Flowers in the country for the lazy. Wonderful flowers for a “lazy” and beautiful flower garden in the country

Summer residents who have recently joined the ranks of flower growers, as a rule, start with the same thing - by visiting various garden centers, Internet sites, exhibitions, and collectors' sites. After all, there are so many interesting plants on offer (mostly perennials) that “you just can’t pass by”!

Alas, the “buying rage” is often far ahead of planning plantings and understanding which plants will actually feel good and look beautiful in your garden.

Therefore, the first advice to gardeners (and especially beginners): do not rush to immediately purchase a lot of perennial flowers! Limit yourself to those whose planting sites have already been prepared. And the craving for variety can easily be satisfied with annuals. Most of these crops are not difficult to cultivate; their range can be updated annually, thereby changing the appearance of the garden - a great help in planning! In addition, annuals are so bright and beautiful that it is difficult to imagine any garden or flower garden without them: from the simplest to the most sophisticated.

These gorgeous dahlias can be grown from seed! F1 ‘Hello Gorgous Shades’. Photo: AiF/ Elena Kolesnikova

Raising virgin soil

Summer gardens are especially useful when you are going to start a flower garden in a new area with uncultivated soil. Many novice flower growers have the opinion that it is better to start with perennial plants: they say, once you plant them, no worries. But what is really happening? After all, even if you don’t get involved with capricious crops, of which there are quite a few among perennials, but plant the most undemanding species and varieties, but in a poorly prepared place, then:

In flower beds of perennial plants, you do not have the opportunity to dig the soil deeply with the addition of organic fertilizers and thereby improve it;

Weeds, the seeds and pieces of rhizomes of which are difficult to get rid of in one dig of the soil, are intertwined with roots cultivated plants, and removing them can be very difficult;

In new areas it is difficult to immediately plan flower beds, and moving perennial bushes from place to place is often not very easy.

The second piece of advice naturally follows from this: start “developing virgin soil” by planting annual flowers. Indeed, as a result of autumn or spring digging of flower beds with the addition of organic matter, you can significantly increase the fertility and structure of the soil and clear the area of ​​most weeds.

Convinced? Are you already going to the store to buy seeds? And for which ones?

Calendula officinalis series ‘Pacific’. Photo: AiF/ Elena Kolesnikova

Smart choice

When selecting summer plants for spring planting, you should not buy all the seed packets with the photos you like in a row. First, evaluate your capabilities: can you grow them without unnecessary hassle?

It is better for an inexperienced or busy gardener to pay attention to those species that are sown directly into the ground. These are: pink helipterum (acroclinum), calendula, cosmos, clarkia, lavatera, annual poppies, matthiola, blue cornflower, godetia, dimorphotheca, eschscholzia, venidium, nemesia, iberis, mignonette, etc. In central Russia you can go straight to the flower garden sow some “seedling” crops - callistephus (annual aster), marigolds, especially b. rejected, helychrysums, zinnias, Drummond phlox, sweet peas and some other species, but in this case their flowering will come late, only in the second half, or even at the end of summer.

Crops grown through seedlings are somewhat more complex than the previous ones. However, they, in turn, can also be divided into several groups. Seedlings of such species as marigolds, zinnias, amaranths, annual dahlias, coleus, celosia, and annual chrysanthemums are the easiest to grow. Their seeds are sown in boxes (on window sills, loggias) or in the soil of greenhouses in mid-April, and planted in the ground at the end of May, when the threat of return frosts has passed.

The next group of summer growers has a longer period of obtaining high-quality seedlings and requires a little more patience and experience. Their seeds are sown about a month earlier - in mid-March, boxes with crops are placed on light windowsills or in greenhouses. Such crops include ageratum, alyssum, arctotis, annual aster, verbena, gatsania, Chinese carnation, helychrysum, sweet pea, kochia, gillyflower, lobelia, Snapdragon, perilla, petunia, salvia, fragrant tobacco, Drummond phlox.

And finally, the last group includes species that have the longest period of development in seedlings. They are sown in January - February in heated greenhouses or in room conditions on special racks with lighting installations. For the first month or two, boxes with crops and seedlings must be illuminated with special lamps, since otherwise the seedlings stretch out and die. Such crops include: Chabot carnation, tuberous begonia, viola (Vitrocca violet), statice, heliotrope, fuchsia and some other species. I would not recommend growing them from seeds to inexperienced gardeners.

Living Rainbow

Let's get acquainted with the most interesting and relatively uncomplicated annual flower crops for beginning gardeners.

Calendula

Calendula officinalis (Calendula officinalis) is one of the most common and well-known plants, blooming in abundance in country flower beds and rural front gardens. Over many centuries of cultivation, dozens, if not hundreds, of calendula varieties have been created, differing in plant size - from low, border plants, about 25-30 cm in height, to large bushes up to 80 cm in height; the form of inflorescences, which can be non-double, chamomile-shaped, and double, imbricated and even anemone-shaped. But the greatest variety is in its color: from the common yellow, orange, apricot to cream, dark brown, burgundy, pinkish or greenish, plain or variegated.

Calendula officinalis ‘Apricot Twist’. Photo: AiF/ Elena Kolesnikova

Where to plant?

In the garden, calendula looks good in front gardens, mixborders, flower beds, ornamental vegetable gardens, on annual flower lawns. Low-growing varieties can be grown on balconies and in containers, and made into borders and borders. In addition, its inflorescences are excellent for cutting.

How to grow?

Calendula is an extremely undemanding crop and easy to cultivate. Its seeds are sown in open ground from April to June inclusive, and also before winter - in November. It is better to choose a bright place for it; it is undemanding to soil, although it prefers neutral loams. If the seedlings turn out to be too dense, it is advisable to thin them out to a distance of 5-10 cm. Plants should be watered moderately, only in dry times. On nutrient-poor soils, it is advisable to feed them once every 2-3 weeks with complex mineral fertilizers. Flowering of plants begins 45-50 days after sowing and continues until late autumn.

What's in a name?

In its homeland, in the Mediterranean countries, calendula blooms all year round, which is why it got its name: calendae translated from Latin means “the first day of every month.” The Russian name, ‘marigolds’, was given to the plant for the shape of its seeds, which actually resemble the claws of animals and birds.

Calendula officinalis ‘Orange Button’. Photo: AiF/ Elena Kolesnikova

This is interesting

Calendula is a valuable medicinal plant. Gargling with an infusion of its inflorescences perfectly heals a sore throat, compresses with a decoction of calendula will help to quickly heal wounds, bruises and dislocations, and calendula extract is widely used in cosmetic products for skin and hair care.

Cosmea

Cute multi-colored “daisies” of cosmos, or Cosmos, can often be found in home flower beds and rural front gardens. They have long won the hearts of flower lovers with their cheerful disposition, diversity and unpretentiousness.

Currently, two types of cosmos can be found in our gardens. The most well-known and familiar species of cosmos bipinnatus (C. bipinnatus) forms powerful (or not so) branched bushes 50-120 cm high, with highly indented leaves and rather large inflorescences (from 5 to 12 cm in diameter) of a chamomile shape. The color of reed flowers can be white, pink, red, burgundy, the disc of tubular flowers is yellow.

Another species that appeared here relatively recently, but quickly gained popularity among gardeners, is the sulfur-yellow cosmos (C. sulphureus). It has smaller inflorescences (4-7 cm in diameter), the petals of which are slightly curved inwards in the shape of a rose and are colored yellow-orange-red. The height of the plant can be from 30 to 150 cm.

Cosmos doubly pinnate terry. Photo: AiF/ Elena Kolesnikova

Where to plant?

In terms of use in the garden, cosmos are very similar to calendula. They are grown in flowerbeds and mixborders, in the front gardens of rural houses. It is convenient to make scenes from high varieties of cosmos and decorate fences and walls of buildings with them. Low varieties, especially sulfur-yellow varieties, can be used to create borders and decorate containers and balcony boxes with them. Low, small-flowered forms of C. bipinnate are often included in annual flower (Moorish) lawns.

Cosmos is doubly pinnate, a mixture of colors. Photo: AiF/ Elena Kolesnikova

How to grow?

Cosmos double-pinnate is a cold-resistant and light-loving plant, while sulfur-yellow is more thermophilic and feels good only in relatively hot summers. Both species are drought-resistant and undemanding to soils, but grow better in loose, not very nutritious soils - “overfed” plants grow powerful, but bloom poorly.

Just like calendula, cosmos is sown in open ground starting in April.

What's in a name?

Cosmos is translated from Greek as “decoration”. Indeed, the name matches the plant!

Cosmosser yellow. Photo: AiF/ Elena Kolesnikova

Lavatera

The colorful Lavatera trimestris (Lavatera trimestris) always attracts attention in the garden. But not only for this is why gardeners love her so much, but also for her long, abundant flowering and flexible character. Lavatera - quite powerful, branched, fast growing plant height from 60 to 150 cm. During flowering, from late June to autumn, it is covered with large (6-10 cm in diameter), funnel-shaped flowers, painted white, pink or red.

Lavatera three-month-old ‘Novella’. Photo: AiF/ Elena Kolesnikova

Where to plant?

Long-lasting, generous, bright flowering and unpretentiousness make Lavatera desirable for any flower garden - flower bed, border, border, mixborder. The flowers stand well as cut flowers. Compact varieties can be used to decorate containers or garden vases.

Lavatera three months old ‘Mont Blanc’. Photo: AiF/ Elena Kolesnikova

How to grow?

Lavatera is cold-resistant, light-loving, drought-resistant, and does not like waterlogging. It grows well in a variety of soils, but feels better and blooms more profusely in light, fertile soils.

Seeds are sown directly into the ground in early May, in nests of 2-3 seeds at a distance of 25-30 cm. It is also possible to sow seeds in a line at a distance of 10-15 cm from each other. In dry weather, plants must be watered, otherwise their growth will slow down and flowering will not be abundant. In May - June, it is advisable to carry out 3-4 fertilizing with complex fertilizers at intervals of 10-15 days.

What's in a name?

Lavatera received its name in honor of the Lavater brothers, famous German doctors and naturalists.

Eschszolzia

The multi-colored silky flowers of Californian Eschscholzia californica are very similar to small poppies, for which they received popular name California poppy The plant forms a low branched bush 15-30 cm high with numerous, rather long (up to 60 cm), lodging shoots. At the top of the shoots there are bright, shiny, large (up to 5-8 cm in diameter) single flowers: double or non-double, with smooth or corrugated petals of various colors - creamy white, yellow, orange, salmon, red. The leaves of Eschscholzia are also exceptionally elegant: strongly dissected, openwork, covered with a bluish waxy coating.

Eschscholzia Californian terry. Photo: AiF/ Elena Kolesnikova

Where to plant?

California poppy can be grown in flower beds, in flowerbeds, mixborders, made into borders, planted in spots on lawns, rock gardens, and ornamental gardens. They look beautiful in vases, containers and balcony boxes. Eschscholzia is often included in mixtures for annual flower (“Moorish”) lawns. The flowers stand well as cut flowers.

How to grow?

Eschscholzia is cold-resistant, light-loving, drought-resistant and very unpretentious. Prefers dry ones sunny places and does not tolerate excess moisture. Blooms better and stays compact in nutrient-poor soils. In rainy weather the flowers close.

Propagated by seeds, which are sown in early May in open ground. In areas with light soil, winter sowing can be done. It is advisable to thin out shoots that are too dense to a distance of 5-10 cm. Flowering begins in the first half of July and continues until frost. Some varieties of Eschscholzia can produce abundant self-sowing.

What's in a name?

Eschscholzia is named after Dr. I. F. Eschscholz, a natural scientist from the Baltic states who lived in 1793-1831.

Eschscholzia Californian 'Apple Blossom'. Photo: AiF/ Elena Kolesnikova

Marigold

Marigolds, marigolds, and Tagetes are one of the most famous and beloved annuals by many.

There are two types of marigolds most often used in gardening: b. rejected, or French (T. patula) - with a highly branched, spreading form of a bush 15-50 cm high, with single or double inflorescences of a single or variegated color, and b. erect, or African (T. erecta) - with more powerful and less branched plants 30-120 cm high and densely double inflorescences of a single color with a diameter of 10-15 cm. Recently, another species can be increasingly found in gardens - b. thin-leaved, or Mexican (T. tenuifolia, sin. T. signata), with thin stems 20-60 cm high, graceful strongly dissected leaves and a huge amount small, non-double inflorescences with a diameter of 2-3 cm. Plain or with a contrasting spot in the center, they are painted in bright yellow, lemon, and orange tones.

Marigolds rejected ‘Carmen’. Photo: AiF/ Elena Kolesnikova

Where to plant?

Marigolds look harmonious in any flower beds, flower beds, borders, mixborders, and ornamental vegetable gardens. They can be used in containers and hanging baskets, or planted in balcony boxes. Despite their love for light, they can tolerate slight shading, so they can be used to decorate areas with north side buildings. In addition, they have a sanitary effect on the soil, destroying or repelling nematodes with secretions from their roots. For the same purpose, crushed marigold leaves can be added to the soil.

Thin-leaved marigolds, mixture of colors. Photo: AiF/ Elena Kolesnikova

How to grow?

All marigolds are heat-loving (cannot withstand even slight frosts), light-loving (but can tolerate slight shading), drought-resistant and very undemanding to soil. They easily tolerate transplantation at any stage of development, even during the period of full flowering.

They reproduce by seeds, in the conditions of central Russia - through seedlings, in southern regions- sowing in the ground. Seeds for seedlings are sown in the second half of April in greenhouses, but for more early flowering sowing is possible in March and even February. Seedlings are planted in boxes, pots or in greenhouse ridges at a distance of 5-7 cm from each other. During the period of growing seedlings, it is advisable to make 2-3 fertilizing with nitrogen or complex mineral fertilizers with an interval of 7-10 days.

Seedlings are planted in open ground in early June, when the threat of spring frosts has passed. The distance between plants when planting is from 15 to 40 cm, depending on the variety. Care consists of weeding and loosening the soil around the plants, and on poorly fertile soils, another 1-2 complex fertilizing is carried out.

Flowering at b. rejected ones begins 2-2.5 months after sowing, b. erect - after 2.5-3 months and b. thin-leaved - after 2 months.

What's in a name?

The common name - marigolds, or marigolds, was given to these plants for the velvety petals of the flowers, especially in dark-colored varieties, and they received the scientific name Tagetes in honor of the Etruscan god Tages, famous for his beauty and ability to predict the future.

Marigolds are erect. Photo: AiF/ Elena Kolesnikova

Dahlias

Who doesn’t know the slender beauties of dahlias (Dahlia) with huge bright inflorescences that color our gardens in late summer and autumn? True, most large-flowered varieties are perennials, and their tubers must be dug up and stored in cool rooms before the onset of cold weather. But this is not always possible, so annual dahlias can be an excellent replacement.

For a long time there was an opinion that annual dahlias are medium-sized plants with medium-sized, non-double flowers, painted in various shades of white, yellow, orange and red. People called them that - “Jolly guys”, after the name of the most famous, ancient variety. By now, many annual dahlias have been created, which are not inferior in beauty and diversity to their perennial relatives.

Dahlia is an annual, collar-shaped inflorescence. Photo: AiF/ Elena Kolesnikova

Where to plant?

Annual dahlias are planted in flower beds, ridges, and arrays. Low varieties can be grown in containers and balcony boxes.

How to grow?

Dahlias are a rather demanding crop in terms of cultivation conditions. They are very thermophilic, love fertile, moderately moist soils and sunny, windless areas.

Dahlia annual ‘Art Deco’. Photo: AiF/ Elena Kolesnikova

Seeds are sown in boxes in the first half of April, later seedlings are planted at a distance of 7-8 cm in pots or boxes. Young plants tolerate replanting well. They are planted in open ground in early June. The distance between plants depends on the variety and can be from 20 to 40 cm. It is very important to loosen the soil around the bushes in a timely manner, in hot weather - water abundantly and periodically, once every 2 weeks, feed with complex mineral or organic fertilizer. In August, feeding is stopped. Annual dahlias bloom in the first half of July and bloom profusely until the first frost.

What's in a name?

Dahlias, natives of Mexico, appeared in Europe in the 18th century, where they received two names at once - dahlias and dahlias. The first of them was given in honor of the famous Swedish botanist A. Dahl. And in 1803, the German botanist K. L. Wildenov gave the plant another name - dahlia (Georgina), in honor of his friend, botanist I. G. Georgi. Both names existed together for a long time, but recently the official botanical name of the genus has become the name dalia. The name “dahlia” took root only in our country.

Aster

The annual aster, or Chinese callistephus (Callistephus chinensis), is perhaps the most beloved “folk” summer plant in our country. In nature, this plant is about 80 cm high, with chamomile-like inflorescences of lilac-lilac color. However, over several centuries of cultivation appearance this culture has changed very much. Many hundreds of varieties have been created, differing in plant height (from 20 to 100 cm), bush shape (spherical, oval, columnar, pyramidal, spreading), leaf color (from light green to dark green with a purple bloom), flowering time ( from early ones, blooming on the 70th day after emergence, to late ones - on the 120-130th day).

But the callistephus inflorescences have undergone the greatest changes - in color, shape, size, doubleness, their number on the plant, etc. What colors are they not painted in! White, pink, red, salmon, yellow, blue, purple - almost every color of the rainbow, with the exception of bright orange and black. There are varieties with two-color inflorescences.

According to the method of application, asters can be divided into casing (border) - low, compact, abundantly flowering, cutting - tall, with long strong peduncles and universal - suitable for both landscaping and cutting. Most varieties of asters belong to the latter group.

Callistephus chinensis, ‘Milady’ series. Photo: AiF/ Elena Kolesnikova

Where to plant?

In garden plots, annual asters are planted in flower beds, ridges, and mixborders; low varieties are planted in borders, containers, balcony boxes, and rock gardens. Dwarf varieties are used as a potted plant. And, of course, we should not forget that annual asters are one of the best garden cut crops.

Callistephus sinensis ‘Gala’. Photo: AiF/ Elena Kolesnikova

How to grow?

​One of the main reasons for the enormous popularity of the annual aster is its undemanding nature. This plant is cold-resistant (can tolerate frosts down to -3-4 °C), light-loving, prefers sandy loam or loamy, loose, nutritious soils with a neutral reaction.

Aster is propagated by seeds both by seedlings and without seedlings. In the first case, the seeds are sown in late March - early April. Seedlings can be planted in open ground from mid-May. With the seedless cultivation method, the seeds are sown in the ground in early spring, as soon as the soil is ready. In the phase of 2-3 true leaves, seedlings are thinned out or planted at a distance of 10-15 cm.

Depending on the variety and method of cultivation, asters begin to bloom from late June to mid-August and continue until frost.

Callistephus sinensis ‘Minuet’, mixture of colors. Photo: AiF/ Elena Kolesnikova

What's in a name?

The name Callistephus was given to this flower by the French botanist Antoine Jussier: translated from Latin it means “beautiful wreath.”

A dacha is not only garden beds, berry bushes and fruit trees. Perennial flowers help create beauty on the site. For the garden, unpretentious, long-flowering plants are indispensable, like a magnificent frame for a canvas created by the labor of a summer resident.

Beginner gardeners may think that setting up a flower garden and caring for it is too troublesome. But with the right selection of crops, caring for flowers will not take much time, and the buds will open from early spring until late autumn.

The most unpretentious flowers for spring

Early spring in the middle zone does not please with colors. Annual flowers have not yet been sown; even the most unpretentious ones are just emerging from the ground.

Are there really plants that are ready to bloom in the first warm days? Yes, wintering bulbous crops have formed the rudiments of buds since the fall and in the spring they are the first to illuminate the flower beds with all the shades of the rainbow.

Crocuses

Almost from under the snow, corollas of crocuses appear in white, blue, yellow and even striped colors. Plants with a height of 7 to 15 cm bloom from March to May, and after the flowers fade, they go into rest. Planting of bulbs is carried out in the traditional time frame for spring bulbous plants, from August to September. The best place for crocuses - well-lit areas or partial shade, for example, under the crowns of bushes or trees that have not yet blossomed.

Tulips

Tulips are not only the most common perennials in summer cottages, but also the most unpretentious flowers. Today, lovers of spring flowers have hundreds and thousands of magnificent varieties at their disposal. However, not everyone knows that these garden plants belong to several species, differing both in appearance and in terms of flowering.

By skillfully selecting varieties, using only tulips from 10 to 50 cm in height, you can decorate the area up to an alpine hill. The first tulips begin to bloom in March, and the latest varieties fade at the end of May.

Tulip bulbs are planted in the first half of autumn on sunny areas with loose, nutrient-rich soil.

During growth and flowering, plants need regular watering, which is stopped in the summer when the bulbs rest.

Types of garden tulips react differently to frost. If in the southern regions the most lush terry and lily varieties can be considered unpretentious plants for the cottage and garden, then in the northern regions the common Greig, Gesner and Foster tulips require annual digging.

Low-growing botanical tulips or Kaufmann tulips, which can easily winter in any climate, will help replace them.

Daffodils

Along with tulips, daffodils appear in garden beds. Flowering lasts from April to last days May, while the flowers illuminate the garden not only with bright sunny shades, but also with an exquisite aroma.

Depending on the variety, plants reach a height of 30 to 60 cm. Flowers can be either simple or double, with a short or long crown. Daffodils prefer areas with loose, fertile soil. They grow well in the sun and under the crowns that bloom at this time. The main thing is that the soil in which the bulbs were planted in the fall is not oversaturated with moisture.

Daffodils are long-blooming, unpretentious flowers for the garden, successfully used in mixed plantings with tulips, garden varieties, dicentra and other plants. Daffodils feel great in one place for several years. As they grow, they form very dense clumps, which are planted after the foliage withers, that is, at the beginning of summer.

Wintering bulbous crops appear “out of nowhere” in the spring, are unpretentious and bright, but at the same time their foliage cannot remain decorative for long. It dies off, exposing the space in the flowerbed, so you should take care in advance of planting nearby “replacement” crops, such as peony bushes, perennial poppies or aquilegias.

Periwinkle

It's one thing to choose long-blooming perennials and low-maintenance flowers for a garden in the sun. Another is to find the same plants for both open and shady areas.

There are not so many shade-tolerant garden crops - a striking example of one of them is periwinkle. or small subshrubs bloom in the midst of spring and spread quickly, easily taking root upon contact with the ground.

Cultivars of periwinkle create showy clumps of fresh greenery with splashes of every shade of blue, white, pink and purple. Gardeners have at their disposal specimens with simple and double corollas, smooth and variegated foliage.

Romantic legends are associated with many ornamental plants. No exception - which, thanks to such a story, is better known not by its real name, but as a “broken heart”.

Thanks to its powerful rhizomes, dicentra tolerates winter cold without loss. The foliage that dies off in autumn rises above the ground again with the arrival of warmth, different varieties reaching a height of 30 to 100 cm. In May, the spectacular plant is covered with white, pink or two-colored corollas of a bizarre, heart-shaped shape collected in racemes. Flowering lasts about a month, with drooping inflorescences under the transparent shadow of young foliage unpretentious plant for the dacha and garden look brighter and last longer.

Dicentra will be indispensable in a flowerbed next to primroses and daffodils, muscari, ferns and decorative varieties of onions.

The flowering plant is worthy of admiration in a single planting, and after the inflorescences fade, it will become an excellent background for other flowers.

Lily of the valley

The classic spring flower bed is forest flowers that bloom in May. Thanks to creeping rhizomes, plants survive the winter. In spring, leathery leaves rolled into tight tubes first appear in flower beds, then flower stalks up to 30 cm high rise above the unfolded rosettes. Each inflorescence contains from 6 to 20 white or pinkish, fragrant bells. Flowering lasts until early summer, and then red round berries appear in place of the flowers.

The advantage of these unpretentious garden perennials is flowers that do not lose their beauty in the sun and shade, and the ability to grow in one place for up to 10 years.

Kupena

In the forest next to clumps of lily of the valley you can see graceful kupena plants. Blooming from May to June, the perennial is not as colorful as other spring flowers.

But in shady areas, near conifers and shrubs, a crop with a height of 30 to 80 cm with drooping white or greenish bell flowers is simply irreplaceable.

Brunner

May is the month of the brightest greenery and unusually lush flowering of garden perennials.

At this time, under the crowns of trees, near paths and ponds, under the protection of walls and fences, blue flowers Brunners. Plants from 30 to 50 cm in height, with decorative pointed-heart-shaped foliage, prefer to settle in partial shade, where there is enough moisture and nutrition for lush leafy rosettes and inflorescences towering above them.

Soft blue, unpretentious garden flowers enliven the most shady corners, do not require special care, thanks to their attractive, often variegated foliage, they preserve their decorative value for a long time and can survive for many years without replanting.

In favorable conditions, Brunnera grows excellently and is propagated by dividing the bush.

Summer, beautiful and unpretentious flowers for the garden

Bright, fast-growing annuals color the flower beds in the most incredible colors 1–2 months after sowing. But autumn comes, and the plants complete their short life. The summer resident begins the next spring with the selection of annual and ornamental crops, sowing and caring for young seedlings. This takes a lot of precious time, which could be devoted to planting vegetable seedlings and caring for fruit and berry plantings.

Long-blooming, unpretentious flowers specially selected for the garden, blooming in different seasons and not requiring painstaking care, will help save energy and time. Although they bloom only in the second half of summer or in the second year, they live in one place for several years without transplanting.

Summer is the most fertile time for flowering plants. An incredible number of species are ready to give their flowers to the summer resident. The main thing is to choose those plants that can rightfully be called unpretentious and beautiful.

Aquilegia

When the late tulips and daffodils fade in the garden at the end of May, the sky begins to rise above the ground. decorative foliage aquilegia or catchments. The whimsical bells of this, one of the most unpretentious perennials for the garden, like on, open on tall, erect peduncles.

Flowering lasts almost without interruption from late May to September. And even without flowers, plants do not lose their charm. Their leaves turn purple and lilac tones in autumn. Depending on the variety, aquilegia can grow from 30 to 80 cm in height. All of this species grow well both in the shade and on open areas. Already from the name it is clear that the catchment loves moisture, but even with a shortage of watering it can find water thanks to its powerful taproots. Aquilegia grows best in light, well-drained soils.

Flowers appear in the second year of life. Mature plants can be divided. This can be done in early spring or autumn.

Although in favorable conditions aquilegia reproduces by self-seeding, this method does not allow preserving the properties of hybrid and varietal specimens. Seedlings are most often purple or pink in color and can become a kind of weed if the immature seed pods are not promptly removed or the flower beds are not weeded.

Swimsuit

One of the moisture-loving, unpretentious garden flowers is also beloved by many summer residents.

Its yellow or orange flowers open in May and with regular watering do not disappear until the second half of summer. The plant, with a height of 50 to 90 cm, is noticeable enough to take the lead in group plantings near and in shady corners of the garden. Tall flower stalks will be safe next to fences and ornamental shrubs.

Arabis

Although Arabis flowering begins in the second half of spring, this unpretentious perennial can rightfully be considered a summer one, since its flowering does not end until frost.

A groundcover or creeping plant with stems 20 to 30 cm long, when planted, it quickly forms dense, cushion-like clumps covered with clusters of small white, pink or purple flowers.
Trimming helps prolong flowering and maintain the shape of the plantings. Arabis feels best in open areas with light, aerated soil. This crop with variegated foliage is indispensable when decorating gardens, slides and other areas of the garden.

Doronicum

At the junction of spring and summer, many rhizomatous perennials take up the baton of flowering from bulbous plants. The bright doronicum with large yellow basket-shaped inflorescences reminiscent of daisies is no exception. Flowers open on erect, bare or leafy stems 30–80 cm high. Unpretentious flowers for cottages and gardens are planted in the sun or in transparent shade, but not under the canopy of trees.

Doronicum plants love moisture; in order to save it in the soil under light green foliage, the soil is mulched.

When flowering ends, the greenery also fades. They will help to hide the gap that is forming in the flowerbed. decorative ferns, clumps of cornflower and aquilegia, with which doronicum goes perfectly well.

Astilbe

It's amazing how one type of perennial can brighten up an entire garden. Numerous flowers blooming from June to September can do this. Racemose or panicle-like lush inflorescences are not the only decoration of this plant. Shade-tolerant carved foliage no less enlivens the area. To do this, you just need to trim the flower stalks with dead inflorescences in time.
Depending on the variety and type, plant height ranges from 40 to 120 cm. Astilbes bloom better when the soil is regularly moistened, but do not like stagnant moisture. IN garden plantings These beautiful and unpretentious flowers for the garden look great against the background of conifers, and will themselves be a luxurious frame for.

Geranium

Many cultivated varieties of garden perennials are descendants of wild species, which can be found literally behind the fence of a summer cottage.

From May until the end of summer, amazingly vibrant flowers continue to bloom. Single or collected in inflorescences corollas of all shades of pink, purple, lilac and blue colors short-lived. Just a day, and a new one appears in place of a withered flower.

When the flowering season ends, the garden is not empty thanks to the decorative cut foliage of geraniums. By autumn, it turns into bright golden, orange and purple tones and revives dull flower beds and hills right up to the snow.

The height of the most unpretentious perennial flowers for the garden, depending on the type, ranges from 10 cm to a meter. All plants are unpretentious and do not make any special demands on the soil; they grow in the light and under the canopy.

Loosestrife

If there is room in the garden for, or you need to plant a tall plant with bright flowers and the same decorative leaves, there can be only one answer -!

How is this possible? This is about different types loosestrife, equally unpretentious and suitable for decorating the site.

Depending on the variety and type, the flowers, which easily adapt to different conditions, have a height of 20 to 80 cm.

For shady corners and partial shade, coin or meadow loosestrife with long recumbent stems covered with coin-like rounded leaves is excellent. This crop is indispensable next to a pond, in damp areas, which will be successfully enlivened by light green foliage and yellow flowers.

To decorate flower beds, mixborders and rocky hills, upright species of loosestrife with green or variegated foliage and yellow flowers are used, forming spectacular spike-shaped inflorescences in the upper part of the stem. All loosestrife are unpretentious, tolerate frost well and are rarely affected by pests.

Perennial cornflower

Annual cornflowers relatively recently moved from the meadow to the garden. They were followed by their long-term relatives. Flowering from June to September, the plants form spectacular clumps of 40 cm to a meter high thanks to their carved, rich green foliage.

One of the most unpretentious perennial flowers for the garden, cornflowers grow well in both sun and partial shade. They do not make any special demands on the soil, get along well with other crops and will be an excellent background for peonies, cornflowers, low-growing flowering and decorative foliage plants in flower beds.

Today, gardeners have at their disposal varieties of perennial cornflower with flowers of violet-pink, lilac, purple and white colors. Large-headed cornflower has fluffy flowers of an original yellow color.

Turkish cloves

In June, the multi-colored caps of Turkish carnations open. The bright flowers with jagged petals are quite small, but collected in dense inflorescences, they will perfectly enliven a summer cottage, create a summer mood and color the flower beds in all shades from white to deep purple.

A distinctive feature of the plant is its flowering, which lasts until September, the possibility of propagation by self-sowing and incredible combinations of colors. The height of the Turkish carnation, depending on the variety, ranges from 40 to 60 centimeters. Plants show maximum decorativeness in light or partial shade if they are planted next to decorative foliage crops.

Lupine

They are not only among the most unpretentious garden flowers. This perennial crop alone can bloom the entire area. Blue, white, pink, purple and bi-colored spike-shaped inflorescences appear in the first half of June, and then bloom again in the second half of summer.

Plants up to one meter in height bloom magnificently in the sun, do not like overly fertilized soils and, thanks to their powerful rhizomes, are able to survive in conditions of moisture deficiency. In the garden, lupine is an ideal neighbor for cornflowers, colorful aquilegias, and perennial poppies.

Poppy

In terms of the splendor of flowering, perennial poppies can only be compared with. Just one plant with corollas of scarlet, pink, white and purple is enough to change the appearance of the most inconspicuous corner of the garden.

Despite their exotic appearance, poppies are completely unpretentious. They are not afraid of frost, grow excellently in any soil and tolerate drought without loss. But they react negatively to excessive moisture. Once settled on a site, with the help of very small seeds, poppy can spread independently, creating spectacular clumps of densely pubescent carved foliage.

Irises

There are more than a hundred species of irises in the world, many of which are actively used as ornamental plants. Flowering of garden varieties begins at the border of spring and summer, and continues until mid-July.

Despite the difference in color, size, and places of habitual habitat, these perennial rhizomatous plants are similar in the appearance of pointed sword-shaped leaves collected in flattened bunches, as well as the graceful shape of the flowers. Although the corollas, which open for a day or a little more, cannot be called long-lived, amia plants bloom profusely and for a long time thanks to the many simultaneous rising peduncles.

In the garden, irises prefer light or barely shaded areas with light, loose soil.

During the growing season and flowering, plants need regular soil moisture. But you need to intervene carefully in the development of the curtain. Loosening and weeding can affect powerful rhizomes located close to the surface.

Flowering shoots of irises rise 40–80 cm above the ground. White, yellow, pink, purple, cream, blue or teal flowers make a great addition to the garden and are ideal for cutting.

Nivyanyk

Daisies, together with cornflowers, are traditionally considered a symbol of Russian open spaces. Garden varieties of cornflower are the same as daisies, only much larger and more expressive. Simple and double inflorescences-baskets are crowned with erect stems from 30 to 100 cm in height.

In the garden, cornflower prefers to grow in open, well-lit areas with loose, nutrient-rich, but not too light soil. The plant responds to a lack of moisture and organic matter by producing smaller flowers over time and rapid wilting of the baskets.

Nivyanik propagates by seeds, division of adult clumps, and also by self-sowing. This must be taken into account if all crops in flower beds and mixborders have clearly defined boundaries. For the most magnificent flowering, it is advisable to divide the nivberry rosettes every few years.

The best neighbors for one of the most unpretentious perennials for the garden, as in the photo, are flowers, gypsophila, bright poppies and bells. White inflorescences look great against the background of carved greenery and cornflower inflorescences, next to ornamental cereals and onions.

Bell

Growing bells in the country is not difficult even for beginners. The plants are unpretentious, resistant to diseases and pests, and winter well without shelter. The only thing that hinders the perennial is an excess of moisture and dense, poorly drained soil.

In nature, there are many types of bells with simple, semi- and double flowers in white, blue, lilac, pink and deep purple. Plants from 20 to 120 cm in height, depending on the type and shape, find a place on the hills and as part of group plantings with cornflower, pyrethrum, lush peonies and strict cereals.

Stock rose

Easily tolerant of drought, with luxurious ornamental greenery and racemose inflorescences, it can rightfully be considered the queen of a summer cottage. Plants up to 2 meters high are among the largest in Russian gardens. They rise above other flowers and even fruit bushes.

Rose hollyhocks or hollyhocks can easily create a living wall or become the focal point of a lush flower bed. Beautiful, unpretentious flowers for the garden grow on light, well-drained soils and are propagated by seeds, including self-seeding. But moving a large plant to another place will be problematic. Transplantation is hampered by powerful long rhizomes, damage to which leads to weakening and even death of the mallow.

Simple and double, white, yellow, pink and red, burgundy and bright crimson flowers on powerful erect stems are used to decorate hedges and walls, in flower beds and as background plants. Group plantings of hollyhocks of different shades are incredibly beautiful. In front of them you can plant the same unpretentious phloxes, bells, decorative forms of onions, cornflowers and low-growing varieties, as well as any annuals.

Spicy and aromatic unpretentious perennials for the garden

When choosing long-blooming, unpretentious flowers for the garden, one should not lose sight of plants that are often popular as spicy, medicinal or fragrant herbs. Moreover, many of them are in no way inferior to flowering perennials; their flowers will decorate flower beds and can be used for cutting.

Today, gardeners have access to numerous varieties, lemon balm, and catnip. If desired, you can plant hyssop, thyme and even lavender on the site. These plants look great in a separate, “pharmaceutical” bed, but they can also be easily imagined as part of a mixborder, in a country-style flowerbed, or in the form of loose clumps near a hedge or the wall of a house.

Unpretentious and useful perennials, thanks to their lush greenery, are decorative from spring until frost. And during flowering they attract a lot of bees and other pollinating insects.

Oregano

Oregano is a native inhabitant of the European part of Russia. The plant, familiar to many by its characteristic aroma of greenery and pink-lilac caps of inflorescences, prefers to settle in open, well-lit areas with light soil. In nature, oregano can be seen in clearings and forest edges, in oak groves and dry meadows.

The first green oregano appears in March, literally from under the snow. By June, the plant forms a lush cap of densely leafy shoots ranging from 20 to 50 centimeters in height. And a month later, stems with delicate inflorescences-baskets rise above the greenery.

Everything has a spicy aroma aboveground part a plant incredibly revered in France, Italy, and the USA. Here, oregano is grown as a natural seasoning for sauces, salads, pasta and poultry, baked goods, in particular pizza. Tea with herbs and oregano flowers is no less tasty. Oregano or oregano is collected from July to October, while the perennial is in bloom.

Flower-strewn herbaceous shrubs of oregano are magnificent in the company of cornflowers, lupins, rudbeckia, clouds of white-pink gypsophila and cereals.

Lofant

Lofant or polygonum with lilac-violet or white spike-shaped inflorescences is one of the most noticeable medicinal and ornamental perennial plants. In the garden, culture easily inhabits the most light areas, does not feel discomfort even in the hottest sun and winters well, already in early spring showing everyone the first greenery with a purple or bluish tint.

Lofant is so unpretentious that it grows and blooms not only with a lack of moisture, but also on poor soils. Simple care and a little attention - and an unassuming plant will generously share with the summer resident a fragrant herb that smells like anise or licorice, rich in essential oils and useful for colds, diseases of the digestive and urinary system.

In the garden, the spectacular inflorescences of lofanthus will not go unnoticed by either people or bees. The plant, which blooms from June until the end of summer, is suitable for decorating front gardens and can easily be cut.

Monarda

Monarda with white, pink, lilac and purple inflorescences is also a resident of sunny, wind-protected corners of the garden with light soil.

For decorative purposes, this fragrant perennial is planted next to other similar plants, as well as in the vicinity of coreopsis and, cornflower and low-growing annuals, for which monarda up to a meter high will be a luxurious background.

It is interesting to combine this plant with annual, blue and white large-flowered bells, sedums and other crops, which allow you to imitate a corner of a wild meadow in the garden.

In summer cottages you can often find lemon monarda. Its greenery during the flowering period, that is, from July to September, accumulates a lot essential oils, close to the oils of lemon balm, hyssop, and other spicy-flavoring and medicinal plants their family Yasnotkovyh.

Autumn unpretentious flowers: long-flowering perennials for the garden

With the onset of September, autumn comes into its own more and more quickly. But it’s too early to part with the beauty of the garden. Until the snow falls, clumps of garden geraniums are striking with the play of bright colors, bergenia is dressed up in purple tones, and on the hills and borders one is surprised by the bizarre forms of sedum. There are also many unpretentious garden perennial flowers in the garden.

Phlox

It is considered one of the brightest “stars” of the autumn flower bed. These plants overwinter excellently in most regions, form green clumps in the spring, and bloom in the second half of summer, maintaining an incredible variety of colors and splendor of inflorescences almost until October.

Depending on the type and variety, phlox will be indispensable for alpine roller coaster and traditional flower beds, near small ponds and next to buildings, where tall plants perfectly decorate at any time of the year.

The list of cultivated phlox today includes more than four dozen species, among which only Drummond’s phlox is an annual. All other creeping, bushy, semi-lodging forms with stems from 20 to 150 cm in height are ready to settle in the garden of a lover of decorative and unpretentious perennial flowers for many years.

Perennial asters

Annual asters are the constant leaders of the list of garden annuals for the dacha and garden. However, the true ones are often and undeservedly forgotten.

From August until the snow, these plants bloom, illuminating the entire area with flashes of blue, white, pink, and purple. There are more than 200 species of perennial asters, varying in size, lifestyle and shape. The Alpine aster is quite small, and its inflorescences-baskets are located on herbaceous erect stems, reminiscent of the familiar chamomile. And the Italian variety has the form of a herbaceous, densely leafy shrub, completely covered with medium-sized flowers. Moreover, all types are extremely decorative and unpretentious.

The height of perennial asters varies from 20 centimeters to one and a half meters. Flowers can be not only of different colors, but simple and double. These perennials form dense dark green clumps in the spring, easily tolerate excess light and lack of moisture in the summer, and completely transform the garden in the fall.

Bush forms can be shaped and can be used to create dense living borders and picturesque groups with other autumn plants.

The only drawback of perennial aster is inherent in many perennial crops. A plant that takes root in the garden begins to multiply uncontrollably, quickly developing new territories. To prevent a previously variegated flowerbed from turning into a “kingdom” of asters, you will have to monitor the spread of the shrub and regularly remove the shoots.

Each of the 30 described ornamental plants can claim the title of the most unpretentious perennial flower for the dacha. They are all beautiful and amazing in their own way. In fact, the list of non-capricious cultures that require minimal attention and generously share their beauty is not three dozen, but much larger. You just have to look around, notice and move interesting plant into the garden, choosing a suitable place and neighborhood for the flower.

Video about ground cover perennials in the garden

At your dacha you can plant perennial and/or annual flowers. The first ones allow you to do it once and then admire this charming corner of nature for many years. Annuals need to be planted every year, but the results are worth it. After all, then you can see the beauty of the majestic lavatera, fluffy zinnias, asters, bright petunias. The flower arrangements made from them are amazing.

One of the most beautiful and mysterious flowers is viola, which is popularly called pansy. Breeders have bred flowers not only in blue, light blue, white, but also in red, burgundy and orange shades.

Viola is grown as a 2-year-old plant. Plant the seeds in a seedling bed with light soil in June - early July, 0.5 cm deep in moist soil. Sprinkle the grooves with peat or sand on top to prevent the formation of a soil crust. Shoots will appear soon, when they are 35 days old, plant them sparser. After another month, place the seedlings in a permanent place at a distance of 20-25 cm from each other.

Plant the seeds in a seedling bed with light soil. Photo: thinkstockphotos.com When you arrive at the dacha, you will be pleasantly surprised; at this time the pansies begin to bloom, for a record duration. Even when night frosts reach -5°C in early to mid-October, viola will delight you with its rich colors.

Zinnia is afraid of frost. At -1°C its flowers, stems and leaves turn light brown. Therefore, you need to have time to grow this charm in order to admire it enough over the summer. Compositions made from zinnia look very impressive. Select for her a rectangular or triangular plot of land near the paths, at home, in a recreation area. Dig it up and loosen it with a rake. Make furrows 1 cm deep every 35-40 cm and plant the seeds at a distance of 25-30 cm from each other.

Very soon shoots will appear, which by mid-summer will turn into a colorful carpet. You will admire it until the first frost.

But petunias don’t care about autumn night frosts. Even if it is dusted with frost or the first snow, and the temperature drops to -5°C, in the morning the rays of the sun and above-zero temperatures will warm the heroic plant, and it will please its owner for some time. These flowers are planted as seeds early. You can do this from the beginning of February, but provided that you have something to illuminate them in the morning and evening hours. If this is not possible, plant petunia seedlings in early to mid-March.

Another very important condition- land disinfection. Small petunia seedlings are still so weak that harmful microorganisms from the soil can destroy them. Therefore, bake light soil in a microwave oven for 10 minutes, and in an electric oven for 15 minutes. Cool the soil, place it in a seedling box or other containers, spill it, pour the seeds directly onto its surface. Press them down slightly with your hand and cover the container with cellophane.

As the soil dries, moisten it with water from a spray bottle. After a month, pick up the plants, planting them sparser. At the beginning of May, seedlings are planted in a permanent place, not only in a flower bed, but also in hanging pots.

Cosmos and cornflower seeds are planted immediately in a permanent place. Plants bloom profusely and for a long time.

Flowers are important element garden plot decorations. They delight the eye, give the atmosphere a unique charm, and fill the air with aroma. But if you plant flowers haphazardly and thoughtlessly, instead of a beautiful, well-groomed flower garden, you can end up with a dull, neglected area with plants that have dried up in the middle of summer.

Let's consider how you can plant flowers beautifully so that they harmonize with the design of the site and bring joy until the end of the summer season.

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Autumn flower garden: examples of planting flowers in flower beds

The main disadvantage of most flower beds and flower beds is that with the arrival of autumn they begin to thin out and the flowers fade. To avoid this, you need to think about planting in such a way that the flowers delight with their beauty right up to the frost.

Flowering of late plants begins in early September and continues until the end of November. There are many varieties of late flowers, each of them has its own advantages. Before arranging a flowerbed, you need to carefully study the development and growth characteristics of each plant, and select options in the spring.

It is best to sow seeds for seedlings at the end of winter, and after the end of summer flowers bloom, plant the seedlings in the ground. They choose varieties that are unpretentious and do not require much care, since in the fall most people are not often at their dacha and cannot carefully care for the plants.

There are many varieties of flowers that are suitable for the autumn flower garden.

Bright yellow spot on the area Source www.geraniumrozanne.com

Chrysanthemum

This flower has already become a classic in our flower beds. White, pink, burgundy, lilac and yellow varieties up to 0.5 meters high, although there are many other colors.

Chrysanthemum begins to bloom at the end of August and lasts until the first frost. Particularly unpretentious are varieties with small heads, for example, Korean chrysanthemum, which is not tall bush, completely covered with small bright flowers.

Phloxes

Late varieties of phlox are low bush plants. The color of the heads varies from pink to purple. Striped phloxes look especially impressive. They bloom in the first half of autumn. You will need to periodically remove dried inflorescences. They love loose, well-fertilized and moist soil.

Phlox paniculata Source www.podmoskovje.com

Helenium

Serves as a real decoration for a flower garden. This is a bush up to 0.5 meters high with very beautiful bright yellow, red-orange and brick-purple flowers. Looks great in a hedge; they decorate areas near a pool or small pond.

It does not require special care, but the soil needs to be fertilized and periodically loosened. It is advisable to provide plenty of sunlight.

Bright helenium flowers Source videosite1.ru

Rudbeckia

Reminiscent of a large chamomile with huge yellow and bright orange flowers. It is better to plant it in the background of the flower garden; it looks organic next to coniferous plants. Does not require maintenance, it is important to ensure regular watering.

Rudbeckia perennial Source cveti-rasteniya.ru

Pansy, or tricolor violet

A low plant, does not exceed 15-30 centimeters. Pansies are unpretentious, grow well in the shade, but bloom better and more abundantly in the sun. Among the most common varieties are white, yellow, blue, red, purple, and there are even black ones. Due to the variety of shades, a flower garden with pansies turns out to be especially bright and interesting.

Viola in the garden Source www.how-to-choose.rf

Yarrow

Tall plant with pink, red, yellow, white flowers. The center of a flower bed is suitable for planting it, since it is a fairly large plant, and shorter flowers favorably emphasize its height and beauty. It requires regular watering, although it tolerates drought well.

Aster

The queen of any autumn flower garden, it blooms long and profusely. There are a great many varieties of this plant, they differ in the height of the bush and colors - you can find asters in white, blue, pink, purple and many other colors. It is unpretentious, does not require special care, reproduces easily and tolerates cold well. The best solution for a flower garden is to mix annual and perennial varieties.

Multi-colored asters Source pxhere.com

Dahlia

Can grow well anywhere in the garden and likes moderate watering. More than 2000 species of dahlias are known - peony, spherical, needle-shaped, collared, nymphal. The largest heads reach 10-12 centimeters.

Marigolds, or Tagetes

There are more than 50 different varieties, including annuals and perennials. They come in an incredible variety of colors, ranging from deep yellow to reddish brown. Terry and two-color marigolds are especially beautiful. Their height does not exceed 20 centimeters, flowering does not stop until the first frost.

Yellow marigolds Source zen.yandex.ru

Zinnia

It is distinguished by large beautiful inflorescences and an erect stem. The flowers are simple and double. Loves good lighting, does not tolerate drafts. Great for borders.

Zinnias in garden design Source: www.gartenschau-badlipspringe.de

Scheme of planting flowers in a flower bed

A flower garden that is not thought out and planned in advance rarely looks beautiful. It is necessary to follow a certain planting scheme, taking into account the characteristics of each type of plant. You need to take care of this in the winter so that you can purchase seeds and plant them for seedlings in early spring.

Before buying seeds, you should think about how you can plant flowers beautifully, what flower beds you plan to create - they come in several types.

Regular flower beds

Features straight lines geometric shapes, complex patterns. Regular different kinds classic flower beds, borders, modular flower beds.

Irregular flower beds

They consist of several groups of plants with different flowering cycles. They bloom in turn, due to which the flowerbed is filled with flowering plants all season long.

Mixborder for the garden Source mieropdesign.com

Discounts

These are ordinary elongated ones, rectangular shape beds, which consist of several rows of plants. This makes it possible to create picturesque stripes like carpet paths.

Multi-level or mixborders

Plants are planted in tiers, which allows you to focus on the beauty of each type of flower.

After choosing the shape of the flower bed, you should think about it color design. Designers distinguish three basic types of flower beds.

Monochrome flower garden. Plants of the same color or the same color scheme are planted. This solution is especially natural for a small flower garden. 2-4 varieties of flowers are enough, the tallest ones are placed in the middle, and the lowest ones are placed at its edges.

White flower garden Source www.ogorod.ru

Contrasting flower beds. You should choose combinations that are opposite in location in the color spectrum. For example, yellow with blue, green with red, pink with blue, orange with blue. For special effect, you need to choose flowers in bright, saturated colors, although muted colors make the flower bed elegant and sophisticated.

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Adjacent colors. They are selected in such a way as to ensure a smooth transition of shades. It is important to choose 2-3 colors adjacent to color palette. For example, blue with blue, pink with lilac, red with purple.

Now you can draw up a diagram of the flower garden. According to tradition, the tallest flowers are planted in the center, then their height gradually decreases towards the edge of the flowerbed.

How to beautifully plant flowers in a flower bed Source www.mkumodels.com

If the flower beds are located along walls or fences, the background is planted with the most tall plants, the lowest ones are located in front. Near tall perennials Several medium-height perennials are planted.

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It is advisable to sow all the free space of the flowerbed with low-growing ground cover plants or lawn grass, which form a kind of carpet.

You can choose one type of color or several, the main condition is that they match in tone and size.

Multi-tiered flower beds are good for limited area. For example, they build vertical wooden shelving, with which you can hide an unsightly place, decorate a fence, or zone an area.

Vertical flower bed Source erp-mta.ru

Vertical flower beds can be in the form flower pots, fixed on special frames or rods. As the flowers grow, they usually cover the entire wall with a continuous carpet, especially if some climbing plant is planted here.

You can use old car tires of different diameters and stack them on top of each other. It is allowed to build a stepped structure from boards.

Flower arrangements for the garden and cottage

Beautiful combinations of flowers of various heights and colors are central place on any summer cottage. They help to break up a monotonous environment and create an elegant design.

When creating a composition, you need to take into account that a suitable environment is important for it. It always attracts attention, so you shouldn’t place it in a place that looks unsightly. For a dacha, it is better to make a landscape-type composition, that is, use all the elements of a suburban area.

Economical flower garden Source www.pinterest.com

With any type of composition, two principles are used to create it - creating contrast or similarity.

For a contrasting composition, choose plants that differ sharply from each other in shape, color, and texture.

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When using the principle of similarity, plants also differ, but only slightly, and the differences are stepwise. For example, a color transition is used from rich red to light red, and from there to pink.

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Another important point– size of the composition. It should become an organic part of the site, so you don’t need to make it too big or too small. A large size does not make it possible to appreciate the beauty of the flower garden as a whole, and a small one will look frivolous.

First, select the main element. It can be a tree, a tall bush on the site, or a tall flower. The composition with spruce looks very beautiful. Shrubs or perennials should be planted at different distances from it. At the same time, it is important to maintain symmetry and remember that plants with picturesque, lush crowns are not always appropriate here. Although any options are possible in a landscape composition.

Flowers under the tree Source www.mkumodels.com

There is usually only one central element in the composition; its framing is chosen in several copies. And the number of lower-level plants is not even counted; they are taken in the quantity necessary to decorate the background.

Selection of colors for compositions

The basis of the flower bed is large flowers with tall stems. They are placed in the center. Background flowers are lower than the central ones, their inflorescences are usually not so bright and large, but they play an important role in building the composition: they are used to create a beautiful frame for the central part of the flower garden.

In general, plant height plays an important role. All flowers are divided into several main groups:

• Ground cover: purslane, saxifrage, pansy, periwinkle, muscari, primrose, Turkish carnation, blue forget-me-not, phlox. They look organically as borders and ridges; they are used to sow the free spaces of flower beds.
• Low-growing, not exceeding 30 centimeters: nasturtium, petunia, marigolds, lobelia, calceolaria, iberis, Chinese carnation, alpine asters.
• Medium-sized: geranium, chamomile, cosmos, zinnia, eschscholzia, delphinium, gladioli, astilbe, peonies.
• Tall: ferns, ornamental shrubs, trees. The most beautiful and popular are hydrangea, rhododendron, jasmine, tree peony, conifers, for example, yew, thuja, juniper.

In order for the flower garden to maintain its beauty at any time of the year, it is advisable to choose flowers taking into account their flowering periods. In early spring daffodils, forget-me-nots, primroses, violets, scillas and snowdrops are blooming.

Spring flower bed Source flo.discus-club.ru

Towards the end of spring it is the turn of lilies, tulips, peonies, irises, and bells.

Bright tulips and daffodils Source sovetclub.ru

To make the flower garden look beautiful in the summer, it is advisable to plant non-flowering perennials on it: hostas, sedum, feather grass, reed grass, chickweed, basil, oregano, mint.

In summer, marigolds, hydrangeas, begonias, morning glory, lavender, petunias, and lavender bloom.

Gorgeous hydrangea Source www.goodfon.ru

All summer long, the queen of any garden – the rose – pleases the eye. It goes well with conifers, which beautifully emphasize the brightness of the buds and inflorescences of the rose.

White roses in mixborders Source www.pinterest.ru

Flower beds look original, where one type of flower plays a decisive role. For example, in a flower bed along a wall or fence on background plant one row of tall paniculate red-violet phlox.

The foreground on the left is decorated with blue-violet phloxes, and on the right - pink. Then they are surrounded by low flowers of pink, red or white flowers, for example, penstemons.

White and red phlox Source lgot.ru

To complete the picture, plant a flowerbed with a border of yellow-green soft cuff.

Soft cuff Source domkeeper.ru

If the site is an open free space, it is decorated with closed fantasy flower beds with flowers of the same variety.

Violets in a flowerbed Source superdom.ua

Beautiful combination of dark red and purple flowers. To do this, purple scabiosa is planted next to lupine or red peonies. The entire remaining space is planted with ornamental grasses.

Choice of colors for country flower bed Source: johngrimshawsgardendiary.blogspot.com

The flower garden is sown with lupine, lobularia or geranium, and in order to create bright accents, white and purple bearded irises, blue aquilegia and phlox are planted.

A combination of bright yellow coreopsis with white flowers of pyrethrum and yellow yarrow will provide a joyful mood. You can place a rose bush in the middle of the flower garden.

Tall flower garden Source cs-systemhaus.de

Tall gladioli look very beautiful in summer, which perfectly coexist with low perennials - bells, delphiniums, anemones, yarrow, sage.

Gladioli in flower beds Source www.pinterest.com

Photos of the best compositions of planted flowers for the garden

Cottage decoration

It can be recreated with the help of beautiful flower arrangements, which at the same time mask unattractive elements of the landscape. Therefore, you need to know how to choose and plant flowers correctly so that they delight the eye and soul throughout the entire summer season.