Not all flowers always go 100 percent together. Many literally stand in each other's way and steal nutrients from the soil. In addition, this is exactly what must be considered when equipping a flower garden. Because the composition and nature of the soil also play a decisive role in the implementation of the project. So what must be considered if your own flower garden is to be a complete success?
The natural conditions
The location of the garden itself cannot always be influenced. In many cases, local conditions are difficult to influence. For example, if the garden is connected to a home, the specifications for the location of the house are clearly defined. It looks similar when you decide on a garden in a garden area. If there is not a large selection, it is difficult to determine on your own how and where the garden and thus later also the flower garden should find its place.
And so it is not surprising that each flower garden has to be planted differently depending on its location. For example, a flower garden that faces north with a lot of shade requires a completely different one Planting as a flower garden, which is located south and struggles with a lot of sunlight in the summer months Has.
The type of garden
Another consideration when planning a flower garden should be the type of garden. A front garden that adorns the home facing the street will always be planted and designed differently as a flower garden that is behind the house and that only the owners and users enjoy want. While in front of the house, i.e. in the front garden, rather robust and little maintenance-intensive flowers and plants are used brings, people like to use higher quality and perhaps more care-intensive flowers and plants for their own use set. In addition, your own taste and preferences can be implemented much better in the "private" flower garden. While the front yard does
In terms of design, it can be adapted a little to the other front gardens.Your own taste is not neglected
Nobody wants a lot of specifications when it comes to the design of the flower garden. Rather, it is so that your own taste and preferences should be realized. So that this can really work, the following points should be observed:
- Record lighting conditions and the current stock of plants and trees
- clarify whether the flower garden should be colorful or structured in terms of color
- determine the shape of the garden
Tip: When it comes to the shape of the garden, experts differentiate between a cottage garden, a Mediterranean garden, a natural garden, a Japanese garden, a mountain garden or a family garden.
The heyday
In order to be able to enjoy the flower garden for a long time, it is important that the flowering time of the individual plants is different. What good is it if all plants only bloom in June and July and the rest of the year are green, but not colorful? If you pay attention to the different flowering times that are neatly distributed over the year, the flower garden is always beautifully colorful and the joy of it can last for a long time. In the best case, however, you choose flowers that have a long flowering time and not only delight the owner for a few weeks with their blaze of color. Flame flowers, steppe sage or catnip and the girl's eye have a very long flowering period. If these are grouped into perennials, the flower garden shines in a beautiful sea of flowers for a long time. Short-term bloomers, on the other hand, should only be planted sporadically in the garden. If they were planted as a perennial, the short flowering period quickly creates bald spots that can only be closed again to a limited extent.
Tip: Find out in advance which flowers bloom very early and which bloom very late.
There are many summer bloomers. With the early and late bloomers, on the other hand, the selection is not quite the same
great. Well-known early bloomers are tulips and daffodils. On the other hand, asters delight us late.Different shades in the flower garden
Although the flowers in the garden offer an almost inexhaustible wealth of colors, the most decisive and most important color remains green. This is what really sets the colorful flowers in scene. The color green has a very calming effect on the human eye, as it is associated with nature. Green can also loosen up plantings and combine different colors with one another as well as weaken contrasts and, above all, create transition zones. The color palette is broad and ranges from a fresh light green and rich green to blue-green and a strong one Dark green even to reddish tones, even silver-gray and white-colored variations are in a flower garden represent.
Match the flower garden to shapes and colors
So that the flower garden really touches the senses, the shapes and colors of the plants have to be coordinated. The orange imperial crowns appear stately and pompous, whereas the lily of the same color appears fiery and wild. If there is a sunny serenity in the flower garden, then the orange marigolds must not be missing. It is essential to pay attention to the vibrancy of a flower garden, because flowers that are almost the same size or shape can quickly appear monotonous. It is better to vary small-flowered inflorescences such as gypsophila, cranesbill or lady's mantle with slender ears, flower funnels, flower plates or flower heads.
Sage, lupine, foxglove or delphinium, for example, can be combined well with burning earth and sage or with coneflower and asters and thus ensure a lively flower garden. A plant picture looks completely overloaded if there are too many exotic inflorescences, and they are complex. It is better if you only choose a few unusual shapes and combine them with somewhat calmer and more reserved elements.
It is particularly important that the planting also shows contrasts, because this is the only way a flower garden can always show something new. Ideal combinations include grass-shaped and large-area leaves, filigree and simple or pronounced veined and smooth leaf shapes. Far too often the leaves in the flower garden are underestimated, after all, there are no flowers at all for a long time of the year.
First of all, the leading plants should be selected, typical representatives are the flowering perennials, such as bearded iris, yarrow, summer marguerite, delphinium or grasses of the same height. For a more shady location, taller ferns, monkshood or even small bed and shrub roses, which can be easily combined with perennials, can be selected.
Working with ornamental grasses
Now it is not absolutely necessary that a type of flower consists exclusively of flowers. Ornamental grasses can also be a nice alternative that can be easily placed between the individual flowers. In many cases, the grasses are green all year round and delight the viewer even when the flowers are due
the season or the weather do not show a lush inflorescence.Put the flower garden into action
When all preliminary considerations have been completed, the flower garden can be laid out. If the soil condition does not match the desired garden shape and the selected flowers, an appropriate substrate can be used. When laying out the garden, it should also be borne in mind that every flower or perennial can be reached for cleaning and cutting work. In addition, it must be possible to ensure a water supply - depending on the location and type of plant. In addition, it must be possible to fertilize regularly. The beds of the flower garden should therefore not be too deep or offer some small platforms such as stone slabs to step on.
The border of the bed is another important aspect. This should be adapted to the shape of the garden. Natural raw materials such as wood or stone can be used here. Last but not least, before planting perennial flowers, consider how they can spend the winter. Do the bulbs or plants stay in the ground or do they have to be stored frost-free in winter?
frequently asked Questions
- Why shouldn't individual flowers be set or planted? - Flowers look particularly beautiful and lush when they appear in a large number. If you plant flowers of one kind very close together, a beautiful sea of flowers can emerge, which is pleasing to the eye.
- Which type of garden is the best? - This has to be decided by your own taste. In general, however, it can be said that a front garden, for example, is more suitable for a rock garden than a Japanese garden. While behind the house - if the conditions exist - the Japanese garden or other ornamental gardens can also provide joy.
- Are there any flowers with a long flowering period? - Yes. For example, the flame flower or the girl's eye bloom for a particularly long time.
Worth knowing about the flower garden in brief
Before planning your own flower garden, you should pay attention to one important principle: Plants only thrive where they are comfortable. On the one hand, the location conditions offered by the garden are important here and, on the other hand, the special location requirements of the plants should not be disregarded. First of all, the sunny and shady locations in the garden should be determined, how dry or moist the soil is and how it is actually composed. These are the basics for a blooming garden that will touch the senses too:
- This is how the different flowers spread their scent notes, which stimulates the nose.
- But their beauty can also stimulate the senses, in this case sight.
- The sense of touch can be stimulated by the petals or stems of the flowers that can be felt.
- The ears enjoy the hum of bees and bumblebees when the garden is in bloom.
- The sense of taste can also be stimulated. There are different flowers in the garden that can be used in different ways for food.
