A flower bed of perennials is created gradually, since these plants do not develop so quickly, they give flowers over several years. It is necessary to provide quality care for them. This will increase the lifespan of crops, and perennials are selected and combined to increase their attractiveness even at the stage of creating flower beds.
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Features of creating a flower garden
Recommendations to help you avoid mistakes:
- Consider climatic conditions. At the stage of selection, only those plants should be considered that will develop correctly after planting. If you do not take this factor into account, perennials will not survive winter or give color in spring and summer.
- The location of the flower bed. It is important to take into account the characteristics of the landscape. Another criterion is the presence of a shadow. Many plants cannot tolerate exposure to direct sunlight. Scattered radiation is preferred for them. Other flowers, on the other hand, thrive better in the shade.
- Soil characteristics. Preference is given to neutral or slightly acidic soils. For some perennials, only a fertile composition is suitable (bell, lupine, mallow). Sandstones, loamy soils are a suitable environment for the development of valerian, sage.
- Color combination of flower beds. Take into account the shade of the leaves (it is red, light green, dark green) and flowers (from white to dark tones). It is recommended to select plants so that the finished composition looks harmonious, because the oversaturation of flowers looks repulsive. To visually increase the volume of the flower bed, from 3 to 5 species of perennial are planted. Gradients should be created: plants are grown with flowers from brighter to delicate tones.
- Plantings are combined according to the size of flowers: they focus on large inflorescences, and they should be against the background of many small ones.
For reproduction in order to form a beautiful flower bed, different methods are used: using seeds, shoots. Some perennials grow by dividing the root system.
The choice of plants, taking into account the period of the year
In spring, bulbous crops should be planted on the site. Examples: daffodils, crocuses, muscari. In the spring give the color of daisies, pansies, anemones. The advantage of such perennials is the long flowering period. Moreover, they quickly begin to develop. The first flowers appear early. As a result, the flowerbed remains attractive for a long time.
In the hottest period of the year (summer), buds appear on peonies. Poppy and calendula, nasturtium and petunias bloom at the same time. Ornamental corn and sunflower often grow with them. You need to combine flowers with green plants.
In autumn, buds appear on other perennials. Among them are chrysanthemums, asters, helenium, ornamental cabbage. Flowers during this period are contrasting. Some perennials continue to develop until the end of autumn. They bloom again during this period. These include lupine, butan, delphinium.
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