Schemes of planting coniferous plants. A flower bed or a mixborder of conifers? Option # 6 - conifers in topiary art
One of the best decorations of the courtyard in front of the house is considered to be a coniferous flower bed. She pleases the tenants with a pleasant appearance throughout the year and gives good mood. The organization of such a flower bed does not require significant financial investments. Coniferous plants are mostly perennial, so the owner of the flower garden does not have to renew them annually. Conifer beds are easy to organize and maintain. To the group of conifers used in landscape design, include spruce, pine, thuja, fir and juniper.
The process of preparing for the arrangement of the beds
Before creating a flower bed, you need to design a piece of land on which the planting will be carried out. The design involves choosing a place with sufficient lighting for plants. The site should have enough space for the normal development of plants, which is especially important for large breeds. It is equally important to take into account the characteristics of the soil, in particular, its level of moisture and chemical composition. These features should be suitable for planting trees and shrubs of the type you choose.
To choose the right type of flower garden, you need to measure the site and evaluate its relief. It is also necessary to determine the architectural features of the house, near which green spaces will be located. When choosing breeds of conifers, the size of adult plants should be taken into account. For small area it is better to choose compact conifers. In order for the flower garden to always look attractive and harmonious, it is recommended to select plants with approximately the same development rate.
From size and landscape features plot, as well as the type of future flower bed depends on the preferred types of conifers. A flower garden can be compact, large, horizontal, two-tiered, made in a forest style or a complex composition.
Beginning gardeners often forget that enough space must be left between plants, otherwise an adult conifer tree will cover neighboring plantings. We should not forget about the shades of conifers. They can be juicy green, muted green or bluish. It is important that the colors of the needles of plants growing in the same flower bed are harmoniously combined with each other.
Coniferous plants are picky towards their neighbors. For example, cedar, thuja, larch and pine do not get along well with spruce and fir. Therefore, you need to choose such conifers that can grow in close proximity to each other without oppressing their unwitting companions.
Planting order
A coniferous flower bed is created quite easily, but the gardener needs to follow certain rules when planting plants. First, you should delimit the area allocated for the flower bed. Its outline can be marked with decorative stones, paving slabs or in some other way. After that, in the flower bed, it is necessary to remove the top layer of soil and mix the soil with peat and sand.
Places for future planting should be marked with pegs. Even if the plant will be compact in size, sufficient indentation must be provided around its planting site. Otherwise, the territory may be too small for the development of the conifer, and it will die.
At the next stage, you need to dig holes for plants with a depth of 50-70 cm, and then fill the bottom of each of them with pebbles or sand with a layer of 15-20 cm. This will ensure optimal moisture circulation. From above, you need to add fertilizers suitable for the respective types of plants.
After that, the seedlings should be placed in the pits, covered with soil, tamped and watered abundantly. Then you need to add another layer of soil and carry out mulching (surface soil cover) with some suitable material(pine chips, peat).
Care rules
Caring for coniferous flower beds is not difficult, which is why they are so popular. During the first year after planting new plants, anti-stress agents should be added to the soil, which will ensure the rapid adaptation of seedlings. Wrapping with kraft paper in winter will help protect young plants from frost.
Conifers definitely need sufficient and timely watering, as well as spraying water on the aerial parts of plants.
In addition, you need to cut dried branches in a timely manner and perform decorative pruning crowns The implementation of these easy recommendations will help you create a coniferous flower bed that will become a true decoration of your site.
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Coniferous gardens are beautiful at any time of the year, so coniferous plants are very popular in garden design. Conifers go well with deciduous shrubs and trees. Decorating a garden with coniferous plants is not at all difficult. A huge variety of sizes, shapes and colors make them simply indispensable for landscape design of any site. Besides coniferous garden can be supplemented with gravel and stones, moss, heathers, etc. The main rule when creating compositions is contrast. The selection of plants depends on the place in which the composition will be located. So if there is not much space, then preference is given to dwarf and creeping plants.
Here are some options for coniferous gardens:
№1
1. Common juniper "Stricta" 5. Mountain pine
2. Rocky juniper "Skyrocket" 6. European larch "Pendula"
3. Rocky juniper "Blue Arrow" 7. Rhododendron
4. Rough spruce "Compacta" 8. Euphorbia cypress
№2
1. European larch "Pendula" 7. Yew berry "Washingtonii"
2. Fassen catnip "Walkers Low" 8. Berry yew
3. Prickly spruce "Maigold" 9. Viola, Pansies
4. Thuja western "Aurea" 10. Weigela blooming "Purpurea Nana"
5. Blue spruce "Glauca Compacta" 11. Weigela Korean
6. Korean fir 12. Western thuja "Danica"
№3
1. Serbian spruce "Nana" 4. Western thuja "Salaspils"
2. European larch "Pendula" 5. Elecampane swordtail
3. Western thuja "Holmstrup" 6. Norway spruce "Pumila Glauca"
№4
1. Blue spruce "Glauca" 7. Mountain pine "Winter Gold"
2. Common juniper "Stricta" 8. Angustifolia lavender "Dwarf Blue"
3. Rough spruce 9. Western thuja "Salaspils"
4. Serbian spruce "Pendula" 10. Elecampane sword-leaved
5. Western thuja "Holmstrup" 11. Spikelet liatris
6. Thuja western "Dumosa"
№5
1. Western thuja "Malonyana" 6. Offspring derain "Kelseyi"
2. Western thuja "Aurea" 7. Tunberg barberry "Carmen"
3. Western thuja "Globosa" 8. Creeping willow "Nitida"
4. Derain white "Aurea" 9. Barberry thunberg "Green Carpet"
5. Thuja western "Umbraculifera" 10. Barberry thunberg "Aurea"
№6
1. Western thuja "Columnaris" 7. Lavson's cypress "Dzintra"
2. Western thuja "Wagneri" 8. Creeping willow "Nitida"
3. Blue spruce "Koster" 9. Thunberg barberry "Aurea"
4. Thuja western "Malonyana" 10. Derain offspring "Kelseyi"
5. Siberian spruce "Seminskaja" 11. Derain white "Aurea"
6. Western thuja "Globosa" 12. Thunberg barberry "Red Pilar"
№7
1. Buenos Aires verbena 4. Japanese spirea "Goldmound"
2. Juniper rock "Blue Arrow" 5. Soft cuff "Auslese"
3. Derain white "Aurea"
№8
1. Rough spruce 9. Siberian cedar
2. Western thuja "Holmstrup" 10. Mountain pine "Winter Gold"
3. Common juniper "Hibernica" 11. Western thuja "Dumosa"
4. Thuja western "Aurea" 12. Thuja western "Salaspils"
5. Derain white "Aurea" 13. Lobularia seaside
6. Serbian spruce "Nana" 14. Canadian hemlock "Jeddeloh"
7. Blue spruce "Glauca" 15. Canadian hemlock "Nana"
8. European larch "Pendula" 16. Chinese miscanthus "Fruhe Hybriden"
№9
1. Rocky juniper "Blue Arrow" 5. Blooming weigela "Purpurea Nana"
2. European larch "Pendula" 6. Canadian spruce "Conica"
3. Rough spruce "Compacta" 7. Viola, pansies
4. Pukhansky rhododendron
№10
1. Rough spruce 7. Norway spruce "Nidiformis"
2. Vesicle viburnum "Darts Gold" 8. Japanese spirea "Goldmound"
3. Common juniper "Cracovica" 9. European larch ‘Pendula’
4. Scotch pine "Watereri" 10. Berry yew
5. Bubbleweed viburnum "Diabolo" 11. Violet Wittrock or Pansies
6. Soft cuff ‘Auslese’ + Tulip 12. Euphorbia cypress
№11
1. Western thuja "Holmstrup" 6. Serbian spruce "Pendula"
2. Common juniper "Cracovica' 7. Canadian spruce "Conica"
3. European larch "Pendula" 8. Fassen catnip ‘Walkers Low’
4. Prickly spruce "Glauca" 9. Oregano ‘Thumbles’
5. Vesicle viburnum "Darts Gold" 10. Viola, pansies
№12
1. Serbian spruce "Nana" 6. Mountain pine "Winter Gold"
2. Western thuja "Holmstrup" 7. Norway spruce "Pumila Glauca"
3. Common juniper "Stricta" 8. Canadian hemlock "Nana"
4. Lavson's cypress "Dzintra" 9. Common juniper "Green Pencil"
5. Prickly spruce "Glauca" 10. Seaside lobularia (sea alissum, stonecrop)
№13
1. Common juniper "Stricta" 6. Prickly spruce "Maigold"
2. Rocky juniper "Blue Arrow" 7. Prickly spruce "Glauca Compacta"
3. Derain white "Aurea" 8. Yew berry ‘Washingtonii’
9. Juniper average "Gold Star"
5. Rough spruce "Compacta" 10. Oregano "Thumbles"
№14
1. Rough spruce 6. White derain "Aurea"
2. Common juniper "Stricta" 7. Rocky juniper "Blue Arrow"
3. Thuja western "Aurea" 8. Korean fir
4. Prickly spruce "Maigold" 9. Canadian spruce "Sanders Blue"
5. Prickly spruce "Compacta"
№15
1. Common juniper "Stricta" 9. European larch "Pendula"
2. Vesicle viburnum "Darts Gold" 10. Yew berry ‘Washingtonii’
3. Prickly spruce "Glauca Compacta" 11. Berry yew
4. Prickly spruce "Maigold" 12. Japanese spirea "Goldmound"
5. Thuja western "Aurea" 13. Soft cuff "Auslese" + Tulip
6. Derain white "Aurea" 14. Weigela Korean
7. Rocky juniper "Blue Arrow" 15. Euphorbia cypress
8. Common juniper "Cracovica"
№16
1. Thuja western "Aurea" 8. Yew berry ‘Washingtonii’
2. Common juniper "Stricta" 9. Berry yew
3. Serbian spruce "Nana" 10. Japanese spirea "Goldmound"
4. Prickly spruce "Maigold" 11. Blooming weigela "Purpurea Nana"
5. Prickly spruce "Glauca Compacta" 12. Weigela Korean
6. Rocky juniper "Blue Arrow" 13. Western thuja "Danica"
7. Derain white "Aurea" 14. Primrose
№17
1. Norway spruce "Frohburg" 5. Fassen catnip ‘Walkers Low’
2. Western thuja "Dumosa" 6. Prickly spruce "Glauca Compacta"
3. Canadian spruce "Conica" 7. Prickly spruce "Maigold"
4. Oregano "Thumbles' 8. Yew berry ‘Washingtonii’
№18
1. Juniper rock "Skyrocket" 3. Heuchera American "Palace Purple Select'
2. Bubbleweed "Diabolo" 4. Thunberg barberry "Carmen"
№19
1. Viola, pansies 4. Yew berry "Washingtonii"
2. Rocky juniper "Blue Arrow" 5. Berry yew
3. Lemon thyme "Golden Dwarf"
№20
1. Juniper rock "Skyrocket" 4. Derain white "Aurea"
2. Bubbleweed "Diabolo" 5. Rhododendron
3. Prickly spruce "Maigold" 6. Viola, pansies
№21
1. Western thuja "Aurea" 4. Canadian spruce "Conica"
2. Rocky juniper "Blue Arrow" 5. Prickly spruce "Glauca Compacta"
3. Siberian catnip 6. Berry yew ‘Washingtonii’
№22
1. Miscanthus Chinese "Fruhe Hybriden" 4. Elecampane swordtail
2. Western thuja "Salaspils" 5. Canadian hemlock "Jeddeloh"
3. Foxglove folded. strawberry-flowered "Summer King" 6. Seaside lobularia (sea alissum, stonecrop)
№23
1. Thuja western "Dumosa" 5. Thuja western "Dumosa"
2. Lavender narrow-leaved "Dwarf Blue" 6. Lobularia seaside (sea alissum)
3. Western thuja "Salaspils" 7. Canadian hemlock "Jeddeloh"
4. Spikelet liatris
№24
1. Western thuja "Holmstrup" 8. Mountain pine "Winter Gold"
2. Common juniper "Hibernica" 9. Serbian spruce "Nana"
3. Western thuja "Aurea" 10. Western thuja "Salaspils"
4. European larch "Pendula" 11. Norway spruce "Pumila Glauca"
5. Prickly spruce "Glauca" 12. Canadian hemlock "Jeddeloh"
6. Western thuja "Dumosa" 13. Seaside lobularia (marine alissum)
7. Norway spruce "Frohburg"
№25
1. Scots pine "Watereri" 5. Yew berry ‘Semperaurea’
2. Cysten plum ‘Oldenburg’ 6. Canadian rhododendron var album
3. Bubbleweed "Diabolo" 7. Blooming weigela "Purpurea Nana"
4. European larch "Pendula"
№26
1. Thuja western "Holmstrup" 9. Derain white "Aurea"
2. Serbian spruce "Pendula" 10. Yew berry ‘Washingtonii’
3. Common juniper "Stricta" 11. Rocky juniper "Blue Arrow"
4. Thuja western "Dumosa" 12. Japanese spirea "Goldmound"
5. Prickly spruce "Glauca" 13. Soft cuff "Auslese"
6. Prickly spruce "Maigold" 14. Bubbleweed "Diabolo"
7. Siberian catnip 15. Berry yew
8. Western thuja "Aurea" 16. European larch "Pendula"
№27
1. European larch "Pendula" 5. Yew berry Washingtonii’
2. Thuja western "Dumosa" 6. Korean fir
3. Fassen catnip "Walkers Low" 7. Common heather
4. Prickly spruce "Maigold" 8. Viola, pansies
№28
1. Verbena Buenos Aires 7. Elecampane swordtail
2. European larch "Pendula" 8. Western thuja "Salaspils"
3. Western thuja "Holmstrup" 9. Seaside lobularia (sea alissum)
4. Chinese miscanthus "Fruhe Hybriden" 10. Canadian hemlock "Jeddeloh"
5. Siberian pine 11. Canadian hemlock "Nana"
6. Thuja western "Dumosa"
№29
1. Common juniper "Stricta" 8. Scots pine "Watereri"
2. Thuja western "Aurea" 9. Bubble-weed "Diabolo"
3. Astilbe 10. Japanese spirea "Goldmound"
4. Prickly spruce "Glauca Compacta" 11. Soft cuff "Auslese"
5. Juniper rock "Blue Arrow" 12. Yew berry
6. White derain "Aurea" 13. European larch "Pendula"
7. Common juniper "Cracovica" 14. Rough spruce "Compacta"
№30
1. Common juniper "Stricta" 8. Chinese miscanthus "Fruhe Hybriden"
2. Norway spruce "Frohburg" 9. Mountain pine "Winter Gold"
3. Serbian spruce "Nana" 10. Norway spruce "Pumila Glauca"
4. Western thuja "Dumosa" 11. Western thuja "Salaspils"
5. Western thuja "Aurea" 12. Canadian hemlock "Jeddeloh"
6. Western thuja "Holmstrup" 13. Seaside lobularia (marine alissum)
7. European larch "Pendula"
№31
1. Rough spruce 7. European larch "Pendula"
2. Common juniper "Stricta" 8. Rough spruce "Compacta"
3. Juniper rock "Blue Arrow" 9. Verbena Buenos Aires
4. Vesicle viburnum "Darts Gold" 10. Thuja western "Danica"
5. Common Juniper 'Cracovica' 11. American Heuchera 'Palace Purple Select'
6. Vesicle viburnum "Diabolo"
№32
1. Thuja western "Dumosa" 5. Oregano ‘Thumbles’
2. Prickly spruce "Maigold" 6. Yew berry ‘Washingtonii’
3. Fassen catnip ‘Walkers Low’ 7. Serbian spruce "Nana"
4. Prickly spruce "Glauca Compacta" 8. Common heather
№33
1. Thuja western "Wagneri" 4. Derain white "Aurea"
2. Blue spruce "Koster" 5. Thunberg barberry "Carmen"
3. Lavson's cypress "Dzintra"
№34
1. Serbian spruce "Pendula" 5. Western thuja "Aurea"
2. Rough spruce 6. Siberian catnip
3. Common juniper "Stricta" 7. Origanum 'Thumbles'
4. Canadian spruce "Conica"
№35
1. Rough spruce 6. Berry yew "Semperaurea"
2. Common juniper "Cracovica" 7. Bubbleweed "Diabolo"
3. Scotch pine "Watereri" 8. Japanese spirea "Goldmound"
4. Rocky juniper "Blue Arrow" 9. Viola, pansies
5. Norway spruce "Nidiformis" 10. Euphorbia cypress
№36
1. Thuja western "Holmstrup" 7. Thuja western "Dumosa"
2. Prickly spruce "Glauca" 8. Western thuja "Salaspils"
3. Common juniper "Hibernica" 9. Canadian hemlock "Jeddeloh"
4. Serbian spruce "Nana" 10. Canadian hemlock "Nana"
5. Lavson's cypress "Dzintra" 11. Seaside lobularia (sea alissum)
6. Mountain pine "Winter Gold"
№37
1. Norway spruce "Frohburg" 3. Western thuja "Dumosa"
2. Prickly spruce "Glauca" 4. Canadian spruce "Conica"
№38
1. Common juniper "Stricta" 7. Western thuja "Dumosa"
2. Thuja western "Aurea" 8. Thuja western "Salaspils"
3. Western thuja "Holmstrup" 9. Canadian hemlock "Jeddeloh"
4. European larch "Pendula" 10. Canadian hemlock "Nana"
5. Miscanthus Chinese "Fruhe Hybriden" 11. Lobularia maritime (sea alissum)
6. Siberian pine
№39
1. Thuja western "Aurea" 6. Derain white "Aurea"
2. Juniper rock "Blue Arrow" 7. Yew berry "Washingtonii"
3. Common juniper "Stricta" 8. Viola, pansies
4. Prickly spruce "Maigold" 9. Yew berry
5. Prickly spruce "Glauca Compacta" 10. Japanese spirea "Goldmound"
№40
1. Common juniper "Stricta" 6. Soft cuff "Auslese" + Tulip
2. Vesicle viburnum "Darts Gold" 7. Japanese spirea "Goldmound"
3. Derain white "Aurea" 8. Yew berry
4. Rocky juniper "Blue Arrow" 9. Euphorbia cypress
5. European larch "Pendula"
№41
1. Western thuja "Boothi"
2. Western thuja "Wagneri" 5. Western thuja "Globosa"
3. Siberian spruce "Seminskaja"
№42
1. Common juniper "Stricta" 7. Berry yew "Washingtonii"
2. Rocky juniper "Blue Arrow" 8. Berry yew
3. Bubbleweed "Diabolo" 9. Verbena Buenos Aires
4. Prickly spruce "Glauca Compacta" 10. Oregano "Thumbles"
5. Derain white "Aurea" 11. Juniper average "Gold Star"
6. Prickly spruce "Maigold"
№43
1. Common juniper "Hibernica" 4. Prickly spruce "Glauca"
2. Rough spruce 5. Mountain pine "Winter Gold"
3. Thuja western "Holmstrup" 6. Thuja western "Dumosa"
№44
1. Common juniper "Hibernica" 4. Canadian spruce "Conica"
2. Vesicle viburnum "Darts Gold" 5. Fassen catnip "Walkers Low"
3. Serbian spruce "Pendula" 6. Oregano "Thumbles"
№45
1. Western thuja "Malonyana" 5. Derain white "Aurea"
2. Thuja western "Europe Gold" 6. Barberry thunberg "Aurea"
3. Thunberg barberry "Red Pilar" 7. Offspring derain "Kelseyi"
4. Lavson's cypress "Dzintra" 8. Thunberg's barberry "Carmen"
№46
1. Rough spruce 5. Rough spruce "Compacta"
2. Common juniper "Cracovica" 6. Western thuja "Danica"
3. Bubbleweed "Diabolo" 6.5 Dangerous dog "R...." :-)
4. European Larch "Pendula" 7. American Heuchera "Palace Purple Select"
№47
1. Western thuja "Boothi" 5. Norway spruce "Maxwellii"
2. Siberian pine 6. Cossack juniper "Rockery Gem"
3. Common juniper "Hibernica" 7. Pea-bearing cypress "Filifera Nana"
4. Prickly spruce "Compacta"
№48
1. Serbian spruce "Nana" 5. Serbian spruce "Pendula"
2. Prickly spruce "Glauca" 6. Western thuja "Dumosa"
3. Common juniper "Hibernica" 7. Mountain pine "Winter Gold"
4. Rough spruce 8. Angustifolia lavender "Alba" + "Dwarf Blue"
№49
1. Serbian spruce "Nana" 4. Western thuja "Dumosa"
2. Norway spruce "Frohburg" 5. Lavson's cypress "Dzintra"
3. Mountain pine "Winter Gold" 6. Lavender angustifolia "Alba" + "Dwarf Blue"
№50
1. Juniper rock "Blue Arrow" 5. Verbena Buenos Aires
2. Derain white "Aurea" 6. Yew berry "Washingtonii"
3. Prickly spruce "Maigold" 7. Juniper average "Gold Star'
4. European larch "Pendula"
Since ancient times, evergreens have been successfully used for landscaping parks and estates; at any time of the year, their sprawling forms pleased with the beauty and richness of shades. And to this day, in the design of any garden or country cottage, they play a major role - in the summer, coniferous plants complement the composition of deciduous, and winter Garden does not look dull and lifeless.
Every self-respecting gardener will surely decorate his site coniferous plants, and not only because of the extraordinary beauty and all-season. Everyone who has visited a pine forest at least once will forever remember the special atmosphere - silence, Fresh air, lack of dust and even some mystery. That is why conifers in landscape design are so popular. Phytoncides released into the air are very beneficial for health, they increase the body's resistance to colds, cheer up, and they also play the role of "garden orderlies" - they prevent the penetration of dust from the street and purify the air.
Such different "thorns"
Coniferous plants are rightfully called the key figures in any garden, because they are represented by such a variety of sizes, shapes and colors that it is easy for even the most demanding gardener to choose exactly what is needed for his site. Tall firs, pines and spruces, juniper and cypress bushes of any shape - spherical, pyramidal and sprawling creeping types of familiar green and variegated shades will decorate and large plot and a small garden.
Apart from their decorative properties, needles are so popular in landscape design and almost indispensable. This group of plants is one of the most unpretentious, they do not need special care, susceptibility to pests and diseases is close to zero, and adaptation to new conditions occurs in a short time.
Secrets of a Successful Neighborhood
Despite all the unpretentiousness to the growing conditions, when creating a composition of coniferous and deciduous plants in landscape design, certain rules should be followed, since the proximity to some species will not have a very favorable effect on the condition of the plants. The presence of bird cherry and birch on the site will not have the best effect on conifers, so you will have to make a choice, or at least place them at the maximum possible distance from each other.
Among all types of conifers, there is also some "dislike" - spruces and firs cannot stand pines and cedars, arborvitae and spruce also do not have the most friendly relations. And larch can be called a "monopolist", next to it no other coniferous plant will grow at all, so it is usually planted separately.
Beyond the neighborhood different types coniferous and deciduous plants, when choosing and planting, it is also necessary to take into account climatic conditions. Yes, popular in recent times southern cypress is completely unsuited to harsh winters. Therefore, for similar plants, a greenhouse will be required.
You can buy all types of conifers for landscape design in specialized nurseries or stores. According to the way they are grown for sale, they are either bare-rooted or in a container.
The first option can be called budget, the cost of such plants is low, but since they were grown in open ground and then dug up for later sale, there is a risk of damage to the root system.
When choosing such plants, special attention should be paid to the condition of the roots, they should be with a clod of earth, well moistened and wrapped in burlap. It will be difficult to reanimate a plant with dry roots.
Plants in containers are more expensive, but since they were originally grown in the same containers, root system they are well developed and not damaged when dug up.
The laws of creating a composition
There are certain rules in any art form, and landscape design simply cannot be an exception. A truly harmonious image of the site is created subject to a number of rules, and this is directly related to the creation of coniferous compositions in landscape design.
Among the entire set of rules, there are several principles for creating a complete picture.
1. geometric shapes. Everything in nature has some kind of geometric shape, and, following the advice of experts, creating a composition from different plants should adhere to the principle of contrast. For example, to place conifers of a pyramidal and spherical shape, tall and short, next to each other. The linear forms of the paths can be decorated with voluminous shrubs.
2. contrasts. By playing with the contrasting ratio of the shape and color of vegetation, you can create various visual effects. For example, a tall tree among small shrubs will appear much taller. But in order for the picture not to be chaotic, it is necessary to contrast the color and shape of one type of plant, and smooth out the transitions with slightly different objects (similar in volume and shape).
3. Asymmetry and symmetry. two completely opposite concepts have something in common when using conifers in landscape design. At symmetrical composition balance and clarity is achieved by using the equality of distances and shapes of all elements. Asymmetric forms from different groups of plants and architectural forms should be located as naturally as possible, that is, very similar to the natural landscape. At the same time, a clear sense of completeness and consistency in the construction of the composition should be clearly visible.
These are the main points in site planning using evergreens, which should be the starting point in the design of the site, and a rich assortment of conifers will allow you to choose the perfect ensemble for any garden and create a picturesque corner even in a small area.
Ephedra are often used to create gently sloping rocky gardens - rockeries. They are effectively combined with stones, retain their decorative effect. all year round and fill the air with a healing aroma. The variety of their types and rich palette of shades open up unlimited scope for creativity. Photo and video selections of design works will help to make a stylish rockery from conifers. They are convenient to use as a model, but much more interesting, inspired by original ideas to realize your own project.
Features of the coniferous rockery device
Before you make rockeries from conifers, you need to decide on the place of its arrangement and size, and also choose suitable stones and plants.
Composition principles
The ideal place to create a decorative rocky garden is a spacious, well-lit area with good overview in the southeast or southwest. Most harmoniously fit into the suburban landscape of rockeries with an area of at least 3.5 square meters. m. A composition of coniferous plants and stones will look good in almost any suitable corner.
A man-made island of alpine nature near a gazebo or an artificial pond will help to comfortably equip a place for a family vacation; the main decoration of the landscape will be a picturesque composition in the central part of the garden; worthy complement entrance area elegant rockery made of conifers in front of the house - the photo shows decor options for various areas.
Rocky garden in the recreation area
Composition in the center of the garden
Coniferous rockery at the entrance
In the design of garden rockeries from conifers, it is customary to adhere to natural landscape style:
- avoid symmetry and strict order in the arrangement of composition details;
- give preference to natural forms and smooth outlines of elements;
- maintain a discreet harmonious color scheme;
- to strive so that stones and conifers, mutually complementing each other, are perceived as an integral natural picture;
- arrange the elements of the composition so that they look attractive both in the near and in the distant perspective.
Rockery with conifers near an artificial lake
Preparing stones for rockeries
When choosing stones for rockeries with conifers, preference is given to igneous or sedimentary rocks of a round shape with a granular or layered structure: gabbro, labradorite, sandstone, marble, basalt, dolomite. To form scree, gravel or perlite of small and medium fractions and medium-sized pebbles are used.
Designers recommend using in rockeries rocks one kind and shade, but different sizes. Special attention you need to pay attention to the aesthetic appeal of the stones, choosing specimens of a good shape with a beautiful texture and expressive relief.
berry yew
Selection of decorative conifers
For coniferous rockeries, plants grown in nurseries with a closed root system are mainly used. Conifers are photophilous, but they adapt well to shady places a habitat. They are undemanding to soils, easy to care for and frost-resistant.
In landscaping the distant plan of the landscape in the recreation area and near artificial reservoirs, ornamental trees and shrubs of medium height: Australian pine, spiral and Serbian spruce, pyramidal rock juniper, columnar thuja, weeping larch and others.
Canadian hemlock
When decorating the main part of the composition, undersized conifers for rockeries are planted near large stones: Canadian spruce, mountain pine, thuja Smaragd, Lavson's cypress, Cossack juniper, berry yew.
The space between the stones is filled with creeping varieties of conifers: scaly and horizontal juniper, microbiota, Canadian hemlock - and decorate with flowering ground cover: saxifrage, sapling, stonecrop and others.
Felt yoke
In rockeries, you can safely combine any shades of conifers: from delicate silver-blue to rich emerald. However, it is better to refuse plants with pale yellow needles. Against the background of lush greenery, they may look unhealthy and bring dissonance into the overall composition.
Creation of a coniferous rocky garden
Before starting work, it is advisable to draw a plan-scheme of the future rockery and outline the location of its main elements.
Rockery scheme with conifers
Construction of a composition of stones
The creation of a rocky base for rockeries with conifers is performed in the following sequence:
- With the help of a rope and pegs, the outlines of the site are outlined. A layer of turf is removed from the surface of the earth and a pit is dug 20-30 cm deep. Having thoroughly cleaned the soil from weeds and roots, it is returned to its place.
- Drainage is prepared at the places where large stones are laid. To do this, a recess is made in the soil, a 10-centimeter layer of a mixture of equal parts sand and expanded clay or fine gravel and watered abundantly for compaction. The surface of the soil can be additionally covered with geotextiles to limit the growth of weeds.
- Stones are placed on the prepared site, starting with the largest. If necessary, they are partially buried in the ground. Large stones are placed singly, medium - in small groups. At the end of the work, rockeries are watered with plenty of water, trying to avoid soil erosion.
- When creating a composition, it is useful to provide for the arrangement of a convenient path from several flat stones or saw cuts. It will serve as an additional decorative element and simplify the care of rockeries.
Preparing the conifer for planting
Floral decor rockery
It is important to place decorative conifers relative to the cardinal points in the same way as they grew in the nursery. Define south side plants are easy - horizontal growth of branches is noticeable in this place. Tall plants are planted at the largest stones, medium and undersized decorate the main part of the rockery.
To plant a conifer, prepare a hole corresponding in height to the size of an earthen coma, fill it with fertile soil mixed with a small amount of sand and water it abundantly.
A coniferous plant for rockeries is taken out of the container, carefully examined and damaged roots are removed. The soil at the base of the earthy coma is carefully loosened by hand, releasing the lower part of the root system. The ephedra is placed in a hole, covered with earth, the surface is carefully compacted and watered again. Watering is necessary even when planting a plant in rainy weather.
Coniferous trees and shrubs for the full engraftment of the roots are planted at a distance of at least 10-15 cm from the stones. Ground cover - they are placed closer so that, growing, they cover part of the surface of the stones.
It will help to make a successful floral decoration of rockeries from conifers video with recommendations from a country landscape design specialist.
Video: how to make rockeries from conifers
Foreword
The warm season is ideal for a flowering garden. But you really want him to be able to please even in winter. And this is where a flower bed of conifers will help you - it can inspire with greenery throughout the year. Tui, junipers and other species will fit perfectly into the overall style of your garden, and in summer you can complement the flower beds with other flowers and shrubs.
1 Flowerbed of coniferous plants - scheme and stages of creation
There is nothing difficult in creating such a flower bed. It is important to know exactly the stages of work, as well as study the recommendations experienced gardeners on the choice and care of plants in the future.
- Soil preparation. Although evergreen conifers can grow in almost any soil, it is best to mix turf or leaf soil with peat and sand. Be sure to add special compounds for these types of trees, which can be purchased at a regular gardening store, to be sure.
- After that, we proceed to landing. It is best to plant in the center of the flower bed tall species. For example, you can choose junipers, which we install at a distance of about a meter from each other. The depth of the dug holes should be approximately 50-70 cm, we lay out soil mixtures at the bottom. You can not do without drainage, which can be sand or pebbles. Around in the same way we plant lower plants.
- We tamp, mulch and decorate the flower bed. After planting the plants, the soil must be carefully watered, compacted, adding a layer of earth if necessary. Next, we carry out mulching with peat or pine chips, while the layer should be at least 10 cm. decorating fit pebbles or marble chips.
- We are beautifying the area. Undoubtedly, not only landing is important, but also the creation of a decent entourage. A moat should be dug around our evergreen flower bed, where we will plant lower flowers and plants. The soil should be neutral, "flavored" mineral fertilizers- this will allow you to grow lush and healthy shrubs. When choosing plants, keep an eye on their flowering period and select according to the same principle - this will allow you to get beautiful flower beds from conifers.
2 Flowerbed of conifers - ensuring proper care
With a small example, we will show how best to arrange an evergreen flower bed. Before proceeding with the task, determine the future type of composition, taking into account the size, style, relative position, and then, based on these factors, select plants. The main thing is that they look and can be side by side. The easiest option is to create a flower bed with a symmetrical arrangement of shrubs and trees. As the main (central) element, a pyramidal, "funnel-shaped" plant should be taken. For example, they may become Chinese juniper- the tree grows up to 2.5 m. After that, we plant shrubs of the "second order" symmetrically. These include mountain pine, western thuja, European spruce - those types of evergreens that reach 1.5 m in height.
In the voids formed between them, you can plant dwarf conifers, Thunberg barberry, various annual and perennial flowers, and ground-blooded plants. If you don't want your flower garden to get lost in the background country house, do not get carried away when arranging a flower bed with dwarf species, as they remain small and compact for many years, covering the flower garden with a "green carpet". And you should not choose those flowers that, a couple of years after planting, can grow too much, violating the overall composition of the flower bed.
