2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
The flower garden, located on the site for many years, may well be updated. It will acquire a noble appearance and become the dignity of your territory. Stones will help to give a special charm. Let's talk about the rules for creating edging, design techniques, the selection of stones and plants
Why stones?
The natural look and naturalness of the landscape are never disturbed by stones. Only this material emphasizes natural beauty and helps to decorate any territory. The stone fits perfectly into the village courtyard and the pompous grounds of luxurious mansions.
You are not wasting money. There are stones everywhere. Take a family walk in the field, forest. Take your trolley with you to bring home free creative and design material. You can not invent anything and just supplement the existing flower garden, make the edging of the old flower bed. The novelty and originality will immediately attract the eyes of neighbors and will delight you.
The difference between a flower bed with a stone from rockery and rock garden
• No complications in the selection of components.
• There is no focus on large-scale construction.
• Independence from relief features.
• The choice of plants is unlimited.
• There is no asymmetry principle.
• Any shapes are selected, including regular geometric ones.
Which stones to choose?
There are no restrictions. You can take everything that is available. If you want to create exclusiveness and monumentality, give preference to large stones. In this case, do not overdo it. The larger the material, the smaller the amount you need to take.
Sandstone is used more often. Usually it is a flat shape, grayish shades. They are laid horizontally, in a ladder, on top of each other or placed vertically, placing on the edge. Pebbles, due to their rounded edge and small size, do an excellent job of the final chord function at the edges of the composition. Be sure to fit on a material that excludes the growth of weeds or on a cement mortar.
A variety of shapes and shades give rocks such as shale. The color of the material will make any flower bed a masterpiece. You can compose according to shades or combine from the available arsenal. Any colors can be used: green, golden brown, purple, black, gray-red.
Tuff is a type of limestone. Refers to "loose stones" that allow water and air to pass through. It is appropriate in flower beds with moisture-loving plants, perfectly "gets along" with moss. Often, creeping plants are planted in the grooves of the stone.
Quartzite surprises with a wide palette and pleases with a smoothed surface. Works well in sunny places, as it shimmers in the rays and reflects light. If you do not have stones, but there are remnants of unused brick, it can also be used to create a base or edging of a flower garden.
How to decorate a flower bed with stones?
The creation process depends on the available material. Laying is done dry or on sand / cement mortar. The dry version implies the creation of edging in a straight-line / single-row method or laying out "one-on-one", followed by covering the joints between blocks, stones, bricks. This requires cement.
It is important to adhere to the relationships of shapes, textures, colors, dimensions, to take into account the relief and location. There is a great dependence on the plants already growing in the flowerbed. There must be consistency in the work. First, decide on your ultimate goal. You need to imagine exactly what you want to get, and not pile up stones chaotically.
You can transform any flower bed - you just need to overlay it with any stone. The most popular and lightest option is a stone border. This is just laying out along the edge of the flower garden, with the ability to adjust the shape. Plants are not affected by this.
You can also make an element for zoning space out of a flower garden. More effort is needed here. Having marked the place, make a markup and specify the width of the border. You will need to make a foundation - this will give stability and durability. Dig a recess along the contour. You don't need to dig deep - a shovel bayonet or less. Pour 5-6 cm of sand, gravel on it. For a wide curb, reinforced formwork is required. The last stage is pouring the solution. It is important to make the base larger than the width of the prepared stones.
After two days, you can lay stones, bricks, blocks. We spread the first row, fix it with a solution. We take on the second and so on, until you reach the intended height. It is important to know that the masonry line, shape and width are your personal choice, there are no restrictions here.
Flower garden design and decoration
Having laid out the stones, you need to give them decorativeness. The masonry can be covered with moss. Paint the stones, fill the openings in the seams with soil with flower seeds. It is appropriate to choose creeping / creeping varieties. Switch on the backlight if desired. So the new object of your territory is ready.
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