Many owners of suburban areas are interested in landscape design. As a result of their efforts, the space surrounding not only expensive cottages, but also simple private houses has noticeably transformed. Today, vegetable gardens and even orchards are gradually losing ground and giving way to lawns, flower beds, flower beds and unusual plant compositions that are pleasing to the eye. However, flower beds have always attracted the attention of gardeners, and ornamental shrubs quite often decorated areas, but conifers, if used in landscape design, were not so often. Today they are becoming more and more popular.

There are rules for planting coniferous plants that are well known to landscape designers. But since not every site owner has financial opportunity If you hire such a specialist, it is better to know these rules yourself in order to independently try to implement them on the site:

• A tree and shrub composition will only look holistic when the distance from the point from which it will most often be viewed is at least twice its height.
• Having a lawn as a background for coniferous plants is most preferable.
• Often coniferous plants are planted near ponds so that, in combination with weeping deciduous plants, they form a single original composition.
• It is most impressive, according to experts, when coniferous compositions in the garden landscape design are oriented to the west or east.

Coniferous plants go well with cereals, leafy plants and flowers, including lilies. This composition on the shore of a pond looks natural and magnificent

The combination of roses and conifers looks great, but the problem is that thujas and other coniferous plants, as a result of their vital activity, oxidize the soil, and roses acidic soils they treat you badly

Coniferous plants can vary significantly in color. If you are going to assemble plants into a composition, you need to pay attention to the color of the needles so that a unique range is formed:

• If a composition includes three components, then only two colors can be present in it.
• A five-element composition should consist of no more than three different colors.
• If there are 25 or even more elements in the composition, they must be combined into groups of three, and plants in one group should be selected according to a single color characteristic.

Only in this case will coniferous plants form an ensemble in which they will look harmonious, without violating the integrity of the picture.

Material on the rules for designing group and solitary plantings of decorative conifers will also be useful:

Numerous colors and shades of pine needles can create harmonious combinations, if you take care in advance of their compatibility with each other

Crown height and shape

When creating ensembles, it is necessary to take into account not only the color of the plant, but also its height in adulthood, as well as the shape of its crown. To forecast appearance compositions for the future, you should, armed with knowledge, select in advance from those plants that the modern market or nurseries can offer.

Of course, both the height of an adult plant and the shape of its crown must be taken into account so that after some time the composition does not lose its original attractiveness and does not turn into thickets

Tall species of conifers

Some fairly tall plants include the following species:

• Western thuja. The plant reaches a height of 5 m, prefers shaded areas, and can be trimmed. Often used as a hedge.
• Juniper Skyrocket. A pleasant conical shaped plant with soft blue needles. Grows up to 3m high.
• A very popular variety that can grow up to 15m. It has dense needles of silver-blue color. The plant is resistant to negative natural factors.
• Scots pine Watereri. Its homeland is the Mediterranean, so we can say that it is especially adapted to the southern climate. It has a twisted spherical shape and grows to a height of up to 4 m.
• Pincus sylvestris pine. A real coniferous giant, growing up to 40m in height. It has a straight trunk and columnar structure. In demand due to its absolute unpretentiousness.

If rapid upward growth is undesirable, you can regulate the size of the plants by constantly pinching its shoots, but this must be done regularly: every year. Otherwise, you can get a freak plant.

Who would have thought that such a compact plant could eventually turn into a 15-meter giant. But this circumstance must be taken into account when landing

Medium-sized plants for coniferous compositions

Rarely do people decide to use very tall plants in an interior composition. Rather, they form hedge, zoning the site or fencing it. But medium-sized conifers enjoy deserved popularity among landscape designers:

• . This branchy and very showy evergreen tree is in demand because it grows slowly and looks attractive.
• Berry yew. A compact shrub with dense needles looks great on the lawn and is popular due to its combination of lush greenery and bright red berries.
• Western thuja. A very beautiful and compact ball, the branches of which grow densely in a vertical direction in relation to the trunk.
• Golden yew. It can grow in partial shade and feels great next to tall and short plants. It has a bowl shape and yellowish-green or golden needles.

As a rule, it is these plants that form the basis of the compositions. Successfully complemented by low-growing conifers, they look great at any end of the garden.

It is medium-sized plants that often form the basis of all kinds of compositions. Look at this tree that just begs to be added to a Japanese-style garden.

Green thuja with bright red berries brings back memories of wonderful New Year's holidays When does this color combination become most popular?

Low-growing and creeping conifers

When growing such a plant, you need to provide sufficient space for its development. After all, such conifers do not grow upward, but in width, taking over space and forming a kind of prickly lawn.

• Spruce Lumbers. Despite this name, this spruce looks quite unusual. This is a low-growing plant with dense emerald-colored needles.
• Western thuja Tiny Tim. This plant loves light, but does not require abundant watering. It looks like a ball that has rolled out onto the track.
• Hampi mountain pine. The plant serves as decoration for rock gardens. It grows to the sides. At subzero temperatures, its buds acquire a decorative reddish-brown hue.
• Mountain Pine Mini Pug. It grows in the form of a fluffy pillow. Effective and pleasant to look at.

Low-growing conifers in garden design can be especially attractive if they are properly cared for. It is they, in combination with medium-sized ones, that are able to create an indescribable atmosphere Japanese garden, its color.

Although this spruce is called an ordinary spruce, in appearance it looks more like spruce branches that cover the surface that the designer set aside for it

The mountain pine Mini Pug amazes with its miniature size and adaptability to the most extreme conditions growth. Of course, she deserves to become a garden decoration

We make compositions from conifers

Coniferous plants combine well not only with each other, but also with deciduous shrubs and trees, creating interesting compositions. For the combination of plants, there are rules that you should know when creating the design of the site.

Mixborders from conifers

The mixborder can be placed where, in accordance with your vision, it will be especially appropriate. It is important not to be afraid to do what you want. The landscape only benefits from the manifestation of the designer’s individuality.

For the largest plants, prepare a place at the edge of the composition; then the seedlings are arranged in descending order of size, so the shortest specimens are planted at the foot of the mixborder. You should not try to maintain the geometric accuracy of the landings. Curvature will only emphasize the pristine beauty of the composition.

This attractive composition preserves all the rules that should not be broken when creating a harmonious ensemble of coniferous plants in the garden

The natural harmony of the mixborder must be respected: the width of the area for tall and large plants must exceed the space allocated for small-growing plantings. The seedlings may contain plants that differ in the color of their needles and the shape of their crown. Sometimes on sites you can see exceptionally beautiful and diverse collections of coniferous plants.

prickly hedge

Dividing a suburban area into zones, many designers also use coniferous plants. With their help, you can create a functional fence around the perimeter of the site. To do this, plants are planted in two or even three rows, placed in a checkerboard pattern. From common spruce It could turn out to be a completely impenetrable barrier.

Barriers can also be beautiful, but this does not make them less inaccessible. It will take time for such a fence to appear on the site, but the result is worth it

They look good against the background of Christmas trees or thujas. Creating different combinations plants, you don’t have to worry about artificial decorations of the site: it will be beautiful and evergreen at any time of the year.

Rules for planting coniferous plants

Careful preparation of the place where the plant will be planted is very important. Its health, and, therefore, the beauty of the site depends on this. If water stagnates in any part of the site, plants should not be placed there. Each variety has specific requirements for soil composition own requirements. This point should be clarified and taken into account when you are just starting to choose varieties for planting.

As you can see, a coniferous plant seedling does not need to be deepened very much. It is enough that in the hole prepared for it there is that part that we call the root

The most suitable period for planting is from the end of April to the beginning of May. At this time, the seedling has not yet entered the active period of growth, which means that it will more easily tolerate transplantation and will feel good in the new place.

You need to place it in the hole under the seedling fertile soil, after which it is good to compact it and place the plant in it up to the root, not deeper. After planting, the conifer needs watering. Care must be taken to ensure that the soil does not dry out.

Not all coniferous plants exhibit frost resistance. There are also real sissies who are accustomed to the humid and warm Mediterranean climate. In winter they need to be protected.

Conifers are not picky plants, but they also require care. In hot summers they need to be protected from sunburn, and in cold winters those specimens that are not frost-resistant should be covered.

Seedlings can have a closed root system or an open one. If planting in spring and the roots are open, pay attention to the presence of white, fresh shoots. This plant is ready for planting.

Coniferous trees and shrubs are in great demand in landscape gardening; their photos can increasingly be found in magazines and websites dedicated to landscape design. They are frost-resistant, decorative, hardy, easy to care for and are distinguished by a variety of crown shapes.

Gardeners love coniferous plants for their many other advantages:

• many conifer varieties tolerate limitation well solar lighting, grow well in partial shade
• well developed root system Conifers allow them to tolerate long periods of time without watering; some types of plants grow well on rocky soils. In addition, due to powerful and developed roots, they can be used to strengthen slopes

• Most conifers tolerate pruning well; they (some varieties of thuja look especially attractive in this regard) can be used to obtain a variety of shapes, which are often seen in photographs of regular English gardens. And some varieties of conifers by nature have geometric correct form, so they require virtually no maintenance

• coniferous tree - source useful phytoncides, a walk in the garden with coniferous plantings has a beneficial effect on both physical and psychological condition person
• Conifers tolerate smoky urban environments well
• ripening cones will attract birds to the garden, filling it with life and movement

But the main thing is what attracts conifers and shrubs, for which design “loves” them - with their green coloring they bring variety and liveliness even to a gloomy, gray and gloomy autumn-winter garden.

Coniferous plants: how to place them correctly in the garden

Conifers are universal plants; the abundance of forms and species allows them to be used in landscape compositions different styles(you will find confirmation of this in our photos). In this case, the size of the plot will not become a problem - if in nature the conifers are tall enough, then decorative varieties and species used for landscaping rarely exceed 4 m in height. Design alpine slides It’s hard to imagine without low-growing conifers and shrubs (dwarf Hampi pine, Lobers spruce, Mini Pug pine, some types of thuja, coniferous shrubs).

The design of the site can give the coniferous tree the function of a color delimiter that will resist the fusion of natural shades. Thus, conifers will help to complicate the color combination of the garden, making it richer and deeper. Often low-growing varieties thuja with dark needles, they are used as a border for a club, enclosing the flowers inside in a kind of green frame that sets off the bright colors of the flowers. Photos of gravel gardens always contain conifers, and in some places the stone can be replaced by cones or small cut bark.

Mixborder

Hedge

To zoning a site, designers often use coniferous trees and shrubs. The result is not just beautiful barriers (in the photo they look like a monolithic wall), but at the same time practically impassable, i.e. exactly the qualities required for perimeter fencing fence. To do this, coniferous plants are planted in a checkerboard pattern, arranged in 2-3 rows. Of course, to achieve the full effect, it will take considerable time, but the result will exceed your wildest expectations.

For zoning a plot (garden), medium-sized (1-2 m high) varieties are most often used, which will not block the overall perspective. In addition, an evergreen hedge will provide an excellent backdrop for flowering colorful perennials; this technique is especially common in modern or landscape style gardens.

Advice! Good for creating hedges different kinds thuja - thanks to the dense crown, it will be enough to plant them in one row, saving space.

All-round view composition

Coniferous plants combine well with grasses, flowers (especially lilies) and foliage plants. Coniferous shrubs will look picturesque near ponds, where deciduous shrubs will keep them company weeping plants. The intense greenery of the thuja with a bluish tint of needles with small spotted inclusions will be an excellent photon for junipers.

In order for a composition of coniferous plants to look impressive and harmonious, its design must include the following factors:

• the best background for conifers will be a regularly manicured lawn

• so that the composition of their conifers (both trees and shrubs) looks harmonious and holistic, a place for best review(location of the gazebo or observation deck) should be located at a distance of no less than 2 times the length of the composition

• The most effective in landscape design is considered to be the location of coniferous species oriented to the west or east
• geometric shapes - in landscape design it is good to use the principle of contrast, for example, placing tall pyramidal conifers next to one of the low-growing spherical types of thuja. This arrangement of trees different heights will also help achieve some visual effects - against the background of low-growing mountain pines, even several medium-sized thujas will look very tall

Coniferous trees and bushes are ideal material for topiary, with which they acquire geometric and fantastic shapes

Coniferous plants have long held a place of honor in landscape design. They are quite unpretentious, look and smell great, purify the air and remain green all year round. In addition, they go well with trees of other species, flowers, stones or lawns, which allows you to create a huge number of different compositions. The most popular types are flower beds, rockeries, alpine slides and hedges, although some prefer to plant single trees or even grow dwarf bonsai trees.

The modern market offers an impressive range of conifers different breeds, colors and sizes. Thanks to this, it is possible to enrich not only a park or vast areas with evergreen plants, but also a rather modest corner of an ordinary garden plot.

Features of the composition

In landscape design, as a rule, specially grown dwarf plant species are used, which are not cheap, so it is better to start by drawing up a sketch of the future composition on paper. One of the primary factors is, undoubtedly, the size of the area allocated for planting, as well as the features of the terrain. Despite the well-known unpretentiousness, It is best to plant conifers on the western or eastern side of the site.

A flat, level area is suitable for a rock garden or flower bed, and a gentle slope or artificial pond will be an ideal basis for an alpine slide.

When creating a layout, you should pay attention to the geometry of the planned composition. The elements must be harmoniously combined in shape and size. As a rule, the largest ones are the semantic center and are located in the middle or at the very beginning of the composition. It is better to place the difference in heights and shapes in a descending order: from larger and more massive to the outskirts, avoiding sudden jumps.

Care should be taken to select color range. Conifers can differ quite greatly from each other, providing a fairly wide palette both within the original green color (from pale light green to dark blue-green tones), and having a variety of mixed shades - yellowish, blue or purple. To prevent the canvas from turning out tacky, designers advise:

• choose no more than two colors for a composition of three elements;
• take three colors for a five-element composition.
• if there are more components, it is recommended to arrange them in groups according to color.

However, the main principle when constructing a composition, both in form and color, is the desire for reasonable minimalism, avoiding excessive variegation and excessive variety.

An important point is the functional purpose of the future planting. If the goals are purely aesthetic - decorating a corner of a summer cottage or the desire to try your hand at landscape design, then optimal choice will be the creation of a rock garden, flower bed or alpine slide. More practical options are mixborders or hedges, which help not only to protect your territory from strangers, noise and dust, but also to zone the space in an original way.

A rock garden is a gently sloping garden without pronounced differences in tiers, when decorating which we use dwarf trees, stones, bushes, flowers and small pebbles (most often gravel). There are three types of rockeries:

• European;
• English;
• Japanese.

In English, preference is given to grasses, bushes and creeping conifers. Japanese ones emphasize the design of stones and gravel, occasionally diluted with greenery. European rockery is most common in middle lane. Its semantic center, as a rule, is a vertical conifer of a conical or oval shape, around which other elements are placed - stones, creeping shrubs, lower spherical trees.

The principle of creating an alpine slide is the same as that of a rock garden - a combination of conifers with stones and other types of vegetation to create a miniature imitation wildlife. However alpine slide requires more light, and the cascading structure gives it charm. In such a composition, a clearly expressed layering and arrangement of elements in a descending order are visible.

Special attention Care should be taken to ensure that the larger elements do not block the smaller ones when viewing.

A flowerbed with conifers will be an excellent option for decorating a small garden plot or country house. This type of composition is especially loved by gardeners because it can be placed with minimal costs on standard several hundred square meters.

The main types of flower beds are:

• A large flower bed, usually located on the outskirts of the site. In the foreground, the composition is supported by medium-sized shrubs and creeping species.
• A compact flowerbed, of which the mobile model is a subspecies, is located on small area and is a miniature rock garden. The composition also includes flowers and stones.
• Landscape flower bed is stylized as untreated wild coniferous forest in miniature. For decoration, raw stones, driftwood, and mosses are usually used.
• A symmetrical flower bed is planted from the center, where the tallest plant is located, descending through 1-2 plants of medium height to the shortest - creeping types of thuja and juniper.

Hedges and mixborders made from coniferous thuja and juniper are becoming increasingly popular. Such a fence not only reliably protects the area from unwanted visitors, traps dust and exhaust gases, but also looks invariably stylish and elegant. And from dwarf species you can plant small barriers, with the help of which it is convenient to zone an area or fence off flower beds.

Which plants to choose?

Choosing conifers for the garden is not such a simple matter, having a number of secrets and subtleties. Despite their easy availability, you should not take branches or seedlings of wild pines and spruces, as they will inevitably tend to restore their original height and size, destroying the harmony of the composition.

For decorative purposes, it is necessary to buy specially grown varieties of conifers that have a compact size and a predictable direction of growth.

Also, we should not forget about the other elements of the planned composition - deciduous trees, flowers, hostas, which will affect the choice of color and size of the coniferous one.

Species of coniferous plants are conventionally divided into three large groups:

• tall;
• plants of medium height;
• short.

Pine

Pine is one of the most common and famous trees. It is unpretentious to soil and climate, but requires a lot of space for its luxurious crown. There are many varieties of dwarf pines, including creeping mountain pine, which allows it to be used both in compositions and as a solitary tree. Popular ones include the dwarf fluffy pine called Nana, the spherical twisted Watereri and Panderosa with long yellowish needles.

Spruce

This tree is widespread in the middle zone and is also quite picky about living conditions. In landscape design, both ordinary spruce and its numerous varietal varieties are used. The most famous is blue spruce, which, due to the unusual color of the needles, always looks beautiful and solemn. A good choice for a large-scale composition would be a tall Hoopsie spruce, reaching a height of up to 15 m, or a fluffy Serbian spruce.

More compact options are medium height Canadian spruce conika, frost-resistant tompa spruce, weeping inversa or dwarf species, for example, miniature cushion nidiformis, white-sided spruce with a characteristic white edging of branches or Lombers spruce.

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Fir

This tree is distinguished by thick needles and characteristic cones on the branches, which makes it a real pearl of any flower bed. However, unlike the previous ones, fir is quite demanding on the soil, does not like polluted air and cold weather, and needs regular watering.

You should also pay attention to the young, fast-growing shoots that appear on the tree, which should be removed in a timely manner.

Thuja and cypress

These trees adapt well to urban conditions, tolerate pollution and frost, and are easy to care for. Thuja has a scaly structure, while cypress can be either scaly or needle-shaped. Distinctive feature These plants have a huge variety of crown shapes, which allows them to fit organically into any composition. The most common type of thuja is the western breed, which has both tall and dwarf forms.

Due to their dense crown, cypress and thuja trees are ideal for creating hedges and mixborders.

Juniper

Junipers are quite diverse in shape and size, ranging from tall ten-meter trees to creeping shrubs. They are united by specific prickly and scaly-needle needles.

The most common and unpretentious is Cossack juniper, suitable both for use in compositions and for creating hedges. Typical colors of juniper are green and bluish with a bluish tinge, although some types of Chinese juniper have a rare golden hue.

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Yew

Yew is deservedly considered the most decorative of coniferous trees. It is distinguished by wide, long needles reduced from leaves, as well as bright berries. Despite quite slow growth, Yew is often used as a base for living fencing. The main types used are berry, medium and pointed yew.

Combinations and combinations

Despite the fact that conifers are often picky about environmental conditions, they can be quite intolerant of other plants and each other. So, you should not plant cedar, pine or thuja next to spruce and fir, and larch will not tolerate any other conifers next to it. Birch or bird cherry are also undesirable neighbors for them, since they will take everything from the soil nutrients. Shrub and single roses invariably look impressive and stylish against the background of conifers. However, in this combination, flowers are at risk due to alkalization of the soil, so they need regular fertilization.

A beautiful and successful symbiosis is formed in conifers with deciduous shrubs, herbs and perennial flowers. Hydrangea or rhododendron are always a winning choice. Classic perfect combination a simple combination of conifers and grass lawn is considered.

Coniferous compositions in the garden are represented, as a rule, by compact, not tall coniferous plants.

Only slow-growing and dwarf varieties conifers. They go very well with herbaceous perennials (cereals, ferns, hostas) and shrubs (ericas, evergreen boxwoods, rhododendrons, spirea, barberries, heathers).

Decoration of flower beds

Scheme of a compact coniferous flower bed: 1 - western thuja “Holmstrup”; 2 – medium juniper “Old Gold”; 3 – mountain pine “Mops”; 4 – coastal juniper “Shlager”.

In flower beds with conifers, it is worth mixing trees with green needles and colored varieties. Thanks to this combination green color will act as a separator that prevents colors from mixing. And colored species will complicate the play of tones. But don’t get carried away with varieties with variegated needles; it’s easy to overdo it and end up with an explosive mixture. Select places in the garden where flower beds with conifers will be located in the fall, when other plants do not interfere with their flowering to represent the entire future thorny composition.

When creating a flower bed, ground covers (awl-shaped phlox, creeping tenacious, bryozoan thyme, sedum, etc.) are planted in the foreground. Bright colors add bulbous plants (crocuses, low-growing tulips, muscari). It is very important to arrange plants correctly. Plants that contrast with each other in color and shape are grouped together. For example, spherical shapes are emphasized by columnar shapes, with different colors needles The needle-like needles of junipers, pines and spruces are harmoniously complemented by the scale-like needles of thuja.

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Design options for a coniferous flower bed:

• compact. In this option, coastal juniper is placed in the foreground, mountain pine and medium juniper are planted in the middle of the flowerbed, and thuja occidentalis is planted in the background. Such flower beds are placed near a wall or fence;
• two-tier. In the first tier, recumbent juniper is placed along the entire perimeter of the flowerbed, in the center there is a molded scaly one. In the second tier, conifers are placed as follows: in the foreground, recumbent juniper, then horizontal, mountain pine is planted in the middle, molded rock juniper is placed in the background, followed by rock juniper;
• curly. In the center of this flower bed a densely flowered pine is placed, with right side mountain pine is planted, horizontal juniper is planted on the left, ground cover perennials are placed along the edges of the flower bed;
• big. Only owners of large plots can afford such a flowerbed. For coniferous plants in this version of the flower garden you need big square, and should be placed near the fence. So, in the background, along the fence or fence, plant 2 varieties of common juniper. In front of them on the left, place western thuja and middle juniper, closer to the edge. In the center of the composition place mountain pine on a trunk, scaly juniper and medium barberry. Further along the edge, plant western thuja and horizontal juniper of 2 types from right to left;



Scheme of a coniferous flower bed for a large plot: 1 - common juniper “Suecica”; 2 – common juniper “Horstman”; 3 – western borer “Rheingold”; 4 — mountain pine “Mops” on a trunk; 5 — medium juniper “Mint Julep”; 6 — juniper scaly “Blue Star”; 7 – western borer “Danica”; 8 — horizontal juniper “Wiltonii”; 9 – horizontal juniper “Blue Chip”.

• horizontal. This flowerbed consists of 3 types of juniper. These conifers are planted almost in one line, stepping back quite a bit from one another. They can be diluted decorative stones. A low-growing plant is planted in the foreground horizontal view, for example "Prince of Wales". A horizontal type, such as “Andorra Compact”, is also planted in the middle. The Virginia molded variety is placed in the background;
• piece of forest. Rock juniper and several trees are planted in the background. A common spruce is planted in front of it. To the left of the spruce, lilacs are placed on a trunk. Thunberg barberry is planted to the right of the spruce. In the foreground there is a low-growing Canadian spruce and a low-growing mountain pine;
• flowerbed with decorative stones. In the background place thuja occidentalis and 2 tall trees. Plant thunberg barberry on the right and mountain pine on the left. In the middle, slightly to the right edge, plant a medium juniper. Cover it with decorative stones. Place a large stone in the center of the entire composition, the rest should be slightly smaller. Plant several ground cover perennials in the foreground and along the edges of the flower bed;
• a flower bed hiding the difference in height. In the background in this version there is a thuja occidentalis - 2 trees. To the left of it, Japanese larch is planted. Thunberg barberry is placed on the right. Plant a medium juniper next to the Japanese larch. Place mountain pine and oriental thuja in the center of the composition. Along the edges of the flowerbed, plant Cossack and horizontal junipers of two different types from right to left;
• original. This flowerbed is not easy to design; this option is suitable for lovers of complex compositional solutions. We will plant plants in flower beds from left to right in 5 rows. First row: plant 2 rock juniper trees in the background on the left. In front of him is thunberg barberry. Before barberry there is a medium juniper. In the background next to the rocky juniper, stepping back about 1 m from it, plant 2 thuja trees of the western type “Holmstrup”. Plant plants not in a line, but one in front of the other. In front of these trees, plant a horizontal juniper, such as 'Blue Chip'. This is the second row. The third starts with Thuja occidentalis "Europe Gold". Place this tree next to the second row thuja at the back. Drop her off in front of her. The third row is finished. The fourth starts with the thuja occidentalis type 'Globosa'. In front of it, plant a horizontal juniper, for example “Prince of Wales”. In the fifth row you plant the same type of coniferous plant and Morrova sedge or similar cereal crops. It is better to enclose the entire composition with decorative stones;
• flowerbed for garden zoning. In this option, prickly spruce and Chinese juniper are used, which are placed in the background. And in front are placed coastal and middle juniper, eastern thuja (several trees) and low-growing common spruce. With the help of such a hedge, it is easy to delimit areas of the garden into the necessary zones;



Scheme of a coniferous horizontal flower bed: 1. Virginia juniper “Grey Owl” molded; 2. Horizontal juniper “Andorra Compact”; 3. Horizontal juniper “Prince of Wales”.

• symmetry. It's very simple coniferous composition. In the center of the flowerbed there are 2 trees, for example Canadian spruce. Horizontal juniper is planted on the right, and recumbent juniper is planted to the left of the spruce;
• scenery. This type of flower bed is very beautiful; it must be diluted with decorative stones. Taller plants are located in the background and serve as the background for the entire composition. These are thuja occidentalis, several trees, barberry thunberga and miscanthus chinensis. In front, evenly along the entire perimeter of the flowerbed, plant: mountain pine, medium juniper, and Cossack juniper. Place Morrowa sedge and ground cover perennials along the edge of the flowerbed.

The garden looks especially advantageous, because when the rose nurseries fade, coniferous trees complete the picture and the garden remains ever green. A correctly selected tree crown, growth and shape of conifers give the garden a special charm. With the help of coniferous trees it is possible to create any design suitable for buildings on the site.

Which conifers go best with roses?

It is believed that the combination with is ideal, since it does not interfere with the development of the rose’s root system and does not extinguish the rose, allowing it to gain strength and bloom every year.

Roses develop well with vertical conifers. These include: and also. The main thing is that the thujas do not grow wider, as in this case they will cover the rose bushes. The following varieties are well suited: Blue Arrow, Moonlow, Sky rocket.

Fig. 1 Only roses and conifers, no other plants, the composition in the opinion of the site’s editors is magnificent, nothing superfluous (photo from the site wcb.ru)

Fig.2 Diluted with deciduous trees, shrubs and summer trees (photo from wcb.ru)

For planting, you need to choose less aggressive conifers so that over time they do not crowd out rose bushes. Aggressive conifers and junipers are considered to be: Blue Alps, Blue Carpet, Gray Owl, Blue Danuba.

Before planting, be sure to outline the goal of what you want to get from the composition, highlight the roses or just close them empty place . From this you should base yourself on which conifer to choose for planting on the site: spherical or growing upward.

The combination of roses and thujas - is such a neighborhood possible?

Thujas can be planted next to roses, but at a distance of one and a half meters, since the root system of thujas grows quickly, and it can destroy the rose. If the rose has been growing on the site for more than five years, then you can safely plant thujas, since the root system of the rose is already stable and nothing will interfere with it.

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According to information from the rosebook.ru forum, it is not recommended to plant asparagus with roses, as it inhibits the root system and the roses become invisible. And also, according to the notes of a forum user, the planted squash inhibits growth and when it was dug up, the rose began to grow. Not recommended plant cloves and other grains, lilies.

Forum members agreed that the rose loves freedom and is best grown separately from everything else.

How to beautifully plant thujas on the site

Thuja is unpretentious and grows in almost any conditions: in well-lit places or partial shade, but does not like very dark and northern places. To grow a fence, use the Columna variety; thujas grow into a beautiful hedge.

To create a beautiful hedge, you should find out in advance how much the selected variety grows upward and in width; planting depends on this, so that the hedge remains beautiful even over several years.

The Smaragd variety is also excellent for creating a hedge. The distance when planting each plant is 70 cm. It should be planted a meter or one and a half meters from the fence. In three years, the thuja grows into a tall, beautiful hedge. Thuja Western Smaragd, has a regular - cone-shaped crown, reaches up to 4-6 meters in height and up to 1.80 in width. This thuja is always evergreen. Grows in any soil, grows best in the sun. The soil should be moist and fertile. Already fertilized seedlings are planted in the ground. Hardy and frost-resistant. Good quality of this variety – it does not turn yellow.

Thuja is suitable for planting together with roses. But we must take into account the rule of constructing an ensemble. If three elements are involved in planting, then the ensemble should combine no more than two colors. So, the constructed composition will look organic. If there are more colors, then the elements are combined into groups of three with the same colors.

The use of roses and conifers in landscape design is possible, but a large area must be allocated for this. Due to the extensive root system of both plants, they are planted at a distance of at least one and a half meters– it contributes further development plants. It is recommended to plant thujas in a semi-shaded area, and roses in lighter and more formal areas. The rose will not look great if planted in the shade.

Is it possible to plant roses between thujas along the fence?

Photo source - davesgarden.com, rose variety - "Iceberg". An example of a very beautiful successful combination of roses and thujas along the fence.

First of all, the rule is that coniferous trees should be planted at a distance of 1.5 meters from the fence, since when they grow, they can damage the installed fence. Developing a composition where thujas and roses are combined looks very beautiful, but requires constant care. Plants must be pruned in a timely manner and their growth monitored.

When planting, thujas are planted closer to the fence (albeit at an acceptable distance), since they create the main fence, and roses are planted at a distance of one and a half meters in another trench. For planting, it is advisable to use ready-made, proven seedlings. Next rule- this is timely watering so that the root system is established and does not dry out. When composing a composition, you can plant it, although in both of our examples we used varieties of climbing roses and planted them in the background.

Photo from the site zs-z.ru. They're allowed along the fence climbing rose, a thuja is planted at a distance of a meter and a hosta is planted below, which completes and shades the composition.

In general, there are no obstacles to planting roses and thujas along the fence, but you should keep in mind: the proximity of these plants will require a lot of space. And pay attention to the height of the fence. It is no coincidence that in both our examples it is very tall.

Flower beds of roses and conifers: diagrams

In order to land coniferous flowerbed in landscape design, use this composition:

• A flowerbed with a lawn or a flowerbed in the form of a slide is taken as a basis;
• The decor can be stones or bark;
• Low-growing varieties of conifers are considered priority;

Source - dacha-vprok.ru

• The first composition features the Globosa variety;
• Number two is Selena;
• In the center, number three, is a cedar pine;
• At number four, Tsuga Canadensis is planted;
• At number five, junipers, variety Tamariscifolia, are planted;
• Number six, a pine tree, the variety Pinus sylvestris, is planted.

Scheme from the site dacha-vprok.ru

How to create a mixborder?

Mixborder is the creation of a flower bed in groups, where each group of plants smoothly flows into another. The flowerbed consists of three stages:

1. Three-dimensional plants are planted in the background;
2. Tall plants;
3. Plants without lush foliage.

Source - landas.ru

Planted flowering perennials in front of the thuja, they will look especially advantageous; creeping thuja or horizontal juniper are planted at the very bottom of the composition.

Flowerbed with roses and conifers (diagram):

Rice. from the site idei-dlja-dachi.com

In this composition, juniper will highlight the roses and make them stand out from the background of the entire flowerbed. Sage helps light varieties of roses look good. If the sage grows, it can be formed into any shape. Hosta, planted along the edge of the flowerbed, complements the created composition.

Best neighbors for roses

The material presented in the video is quite controversial. Do the cultures suggested by the authors really look good with roses? And does everyone like this kind of garden-thicket?