How to choose unpretentious flowers for a flower bed, blooming all summer

What flowers will not cause trouble

In this case, the term "unpretentious" means that after planting in a flower bed or flower garden, such plants do not require careful adherence to the regime of feeding, watering, etc. They can perfectly grow and develop without constant supervision of the owner. Of course, you cannot do without care at all, and even such flowers will need to be watered periodically.

The choice of options for the inexperienced gardener is quite wide and includes both annuals and perennials. Having correctly chosen the period of their greatest decorativeness, it is quite easy to get a flower garden that pleases the eye with beauty from early spring, all summer and until late autumn. Despite the undemanding care, such plants bloom quite brightly and abundantly.

Perennial flowers will delight you with beauty every year. As a rule, they do not require additional protection from frost and can perfectly tolerate hot summers. They should be selected and planted based on the size of an adult specimen. Annuals allow you to create carpet beds with intricate geometric patterns. Unlike perennials, they do not grow and are suitable for creating precise sizes of pattern elements. At the same time, when planting different annuals, you can change the colors and accents of the flower bed every season.

But in order not to have problems all summer even with such undemanding plants, you will need to pay attention to them at the initial stage when planting. For this, their needs in soil properties, lighting and compatibility with each other should be taken into account. It is also imperative to loosen the soil, make the necessary top dressing, remove weeds.

Choosing a suitable flower garden

Home gardens are most often decorated with such flower beds as classic flower beds, mixborders, ridges or modular structures. They planted in them both perennials replacing each other with a flowering period, as well as annuals sown in the spring and delighting all summer with a beautiful fresh look. You can even plant primroses in them, among which capricious specimens are rare. A flower bed known to everyone differs from other areas by clear boundaries, which give it a certain geometric shape of a circle or oval, rhombus, square or rectangle, etc. plant compositions in it can form both perennial and annual flowers located in the same plane.

In mixborders, plants form compositions of different levels in height, in which the flowering of some plants is replaced by others located nearby. The ridges separated by the curb stretch in narrow rectangular stripes along fences or paths. They are usually planted with beautiful annuals that delight all summer with bright colors. Modular flower beds are based on various types of mobile containers. To form the desired composition, they are simply installed in the right place and in the required order. Moreover, if necessary, they can be easily rearranged to a more shaded or lighted place.

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Choosing the flowers themselves

When arranging a flower garden, it is possible to plant only perennials or annuals that bloom consistently all summer long, or combine them with each other. In this case, it is imperative to take into account such points as the time and duration of flowering, and the combination of the color palette.

Perennials

Perennial plants, as a rule, delight with their flowering no more than three weeks. However, there are some that bloom almost all summer. Like lupine, for example. When selecting perennial plants for a flower garden, only those of them that require similar conditions to the type of soil, the frequency of watering and the type of fertilizers and dressings should be grouped. Also, when planting, it is necessary to leave a certain space for the development of plants over time.

Let's take a closer look at what unpretentious perennial plants experienced gardeners recommend to beginners. In shaded areas, it is best to plant astilba, daylily and dicentru, attractive with their shiny foliage and delicate inflorescences. Echinacea and rudbeckia, similar to tall multi-colored daisies, will decorate the site in summer and early autumn. And garden chamomile does not require special care. In addition, it also reproduces itself with the help of rhizomes at the end of September.

A peony planted on a plot is capable of attracting attention to itself for a quarter of a century at the end of spring, without requiring a transplant. Also, in early spring, primrose pleases with its flowering, however, it requires periodic transplantation for good health. For a garden in an oriental style (Japanese or Chinese), a plant such as sedum is perfect. If you want to lure garden elves, then plant aqualegia on the site. And lovers of outlandish bells of lilac, white, purple and other colors should pay attention to such a plant as hosta.

Annuals

A flower bed decorated with annuals invariably pleases with bright and juicy colors. Moreover, the composition can be radically updated every year. For annuals to perform in all their glory, they need good lighting and nutrient-rich, moist soil. Among undemanding annuals, petunia is the most popular, which is enough to plant in prepared soil and you can admire a diverse palette of shades from spring to autumn cold weather.

Thinking about which unpretentious annuals to plant in order to admire them all summer, beginners can safely stop their choice on the night violet, which gives a unique aroma, soft blue nemophile, snow-white Iberis or an elegant dwarf violet. When figuring out which annuals effectively drape the walls of a gazebo or a fence, you can plant curly beans, decorative sweet peas or morning glory without hesitation. Also among annuals, marigolds, undemanding to the soil and resistant to water shortages, are popular among novice gardeners. The rounded leaves and the elegant orange phonograph of nasturtium will delight the eye. Aster, the real queen of autumn, will decorate any site. Calendula with its golden daisies will be a wonderful decor. Moreover, she is also an excellent honey plant. Red "fir-trees" of sylvia inflorescences will decorate a flower garden with a damp soil generously endowed with sunlight.

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