How beautiful flowers are, they never tire of pleasing the eyes and souls of people with their diversity, colors and shapes. These beautiful creatures of flora can be collected in huge bouquets in the form of a flower bed, and if it is reasonable to place “neighbors” in this blooming house, then you can get a flower bed of continuous flowering.

Many people enjoy breeding new varieties and constantly adding to their collection, but what can compare with a perennial oasis that will decorate your estate for several years.

No, this does not mean at all that having planted all the flowers once, you have nothing more to do in the flower garden. On the contrary, it can be constantly replenished with new ideas, cared for and cherished, new types of plants added, creating an updated version of your flowerbed.

Like an artist, you can add new colors to this living picture, making it more beautiful every year.

Where to get an idea

Having decided to make a beautiful flowerbed of perennials on your site, first you should draw what the flowerbed will be like in your imagination, then you can transfer the idea to paper. But if it is possible to take an idea from a magazine or the Internet, then a photo of a flower bed of perennials can serve as the basis for creation.

No need to worry if you wanted to have a flowerbed that would only be yours. You can add your own ideas to any project and get a unique result.

Where to start construction

First you need to choose right place. A flowerbed in a dacha made of perennials can decorate any area for a long time. Since this is a decoration for your estate, the flowerbed should be placed in a prominent place, for example, in the central part of the yard or in front of the entrance to the house.

It is also important to take into account that the place is sunny and not too damp, so that the flowers can fully grow and produce good quality blooms.

Also, the type of relief can be very interestingly played with and used profitably to create interesting perennial flower beds.

Soil for a flower garden

It is necessary to carefully prepare the ground for planting flowers. In principle, any soil is suitable, the main thing is to dig it well and fertilize it; this can be done by adding organic and mineral fertilizers. This will give the soil lightness and provide access to oxygen and water.

It is also useful to add peat, humus and sand. If the area is characterized by shallow groundwater, then it is necessary to divert the drainage, since some perennials may disappear due to excessive moisture.

Choice of colors and colors

The variety of colors makes your eyes wide open. In addition to the incredible number of species, each of them has many more color options. But pull yourself together. The choice must be made in such a way that the climate suits the flowers, and the fading plants are replaced by the following species throughout the warm season.

It is important to pay special attention to the color scheme so that it really looks like a flower bed. In order for the look to be aesthetic, you need to harmoniously select and combine colors into a single ensemble.

Practical tips when choosing a color palette:

• The play of light and shadow affects color combination, it is important to know that matte leaves absorb light, while smooth leaves reflect.
• You need to choose flowers so that the overall picture has one tone, either warm or cold, otherwise the result will be complete confusion and instead of a beautiful composition you will end up with “porridge”.
• Excess contrast visually reduces the size of the flower bed.
• The saturated foreground needs to be diluted with calmer shades of the rear view.
• It is important to consider the planting area different colors, in order to create a balance in both the color and height of the plant, so that there is no feeling of an inappropriate patch or a pulled out piece.

Plant density

Perennial flowers for flower beds are planted for more than one year, taking this into account, you need to remember that in a couple of years a modest sprout will grow into a magnificent individual that needs a place for a full-fledged existence. And in order for these beauties to really be chic and develop without hampering each other, you need to plant them in accordance with the recommended rules.

There is no need to worry if the flowerbed initially looks “bald”; this “bald patch” can be filled with annual flowers in the first year.

Flowering time

Flowerbed from flowering perennials should be thought out so that flowering is a continuous process. To do this, you need to get acquainted with the characteristics of flowers and write down the flowering time. Using this data, you can create a diagram that will help place all the inhabitants in their places.

Flowerbed structure

So that the flowerbed has a beautiful general form in it it is necessary to correctly distribute all participants in the blooming action “according to height”.

Flowers are divided into 3 large groups according to height:

• Tall, it is recommended to plant them singly and place them closer to the central part of the flowerbed;
• Medium-sized plants are usually used to complement the overall picture and create a smooth transition;
• It is better to plant low-growing ones in groups, closer to the edge of the flowerbed.

With this arrangement, the flowerbed will look beautiful from any angle.

Shape selection

What figure your flowerbed will depict depends on your flight of fancy. A round flowerbed at the dacha, oval, triangular, in the shape of a square, oval or rectangle will look beautiful. She can have both correct form, and arbitrary, it depends on what the area and your taste allow.

The boundaries of an island called a flowerbed can be smooth or clear, merging into a single closed link of any shape.

Preference for flowers and plants for perennial flower beds

When choosing material for planting, you should pay attention to unpretentious flowers that have a long flowering period and do not require frequent care such as pruning, fertilizer.

Plants should always have a neat appearance, preferably striking seasonal differences(unusual color of foliage in the autumn season, piquant fruits).

Creating a truly beautiful flower bed is a labor-intensive task, requiring effort, time and financial investment. The result obtained is a reward for your efforts. For man great importance has the contemplation of beauty, this is embedded in the subconscious and makes people happy.

Making such a masterpiece as a flower bed from perennial plants you make yourself happier, do not regret the time and effort spent. This fountain of floral energy will fill you and the people dear to you with positivity, who have the opportunity to enjoy the fabulous landscape.

Photos of perennial flower bed schemes

If you want to have a decorative flower garden at your dacha from spring to autumn, the most rational solution is a flower bed of perennials. For beginners, it is important to determine its style, find out the characteristics of the plants and what is needed for the work. There are several dozen types of flower beds. Of the continuous flowering perennials, carpet and landscape are more suitable for the garden.

Both flower beds can be made raised or tiered, placed near the terrace, along the wall, to divide the space with it. The border is made of brick, natural stone, plastic. Most economical option- fill the walls with concrete using formwork, and then veneer them. The size and shape of a raised flower bed are selected individually, but it should be taken into account that perennial plants can freeze in a narrow and high one (more than 50 cm), and in summer it must be constantly watered. Raise flower beds by a maximum of 1 m. Often the project is determined by the limited shape of the site and the degree of its illumination.

The name itself suggests that it looks like a canvas with patterns. For it, low-growing plants are chosen and planted strictly according to the scheme that is usually drawn up for any type of flower bed. To make carpet flower beds look neat, it is very important to maintain the lines of floral patterns. Beginners should not create complex patterns with repeatedly interspersed plants. It is better to divide the flowerbed area into simple geometric symmetrical sections with smooth curved lines. Carpet flower beds are made round, rectangular, any irregular shape. A pattern of plants of each type can follow the contours of a flower bed, diverge in rays or in a spiral. Some of the colors will be spectacular in early spring, others - in the summer, others - until late autumn.

Groundcover perennials that spread like a carpet are very decorative. They can have variegated leaves, all shades of green, as well as purple, brown, violet. They go well together. Almost every ground cover plant has several species, differing in the shape and color of the leaves. Many of them grow well in both shade and sun, are not picky about soil and grow quickly. For carpet beds of perennials, the following are suitable:

• sedum (sedum) caustic and Spanish - both up to 10 cm tall, each has at least 3 varieties that create a pink, yellow or white mat;
• young (sempervivum, stone rose) - winter-hardy succulent, there are varieties with orange and burgundy shades;
• coin loosestrife - has leaves of rare pale green or golden color;
• aubrieta (aubrecia) - twice-blooming (for a total of 2-3 months) bright mat;
• small periwinkle - with white, crimson or red flowers;
• phlox subulate - blooms in May for 3 weeks in white, purple, blue, pink, after which the round bushes retain green foliage until late autumn;
• bulbous - crocuses, low-growing tulips;
• carnation grass.

To add accents or hide bald spots, in the spring the flower bed is supplemented with annual plants: bright purslane, lush lobelia, dwarf viola, cloud-like iberis, variegated or plain petunia, etc. By combining them with perennials, you can create new options every year.

Landscape flower bed

If you have the desire, floriculture is not difficult to learn. Gardening is a fun activity, and with practice comes experience. The main thing is that a beginner must have an idea and an action plan. Many flower bed designs have been developed, but few amateur gardeners follow them. Usually, everyone, relying on the experience of professionals, based on their conditions and capabilities, draws up flower bed plans for their dacha on their own.

Do not make flower beds more than 2 m wide; they are difficult to care for. Looks very natural landscape flower garden From perennials, anyone can create it with their own hands. Planted in the center or in the background tall plants(70-150 cm): roses, astilbe, clematis, hydrangeas, rudbeckia, lilies, loosestrife. Around them are medium-sized plants (40-70 cm), which cover the not always attractive lower part of the former: hostas, heucheras, bergenia (bergenia). The choice of tall plants must be approached carefully, since they stand out more in the flowerbed. The brightest flowers and bushes with decorative leaves are usually located in the middle. Some plants can bloom repeatedly; they need to be pruned and fed, for example delphinium, sage, roses.

Decorative onions (Allium) are becoming increasingly popular. Exclusively from its different types you can create a flowerbed of continuous flowering. Flowering balls can be blue, purple, yellow, white, height from 0.2 to 1.5 m, and differ in the structure of the leaves. Looking at some of the shapes, you won’t immediately recognize that this is a bow. Many bloom from spring to autumn, and even dried balls add color to the flowerbed decorative look. Tall onions (for example, Gigantic) should be planted in windless areas, as the peduncle may break.

The main plant in the flower bed can be roses. You should read the descriptions of different varieties and types and choose a color scheme. Favorable backgrounds for roses include conifers, ferns, and hostas. It is convenient to care for a flower bed if you can approach it from all sides. A flowerbed with white or cream-colored roses with blue or lilac perennials: aconite, phlox, irises looks delicate.

The flower plantings are edged with a strip of border plants 10-40 cm wide, giving the flower bed a finished look. Ground cover, low-growing shrubs, preferably in contrasting tones, are suitable for this.

The airiness of the flowerbed is given by cereals and perennial grasses: tall miscanthus and pearl barley, medium and low decorative sedges, meadows. Their stems will enliven any composition. You can choose green, yellow, red herbs. Some of the cereals, for example Spodiopogon sibirica, look picturesque in the flowerbed in late autumn, when most plants have already lost their attractiveness.

Combination of shapes and colors

Variegated varieties of dogwood are very popular among landscapers and designers. Ivory Halo and Elegantissima varieties are planted in the background of mixed compositions. They can be cut. The bright red shoots of Sibirika are especially decorative against the background of a white wall or snow.

To make the flower garden look attractive even in winter, plant evergreen compact conifers, such as juniper. Silver-gray with gracefully drooping branches, the Gray Owl variety produces cones in the cold, and the Gold Coast needles, golden in summer, turn dark green. Scaly juniper grows up to 1 m in height, Cossack - up to 0.5 m, and horizontal - up to 0.3-0.4 m. The latter form thick carpets of silver-blue (Blue Chip) or purple-violet (Andorra Veriegata) color .

It is very important how the plants match each other in color. Often, a bright variegated flower bed is formed in the front area of ​​the site, and in the recreation area - from 2-3 related shades (for example, blue with blue and purple or red with pink). The most stylish is considered to be a flowerbed where preference is given to one color, and the rest shade it. If 2 contrasting colors are used, the saturated one should occupy no more than 20% of the total area.

Of the monochrome flower beds, the most common are white. This color can be combined with any others; it visually increases the space and makes the flower bed lighter.

Now gray and silver-green shades for flower beds are very fashionable. They look neutral, but change radically under the influence of a different color scheme. Solid white and gray plants, planted in stripes alternating with bright spots of flowers, make the flower bed less variegated.

When planning a flower bed, it is best to depict its color on paper. Each person has his own attitude towards this or that color; one must focus on personal perception. If you find that some plant in your flower garden annoys you with its flashy color, you can always replace it with one that has a more restrained tone and, conversely, if necessary, add a bright note or contrast to an overly calm combination. Perennials will grow in one place for 5-10 years, it must be taken into account that over time they will begin to interfere with each other, then some of them will have to be transplanted to another place. It is advisable to save the planting scheme so that next spring it was easier to correct it.

Shady flower bed

Insufficiently lit places in a summer cottage can be used for shade-tolerant plants. It is important to consider the moisture level and soil composition. The choice is not very large, but a beautiful flowerbed at the dacha with your own hands for beginners can be created in a shady place with the following perennials without much hassle:

• hoof - will cover the soil with rounded leaves;
• tenacious - forms a dense blue carpet;
• periwinkle - blooms en masse in the spring, and throughout the summer individual blue flowers appear, disappearing green under the snow;
• Waller's balsam - indoor plant, which can be planted in a shady flowerbed for the summer;
• astilbe white or pink - refers to medium-sized, frost-resistant;
• hosts;
• lilies of the valley

Among tall plants, fern is suitable for shade. The common ostrich variety can grow up to 1.5 m. Orlyak, Shchitovnk and Onoklea are less powerful. Among the ferns, there are silvery ones that look mysterious, for example, Nippon Kochedydnik with bright veins. In partial shade, Delaway's Basilfoil grows well and blooms purple from July to September. It is combined with loosestrife and burnet. An adult plant has a height of 1.5 m and can withstand frosts down to -34°C. Volzhanka dioecious (Aruncus) is suitable for a shady and damp flower garden - unpretentious lush bush up to 2 m high with white flower clusters reminiscent of astilbe.

After reading the descriptions of the plants, it is easier to determine what is needed for the flower bed. Even the most unpretentious of them need care. After planting, the flowerbed must be mulched and watered for 3-4 days. Sawdust can be processed in copper sulfate, this will give them a slight greenish tint, and they will decorate the bare soil that has not yet been overgrown with flowers in the spring. Pine bark will fill the air with aroma, and birch bark will become beautiful decoration. It is better to use fine mulch for perennials. You can purchase ready-made beautiful colored wood chips.

For a flowerbed of continuous flowering of perennials, it is better for beginners to compose schemes from a small number of plant species; it is enough to use 6-8. A flower garden that pleases the eye has aesthetic value.

Many modern summer residents, trying to decorate their plots in an original way, choose annual and perennial low-growing flowers for flower beds, blooming all summer or most of it. If you are one of these people and want to create your own inimitable flower garden masterpiece, read the descriptions and photos of the most interesting, popular types of low plants. Understand the criteria for their selection, planting methods, and look at design options for impressively beautiful flower beds.

Flowerbed of permanent flowering

Types and varieties of low-growing plants that bloom all summer

Plants with a stem height of up to 30 cm are considered low-growing. Lovely flower beds are made from either one variety of such flowers or using several types. Multi-tiered compositions bordered by miniature flowering specimens and borders with edging from compact bushes. Many varieties of perennials are long-flowering, and there are even more of them among annuals.

The flowering border is magnificent

Annuals or perennials - selection criteria

Many gardeners the best option decorating their plots consider annual low flowers for flower beds, which:

1. Quickly (during the planting season) they allow you to improve the territory by creating a beautiful composition.
2. They have an incredible number of varieties, which makes it possible to select specimens for any zones on the site: sunny and shady, arid and waterlogged, with fertile soil and poor.
3. They do not require special care, fertilizing or frequent watering in summer.
4. They give creative people room for exciting experiments with the annual update of garden design.
5. It is possible to correct mistakes in the selection of varieties and colors as early as the next season.
6. Suitable for growing by novice gardeners, as they are mostly unpretentious.

Bright flowerbed from annuals

Fans of perennials refer to the unjustified loss of time, money, and effort when annually selecting plants for a flower bed, hassle with seedlings or sowing seeds in the ground. Of course, perennial low-growing flowers for the flower bed, blooming all summer, make it possible to avoid these worries for several years. But gradually they lose their decorative value, and once every 5-7 years they have to be renewed, spending more effort than planting annuals.

Perennials allow you to create flower beds that have a special charm, but they do not provide the same brightness and variety as annuals. Also controversial is the argument that under the rugs perennial plantings weeds cannot grow. Yes, under dense clumps the germination of weed seeds and the development of emerging weeds is suppressed. But if they have managed to make their way to the sun, it is much more difficult to destroy them than in annual plantings.

Perennial aubrieta

It is your choice to give preference to annual or perennial flowers, or perhaps a combination of both. In any case, it would be useful to take a closer look at some of their species.

The most popular unpretentious annuals

Purslane- one of the most beautiful annual low-growing flowers for a flower bed is known to many simply as a “rug”. In fact, its creeping succulent shoots with peculiar leaves, similar to fleshy needles, form a continuous carpet, covering the ground. Numerous flowers of various tones can be simple or double, depending on the variety. The most popular are double species, which bloom buds in early summer and are decorative until autumn frosts:

• Pun;
• Cream;
• Mango;
• Flamenco.

Variegated purslane rug

Purslane is unpretentious, easily takes root on sandy, rocky soil, does not need fertilizing or frequent watering. But it needs the sun: in the shade the shoots stretch out, become thinner, and the flower loses its attractiveness. Moreover, the buds of most varieties of purslane open only in bright light, which is why it, even planted in a sunny place, is not so picturesque on a stormy day. However, there are varieties with flowers that do not close even in cloudy weather:

• Sundance;
• Cloudbeater.

Charming Flamenco

And if you are planning to use annual low-growing white flowers to decorate your flowerbed, it is difficult to find anything more suitable than the purslane variety with the telling name White-flowered.

This purslane should be called Snow White

Tagetes (marigolds)– extremely unpretentious low growing flower, which even a child can grow. Marigolds do not require specific soil or regular watering. But for all their unpretentiousness, they demonstrate excellent decorative qualities, which is rare. From the first days of summer until the autumn frosts, they delight with bright flowers of various colors in warm tones, which makes the flowerbed “sunny” even in bad weather.

Two types of marigolds differ in compact bushes: rejected and thin-leaved. Both groups are incredibly cute and attractive.

Low-growing tagetes in border design
Marigolds rejected
Marigold thin-leaved

Examples of other long-flowering annuals

Petunia- a rather capricious favorite to grow, a favorite of landscape designers and gardeners, there are many varieties, distinguished by various shapes and colors. One can distinguish luxurious large-flowered and modestly but abundantly flowering types of petunias. It is worth noting that the latter suffer less from rain, which is destructive for terry specimens. But you can also find terry petunias that are not afraid of rain (Butterfly F1, for example), which will become garden favorites.

Butterfly F1 - tenderness itself

Lobelia- these purple, white, and more often blue low-growing flowers are quite suitable for a flower bed, coming to life at the beginning of summer and fading only by October. Ball-shaped miniature (10-20 cm) lobelia bushes love sunny places with loose, but not very fertile soil such as loam. Timely watering is important in care, especially in hot weather; the ground under the lobelia should be constantly moist.

Lobelia, Blue variety

Calceolaria- an unusual low-growing plant that will decorate a flowerbed in a shaded place. Calceolaria is not just shade-tolerant - direct solar lighting It is generally contraindicated for her. This exotic plant loves high soil moisture, but it should be watered with caution: if water gets on the velvety leaves, they significantly lose their decorative properties.

Exotic calceolaria

Iberis Grows equally well in the sun and in a shady place; it likes light, breathable soil. It has small, fragrant, often snow-white inflorescences, but there are varieties with pink, carmine, and lilac colors. Flowering lasts two months, starting in May. Goes great in combined flower beds. For example, the combination of white Iberis and small red carnation flowers for a flower bed is a very advantageous option.

Delightful snow-white Iberis

Dianthus annua(Chinese). The charming neighbor of Iberis can please you not only with red, but also with pink, white, purple flowers that have pleasant aroma. Loves the sun, resistant to frost. Being a perennial by nature, it can sometimes overwinter.

Chinese Carnation Scarlett

Beautiful perennials - charming permanence

If one day you successfully choose perennial species low-growing, long-blooming flowers for a flower bed, you can get rid of the spring troubles of landscaping it for a number of years and from the first days of summer enjoy the beauty of your plot. Various carnations, resilient asters, saxifrage and other beautiful representatives of the flora are popular. It is worth paying attention to at least a few favorites among them.

Beautiful flower beds - business card plot

alpine aster– a herbaceous plant 10-30 cm high. The best place for her - openwork partial shade, well-drained soil. Flowering can last up to three months, the longest in Rosea.

Aster alpine Rosea

Dianthus- an unpretentious low-growing perennial, the dark greenery of which is completely covered with purple or pink small flowers during the summer month and a half. Along with perennial arabis, pyrethrum, and primroses, it can act as beautiful border flowers for edging a flower bed or path.

Carnation grass as a border

Begonia everblooming is rightfully the leader among flowers for flower beds that bloom all summer. Begonia plantings blaze with a variety of elegant inflorescences from May-June until late autumn. It can bloom almost all year round if it is moved to a warm room for the winter. Not only the flowers are exceptionally decorative, but also the leaves of begonia, pleasing to the eye with shape and color.

Terry ever-blooming begonia

Based on the color of the leaves, green-leaved and bronze-leaved hybrids are distinguished. The height of low-growing bushes is usually within 15-30 cm. Begonia is not indifferent to growing conditions. The soil for the flowerbed should be rich in humus, with slightly acidic reaction, moisture-intensive, but not waterlogged - excess moisture in summer causes rotting of the roots.

About 600 hybrids of ever-flowering begonia are known. Among them are medium-sized (up to 25 cm) series of varieties:

• Ambassador;
• Bada bing, Bada boom;
• Senator.

Ever-blooming begonias in a flowerbed

Dwarf varieties:

• Quinn;
• Cocktail;
• Ray.

Ground covers

Ground cover candidates for a place in the flower garden

Among the low-growing perennials there are many ground cover or carpet flowers for continuous flowering beds. It would be worth getting to know a few representatives of this group.

Phlox subulate. It is extremely unpretentious, forms clumps up to 10 cm high. Loves the sun and dry soil, afraid of stagnant water. Already from the beginning of May, for two months it is covered with inflorescences of red, white, pink, and lilac shades. The second wave of flowering occurs in September.

Phlox subulate

sedum(sedum). Among the half a thousand varieties, you can choose sun-loving (most of them) and shade-loving specimens. Sedum does not need watering or fertilizing, it overwinters without shelter - isn’t it a godsend for summer residents with limited time? Moreover, there are so many varieties of sedum that only from them alone can you create a motley colorful flower bed.

Sedum prominent

Duchesnay. A rapidly growing ground cover, sun-loving, thriving on any soil. But in order for the duchesne mat to be dense, the ground under the bushes must be constantly kept moist. The original leaves and fruits of Duchesnea are very decorative in summer. However, it is worth remembering that the berries, which are somewhat reminiscent of strawberries, are inedible.

Duchesnea indica

Aubrieta. A bright representative of carpets, ideal for rock gardens. Can be used as a frame for flower beds and in independent plantings. It blooms for a month and a half from May, and after pruning it can repeat this process. Overwinters with leaves that look attractive in early spring. It must be borne in mind that aubrieta grows aggressively, like duchesnea - both of these species can suppress and even survive their neighbors.

Aubrieta Light Blue
Aubrieta Lucas

Small garden - low-growing bushes in a flowerbed

In garden design they often use not only herbaceous plants, but also beautiful trees, shrubs. If you have an idea to use them in landscaping your area, then low-growing perennial bushes that bloom all summer are suitable for a flowerbed in the form of a miniature garden. And creeping and dwarf conifers, will add an elegant green note to the motley composition. Among them the following types can be distinguished.

Mini-garden of begonias and conifers

Heather. evergreen shrub with a low growth rate. Requires well-drained, moist soil and grows well in sun or partial shade. For the winter it is recommended to mulch and cover it

Heather

Gualteria recumbent. Creeping evergreen ground cover shrub, beautiful blooming in summer, including September. The dark green leaves are very decorative; by winter they turn bronze-red. Gualteria prefers partial shade, fertile acidic soil with good moisture capacity, and does not tolerate drought.

Gualteria recumbent

creeping willow. An attractive dwarf slow-growing shrub with thin elastic shoots. In early May, before the leaves bloom, it is covered with silvery, and in summer - yellow, earrings. Light- and moisture-loving, loves fertile sandy loam soils, does not tolerate heat and dry air.

creeping willow

Dummer cotoneaster. Dense spreading low growing shrub. In mid-May it is covered with numerous white flowers. Later, the decorative appearance of the bush is supported by multiple light red fruits. Loves sun, partial shade, undemanding to soil, drought-resistant.

Dummer cotoneaster

Spiraea japonica. Compact creeping bush. Numerous pinkish inflorescences forming in mid-summer adorn the bushes for a month and a half. Original golden yellow leaves. Spiraea is undemanding to conditions, winter-hardy, and sun-loving.

Spiraea japonica

Juniper horizontal. Good for flower beds dwarf forms, for example, the Blue Chip variety. This is a slow-growing conifer with bluish coloration of dense, prickly needles. Light-loving, not picky about soil, frost-resistant.

Juniper horizontal

Planting low-growing flowers that bloom all summer

If you are going to create a colorful corner on your site that is always pleasing to the eye, you should understand how to properly arrange a flower bed so that they bloom all summer and even part of the fall.

Imitation stream

Principles of arranging flower beds

For a competent approach to arranging and filling a future garden masterpiece, it is important not to miss the following points:

1. Before running to the store to buy seeds of low-growing flowers for a flower bed, you should clearly determine the location of its possible location, study what the lighting and shade conditions are, the characteristics of the soil, and its moisture content. This is necessary for the right choice plants that will feel comfortable in this place.
2. Beginners should limit themselves to two or three types of plantings - this is enough to design a beautiful flower bed. For your first flowerbed, it is better to choose unpretentious varieties of flowers that do not require special care.
3. It is important to choose species with similar requirements for growing conditions for one flower garden.
4. It is advisable to use group plantings of the same type of low-growing plants to avoid indiscriminate mixing of different species.
5. It is necessary to take a responsible approach to the selection of color combinations for flowering plants. Excessive brightness and variegation are inappropriate and may indicate poor taste. Combinations of various bright and white colors look organic.
6. To make a flower arrangement look spectacular all summer long, you need to choose plants with different flowering periods.
7. When arranging flowers, you need to take into account the viewing angle. If the flowerbed is visible from all sides, taller specimens should be placed in the center. If its view is possible from one side, the place for tall specimens should be the background.
8. To achieve a decent result, preliminary planning of the flower garden with the help of a landscape designer or on your own is required.

Combinations of bright and white tones are spectacular

Schemes of continuously blooming flower beds

To plan your flowerbed yourself, starting in the winter, you will have to arm yourself with colored pencils and draw out its plan in detail on paper. The sketch should indicate:

• contours and dimensions of the flower garden to scale;
• location of dominant and complementary plants;
• distances between them;
• color scheme (adjust it if necessary).

Important! It must be taken into account that low-growing perennials, growing, will eventually take up more space - on the plan, and subsequently when planting, leave between them free space, temporarily filling it with annuals.

Flower garden of perennials

By deciding to design your flowerbed yourself, you will save a significant amount on the services of a landscape designer. However, for this you need to have a certain artistic taste and flair.

For a beginner in design matters, the task may seem difficult, but at first you can use ready-made diagrams and plans found in gardening books or suggested below. Here, for example, is a diagram of filling a flower bed with only perennials.

Below is a simple flower bed for beginner gardeners, where the dominant low-growing plants are blue delphinium (1) and red paniculata phlox (2). When decorating a flower bed, they are planted first. Garden geraniums (3) of purple color are placed in front of them. Frame the flower bed with ground cover, yellow mantle (4).

Scheme for beginners

When deciding how to choose perennials and annuals that bloom all summer for your flowerbed, you can use the information about them presented above, as well as study the assortment of plants presented in the diagrams and choose samples to your liking. The most flexible filling option - joint landing bulbous, annual and perennial. Below you can see a few more simple schemes.

Scheme of a mixed flowerbed of continuous flowering
Landings in pink tones
Flowerbed of annuals

Ready-made projects are not a dogma; it is not necessary to implement them with extreme precision. You should not give up on your plan if you were unable to buy planting material for any plant shown in the diagram. Replace it with another with similar characteristics, coloring and bring the chosen scheme to perfection. And for creative inspiration, watch short videos.

Shaded flower garden plan

Video: Examples of decorating flower beds with low-growing flowers

Video: Decorating flower beds with marigolds

Low-growing flowers, both annual and perennial, are a wonderful choice for your site. Don’t be afraid to experiment, show your imagination, creativity, enthusiasm and create an interesting, original, exemplary composition that you can be proud of all summer.

Flowers are a decoration for any garden, no matter where it is and what size it is. Thanks to the changing spots of color, even the most inconspicuous corner comes to life, but each flower garden requires careful and painstaking care.

The only way out of this situation is to choose them successfully once, and the problem of annual planting and digging will be forgotten for several years. You just have to plan such a flower garden taking into account several important rules.

Layout of a flower garden of perennials

First of all, you should choose a site for the future flower bed and decide on the shape of the flower bed. There are no special rules or restrictions here, however, from any side, the flowerbed being constructed should look decent.

As for the selection of perennial plants for a flower bed at the dacha, it is important to start not only from the preferred color scheme, but also from the type of parameters of the plants themselves:

• The center of the composition should be perennials with the largest and brightest flowers.
• They should be complemented by more modestly flowering plants.
• Small and low-growing perennials are used for filling gaps and edging.

When choosing, it is important to see not only the flowers, but also the leaves: their shape, color and size. Greenery can be no less decorative than flowering plants.

Tall plants are planted far away if the flower bed is near a wall or. If the flower garden can be walked around, then the largest plants should be in the center of the composition. You can fit existing plantings into such a structure: trees, shrubs or garden buildings, for example, an arch or a gazebo.

The best perennials for flower beds

These perennials are the most popular, unpretentious and spectacular at the same time; only on their basis you can create many options for original flower beds that will decorate the garden for several carefree years:

• Astilbe - This is a unique plant that can be extremely decorative even in dense shade, and depending on the variety, they can be of different sizes and have different colors of fluffy panicles - flowers that last a record long time, up to ten weeks.
• Helenium. Its flowering is abundant and long-lasting, from June until frost.
• Geranium is magnificent- famous not only for its large flowers, but also for its decorative foliage, it grows in partial shade, under trees and in mixborders with other perennials, blooming from May to June, and then delighting the eye with its feathery reddish leaves.
• Catnip- unpretentious, resistant to any conditions and any light, but blooms especially luxuriantly in the sun.
• Oriental poppy- unique in the size of its magnificent flowers. There are varieties that bloom in May - June, and later in June - July.
• Cuff- one of the most durable and unpretentious perennials for a flower bed with spectacular leaves.
• sedum- is able to revive plantings at any time of the year, it is unpretentious and reproduces quickly.
• Rudbeckia— illuminates the garden with its flowers in late summer and autumn. The plant itself loves light and nutritious soil.
• Yarrow– its baskets of different shades decorate flower beds from June to September.
• Khosta- one of the few shade-loving perennial flowers for the flower bed. goes classically with astilbe.
• Sage- decorates the garden with inflorescences of all shades of purple, and with a delicate aroma from June until autumn.
• Japanese anemone- this is the most beautiful perennial among the unpretentious. Delicate flowers of various colors are magnificent not only in perennial beds, but also in bouquets.

Flowerbeds of perennials of your own design

When thinking about creating a flower bed of perennial plants, you shouldn’t put too much trust in beautiful photos on seed packets. In order for plants to delight with friendly and long flowering, much characteristics are more important plants that will be useful when planning a flower garden.

You should not chase the number of species; it is more important to choose plants according to color and flowering time.

First, the size of the future planting is determined and, based on the surrounding landscape and personal preferences, specific perennial flowers are selected for the flower bed.

This takes into account:

• the timing of the flowering of each plant, so that at least three species are constantly blooming in the flowerbed;
• growing and care conditions;
• harmonious combination with other species, for example in flower size or color.

On square meter Depending on the growth of a particular perennial, a certain number of plants are planted:

• At a height of 1 to 2 meters, 2-5 plants are planted.
• At a height of 50 cm to 90 cm, 5-9 plants are required.
• At a height of 20 cm to 40 cm, 7-12 plants are required.
• Ground cover and low-growing species are planted in quantities of 10-16 pieces.
• Bulbous plants, regardless of height, are planted at a rate of 12-25 pieces.

It is better to plant perennials according to pre-applied markings.

In an effort to achieve dense cover in the flowerbed, you should not plant perennials too crowded. This will not allow the plant to grow and bloom to its full potential in the future.

Perennial flowerbed for beginners

1. Phlox of purple or crimson color;
2. Astilbe with pink tassels, blooming luxuriantly throughout the summer;
3. Daylily with violet or lilac flower cups;
4. Heuchera with decorative frost-resistant leaves;
5. Geranium is magnificent, pleasing with both flowering and variegated foliage.

Just five types of common and very unpretentious perennials for a flower bed, it turns out, can become the basis for a very attractive composition of long-lasting flowering.

Flower bed of perennials against the background of a lattice

In such a flower garden it is used not only horizontal plane, but also vertical. This is a decorative lattice on which the clematis (15) and tender (14) components of the planting background rest. A little closer to the viewer are medicinal echinacea (13) and decorative allium balls (7), tall Korean mint (12) and lofant.

In the center of the composition there is a cone-shaped boxwood (10), silvery pinnate wormwood (11) and a deep purple polygonum (8). The sides of the flowerbed are bordered by verbena (9), hybrid yarrow (6) and one of the types of cinquefoil (5).

In this example, the lowest-growing species were closest to the edge of the flowerbed: geranium with azure flowers (3), sedum (4), thyme (1) and mantle (2).

It is not at all necessary to copy with maximum accuracy the diagrams and photographs of flower beds with perennials that you like and find on the Internet or in gardening magazines. Any of the plants can be replaced if you choose another one with similar flowering periods and comfortable growing conditions. In the same way you can replace color scheme flower beds, reduce or increase its size, adjusting it to your needs.

Healing flowerbed of perennial plants

Perennials are good because they allow you to experiment from the heart and create unique flower beds even from not the most ordinary plants. For example, why not make a flower garden from medicinal herbs in some abandoned, but not devoid of sun, corner?

The diagram below shows how the plantings of each plant are arranged, and also gives an idea of ​​the color scheme.

When creating this flower garden, the following names of perennial flowers for the flower bed were used:

1. Echinacea, blooming until mid-autumn,
2. Marigold,
3. Unpretentious tansy or toadflax,
4. Veronica officinalis,
5. Lavender or sage similar in parameters,
6. Bergenia, which creates dense bright spots, or oregano,
7. fragrant basil,
8. Plantain lanceolate,
9. Mullein decorating a flower garden with powerful peduncles,
10. Pulmonaria,
11. Yarrow.

In a similar way, you can plan a flowerbed of herbs, replacing tall and low-growing perennial flowers for the flowerbed, the photos and names of which are indicated in the source with equally attractive crops. In the background of such a gastronomic flowerbed you can plant juniper, catnip, lavender and lemon balm, closer to the path you can place mint, sage, all kinds of onions and oregano, and you can border the flowerbed with thyme and borage.

Perennial plants require control over their reproduction, otherwise over time they will go wild, flowering will decrease, and the flower bed will lose its outline.

Flowerbed of continuous flowering perennials

However, every gardener's dream is a flower bed that blooms from the moment the snow melts until winter sets in. It is difficult to plan such a miracle, but if you take into account the sequence of flowering plants and provide proper care for the plantings, then the task will be quite within the capabilities of many flower lovers.

Spring

1. Muscari or Pushkinia;
2. Pulsatilla meadow;
3. Arabis;
4. Tulips of low-growing varieties of cream color;
5. Parrot or double yellow tulips;
6. Aquilegia;
7. Daffodils of delicate colors with a short crown;
8. Yellow large-flowered daffodils;
9. Fringed yellow tulips in a flowerpot;
10. Eastern winterbird;
11. Multi-flowered rose of pastel color with medium-sized flowers;
12. Lilac has a medium flowering period.

Summer

The dominant species in a perennial bed in summer is the biennial hollyhock, but it can be replaced with foxglove or another shade.

Decorative plantings in the summer months are given by:

1. Multi-flowered rose;
2. Lilac;
3. Hare cabbage;
4. Eringium;
5. Lavender;
6. Blue cereal;
7. Cosmea;
8. Tibetan lily;
9. Pyrethrum pink;
10. Mallow or foxglove;
11. Oregano;
12. Delphinium.

When planting, it is important to take into account competition among the plants being planted.

Autumn

In autumn, the flowering of many perennials ends, but the task of providing decorativeness is taken on by the changing colors of foliage and grasses.

1. Small-flowered bush rose;
2. Hare cabbage or sedum;
3. Eringium;
4. Blue grass or kneeless grass;
5. Cosmea;
6. Pyrethrum pink;
7. Chrysanthemum Siberian;
8. Hubei anemone;
9. Black cohosh is simple.

Pre-winter

The decorative quality of the flower beds, right down to the snow, is preserved by the naturally transformed dried flowers that have finished blooming in the fall, as well as by:

1. Eastern winterbird;
2. Sedum;
3. Giant eryngium;
4. Molinia.

Caring for perennials

Perennials cannot be called overly whimsical, but they also have their own preferences and requirements for planting conditions and care:

• For perennials, loose, light, nutrient-rich soils are preferred.
• If wild plants are planted in a flowerbed, it is important to create conditions for them that are as close to natural as possible.
• To retain moisture and create protection for plants for the winter, you can use mulch, sawdust and pine needles.
• Watering and fertilizing even the most unpretentious perennials for a flower bed should be done extremely carefully to prevent waterlogging under the rosettes.
• Should be created reliable protection flower bed from the wind.
• Marigolds and lavender planted along the edge of the flowerbed will provide natural protection against pests.

A careful approach to the selection of perennial plants and their care is the key to creating an exemplary flower garden, which for many years will be a true decoration of the site, and a source of pride for its creators.

Video - perennial flowers for the garden

Every lover of country life thinks about how to make their garden more attractive. A continuous flowering garden is exactly what you need, because it is a piece of land where flowers bloom from early spring to late autumn.

There are plants that can please the eye with their blooming view all season. This feature is perfect for a flower bed of continuous flowering.

These plants include:

• decorative yarrow (blooms in late spring and blooms until October);
• craspedia (its buds last until frost);
• decorative bow.

When will such plants become dried flowers, they will still decorate the flowerbed even under the snow.

A flowerbed of several types - 2 or 3 - will be very beautiful. But to create it you will need different varieties of the same plant, with different flowering times. Chrysanthemums, both early and late, are excellent. Early flowering can be achieved by planting the seeds in late winter.

It is also important to choose place for hellebores, sleep-grass or blueberries. Daisies, daffodils, and forget-me-nots are suitable for the spring season. And chamomile will perfectly dilute the flowerbed. The main emphasis is given by perennial, long-flowering plants.

Bergenias and astilbes will look especially beautiful. Also worth noting are erigeron, catnip, garden geranium, sage and delphinium. So, let's take a closer look at creating such incredible flower beds of continuous flowering.

Varieties of continuous flowering beds

In order to create a flower garden of continuous flowering, you will need different types plants:

• annuals;
• biennials;
• perennials.

The best choice would be a flower bed made of perennials. It is she who will be supplemented every year with more and more beautiful annual flowers. But don't forget about ornamental plants, among them there may be both deciduous and cereals. They will perfectly complement the flower garden.

All flower beds of continuous flowering can be divided into 3 varieties:

1. Spring bloom.
2. Summer bloom.
3. Autumn bloom.

Let's take a closer look at them.

Spring flower bed

In the place allocated for the flowerbed, you need to plant plants, blooming in spring . Usually these are flowers with a bulb. The ideal option would be to purchase plants such as: muscari, crocuses, scillas, daffodils and tulips. In addition, we can note erantis, brunnera, hellebore, etc. There are also beautiful two-year-olds: pansies, daisies, viola.

Perennials bloom after small-bulbous ones. These include primrose, iris, bathing suit, and you can also plant phlox.

Summer flowerbed

A flower garden in summer represents a true riot of color, because the choice of flowering plants is very wide. Yes, it’s impossible to list them all. Let us note only the most beautiful of them:

• garden geranium;
• phlox;
• delphinium;
• carnations;
• roses;
• lilies;
• bells.

Among perennials, zinnia, marigolds, asters, and petunia will feel great. Biennials are among the most popular. These include: mallows, bluebells, daisies, foxgloves.

Autumn flower bed

IN autumn period Beds of continuous flowering are especially good in combination with bright foliage. The most popular ones for decorating such a flower bed are: chrysanthemums and asters, which are usually planted at a distance, and anemone looks beautiful in front. Eryngium and molinia will also delight you with special blooms.

Winter flower bed

And there is one like that too. And although it is noticeably different from the above, it also has its own characteristics. Against a white background snow Hellebore looks beautiful. It is able to bloom even at zero temperatures, and the limit is -5−6 degrees.

The main principles of creating a beautiful flower bed of continuous flowering:

1. She must be in convenient location, beautifully furnished.
2. You need to carefully select materials for planting.
3. The scheme needs to be thought out in advance.
4. Care should be simplified as much as possible.

Patterns of continuous flowering beds

There are many options for designs for such flower beds. Let's consider the main aspects:

• planted in the middle of the flower bed high flowers;
• then sit down short;
• summer flowers (usually bulbous) are planted around the circle (edges) of the flower bed at a distance of 15−20 cm: tulip, lily, muscari, crocus, etc.;
• daffodils should be planted in separate groups among peonies;
• You can leave gaps along the edges of the flower bed, which will then be filled with roses or other types of ground cover flowers.

If a flower bed is created along fence or a fence, then plants of medium height are planted along its length, and ground cover and bulbous plants are added along the edges. For any flower bed, it is better to draw up a diagram in advance, preferably even on paper. This way you can distribute the flowers by shade, size, taking into account the lighting and flowering period.

If you have a summer cottage pond on your property, then you can use the following scheme:

• white willow;
• silver sucker;
• basilisk;
• marsh calamus;
• valerian;
• umbrella susak;
• yellow ruler;
• marsh iris;
• Siberian iris;
• swimsuit

Another option for a continuous flowering bed:

• geranium (blooms in the first 2 months of summer) and sedum (blooms in September) are planted along the edges;
• then comes the iris (various colors, its flowering period is May-June);
• then peonies and roses are planted (May-July);
• Tall plants are planted near the fence: Echinops and millet (bloom in August).

Each scheme is good and beautiful in its own way, the main thing is place the plants correctly so that they please the eye and combine with each other.

Work to create a flower bed of continuous flowering

To create such a flower garden you will need:

• garden tools;
• compost;
• sand;
• perennials;
• fertilizers

Creating a flowerbed yourself is not very difficult. Main - choose a place where the flower garden will be located. It is desirable that there is enough light there. After choosing a location, you need to make a clear plan where you will grow perennials. This is done on paper, the outline of the flower bed is drawn, and the plants are numbered. With the onset of spring, you need to prepare the flowerbed for planting. To begin with, all weeds are removed and a layer of turf is removed.

soil enriched with compost and add leavening agents to it: expanded clay, river sand, vermiculite, brick chips. Also, don't forget about fertilizers.

After you have prepared the soil and also bought perennials, you need to mark out the space for the plants. This is done with sand, which is scattered in thin paths. If perennials are purchased in containers, then it is important that the soil is not too dry; you need to water it if necessary. Often plants are planted in peat, so it is better shake off carefully so as not to damage the roots, and then straighten the roots of the plant and plant it in the hole.

First time the flower garden should not dry out. The soil should be moist, but not too wet. Overwatering plants is no less harmful than over-drying them. Further care comes down to removing weeds, faded flowers, timely watering, and loosening the soil. If you fertilized the soil before planting, it is not advisable to do so in the future.