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To make the site look well-groomed and modern, many owners pay attention to its design.
After all, not only vegetable beds are needed, but also beautiful islands of flower beds with multi-colored filling. Therefore, the original borders for flower beds and beds give them a finished and harmonious look. Yes, it’s a garden bed. The garden can also be decorated and reasonably planned. Some for these purposes invite specialist designers. And many people like to do everything with their own hands.
Modern summer residents are trying to make certain innovations in the design of the site. Today we will look at options for ideas on how to make a border for a flower bed. First you need to understand what role garden borders play. Such designs are necessary for:
- Decorations. Any composition requires registration. Even the most beautiful flowers will look more harmonious with a border made of extraordinary material. It can be in harmony with the design of a house or garden, or maybe a separate point of emphasis – it’s up to the owner to decide.
- Restrictions on the growth of plants outside the flower bed. Low borders (up to 30 cm) will not save weed seeds from “resettlement” to the flower bed, but the root system of the flower bed inhabitants will not be able to overcome them.
- A clear separation of plants in a flower bed by zones or varieties. Especially when creating a stepped composition, it helps a lot. And also makes caring for perennials more organized. If these are tulips, then even when they bloom, you do not have to mark in the flower bed where they grew. A practical border will help out this time too.
- Maintain cleanliness and aesthetics. Garden borders prevent soil from entering the path, which prevents dirt from appearing in rainy weather. At the same time, you can be sure that the water will not bring sand from the path to the flower bed.
- Protection of pets and children. Fencing with a curb immediately helps to protect flower beds from visiting animals (oddly enough). And the kids will not be able to run over the curb, which will protect them from unnecessary injuries.
In addition to all of the above, such fences give originality and uniqueness to each site. Especially if you make borders for flower beds with your own hands.
Materials for borders – choose options
The main parameters of borders for flower beds and beds are:
- the form;
- material.
Therefore, the combination of these two components generates a huge number of combinations. For independent creativity, everything that is at hand is suitable. The main condition is that there should be enough material. Currently, in stores you can also find inexpensive and practical options for making borders on flower beds. To determine which material to choose, consider the most common types of fences:
- wooden;
- stone;
- concrete;
- from improvised materials;
- plastic, etc.
The simplest type of flower bed fencing, which, in general, does not require materials is dug out. To accomplish it, you don’t even need any improvised means. A Y-shaped trench is cut in the ground around the perimeter of the flower bed, cleaned of dirt, debris and mulched with wood chips or peat. The depth of such a trench is determined by the type of soil in the flower bed and the shape of the root system of plants. Further care consists in trimming the regrown sod. For this operation, a Fokin flat cutter, a sharp garden knife or a shovel are suitable. How such a flower bed fence will look like, you can see in the photo:
Wood borders
This is one of the inexpensive and available materials. It is not necessary to purchase new boards, you can use leftovers from construction work, packaging pallets for cinder block or tiles. To increase the service life of such a border for a flower bed, it is recommended to treat the blanks with varnish, antifungal compounds. For a wooden border, you can come up with your own unique design, or you can use the advice of professionals and amateurs. So, we choose:
Wicker
Looks very impressive. It is good to make such a decorative border for flower beds from willow twigs. You will need wooden thin logs, even pegs and rods. Wooden blanks are treated with an antiseptic, driven into the ground around the perimeter. Willow rods are twisted around the pegs on both sides, trying to give the appearance of a basket. Alternatively, the bark is removed from the rods, covered with a special compound. It is more convenient to weave such a border for a flower bed in sections. Carnations will help to increase strength, with which the ends of the rods are nailed to the logs.
Log fence
You will need logs that will have to be sawn into cylinders. The height and thickness of the cylinders are chosen depending on the size of the flower bed and plants. It varies from 15 to 50 cm. Very thin ones are sharpened with an ax, thicker ones are dug into the ground to such a depth as to ensure good stability. Cylinders should be located along the entire flower bed, tightly adjacent to each other. You can add variety to this type of wooden fence with the help of the height of the logs. They are placed on the same level, stepwise, randomly. The second option is a hemp cut. It can be made straight or oblique. The continuation of such a palisade from a flower bed along a path or gazebo looks very impressive. The tree must be cleaned of bark and covered with a disinfectant primer. Of the coatings, it is best to use a stain, a transparent varnish – this will emphasize the texture of the wood. Paint is not recommended.
Pyramids
This type is most often used for vegetable beds. For flower beds, this option does not look very attractive. The most common form is the pyramid. Make boxes of different sizes so that they can fit on top of each other. Between them pour the earth in which plants will grow. It is better to paint the box in one tone, but to grow crops of different colors. The middle part of the pyramid is filled with drainage. By the way, you can lay watering in it. Photos of such pyramids are very diverse.
Borders made of stone, concrete, brick
Stone, brick and concrete curbs
Spread without mortar adhesion or with the use of cement. The second option will provide the best quality for your structure. The stone border looks very nice on the flower bed. It can be made from granite, limestone, sandstone or other natural stone that you have at your disposal. Laying is carried out in a “dry” way (without adhesion) or with the use of cement, as mentioned above. First, determine the shape of the future fence of the flower bed. Then all weeds, grasses and debris are removed at this place. This strip is poured with mortar and immediately begin to lay the stone. We try to place it as close to each other as possible. The resulting voids are filled with cement or small pebbles. If you manage to withstand a certain pattern, then everyone will be satisfied with the result. And the one who was engaged in creativity and those who will admire it.
Mosaic border for flower beds
Very unique and inimitable. It takes time, effort, the cost of buying cement, but the result justifies all the costs. To perform this option, you need to dig a ditch around the flower bed with a depth of 20 cm. It is dug around the entire perimeter, and the width is maintained 6-7 cm more than planned. The bottom of the groove is covered with sand or gravel, then the formwork will have to be made. Plywood, various boards are suitable for this. The resulting form is poured with a solution of sand and cement (3: 1) and allowed to harden a little. Now the main creativity of the border for the flower bed begins. Pieces of the mosaic are laid out on top of the mortar, trying to withstand the intended ornament. The material is fragments of colored glass, ceramic tiles, pebbles, small stones, beads. First draw up the horizontal part of the border. After the formwork is removed, you can continue to decorate the side surfaces. Pre-apply a solution, frost-resistant glue. Its quantity should be commensurate with the time of laying the mosaic. Natural stone goes well with any kind of design, so despite the high cost, it is used quite often.
Brick
Brick can be called the second material in terms of frequency of use on borders for flower beds. It is also laid in different ways – vertically, at an angle, horizontally, on an edge. Some craftsmen cover such a border for a flower bed with various types of paint, lime. Modern masters are increasingly choosing facing bricks.
Concrete
From concrete, in general, so many different forms of borders for flower beds are made that it is impossible to describe them all. The main condition is the presence of concrete and enclosing structures. And the options for such borders are better to look at the photo.
Other types of borders
plastic or plastic
A plastic border for a flower bed is considered reliable, easy to manufacture and durable. It does not require preparatory work, the cost is affordable, the choice of configurations is very wide. You do not need to invent special forms, you can take ready-made designs.
Plastic borders for beds and flower beds are a very profitable solution for any summer resident. For its manufacture, plastic bottles are often used. Here, the flight of fancy is not limited to a simple fence. They make shapes of flowers, animals, plants.
Tape
A popular form due to its convenience and ease of construction is a ribbon border for a flower bed.
Special tape is sold in garden stores. It comes in various widths and colors.
The tape is dug into the ground to the middle of the width or a little less. With its help, you can easily perform various bends and turns. Very easy to use, does not require special skills, although accuracy and thoroughness will be required.
Among the popular types of borders for flower beds, metal, “live” (from plants), from car tires, using special ready-made forms, should be noted.
Conclusion
We looked at some options for ideas on how to make borders for flower beds with your own hands. The finished result is well demonstrated by photos of such options.
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