Hello dear readers! Miniature garden compositions instantly won the hearts of gardeners, someone is fond of building compact "old" castles or houses for fairies, while others are passionate about creating incredibly cute and attractive potted gardens. Such a mini potted garden captivates with its visual fragility and compactness, while simultaneously immersing its creator in memories of childhood, toys, sandboxes, etc. But how such miniature gardens are created, how to choose suitable plants, as well as decorative elements, this will all be discussed in this review. At the end of the article, there will be two videos on creating two different types of tiny potted gardens, we recommend watching.
DIY potted garden.
Decorative items.
In fact, the choice of such elements will depend on the imagination of the owner of the future garden, as well as on the thematic focus of the design of the pot. Let's say a country-style pot will take on a miniature well, a garden wheelbarrow, rough-looking chairs and a table. A miniature garden in the Provence style can be played up with white delicate and elegant tables, benches, arches.
Suitable decorative elements.
Recall that all parts must be tiny, it can be:
- House;
- Pot;
- Teapot;
- Bench;
- Table and chairs;
- Arch;
- Alcove;
- Chaise lounge;
- Fountain;
- Pond;
- Statues;
- Nest;
- Animals;
- Birds;
- Insects;
- Snakes, lizards;
- Fence;
- Lamps;
- Candles;
- Baskets;
- Shovels, rakes;
- Garden watering can, etc.
Where to find decorative items.
Tiny elements can be made on your own, benches, tables and chairs made of wire, pots made of polymer clay, baskets and nests weaved from straw or willow vines, stairs made of skewers or toothpicks, a house made from cement mortar and stones, and more complex objects can be found in souvenir shops , children's stores, "all for creativity" departments or garden departments.
Choosing the right location and the necessary conditions for the winter garden
The flower corner in the apartment should have a specially designated place where animals that can spoil it, as well as a climate that negatively affects the state of plants, will not have access to it. Therefore, placement is a strategically important decision when planning a winter garden. "Greenery" requires a competent approach to conditions, because many indoor exotic and local flowers, trees require special conditions.
The best natural light in the conservatory will be from the south side of the house.
If possible, you need to expand the windows or even make panoramic glazing
If there is a lack of natural light, artificial lighting should be considered.
The most important aspects when choosing the location of your home flower garden:
- As much daylight as possible. Obviously, this is difficult to ensure in an apartment, however, often a balcony can be the best solution. Or, artificial and uninterrupted lighting is often provided to simulate sunlight.
- Depending on the plants chosen, the correct humidity and temperature levels need to be maintained.Air parameters affect the development and appearance of flowers, therefore it is worth choosing them so that they require approximately the same conditions. Or at least it was technically possible to combine it.
- Consider providing ventilation.
- It is necessary to create the effect of a separate zone for your flowers, so that it is easier to maintain conditions without fear of the influence of external circumstances. This is true in winter, when the air dries out from the batteries, sometimes the temperature drops below the permissible mark for plants. Here is the factor of frosty drafts.
The rules for ensuring optimal conditions include competent and professional care for the "green corner". This is especially true for those indoor plants that are rarely found or are whimsical, require hands, specialist knowledge.
The shady corner of the room can be decorated with ferns suspended in pots
Suitable plants for a mini garden.
It is necessary to select extremely slow-growing dwarf plants (there are an unlimited number of similar ones in garden stores). We recommend taking a closer look at:
- Miniature ivy;
- Graceful Fittonia;
- Dwarf Pilea Kadier;
- Fat man;
- Undersized Saintpaulia;
- Selaginella;
- Tradescantia;
- Succulent;
- Moss varieties;
- Cacti;
- Stone rose;
- Diamondman;
- Sedum;
- Haworthia;
- Gelksine;
- Gasteria;
- Pachyphytum;
- Saxifrage;
- Money tree;
- Myrthu;
- Dwarf ficuses;
- Synpolyam;
- Cyclamen;
- Mini roses;
- Streptocarpus;
- Nertera;
- Solleyrol.
The choice of indoor plants for the style of the interior
It can be safely noted that plants are a kind of interior element, sometimes even very important.
There are many offers on the market not only of the indoor flowers themselves, but also of decorations for them. Pots of any shape, type and size, additional curiosities, and much more can be found in the assortment of any flower shop.
Speaking of choosing indoor plants for the interior style, let's look at the three most popular trends at the moment.
Fusion and plants for him
Combinations of different materials in interior decoration are quite characteristic of this style. The highlight is the harmony of things from completely different styles.
In order to very successfully emphasize the chosen direction, you can purchase exotic indoor plants and combine them with ordinary houseplants. This will give our interior a very colorful and interesting atmosphere.
Loft and selection of suitable indoor plants
The interior of this style is almost impossible to imagine without the presence of a garden of indoor plants. The highlight of the style is the high walls, which are deliberately made a little sloppy, with brick inserts and ceiling beams.
Tall trees in pots made of stone will become excellent accents in the plant plan, or the option to use such containers that visually make a picture of the fact that the plants have grown here on their own due to the abandoned room. You can play this option very interestingly, which will give the room a certain spirit of adventure and adventurism.
High-tech and indoor flowers
The basis of the hi-tech style lies in the lightness and maximum functionality of the room. For this option, you can pick up exotic plants that will live in a pots of a monochromatic restrained color. It is best to choose pots from plastic options; ceramics of bright colors are used much less often.
How to make a crumbled garden in a flowerpot or pot.
Method number 1. Large flowerpot or tub.
What you need:
- Flowerpot or tub;
- Stones, sand, soil;
- Tiny decorative items (mini pots, stairs, arches, pond bowl, etc.);
- Slow growing plants (see above for a list of suitable plants).
Let's plan out the pot area (it is better to first sketch all the details on the sheet, namely, where and in what places these or those plants and decorative elements will be located).
- Pour stones for drainage into the tub, then soil.
- We tamp the ground, plant suitable plants.
- Installing a decorative arch and a pond.
- We plant the remaining plants.
- We install a bench and a fence. Sprinkle the paths with small pebbles.
- We place figurines and miniature pots. At the end of the article, a video is presented on how to make such a fashionable garden.
- We are delighted with the result!
Mini garden in a pot photo
Method number 2. Broken terracotta pot.
What you need:
- Flower pot;
- A hammer;
- Stones, sand, soil;
- Tiny decorative items (mini pots, fairy figurines, houses, etc.);
- Slow growing plants (see above for a list of suitable plants).
- We lightly hit the side of the pot with a hammer, part of the wall breaks off from it.
- From the broken part, we break off a small part with a hammer (we put it aside). We drop the rest into the soil (as in the photo below).
- From the part that was previously put aside, we build improvised steps. To do this, break this part of the pot with a hammer into small pieces. We dig them in on one side of the pot in the form of steps (see photo).
- We plant suitable plants and scatter figurines of fairies, houses, miniature pots.
Mini garden in a pot photo
Video: How to make a potted garden.
Reasons for doing this kind of activity
In addition to the reasons we have already listed, such as realizing your creative potential, if any, there are a number of weighty arguments in favor of trying to do this job.
You can work with your child, developing imagination and creativity along the way. After all, any child would be interested in how, for example, to make a home mini-garden and the like.
Add decor items to your summer cottage or private house, making it more beautiful. You can turn an inconspicuous cottage into a cozy place where you can spend your time.
What you need to master a new hobby
To create your first mini-garden on the windowsill, you need desire, love for plants and a little imagination. This hobby is suitable for those who like indoor floriculture. This type of cultivation of potted plants allows you to get the most decorative effect with a minimum of occupied area. If you do everything correctly and take into account the peculiarities of each copy, then the care of the composition will be minimized.
A variety of plants are suitable for mini-gardens, but the slow-growing, small-leaved species are best. Of the succulents, the following are considered ideal: stone rose, sedum, diamonds. Fittonia, sedum and peperomonia look good in potted dachas. Dwarf trees, such as ficuses or myrtle, are great. When planning to install a pot in the bedroom, use only safe flowers for this room.
Various items may be required to decorate a mini-garden, but the list of required materials can include: a container for growing (pot, bowl, bowl, basin, container, box); universal soil; drainage; sand; pebbles or decorative stones (pebbles for aquariums are suitable); chips for mulching; plants; toy furniture, houses, mills, natural decor and other decorations. If the pot does not look very attractive, it is recommended to decorate its outer side with mosaics, pieces of glass, small shells or pebbles.
