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Flower garden in front of the house
Depending on the general style of the site, the flower garden in front of the house is arranged in the form of a flower bed, mixborder, front garden or parterre. In flower beds and in parterres, flowers form beautiful regular patterns; in the front garden, two main plants predominate, setting the tone for the entire flower garden. The most difficult thing is to grow a beautiful multi-tiered mixborder filled with a harmonious combination of diverse colors.
Flower garden design rules in front of the house
For a flower garden design to be successful, you need to stock up on a piece of paper and a pencil. Self-planning requires knowledge and patience.
A large flower garden in front of the house can be made in the form of a parterre
To begin with, find out the timing of the flowering of the alleged inhabitants of the flower bed. Then they make a list indicating the time of flowering, color of flowers, select groups of plants that need to be planted nearby. At the same time, the shape and texture of plants are taken into account so that the composition is harmonious.
Another important point for a successful flower bed design is compliance with the rules of agricultural technology. It is necessary to study what conditions the plants prefer: soil composition, fertilization, watering, lighting – and place flowers nearby that are similar in requirements. It is necessary to follow the planting norms, observing the distance between the plants.
Selection of pairs of plants for decorating a flower garden in front of the house
The basis of the flower garden is perennials. Annual flowers, grasses and cereals are sown between them. The color scheme in a well-arranged flower garden happens several times. It is interesting to plant several perennials that will bloom one after another. You need to know traditional couples that bloom at the same time and look very beautiful together. The flower garden can be monochrome or contrasting. It is advisable not to combine more than two or three colors at the same time.
Choosing plants by flowering time is an important step in creating a beautiful flower bed in front of your home. Examples of successful plant combinations:
- badan pink and blue forget-me-not;
- blue forget-me-not and yellow primrose;
- blue muscari, yellow doronicum and red tulips;
- white daisies, blue phlox spread wide;
- pink double peonies and blue irises;
- blue aster against a background of yellow barberry;
- white daisies and blue cornflowers or bells;
- red roses with a yellow Asiatic lily or a silvery cypress;
- red rose with Kamchatka bathing suit or with white clematis;
- rose with tree hydrangea or white jasmine;
- white hydrangea and red salvia;
- white phlox and red dahlia;
- clematis and roses;
- white hydrangea and phlox;
- pink astilba and hydrangea.
Flowers in a flower bed are planted together so that they emphasize the beauty of each other. The flower garden should be decorative for most of the year. For this, cereals, plants with decorative leaves and with different flowering periods are placed between flowers.