A fence for a flower bed: ideas and options

Almost every gardener, when creating flower beds with his own hands, is faced with the question of how to make a flower garden a worthy frame. After all, a fence for a flower bed is not just a decorative element of the landscape, but also a structure that carries a functional load. There are many budgetary, but rather original ways of decorating flower beds from residual and improvised materials that can turn an ordinary flower arrangement into a designer flower bed.

Content

1 Why do you need a fence
2 Video "A selection of options for summer cottages"
3 Concrete edging
4 Wall block fence
5 Fence from a curb tape
6 Wattle
7 Slate
8 Hedge
9 Bottle fence
10 Video "Many options for giving"

Why do you need a fence

Of course, the main purpose of the fence is to add decorativeness and completeness to the flower arrangement. Fences, harmoniously combined with the general landscape, emphasize the unity of style on the site, unite all the elements into one whole. This is the aesthetic side, but besides it, functional tasks are also assigned to the fences:

protecting plants from poultry, animals, as well as small children - it often happens that children pick off the buds, or get hurt on the thorns of roses;

protection of the flower bed from weeds - the fence, partially buried in the ground, prevents the penetration of creeping weeds;

prevention of soil shedding and creeping (especially important for flower beds raised above the surface);

blocking the roots of perennials growing in a flower bed - among perennials there are such plants, for example, ferns, which grow very quickly and creep out of the flower garden;

space zoning - decorative fences and hedges are often used to delimit zones on the site, since they allow you to visually combine the space, or vice versa, to highlight something.

Video "A selection of options for summer cottages"

Video selection of several options for fences for flower beds.

Concrete edging

This fence is a strip of concrete poured into the ground (like a foundation). Of course, such an edging cannot be called a full-fledged fence, since it only visually limits the edges of the flower garden, but, despite this, the concrete edging is the most durable fence and an insurmountable barrier for the roots of perennials or creeping weeds. It is quite simple to build a fence for a flower bed made of cement with your own hands:

first you need to lay out the contour of the future fence - you can draw the contours with loose sand, chalk, but the easiest way to do this is with a garden hose, since it is flexible enough and easily changes shape;

then, along the contour, an excavation (trench) is made in the ground to a depth of 15-20 cm - the width of the trench is arbitrary and depends on the dimensions of the flower garden;

any synthetic fiber is placed at the bottom of the trench, for example, geotextile, on top of a layer of sand 5-7 cm, which must be tamped well - such a pillow will serve as protection against deformation and destruction of the foundation by the roots of weeds and perennials;

then you need to install the formwork from boards or pieces of slate (with slate you will get a wavy monolithic fence), and fill in the cement mortar.

The time for complete drying of the structure is 2-3 days. Alternatively, on top of the concrete that has not yet hardened, you can lay out decorative pebbles, pebbles, the remains of broken tiles or glass - you will get a beautiful mosaic pattern.

Wall block fence

Remains of concrete building blocks can also be used in the garden.Ordinary wall blocks are a very durable material, and made of rock and shell rocks have a rather decorative and natural look, so they can organically complement any flower garden.

The blocks are also good because their use is multivariate - you can come up with shapes, change the height, divide one structure into several separate containers. To make such a fence with your own hands, you only need blocks and an adhesive mixture. The structure is constructed by analogy with brickwork. You can fasten the blocks together with special glue or ordinary cement mortar. The height of the structure can be very different, but less than two elements up. When the fence is dry, soil is poured into the containers, having previously laid a layer of drainage, and the plants are planted.

Fence from a curb tape

The curb tape is a flexible and light enough material designed to delimit the lines of landscape elements: flower beds, paths, beds. Nowadays, the stores sell roll tape of a wide variety of colors, structures, lengths and widths. It is very simple to mount such a fence with your own hands and it does not take much time.

To work, you will need tools: a shovel, scissors, tape measure, a construction stapler or liquid nails (for fastening the edges). Further, the installation of the curb is as follows:

we dig a groove along the contour of the flower garden (the depth of the groove depends on the width of the tape) - for flower beds of perennials it is better to choose a wide ribbon, and accordingly dig a deeper groove;

then insert the tape into the prepared trench perpendicular to the surface, fix it, and fill it with soil;

in conclusion, we compact the soil well, and the fence can be considered ready.

A fence for a flower bed made of tape can have many options. With the help of strips of different widths and colors, you can create interesting multi-tiered compositions, separate the growing area of individual plants. Another advantage of the curb tape is that it can be dismantled at any time and then reused - this material has a lifespan of over 10 years.

Wattle

A wicker fence is the most colorful and sophisticated design option for a flower garden. A wicker is made from thin and flexible branches, mainly willow. To weave such a fence with your own hands, you need to prepare in advance - cut willow branches and remove the bark from them. It is better to make a workpiece in the spring, because at this time the rods are very flexible and pliable. A wicker fence is mounted as follows:

supports (pegs, pillars) are installed along the perimeter of the flower bed, to which the wattle will be attached - it is better to put the supports at a short distance (20-30 cm), so the wicker fence will be stronger;

then we braid the rods, pushing them between the supports one by one - we need to start weaving from the outside so that the edges of the branches are not noticeable;

we tap each braided row with a hammer and seal so that there are no holes in the fence;

in the end, we nail the ends of the branches with nails to the extreme supports.

That's all, the original fence for the flower garden is ready. If you wish, you can cover the decorative fence with wood stain or varnish.

Slate

Of course, this option is not attractive, but due to the fact that the remnants of slate are difficult to adapt for other purposes, many summer residents use it to decorate flower beds. It is very simple to create such a masterpiece with your own hands:

you need to dig a narrow depression along the contour of the flower garden;

then drive in small pillars or pegs for support - this is not a necessary measure, since slate itself is a very resistant and hard material;

then we insert pieces of slate into the trench, fill them with soil and compact.

In order to somehow give the fence a decorative look, some summer residents clean it of dust and paint it in a bright color.

Hedge

Do-it-yourself decorative hedges made from living plants make the flower beds especially lively and natural. It is better to choose garden crops for fencing from perennials that:

undersized, with a compact easily forming crown;

unpretentious to weather, weeds and diseases;

retain their decorative appearance for a long time - from perennials, evergreen garden shrubs can be used as a hedge;

have an eye-catching color - from perennials, burgundy leaves in heuchera, silvery - in cineraria;

and are capable of forming a dense coating.

Bottle fence

Colored bottles can also make bright decorative flower beds. Both plastic and glass bottles can be used to make the border. Moreover, the latter have an advantage, since they are able to withstand strong temperature changes, which cannot be said about plastic. To make a do-it-yourself bottle fence you need:

fill bottles with sand, small stones or earth (for strength);

dig a groove along the contour of the flower garden;

insert bottles into the trench with their necks down and sprinkle with earth to half - in order to achieve the same height, protruding bottles are driven into the ground with a hammer.

To make the bottles aesthetically pleasing, they are tied with a bright rope and mulched with colored gravel. When using plastic containers, you can cut off the tops and plant small flowers there - you get decorative mini flower beds.

Video "Many options for giving"

Demonstration video with various options for fences for summer cottages.