When the development of the site begins, I very much want the beauty of all plantations to please the eye as long as possible. Continuously flowering flowerbed is a great way to keep beauty throughout the year.
How to plant a flower bed of continuous flowering?
The process of creating a flower bed of continuous flowering occurs in several stages. Consider the sequence of actions:
- to begin with it is necessary to choose the correct place for the creation of a flower garden. This place should be well lit, but try to take into account the summer period when solar activity is especially high. The most suitable place is a shady area, where direct rays of the sun fall only 5-6 hours a day. It is also convenient because you can arrange at once light and shade plants on one flower garden;
- remember that the flowers for the flower bed of continuous flowering should be viewed from a distance of at least twice the height of the tallest plantations. It is ideal to plant a flower bed a little more than half a meter from the tracks, but not more than two and a half;
- scheme of a flower bed of continuous flowering. Such a flower garden should be planned in the same way as any other one. In this case, it is necessary to take into account the height of the plants, so that they do not cover each other. Remember and about the color solution. The classical scheme of a flower bed of continuous flowering assumes an arrangement of the most tall flowers in the background, in front it is better to plant less tall ones. Between plants, you need to leave enough space to avoid weeding during the active growth of the flowerbed;
- To create a continuous flowering pattern on paper, take the colored pencils. First, the outline of the flower bed is applied, this can be a square or round shape. In the center or in the background, schematically indicate the highest plants and apply them in color. Then apply the center and edges of the composition. When you apply all the colored pencils, you can visually pick up the perfect combination of colors.
Flowers for the flower bed of continuous flowering
The appearance and ease of care for the flower bed of continuous flowering largely depends on the selected plants. As a rule, the basis of the composition consists of perennials and shrubs. They should be chosen depending on the size of the flower bed, location on the site, type of soil. If the flower garden is planned to be large enough, planting of shrubs is allowed. If the flowerbed is not very large and is located close to the paths, it is better to do with flowers.
The first on your flowerbed will awaken bulbs that you planted in the fall. A little later, the germs of perennials will start to peck. Among bulbs, narcissus and tulips are good. It is possible to combine bushes of forsytia or corylopsis with crocuses.
By the summer the perennials will start to please the eye. If you want to add to your flower garden brightness, you can drop a pansy or forget-me-nots. When you create a composition, you do not always need to rely on your own taste. It is better to start from the laws of floristry. The main role
In the fall period, the following flowers enter their rights: asters, heleniums, koreopsis, rudbeckies. They please the eye with warm and rich colors. You can supplement the composition with decorative herbs: millet-rod, miscanthus. This will create a very cozy and spectacular composition.