Types Of Flower Beds

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The garden is a place for relaxation and contemplation of nature. It is impossible to imagine a garden without beautiful flowers that grow in flower beds, in tubs or even in carts. A flowerbed is the territory of the land on which plants are grown. The difference between a flower bed and a flower garden is a clear shape, a closed contour and planting of annual plants. Usually flower beds are located in open areas, in the corner of a garden or around a tree, surrounded by a lawn. For planting a large volume of plants and flowers, the diameter of the flower bed should be up to 2 meters. Arrange the plants in height, in the center of the composition - the tallest flowers, along the border - undersized. Different types of flower beds can naturally fit into the landscape of the garden and become a wonderful part of the decor

Types of flower beds

Regular flower bed is a geometric plant pattern that can be easily identified visually. Usually flower beds are formed in the form of a circle, square or rectangle. It is not recommended to create abstract figures, there will be a feeling of motley confusion. The flower bed should be visible from any point in the landscape, so arrange it in open areas.

When creating a regular flower bed, follow certain conditions:

Plant flowers that bloom at the same time;

avoid fuzzy boundaries between plantings by creating clear lines.

Irregular flower bed looks more natural, for this flower bed, plants are planted in small groups, which sometimes overlap.

Decorate the flower bed so that first one part of the plants fades, and later the next.

In summer cottages, this kind of relaxed flower bed is most often found, it is easier to care for and the “wavy” effect of flowering pleases all the warm time of the season.

Raised flower bed ideal for planting flowers. This type of flower bed can be made large enough to create a charming composition on it.

A raised flower bed is a building structure that is created with the help of walls, when they are raised above the ground to a height of 20 to 100 cm. You can build walls from almost any material that will hold a large amount of land. It is recommended to use brick, stone, wood as a lifting wall.

With a number of advantages, raised flower beds are gaining popularity. Having built such a flower bed, you will make it easier for yourself to care for planting flowers for many years, you will not need to bend over when weeding and loosening. In a raised flower bed, the plants can be better seen, they develop well and no one will trample them.

Monoclumba - this is the simplest flower bed, which is planted with plants of the same type. Even a beginner - a gardener can cope with the creation of a monoclumba. Very often, roses, phloxes, asters, peonies, tulips are planted in such flower beds.

When there is not much space on the site, and the dream of creating a blooming flower bed does not leave you, then you will come to your aid

vertical flower bed. However, creating such a flower bed will require real skill and laborious work from you. Fences, walls of houses are decorated with vertical or three-dimensional flower beds, they are often used in urban landscaping.

As an option for creating a vertical flower bed, use special systems of multi-level containers with one common axis. When plants are planted in such boxes, a composition looks like a pyramid.

Vertical flower beds are made in the form of a vase, crown, geometric shapes (column, ball, cube, pyramid, etc.), figures of fairy-tale heroes and animals.

In urban landscaping, it is sometimes used

carpet beds … This type of decorative flower bed is created using dwarf plants with colored foliage. The low-growing flowers form a stunning variety of patterns that are similar to the ornament of an oriental carpet. The vegetation in these beds is pleasing to the eye for a long time, because it begins to bloom early and withers late. Please note that such flower beds are complex and demanding. They need a thorough approach to plant selection and constant care.

Flowerbed-panels - the most original type of flower beds, where a variety of low-growing plants are collected, which form a specific image. Even non-flowering plants with bright foliage can be used to create a clear pattern. When creating any composition of flowers for a flower bed, a panel should calculate everything correctly, spend time and effort to obtain the desired result.