Not all summer residents are now limited to ordinary beds and flower beds on their site; the ornamental garden is becoming more and more popular. Beautifully decorated beds can please not only with a good harvest, but also be an original decoration of the site. To combine decorative and edible plants, you need to show skill, imagination and a little effort.
For any vegetable garden, regardless of the area and size of the beds, it is necessary to allocate a place on the sunny side. If you arrange the beds in the form of different geometric shapes, they will look very beautiful and elegant. Small hedges of low-growing plants can be used as boundaries between the beds, this will give a special decorative effect to the garden and vegetable garden.
A decorative garden can not only please with a rich harvest, but also act as an original decoration of the site.
You should not plant vegetables in rows, it is better to experiment and plant them in small islands. For example, plant corn and beans in the background, tomato and pepper in the middle, and lettuce, carrots, beets in the foreground.
If the area is large enough and there is a place for imagination to roam, you can make a fragrant garden of herbs that combine not only benefits, but also beauty.
To make the garden convenient, attractive and beneficial, you must adhere to some basic requirements:
- In the places where the beds are planned, make a fence, which will then be removed;
- Lay out paths and paths of stones, tiles, sand;
- Outline the boundaries of the garden and prepare the soil;
- Plant the plants taking into account their growth and development.
Before planting vegetation, it is necessary to study their features, the selection of the flowering period, as well as compatibility with each other. It should also be borne in mind that the site should not only be beautiful, but also easy to use.
The design of a decorative garden largely depends on the size of the site itself and the desired result. Before starting planning, it is better to draw a vegetable garden on paper, taking into account all the proposed compositions, available plantings, and only after that start realizing your wishes. We must not forget about the practicality of the garden, and the size of the beds should be made in such a way that you can easily reach the necessary vegetables.
The process of decorating the garden itself is quite long and laborious, with little difficulties. It is necessary to familiarize yourself with the features of the selected plants, flowers and vegetables, plant them correctly and follow the basic rules of care. Thus, the created landscape design of the garden will delight, cheer up and bring great benefits after harvest.