2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
Evergreens are an ideal solution for creating original compositions. Today, undersized species are in vogue, which, with minimal effort, will add decorativeness to your site
Why are conifers in fashion
Fir, pine, spruce, and other tall conifers are rarely used lately. Owners of suburban areas often acquire miniature species that differ in shape, texture, color.
With a skillful combination of several conifers, chic compositions are obtained that are not inferior in attractiveness to flower beds. The advantages include minimal maintenance, and constant decorativeness, regardless of the season. Let's look at some interesting solutions that you can use.
Idea 1. Flat bed of conifers
The planting consists of a horizontal juniper (Andorra Compact, Blue, Glauca, Lime, Chip, Wiltoni, Cossack, Glow, etc.). In the center is the dwarf spruce Nidiformis, which does not exceed 1 meter in adulthood.
Juniper is planted in an amount of 2-5 pcs. and with an interval of 60 cm. For spruce, set aside a space of 100 cm. Colored varieties of juniper, for example, blue and yellow: Blue Donau and Aurea, will help to dilute the monochrome greenery. You can enlarge the composition using thuja Smaragd, spherical spruce or mountain pine. These plants are used in the background.
Idea 2. Decoration of the front area
The stereotype of placing flower beds near the house is a thing of the past. Many landscape designers offer a win-win option for decorating the local area with evergreens.
Low-growing conifers are planted in groups or one at a time. Creeping junipers, spherical shapes, mountain pines grafted on a trunk are used. Such unpretentious vegetation will decorate the adjoining area and give an attractive look to your home.
Idea 3. Grouping pine trees with junipers
Mountain / dwarf pines are picturesque, especially when grouped with conifers. Differences in shape and texture make the composition dynamic and interesting. Accentuate the grace of pine with ground cover and rocky juniper species. They are planted at the edges or in the center.
Mountain pine varieties resistant to fungi and frost: Mugus, Globular Pug, Gnome, Minikin, Chameleon, Varella, Pumilio.
Idea 4. Three-color composition
Juniper ideally decorates any joint planting site, especially in a group with dwarf thuja and spruce species. Thuja is used as a background plant. In front of it is a blue cushion / cone-shaped herringbone. The contrast is created by a horizontal juniper of a yellow hue (Lime, Glow, Gold Star, Aurea, Arcadia, Limeglow, Variegata).
Idea 5. English rocky garden
Approaching the English style, certain plants planted in any order will help:
• Glauka Globoza (spruce-dwarf), • juniper Mint Julep (medium-sized), • cushion gnome (pine).
The composition is decorated with marble chips. This structures the fit and enhances the beauty of each "participant".
Idea 6. Classic rockery
According to the canons in the organization of rockeries, ephedra are used. The center must be highlighted (any pyramidal view). Instances differing in shape and color are located nearby.
There is an option with a centering of two conifers, for example: blue spruce Glauka Globoza + thuja Smaragd. Both plants are contrasting in texture, color, height. All forms of pines and junipers are planted nearby.
Large rockery includes decorative larch trees, these are barberry bushes, spirea, weigela, buddlei, hydrangea.
Idea 7. Conifers in a rock garden
Stones and conifers are the perfect combination. Having decided to organize a rock garden, put horizontal low-growing species in the foreground: juniper, pine, spruce. They will look great against the background of tall bushes of rocky and Cossack junipers (Blue Donau, Tamaris, Gold Cohn, Green Capert, etc.). Columnar: Blue Arrow (3-5 m, diameter 0.8-1 m), Lodery (1.5-1.8 m, diameter 80-100 cm).
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