagating by seeds are recommended to first germinate for seedlings at home and plant in open ground only after the threat of frost return has completely passed and even, warm weather is established on the street.

If you want to enjoy the view of beautiful chrysanthemums in your garden, give the plant due consideration. Follow these tips for caring for a chrysanthemum, and it will certainly delight you with lush, fragrant buds.

Photo of perennials: choose dahlias

Below are 65 images of flowers from our collection. In the article on the design of a flower garden, we present another collection of 36 dahlias. You have a good choice for organizing your own unsurpassed flower bed.

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Color combination scheme

If you draw an equilateral triangle inside the scheme, then the colors that are at the top of the corners are combined brightly and contrastingly, even if the shades are pale. Opposite colors are also contrasting.

If you choose shades that lie side by side on a circle, you get a calm and discreet combination.

The type of flower garden in landscape design is largely determined by:

1. the place where it is supposed to be placed,
2. available area
3. background (fence, lawn, house, etc.)
4. point of view.

How to plant flowers

Preparing the soil for the flower garden. For planting flowers, the best soils are loamy and sandy loam. If the soil is heavy, then it must be removed, mixed with sand and peat, and at the bottom of the planting pit, make a drainage layer of crushed stone, expanded clay or broken brick. Most plants prefer slightly acidic or neutral soil, so if its acidity is increased, it is necessary to add deoxidizers (lime, dolomite flour). When laying a flower garden, rotted manure or compost is introduced. The ground level is raised by 5-10 cm so that after the soil shrinks, the flower garden does not appear below the level of the path or lawn, otherwise water will stagnate in it. Flowers are planted in planting holes or furrows with a large planting area.

Planting perennial plants. Perennial plants can be planted in the ground with green cuttings, rooted cuttings, rhizomes, seeds.

Planting of plants should start from the middle of the flower garden to its edges, border low-growing flowers are planted last. Planting material of one type should be uniform (for example, only cuttings or only seedlings).

When buying rhizomes in early spring, it is advisable to choose those that have awakened buds. If it is too early to plant a plant in the garden, it is stored in the refrigerator, covering the roots with wet sawdust. You can plant a rhizome with a sprout in a pot before the onset of warm days, providing it with good lighting.

Gallery: flowers for decoration of garden and city flower beds (55 photos)

An integral component of the design of any suburban area are plant and flower compositions. Favorite by many gardeners, annual flowers transform the site, making it more elegant and festive. Having a short growing season, annuals delight with variegated flowering already in the first year of planting. But to get a magnificent landscape that will delight the eye throughout the season, you need to choose the right annual flowers for the flower bed.

Popular white flowers

White flowers perfectly smooth out too bright colors, create a background for contrast, and are also capable of decorating a flower garden by themselves, adding a calmer note to it:

• chamomile;
• Iberis umbrella;
• fragrant dope;
• hybrid small petals;
• winged ammobium;
• white asters;
• white varieties of violets.

NOTE

There are very original types of cineraria with white and silvery shades of greenery. They do not bloom, but due to the originality of the shape and color of the bushes, they will definitely bring an original note to a flower bed, rock garden or rockery.

White flowers perfectly smooth out too bright colors.

What flowers are suitable

A flower bed is a decoration for any yard or site. Regardless of its size, painstaking care of it is imperative. And you need to start by choosing a place for a flower garden, preparing the soil and fertilizing it.

In the city market, where ornamental plants are sold, you can choose flower bed flowers. You will meet many beautiful, bright and unpretentious plants that, with their flowering, can give you a lot of positive emotions. Flowerbed flowers are divided into two types:

• annuals;
• perennial.

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The video shows small flower beds that fill large areas and create blooming islands with minimal maintenance:

Against the background of green lawns, flower beds-spots created with the help of lush plants (hydrangeas, irises, peonies, rhododendrons) look most impressive. Carpet beds are also extremely good in this situation. You can play with color, with the size of the flower beds, with their shapes.

Islet flower beds made in the shape of the American flag

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In the article at the following link, read about flower beds made of wood.

Blue flowering annuals for the flower bed

Shades of blue, blue, lilac contrast perfectly against the background of bright tones, bring orderliness to the variegation of the flower garden, and often they look beautiful on their own - for example, in monochrome compositions. Here are the most common types of blue shades:

1. cornflower
   - the usual wildflower is indispensable for small flower beds, it contrasts well with the lights; used in combination with other field plants.
2. Morning glory
   - climbing plant, therefore perfect for vertical planting - fence, wattle. A great option is to hide unsightly places in the garden by creating a kind of flower screen using stretched threads.
3. Clematis
   - flowers with 6 regular petals, look harmoniously in different versions of flower beds.
4. Aggregatum
   gives lush flowers of an unusual pale blue color, and blooms even in September.
5. Lupine
   will not only decorate the garden with its flowers, collected in a panicle, but also enrich the soil with nitrogen: the plant belongs to siderates (green fertilizers).
6. Delphiniums
   - plants with a pleasant color of petals and an unusual shape.
7. Muscari
   strikes with interesting inflorescences and rich blue color.
8. Aconite
   with lilac small flowers.
9. Forget-me-nots
   - always relevant, familiar and pleasant flowers.

Floral arrangements in a neutral style

Neutral flower arrangements look very minimalistic and effective. To create such a composition, you will need several flowering inflorescences with dim (pale pink, white, light yellow) and varieties that do not form inflorescences (fern, hosta). Such a flower bed will visually make the garden lighter, give it freshness.

Neutral flower arrangements

Neutral compositions can be created using roses. But in this case, it is advisable to give your preference to pink, peach, white varieties. Together with roses, you can also plant chubushnik or lilac bushes.

Plant lilacs along with roses

Generalization on the topic

The types of flower arrangements described in the article are the basics that are used to create new genres. The trend of fashion stimulates landscape designers to come up with something original. And these products are always amazing, arouse particular curiosity. More recently, everyone was amazed at the bright compositions with the help of which the sundial was created. In them, the flowers opened their buds strictly according to the clock: some bloomed, others closed. Today you can see flower beds that look like sweet cakes, flower topiary, multidimensional 3D flower paintings. Volumetric figures, screens, walls - there is no limit to the imagination of designers. And it pleases.

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A mixborder can be made using conifers of different dwarf breeds and interspersed with areas covered with light marble chips, herbaceous perennials or annual flowers can be used for designated purposes. The main thing is that the appearance of the object fits perfectly into the chosen stylistic concept and is an integral part of it. The framing of the mixborder is capable of emphasizing the direction of landscape design.

Bright flat mixborder

Caring for flowers in the garden

To make the flower garden happy all summer long, it needs regular care, which consists in watering, weeding, loosening and fertilizing the plants. In the spring, nitrogen is applied twice, with an interval of three weeks, under perennials, and during the budding period and in autumn - a complete complex fertilizer with an increased content of potassium and phosphorus.

When planting annuals that bloom all summer, the soil is usually well prepared and filled with organic fertilizers.If this was not done, then the feeding scheme is as follows: during the period of intensive growth, nitrogen is introduced, and when the buds are laid and flowering begins, they are fed with a complex fertilizer with a high content of phosphorus and potassium.

Some plants need pinching for better branching and lateral shoot formation. It is necessary to remove faded inflorescences and set seeds in time, since their presence reduces the flowering period and the number of new buds. You should not wait for the inflorescence to completely wither, it must be removed as soon as decorativeness begins to be lost.

In some plants, after a beautiful and spectacular flowering, the foliage turns yellow. It needs to be removed. Bulbs of tulips, daffodils, hazel grouses are dug up and dried.

Large tall plants or plants with a spreading aerial part are tied up so that they do not break or fall apart from the wind.

Types and varieties of low-growing plants that bloom all summer

Plants with a stem height of up to 30 cm are considered undersized. Adorable flower beds are made up of one variety of such flowers, and using several species. In summer, multi-tiered compositions bordered with miniature flowering specimens and borders edged with compact bushes look great. Many varieties of perennials belong to long-flowering ones, even more of them are among annuals.

Blooming border is gorgeous

Annuals or perennials - selection criteria

Many gardeners consider annual low flowers for flower beds to be the best option for decorating their plots, which:

1. Quickly (in the season of disembarkation) they allow you to refine the territory by drawing up an excellent composition.
2. They have an incredible number of varieties, which makes it possible to pick up specimens for any zones on the site: sunny and shady, arid and waterlogged, with fertile soil and poor.
3. They do not need special care, feeding, frequent watering in summer.
4. Provide room for creative people to experiment with an annual garden design update.
5. They allow correcting mistakes in the selection of varieties, colors already in the next season.
6. Suitable for growing by novice gardeners, since they are mostly unpretentious.

Bright flower bed of annuals

Fans of perennials refer to the unjustified waste of time, money, effort in the annual selection of plants for the flower bed, in the trouble of seedlings or sowing seeds in the ground. Of course, perennial low-growing flowers for a flower bed, blooming all summer, make it possible to avoid these worries for several years. But gradually they lose their decorative effect, and every 5-7 years they have to be updated, while spending more effort than planting annuals.

Perennials allow you to create flower beds that have a special charm, but they are not encouraging with such brightness and variety as annuals. Also controversial is the argument that weeds cannot develop under the rugs of perennial plantations. Yes, germination of weed seeds, the development of germinated weeds is suppressed under the dense clumps. But if they have already managed to make their way to the sun, it is much more difficult to destroy them than in planting annuals.

Aubriet perennial

It is your choice to give preference to annual or perennial flowers, and possibly combinations thereof. In any case, it would be useful to get to know some of their species better.

The most popular unpretentious annuals

Purslane - one of the most beautiful annual low-growing flowers for a flower bed is known to many simply as a "rug". In fact, its creeping succulent shoots with peculiar leaves, similar to fleshy needles, form a continuous carpet, covering the ground. Numerous flowers of various tones can be simple and double, depending on the variety. The most popular are terry species, which open their buds in early summer and decorative ones until autumn frosts:

• Pun;
• Cream;
• Mango;
• Flamenco.

Motley purslane rug

Purslane is unpretentious, easily takes root on sandy, rocky soil, does not need additional feeding, frequent watering. But he needs the sun: in the shade, the shoots stretch out, become thinner, the flower loses its attractiveness. Moreover, the buds of most varieties of purslane open only in bright light, which is why it, even planted in a sunny place, is not so picturesque on a rainy day. However, there are varieties with flowers that do not close even in cloudy weather:

• Sundance;
• Cloudbeater.

Charming flamenco

And if you are planning to use annual low-growing white flowers to decorate your flower beds, it is difficult to find something more suitable than a purslane variety with the telling name White-flowered.

This purslane should be called Snow White

Tagetes (marigolds) - an extremely unpretentious undersized flower, which a child can grow. Marigolds do not need specific soil, regular watering. But for all their non-capriciousness, they demonstrate excellent decorative qualities, which is rare. From the first days of summer to autumn frosts, they delight with bright flowers of various colors in warm tones, which makes the flower bed "sunny" even in bad weather.

Two types of marigolds are distinguished by compact bushes: rejected and thin-leaved. Both groups are incredibly sweet and lovable.

Examples of other long-flowering annuals

Petunia - rather capricious in cultivation, the favorite of landscape designers and gardeners has many varieties that differ in various shapes and colors. One can distinguish luxurious large-flowered and modestly but profusely blooming petunias. It is worth noting that the latter suffer less from rains, which are destructive for terry specimens. But you can also find terry petunias that are not afraid of rain (Butterfly F1, for example), which will become favorites of the garden.

F1 butterfly - tenderness itself

Lobelia - these purple, white, and more often blue undersized flowers are quite suitable for a flower bed that comes to life in early summer and withers only by October. Spherical miniature (10-20 cm) lobelia bushes love sunny places with loose, but not very fertile soil such as loam. Timely watering is important in leaving, especially in hot weather; the ground under the lobelia should be constantly moist.

Lobelia, variety Blue

Calceolaria - an unusual undersized plant that will decorate a flower bed in a shaded place. Calceolaria is not just shade-tolerant - direct sunlight is generally contraindicated for it. This exotic loves high soil moisture, but it should be watered with caution: when water gets on the velvety leaves, they significantly lose their decorative effect.

Exotic calceolaria

Iberis grows equally well in the sun and in a shady place, the soil loves light, breathable. It has small, more often fragrant snow-white inflorescences, but there are varieties with pink, carmine, lilac color. Flowering lasts two months, starting in May. It goes well in combined flower beds. For example, the neighborhood of white Iberis and small red carnation flowers for a flower bed is a very advantageous option.

Delightful Snow White Iberis

Annual carnation (Chinese). The adorable neighbor of Iberis can please not only with red, but also with pink, white, purple flowers that have a pleasant aroma. Loves the sun, resistant to frost. Perennial by nature, sometimes it can overwinter.

Chinese carnation scarlett

Beautiful perennials - charming consistency

If one day you successfully pick up perennial species of low-growing long-flowering flowers for a flower bed, you can get rid of the spring hassle of improving it for a number of years and enjoy the beauty of your site from the first days of summer. Various carnations, hardy asters, saxifrage and other beautiful representatives of the flora are popular. It is worth paying attention to at least a few favorites among them.

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Alpine aster - a herbaceous plant 10-30 cm high. The best place for it is openwork partial shade, well-drained soil. Flowering can last up to three months, the longest it is in Rosea.

Alpine Aster Rosea

Carnation herbal - an unpretentious undersized perennial, the dark greenery of which is completely covered with purple or pink small flowers for one and a half summer months. Along with perennial arabis, feverfew, primroses can act as beautiful border flowers for edging a flower bed or path.

Herbal carnation as a border

The ever-flowering begonia is rightfully the leader among the flowers for flower beds that bloom all summer. Begonia plantations blaze with a variety of elegant inflorescences from May-June to late autumn. It can bloom almost all year round if transferred to a warm room for the winter. Not only flowers are extremely decorative, but also begonia leaves, pleasing to the eye with shape and color.

Terry ever-flowering begonia

Green-leaved, bronze-leaved hybrids are distinguished by the color of the leaves. The height of low-growing bushes, as a rule, is within 15-30 cm. Begonia is not indifferent to the growing conditions. The soil for the flower bed should be rich in humus, with a slightly acidic reaction, moisture-absorbing, but not waterlogged - excess moisture in summer causes root rot.

There are about 600 known hybrids of ever-flowering begonia. Among them are medium-sized (up to 25 cm) series of varieties:

• Ambassador;
• Bada bing, bada boom;
• Senator.

Eternal flowering begonias in a flower bed

Dwarf varieties:

• Queen;
• Cocktail;
• Ray.

Ground cover

Ground cover applicants for a place in a flower garden

Among the stunted perennials, there are many ground cover or carpet flowers for continuous flowering beds. It is not out of place to get acquainted with several representatives of this group.

Phlox subulate... It is extremely unpretentious, forms curtains up to 10 cm high. Loves the sun and dry land, is afraid of stagnant water. Already from the beginning of May for two months it is covered with inflorescences of red, white, pink, lilac shades. The second wave of flowering occurs in September.

Phlox subulate

Sedum (sedum). Among half a thousand varieties, you can pick up sun-loving (most of them) and shade-loving specimens. The sedum plant does not need watering, feeding, hibernates without shelter - isn't it a godsend for time-limited summer residents? Moreover, there are so many varieties of sedum that only one of them can make a colorful colorful flower bed.

Sedum prominent

Ducheney... A rapidly growing ground cover, sun-loving, feeling great on any soil. But in order for the duchenei rug to be dense, the ground under the bushes must be constantly kept moist. The original leaves and fruits of the duchenei are very decorative in summer. However, it is worth remembering that berries, somewhat reminiscent of strawberries, are inedible.

Dusheney Indian

Aubrieta... A bright representative of carpet, ideal for rock gardens. It can be used as a frame for flower beds and in independent plantings. It blooms for a month and a half from May, and after pruning it can repeat this process. It hibernates with leaves that look attractive in early spring. It must be borne in mind that the Aubriet grows aggressively, like the Duchenea - both of these species can suppress, even survive, neighbors.

Aubrieta Light Blue

Aubrieta Lucas

Small garden - undersized bushes in a flower bed

In garden design, not only herbaceous plants are often used, but also beautiful trees and shrubs. If you have an idea to use them in landscaping a plot, then perennial low-growing bushes that bloom all summer are suitable for a flower bed in the form of a miniature garden. And creeping and dwarf conifers will add a graceful green touch to a variegated composition. Among them, the following types can be distinguished.

Mini-garden of begonias and conifers

Heather... Evergreen shrub with low growth rate. Needs well-drained moist soil, grows well in the sun, in partial shade.For the winter, it is recommended to mulch and cover it.

Heather

Gualteria recumbent... A creeping evergreen ground cover shrub that blooms beautifully in summer, including September. The dark green leaves are very decorative; by winter they turn bronze-red. Gualteria prefers partial shade, fertile acidic soil with good moisture capacity, and does not tolerate drought well.

Gualteria recumbent

Creeping willow... An attractive dwarf slow-growing shrub with thin elastic shoots. In early May, before the foliage blooms, it is covered with silvery, and in the summer - yellow, catkins. Light and moisture-loving, loves fertile sandy loam soils, does not tolerate heat and dry air.

Creeping willow

Dammer's cotoneaster... Dense, open, undersized bush. In mid-May, it is covered with numerous white flowers. Later, the decorativeness of the bush is supported by multiple light red fruits. Loves the sun, partial shade, undemanding to the soil, drought-resistant.

Dammer's cotoneaster

Japanese spirea... Compact creeping bush. Numerous pinkish inflorescences that form in the middle of summer, decorate the bushes for a month and a half. The golden yellow leaves are original. Spirea is undemanding to conditions, winter-hardy, sun-loving.

Japanese spirea

Juniper horizontal... Dwarf forms are good for a flower bed, for example, the Blue Chip variety. It is a slow-growing conifer with a bluish color of dense, thorny needles. Photophilous, not picky about the soil, frost-hardy.

Juniper horizontal

Parterres

Such flower beds decorated the territory of palace parks centuries ago; today they can be seen in city squares and on the sites of wealthy people. They have a clear structure and careful planning. For their creation, plants are selected that can boast of high decorativeness. They are planted in dense groups, with the help of them simple patterns are created. Parterres are old, elite types of flower beds. They crash in the most conspicuous place in front of the house.

Classic flower beds parterres

Contrasting compositions

Contrasting compositions will be no less effective. But creating one will be much more difficult. First of all, you need to understand exactly what colors are combined with each other, already based on this, to plant.

Contrasting combination of colors and shades in the flower bed

For example, you can pick up shades from the same range. It can be yellow, red and orange. White, any other bright shades of inflorescences.

You can decorate it like a mosaic. To do this, you need to select several different varieties and plant each variety together (in circles or any other shapes). The height of the stems should be approximately the same. As a result, you should get one large flower bed, consisting of small parts. Low-growing greens (e.g. hosta) can be planted around the edges.

Tulip flower mosaic

We buy soil and pots

Before sowing seeds, you need to buy flower soil and seedling containers (plastic pots, disposable dishes) from a garden store.

One packet of seeds is sown in each pot: if they are small, then they are scattered on the surface of the soil, previously moistened, and if large, then they must be embedded in the ground - the seeding depth is approximately two grain sizes.

After sowing, the soil in the pots must be sprayed using a spray bottle. From above, each pot must be covered with a film (both food and plastic will do) or glass.

Dwarf conifers

Dwarf spruce black

Recently, the design of the garden in the Japanese style has been very popular.

With minimal care, you can independently perform a very interesting composition using the following dwarf species of evergreen trees for a summer residence:

• Low-growing spruce for the garden. The "Reflexa" varieties are a creeping shrub for the decoration of alpine slides and rock gardens. "Pygmaea" - height up to one meter, looks great in group compositions;
• Juniper - beauty and invigorating pine needles aroma all year round;
• Thuja "Ellwangeriana Aurea" is a small tree with bright copper-gold needles.

Advice. It is important to take into account that all conifers are very demanding on lighting and require covering the roots in areas where winter temperatures are below 20 degrees.

Rose is the queen of flowers

And of course, the decoration of any flower garden is a fabulous beauty - a rose, which is called the queen of flowers. On a suburban area, you can plant both traditional representatives of this species of various colors, and graceful climbing roses.

A wrinkled rose, one of the varieties of large-fruited rose hips, will perfectly decorate the garden plot. The diameter of its flowers varies from 6 to 10 cm. Moreover, they are not only stunningly beautiful, but also have an amazing aroma. In autumn, this bush will delight you with large fruits, up to 3 cm in diameter, which will stand out against the background of withering crimson leaves.

Creeping annual plants for flower beds

Low-growing annual flowers, creeping along the ground, almost completely cover the ground and create a pleasant impression of a floral carpet. Here are some common types that you can include in your composition:

• Turkish carnation (undersized marigolds or black-browed);
• sedum carpathian, hybrid and other types;
• umbilical cord;
• begonia;
• alissum;
• ornamental cabbage;
• undersized petunias;
• chlorophytum crested;
• coleus is grinded.

Low-growing annual flowers, creeping along the ground, almost completely cover the ground and create a pleasant impression of a floral carpet

Landscaping of the cottage

At first glance, it may seem that it is much easier to develop a landscape design for a large suburban area than for a small one. But, in fact, this is far from the case. By choosing incorrectly, or placing them incorrectly, you can visually "reduce" your already small suburban area.

Bright landscape for a summer residence

In order for this not to happen, you must adhere to a few simple tips:

Design your landscaping

Flowerbed with conifers for a large area

Conifers and perennial shrubs can also be elements of flower gardens. In this company, perennial flowers for a flower bed look very noble. Such a flower garden retains its decorative effect even in winter. As an example, we offer a simple, but very beautiful composition.

1. Thuja western "Smaragd" (Thuja occidentalis Smaragd). The maximum height is up to 2.5 m, the crown diameter is 1.5 m, the illumination is the sun and partial shade, the soil is fertile. She has a very beautiful conical shape, decorative all year round. It is the basis of the composition.
2. Thuja western "Danica" (Thuja occidentalis Danica), the crown forms a nice dense ball. Diameter about 1 m, undemanding to conditions. Retains decorativeness all year round. Together with thuja, Smaragd forms the heart of the composition.
3. Juniper horizontal "Andorra compact" (Juniperus horizontalis Andorra Compact), cushion dwarf bush with horizontally directed branches. Height 40 cm, width 2 m, undemanding to conditions. Grayish green in summer, purple in winter.
4. Spirea Japanese "Little Princess" (Spiraea japonica Little Princess) is a dwarf bush. Height up to 80 cm, diameter 1.2 m, lighting - the sun and openwork partial shade, soil - undemanding. It blooms with delicate reddish-pink flowers in June-July. To create the proposed composition, you will need 5 bushes.
5. Daylily hybrid (Hemerocallis hybrida). Height from 30 cm to 1 m, lighting - the sun and openwork partial shade, soil - undemanding. Blooms most of the summer. In this flower garden, the daylily is intended as a bright color spot that enlivens the entire composition. You will need 2 copies of bright red-orange varieties, for example, Frans Hals, Mauna Loa, Orange Nassau, Moses Fire.
6. Primula Julia (Рrimula juliae) forms miniature bushes. Height 10-15 cm, undemanding to growing conditions.It blooms throughout the second half of spring, and there is also repeated autumn flowering. The framing of our flower garden will be 12 primrose bushes of the traditional violet range.
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