Florists use perennials for summer cottages to decorate the local area. They give preference to spectacular and large specimens. A beautiful flower garden is the dream of any summer resident.
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Composition rules
A flowerbed of perennials is decorated with their own hands, giving it a neat and finished look. Rules for planting flowers for a summer residence:
- Site lighting is the main factor contributing to the growth of perennials.
- Determine the composition of the soil used to create a flower garden in the country. The owner acquires a versatile potting mix.
- Perennials give aesthetic pleasure thanks to bright buds, therefore, specimens with different flowering periods are planted in the flowerbed. Sometimes the summer resident plants one type of perennial, complements the composition with such specimens as: caladium, perilla, geychera, hypoesthes, etc.
In the country, flower beds are made out:
- modular flower bed;
- mixborder;
- tapeworm;
- discount.
A flower lover determines the size of the flower bed, taking into account the area of the personal plot. Plants are planted in a straight line on a manicured lawn. A round flower garden needs low flowers. If the flowerbed has an arched shape, it is advisable to combine large and small specimens: spherical plants are placed inside rings of medium-sized flowers.
Better flowers for giving
Crocuses of different colors bloom in early spring: yellow, blue, white. This period lasts 3 months, then the buds wither. Perennial bulbs are planted in the country in late summer and September.
Crocuses are intended for group compositions, create bright accents on the flower bed. Among perennial carnations, the florist chooses the following varieties:
- Gray-blue, 25 cm high.
- A sandy carnation that forms a dense cushion of green leaves.
- Alpine variety. Flowering begins in early June.
The flower garden in the country is decorated with green Pushkinia, collected in blue, white, blue inflorescences. Bulbous perennials bloom in early spring. Their height is 20 cm. Flowers decorate group plantings, combine with primroses, daffodils, dicentra.
Daffodils are famous for their unique aroma. Their height is from 30 to 60 cm. Perennials have double flowers, have a crown of various heights. Plants prefer sunny areas and fertile soil. They are planted in a flower bed next to tulips, ferns. Many specimens are unpretentious, but the leaves wither quickly.
A flower grower at the dacha plants peonies, perennial varieties of poppies, aquilegia next to daffodils. The dicenter reaches a height of 100 cm, blooms in early May, forming inflorescences in the form of a brush. Each brush has white or pink heart-shaped corollas. The dicenter is planted next to other perennials: primrose, daffodils, muscari, ornamental onions.
A garden flower garden is not complete without forest lilies of the valley, which bloom in early May. Peduncles are no more than 30 cm high. The inflorescences consist of 20 white bells with a strong aroma.
The perennial plant blooms until June, then the buds fall off, and round berries are formed in their place. Lilies of the valley grow in a flower bed for 10 years, do not wither in the sun and in the shade, they are unpretentious crops.
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Read about the design of a flower bed of perennials in the following article:How to arrange a flowerbed of perennials