How to install and decorate flower beds in the courtyard of a private house with your own hands

Territory allocation planning

Planning a flower bed should begin with drawing up a site plan on a piece of paper. So, it will be easier to plan not only the place reserved for the flower garden, but also to take into account all the nuances that arise during its design: the amount of planting material, illumination, relief. To make the flower beds in the courtyard look aesthetically pleasing, you should think over their shape in advance:

• if straight geometric shapes and lines predominate on the site, it is better to make flower beds of a rectangular elongated shape with a width of no more than 2.5 m - it is more difficult to care for a wider flower bed;
• if the site is asymmetric, it is better to equip the flower beds in the form of winding lines, irregular shapes - such a shape will naturally flow into the overall landscape and form a single space with it.

When arranging a flower garden with your own hands, it is also necessary to take into account the relief of the site. If the flowers are planted in a lowland, then the soil will be constantly moist, which is not suitable for all plants. If the flower garden is located on a slope, then after heavy rainfall, soil and even plants may be washed out. Flower arrangements on uneven surfaces are best done in the form of stone alpine slides - large stones will hold plants and soil in case of runoff. Next, you should decide on the location of the flower beds:

• the territory at the central entrance of a private house has a higher priority - here you can arrange voluminous compositions of several types of flowers, you can equip a rose garden, rock garden, rose garden and other design elements;

• the central and front part of the garden in a private house is also a suitable option - in the center it is better to equip large round compositions, alpine slides, a long narrow flower garden of any shape is more suitable for the front part;

• a recreation area in a private house near the terrace, gazebos - small compositions in calm colors are appropriate here;

• along the paths and the fence - here, as a rule, long narrow flower beds with undersized flowers are broken;

• if there is a lawn in a private house, then the flower arrangements located on it will look very beneficial, creating a contrast with greenery - it can be an alpine slide, modular combinations with paving;

• vertical flower beds with ampelous plants will become a real decoration of a private house - they can be arranged on the terrace, by the pool or by the gazebo.

When arranging flower beds with your own hands, do not forget that all plants are drawn to the sun. It is not advisable to plant flower arrangements in the shade of trees, in the back of the site.

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Requirements for the colors themselves

You need to choose flowers for a flower bed deliberately, taking into account the following points:

1. All plants bloom at a specific time, and the flower garden should be fragrant from spring to autumn. To ensure the continuous flowering of the composition, the plants must be planted in the correct sequence: primroses in early spring, then tulips, daffodils, and asters in summer. The backbone of the composition should be perennial flowers, and annuals are planted throughout the season.

2. To make the plants feel comfortable, you need to take into account the illumination of certain parts of the flower bed. For example, tulips love the sun, they need to be planted in the central part, lilies of the valley and irises, they feel more comfortable next to perennials: phlox, lilies, which shade them a little.

3. It is better to plant flowers in solid lines, and not chaotically - such flower beds look more aesthetically pleasing.

4. When planting plants, large gaps between rows and plants should be avoided - unoccupied soil spoils the appearance of the composition, in addition, weeds quickly grow in these places.

5. Plants in a flower garden should be at different levels. The highest ones should be planted in the center, the lower ones closer to the edge.

6. Flowers in rich colors create the accent of the composition (usually planted in the central part), light colors are the background. Color contrast is a prerequisite for drawing up a colorful flower bed.

7. In the far part of the territory of a private house, flowers of dark and neutral shades look advantageous, bright: yellow, red are ideal for the foreground. White is neutral and is used to dilute the color scheme.

We form a flower garden

It is not so difficult to create a flower garden with your own hands in the yard of your own home. You need to start by transferring the drawn sketch to the ground, and then clearly imagine how the flower garden itself should look like. Further formation of the flower bed is as follows:

1. Using a rope and a peg, we mark the boundaries of the flower garden.

2. We bring all the necessary planting material: soil, drainage, seeds, seedlings, fertilizers.

3. Next, we dig up the territory allocated for the flower garden, mix the soil with mineral fertilizers for flowers. If nothing has been grown on the ground for a long time, it is necessary to remove the top layer of the soil, grind it, sift it thoroughly, choosing stones, weeds, grass. Only then fertilize.

4. A drainage layer should be laid under a long, even flowerbed (rabatka): gravel, broken brick so that the water does not stagnate.

5. Further, we moisten the soil well.

6. Then we start planting flowers. Round and curly flower beds should be planted from the center, moving to the edges, so as not to trample the plants. Long flower beds are planted sequentially.

7. The final touch is styling the curb. Figured decorations, original stones, wooden fences, ready-made curbs bought in a hardware store - anything that has enough imagination and funds will do.

How to equip flower beds with your own hands

A do-it-yourself flower garden in the courtyard of a private house is in some way the hallmark of the property and its owners. The first impression about the house itself and about the tastes of the people living in it depends on it. Originality of forms, unusual colors, arrangement of flowers - everything must be taken into account when creating flower beds. The most common are the following options for arranging flower beds in a private house:

1. Geometric flower bed. This flower garden is characterized by the correct geometric shape: rectangle, rhombus, oval, circle. They are usually located in the center of a private property, or on a hill. Flowers are planted in even rows, or rings, if the composition is round. This standard flower garden option is suitable for any landscape style.

2. Curb or cobbled flower beds. Border materials can be not only the final element of the flower arrangement, but also the basis of an independent flower garden.Flowers planted between beautiful stone paving look very original, and it is quite easy to make such beauty with your own hands in a private house. You just need to lay out the curb material on the ground, and plant low bushy plants (no higher than 25 cm) between the stones.

3. Rabatki. These are long flower beds in the form of a bed, and are ideal for masking building defects. They can be located along walls, fences, footpaths in the yard. Rabatki is the most common way to create compositions with your own hands. Here, flowers of the same type are used, which are planted in stripes, zigzags, and a snake.

4. Mixborder. This is a composition of many different but compatible flowers and plants. In a do-it-yourself mixborder in a private house, perennials, annual flowers, and even small ornamental trees usually grow together. Therefore, the flower garden smells fragrant and changes throughout the season.

5. Rock garden. It is a composition that imitates a natural rocky landscape, interspersed with bright colors between rocky stones. To give the slide a natural look, real alpine plants are planted, but if there are none, you can use those that outwardly resemble them.

Landscaping of a backyard territory is not a set of strict rules for organizing space, but ample opportunities for imagination and imagination. Coming up and decorating with your own hands picturesque corners in your own garden, at your summer cottage, you create a unique coziness and comfort for living in the house.

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