Interesting flower bed shapes. We make a flower bed and a flower garden in the country

Flower beds and flower beds on personal plot are intended primarily for aesthetic pleasure. But besides this, they perform another important role: acting as a continuation of the house, flower arrangements allow you to visually combine into a single whole appearance buildings with garden vegetation. Knowing the secrets of landscape designers on how to decorate a flower bed will allow any gardener to form flower arrangements in his suburban area, which, in addition to aesthetic appeal, will create an atmosphere of harmony and comfort.

Thinking over the design of a flower bed with your own hands, it is advisable to be guided by the basic rules of landscape design.

Rule # 1 - integrity of the picture

The garden is a picture that is formed from a collection of landscape compositions. The task of the gardener: to bring each of the elements of the landscape to perfection. Senseless planting of plants on the site will not give desired result... Therefore, not being able to green the entire territory, for a start it is worth ennobling only a small part of it, but making it complete.

Beautiful harmonious flower beds are created by combining mixed landings, in which there are both annuals and perennials, both flowering and decorative leafy plants

Rule # 2 - Placing Plants by Growth

The multi-tiered principle provides for the placement of ground cover and low-growing plants in the foreground, which act as a frame for flowering medium-sized flowers.

Medium-tall perennials, acting as soloists of the flower garden, will become the center of attention. The tapeworms look most impressive against the background of tall plants with decorative foliage or flowers of contrasting shades. Also successful are combinations of tall perennials and their medium-tall accompanying, in harmony in color and shape.

Quite unpretentious and at the same time possessing an expressive texture of leaves and a variety of colors, ground covers that can quickly fill empty spaces are ideal for decorating flower beds in the country

Rule # 3 - flower garden architecture

Depending on the landscape features the site and its size, the design of flower beds can be performed both in the form of flat compositions, and slightly raised and framed decorative tiles or stones.

The shapes of flower beds can be very diverse, starting with free ones that do not have pronounced boundaries and ending with original curly and wavy

In order to give unusual shape flower garden, you can use any items from everyday life: barrels and baskets, old cars, boats and even beds

In order to arrange a flower bed in front of the house, which will become an expressive decoration of the garden and will delight with blooming splendor throughout the season, you must first draw its plan on paper. This creative work will allow not only to organize thoughts in the head, but also to visualize the images of flower arrangements, creating the most successful combinations.

For work, it is advisable to use colored pencils: bright colors of spots schematic drawings group and point solitary plantings in a flower garden will allow you to correctly distribute plants with different colors and flowering periods

According to the plan for background Terry mallow (1) will be placed in the vicinity of the decorative sunflower Mishka (2), in front of it are poppy bushes (3) and St. John's wort (4). Lobelia ribbon (5) will add dynamism to the composition. Lilac-blue accents will be set by the catnip (6), the bell (7) and the Kalanchoe (8). The foreground will be occupied by gravilat (9), sedum (10) and aquilegia (11)

The drawn up diagram is just a kind of rough sketch: the final decision on the optimal placement of flowers will come in the process of planting plants.

Schemes of the original design of flower beds

By painstakingly selecting and combining flowering plants, you can create many variations of flower beds, in which beauty will reign from the first days of spring until frost. Significantly facilitate the process of creating a flower bed will allow finished projects flower beds.

Option # 1 - central flower bed

The layout of the central flower bed is one of the simplest.

The shape of the flower garden looks like concentric circles: the center is filled with dark-leaved cannes (1), which act as the soloists of the composition, then green-leaved cannes (2), decorative leafy gnafalium (3) and snapdragon (4) are planted in a circle

Option # 2 - "Vienna Flower"

One of the options for how to beautifully decorate a round flower bed is to create a flower-shaped composition. A flower bed decorated in the form of a six-leafed flower looks especially elegant and festive, and therefore it is advisable to take a central place in the garden for its arrangement.

The center of the composition is the most beautiful white levkoi (1), the frame is the border planting of the Alpine forget-me-not (2) against the background lawn grass(3). The outer contour of the ornament is created by viols (4), primroses (5), zinnias (6), framed by decorative leafy variegated beauties alternatera (7) and achiranthes (8)

Option # 3 - "Fancy Pattern"

A round flower bed, decorated with many repeating undulating elements, which are decorated by a motley company of sun-loving perennials, allows you to create a real parade of flowers on a sunny stage.

In the center of the flower bed, there is a squat chamerops (1) with a gorgeous crown of fan leaves, in its shade dahlia zinnia (2), the contrasting background of which is Coleus (3). Solitaire plantings of dracaena (4) in combination with group plantings of pelargonium (5) and begonias (6) create a whimsical pattern of curls that looks spectacular against the background of lawn grass (7)

Option # 4 - "Piece of cake" in the corner of the garden

A flower garden of this shape will find a place in any corner of the garden.

A plant composition in burgundy-red tones, bordered with a silvery edge, occupying only a couple of meters of area, will become an elegant decoration for the garden

The corner of the flower bed is filled with three daylily bushes with maroon flowers (1); silvery wormwood leaves act as a contrasting background for them (2). The center of the composition is the bushes of bright red heuchera (3), the corner elements are the bushes of the Macedonian korostavnik (4), the silvery edge is the chastets (5)

The proposed schemes serve only as a guideline: in the absence of a desire or opportunity to purchase a particular plant, it can always be replaced with a flower you like more, presented in the same color range and having similar flowering periods.

It is difficult to imagine a garden without flowers. Usually, flower beds are allocated a place of honor on the site, as they decorate the landscape design, emphasize its main elements and hide flaws. To make the flower bed look as attractive as possible, it is worth taking into account the illumination of the selected place, the possibility of watering, the relief of the entire territory, and also choose suitable plants by color, shape and flowering time.

4 rules for creating a beautiful flower garden

  1. Tall plants are planted closer to the center.
  2. Choose harmonious color combinations.
  3. Plants are planted tightly at the edges, but rarely in the center.
  4. Avoid intricate designs when designing.

Ideas for creating a flower bed

A flower bed is a flower garden that rises slightly above the landscape and has a regular geometric shape. Most often, a flower bed can be found near the entrance to a house, on an alley or at an intersection garden paths plot.

Make a flower bed from natural stone quite simple, because this does not require complex installation activities. Decide on the shape and size, and then make a small fence of stones around the perimeter. After that, fill the flower bed with soil and plant the plants. In this way, you can embellish the existing flower beds on the site, and if you want the flower bed to be on a small elevation, then you have to put in a little more effort.

How to make a flower bed from natural stone. Photo of the idea.

Large smooth cobblestones or stones of the most unusual shape look original on the site. After you decide on the place of the future flower bed, you need to remove upper layer soil, about 10-15 cm. Fill the resulting hole with rubble, sand or gravel. On the sides of the flower garden you need to pour cement-sand mixture and tamp it slightly.

Now start laying the walls of the flower bed. The stones must be selected in such a way that they fit snugly against each other. It is recommended that the seams be re-stitched every 2 hours to thicken the mortar. When the wall reaches the required height, its upper part must be leveled with cement mortar, rubbed or made a decorative pattern. The inner side of the wall must be treated with waterproofing mastic to protect it from destruction. When the whole structure is dry, plants can be planted in the center.

Beautiful flower bed made of wooden boards

If on your personal plot wooden house or a gazebo, then the flower bed is best made of boards. One of the most simple options- use old barrel or tub. Knock out the bottom and then work the inner surface special composition protecting from decay. Decide on the place where your flower bed will decorate the site. Remove the topsoil and cover it with rubble. After that, set up a barrel or tub, fill with soil and plant the plants.

A flower bed made of logs or planks will look original. Take boards up to 10 cm wide and 2-3 thick, sand the surface, cover with sealant and varnish. Separately make the pegs, the ends of which are tarred. Drive the pegs into the ground, and then make the walls of the flower bed from the planks and connect the structure. You can try making a flower bed out of pegs, driving them close together, and then tightening them with a hoop or wire for strength.

If your house is made of logs with chopped walls, make a flower bed in the same style. Pick up logs of approximately the same diameter. The lower logs should be cut lengthwise by ½ the diameter. The logs that will be used to increase the height of the walls must be prepared as follows: on one side, make a groove along the length equal to half the diameter. To connect the logs into crowns, you need to make notches on both sides of them.

A bed of logs for a summer residence. Photo of the idea.

Where there will be a flower bed, remove the top layer of earth and fill the hole with rubble. It is recommended to lay roofing material around the perimeter of the flower garden to make waterproofing and reduce the effect of the soil on the tree. Do not forget to treat the logs themselves with a protective sealant. Now lay the logs in the lower layer, and on top across the logs with grooves. To make the flower bed strong, secure the logs with a rope.

Brick buildings look good on any site. In addition, from bricks, you can form a flower bed perfectly flat or curved... The wall of the flower garden can also adjoin the house, while you will need to think about how to make waterproofing so as not to damage the wall.

Before making a brick bed, carefully prepare the base. To do this, level a small area and fill it with concrete. Thickness concrete base depends on the height of the walls, for example, for a flower bed of 5 brick rows, it is enough to pour concrete into a pit 15 cm deep. It is recommended to reinforce a foundation longer than 2 m. The surface of the foundation should dry well, so it is best to start laying it in 2 weeks.

Flowerbeds are laid in the same way as at home. Initially, they line up the corners, check their even location using a level, and then lay out the walls. In the bottom row, some joints do not need to be filled with mortar, as there must be drainage holes in the flowerbed.

Constantly check how flat the walls are with a level so that finished structure decorated the personal plot and harmoniously merged into the design. After the walls of the flower garden are of a suitable height, you need to perform the last decorative layer brickwork... In doing so, try to keep all the seams the same. It remains to carry out the jointing until the mortar has hardened and the flowerbed is ready.

Flower girls for the garden

Flowers do not have to be planted in specially equipped flower beds. Flower girls will look original on the site, which can be pots, tubs, barrels or flowerpots. These mini-flower beds can be transferred to your home or greenhouse in winter time years, as well as create a creative composition in the garden.

Before choosing which flower girl to make, decide on the type of plants to be planted and their characteristics.

If the site is concreted near the house, then a flower girl with a trellis lattice will help to give it a beautiful appearance. This design has undeniable advantages: easy to do, suitable for different plants and it can be carried from place to place.

The flower box is made of 3 cm thick boards, and its dimensions depend on where you want to place it. In shape, the box should resemble a trapezoid. The walls and the bottom are assembled separately, and then the structure is knocked together into a single whole. We recommend installing a partition in the center of the box to make it strong and rigid. In order to drain excess moisture, special holes are made in the bottom of the box.

Once the box is ready, proceed with assembling the grate. On a flat surface, start laying out the slats so that, thanks to the intersections, you get 10 × 10 squares. The slats are glued with glue at the intersections. The finished grate can be nailed to the box or freestanding. You can use two bars 2 m long and 5 cm in diameter to make uprights for the trellis.

A flower girl with a lattice will help not only to decorate the area near the house, but also the facade of the house itself. Fasten the grill to the wall of the house using self-tapping screws and dowels. If you want plants to beautifully braid the trellis, do not fix it close to the wall. Flower pot with the help of brackets, it can also be fixed on the wall or installed under the grille. To prevent wood from rotting, the box and the grate itself are treated with antiseptics, and a layer of waterproofing is placed under the box.



A lattice made of bamboo stems or reeds will look original. The thick stems are set directly into the pot, which is filled with earth, and then lathing with thin stems. A vine lattice will also look beautiful.

Concrete flower girls

Cement is widely used in the arrangement of garden paths, staircases, but it can also be made from it decorative flower beds that will be in harmony with the overall design of the site. The cost of cement is quite reasonable, and it is very convenient to work with it. Therefore, if you want to make a beautiful do-it-yourself flower girl from inexpensive material, concrete is the optimal solution.

Mix cement, water and aggregate in a ratio of 2: 1: 6 to make a concrete mortar. If you want ready product was not very heavy, you can use sawdust or peat as a filler. If the flower girl is not portable, but stationary, then you can take sand or crushed stone.

The main advantage of concrete is that it can be used to make products of any shape, size and color. Ready-made flower girls will be quite stable, so they are not afraid of hurricanes and strong wind... In addition, concrete flower beds have good air permeability, so the plants grow well in them. Concrete flowerpots can be tinted or painted both during the manufacturing process and over time.

The appearance of the outer outer surface of a concrete flower pot depends on the size of the filler used in the mixture. A smoother and more shiny shape is obtained if you use fine-grained sand, and a rough one from coarse-grained sand. Some experts recommend using a mixture of cement, peat and sand in a 2: 4: 3 ratio. Although the outer surface of the product will be rough and slightly rough, the flowerpot itself will turn out to be lighter than using pure sand or gravel.

The concrete plant container can be colored. To do this, use special color pigments, which are diluted in water and pour in instead pure water during the preparation of concrete mixture. Please note that after the product is completely dry, its color will become lighter than the color of the liquid solution. If you are in doubt whether you have chosen the correct concentration of color pigments, make trial products in the form of stones. Remember that the finished cement structure, after drying, can be painted with special paints for outdoor use.

Is it your first time working with cement mortar? It is best to choose a simple container design, and after developing certain construction skills, proceed to complex design flowerpots. The formwork is made of wooden planks, while for the external formwork, they need to be connected with screws, so that after the product dries, the boards can be easily removed. If plates with a relief pattern are attached to the formwork from the inside, then outside the flowerpot will have the original structure. To make drainage holes, insert a piece of pipe or a thick stick into the formwork before pouring the concrete mixture. Drainage holes should be in the center if the flower girl is round and in a row around the perimeter if the product is rectangular. Holes can also be made on the side walls, closer to the bottom. Give strength concrete structure reinforcement will help (you can use wire or mesh). The reinforcement is laid so that it is in the center of the concrete walls.

When the formwork is ready, a layer of up to 10 cm of concrete is spread in its center. Then the inner formwork is installed at the same distance from each wall. To make the formwork stable, heavy stones are placed on its bottom. Fill the cavity between the two formworks with concrete around the entire perimeter. Concrete mix remember to stir to release air bubbles.

The concrete structure should dry out within a week, and then the formwork can be removed. A wire brush can work the corners of the flower bed and give the wall a rough structure. Using a stencil, you can apply various patterns and patterns to the walls.

For casting the shape of a flowerpot, it is permissible to use basins, baths, plastic buckets and other utensils. To make it easier to remove the inner formwork, wrap it with foil.

Wooden tubs are ideal not only for garden plants but also for trees. You can make such a tub yourself, without having professional skills and knowledge. Keep in mind that the larger the form, the heavier it is. Therefore, if you plan to plant in winter period move to the greenhouse, make a tub with wheels. Most often, wooden flower girls are made of boards. conifers, which are impregnated with special compounds.

Materials for making a wooden tub:
- polyethylene film;
- boards;
corner posts;
- waterproof glue;
- nails.

Fold out the side racks for the bottom on a flat surface. Then make corners to connect the top and bottom side posts. After that, collect the bottom and walls from the boards. All boards are glued together and fixed with nails. You need to nail support boards to the bottom, which will raise the tub a short distance from the ground. To reduce the contact of the flowerpot with the ground, tighten it from the inside plastic wrap... The finished tub is covered with varnish or paint.

Wooden flower beds for the garden

Quite often, gardeners make flowerpots from scrap materials. For example, you can cut a beautiful flowerpot out of a tree stump or make a flower pot out of oak barrels, old dishes or plastic bottles. There is one drawback to this approach: flower girls are very different from each other and violate the harmony in the design of the site.

To hide the flaws of multi-colored flowerpots made of different materials, we suggest hiding them behind a wooden decorative fence. To do this, you can use old boards or pieces of plywood. The main thing is to pick up workpieces that are approximately the same in width and thickness (their height can be up to 50 cm, and their width is about 70 cm). All planks must first be assembled into shields using nails and screws, and then attached to racks or metal corners. The bottom can be made removable or made of bars. The main thing is to leave gaps to remove excess moisture.

Flowers in wooden tubs will need to be watered more often than in the ground, so worry about processing in advance wooden product and protect it from decay. The tub can be painted with paint both outside and inside in several layers, then it will not lose its attractive appearance even over time.

Flower trees look interesting on the site, which will laconically flow into the exterior between many pots of flowers. The height of such a tree can be any, the main thing is, keep in mind that the flowers will need to be watered, and it is quite inconvenient to constantly take a ladder for this.

The trunk of the tree itself is made from a bar, to which the shelves for the pots are then nailed. The bar is installed in a special sleeve and dug into the ground. Shelves-floors are made quite simply from boards 20 cm and 54 cm long. On the shelves, mark the places for screws and drill holes. This is done so that it is convenient to attach the shelves to the slats. All elements of the flower tree are covered with paint to create an attractive appearance. Conical the top of the post and cover with a cap to protect the wood from moisture penetration.

Now place the plant pots on the shelves and form a flower arrangement. If you are worried that the flowers will turn over, secure the pots with fishing line or nylon tape.

IN flower shops Today, the original vertical flower beds with special plant holes are on sale. In appearance, they resemble a pipe with holes. Such designs will appeal to amateurs climbing plants, as well as those who have a small area of ​​the personal plot and need compact flower girls. You can try to do this type of construction yourself.

Flower girls from tires

The desire to ennoble the site in the best way arises in every summer resident-gardener. Of course, you can buy ready-made garden crafts or flowerpots in the store, but if you want to save money and give the territory an exclusive appearance, make flowerpots from tires from old wheels.

How to make a flower girl from a tire

Most often, tires are used as they are to create a flower bed or decorate a flower garden. They can be painted in any color and beautifully laid out on a hill. But from tires, you can also make an original flower girl, which has a relief worn surface the tires will be hidden inside. Such a design will look interesting in the country or near the house, while not everyone can understand from the first time what the flowerbed is made of.

DIY flower garden

On the sides of the tire, you need to draw a relief pattern with chalk. After that, with a sharp knife, they begin to shapely cut out a part of the tire to the metal cord. It is convenient to cut straight lines with a knife, so if you have more complex shapes, use an electric jigsaw. It is recommended to wet the cut line with soapy water. Then proceed to turning the tire inside out. Start twisting in one place first, and then move on to another part of the tire. After the tire is turned inside out, process the curly edges with grinder... If you want the flower girl to turn out with a stand, take a tire that has not been removed from wheel rim... You can also do it yourself original stand for a flowerpot if you do not have a rim.

DIY flower garden photo

Do you think that such a flower girl still resembles a car tire? Cover parts of it with a primer and paint with paint, then any similarities will disappear. The advantage of this type of flower girl is that they do not rot, even over time. In addition, you will find use for old wheels that are lying around in the garage.

There are a lot of ideas for decorating a flower bed and a flower garden in a garden or on a personal plot. The main thing is to choose the right materials, colors and plants themselves, then your product will be no worse than a store one.

With the arrival of spring, many summer residents go to their garden plots. For any amateur gardener, it is important not only to grow vegetables, fruits and fruit trees but also give it beautiful view, which will delight not only the owners of the garden, but also all the neighbors and guests who came to the country.

Garden decoration is a kind of art. On your site there is an opportunity to create unforgettable pictures of flowers, expressing your inner world... It is not without reason that they say: "An artist paints his pictures with paints, and a florist - with flowers."

In this regard, summer residents planning to decorate a flower garden on the site have questions: what varieties of flowers are better to buy to make your site more beautiful, where and when is it better to plant them, with which you can decorate your flower garden?

Design selection and planning

Let's consider step by step how to arrange flower beds with your own hands. First of all, it should be noted that the concepts of "flower garden" and "flower bed" are identical. The flower bed has correct shape and must be fenced with a curb. But when creating a flower garden, you can not adhere to the rules and give scope to your imagination.

When breeding a flower garden, the following factors must be taken into account: the general appearance and area of ​​the garden plot, the number of buildings and structures located on it, varieties of fruit and vegetable crops planted in different places of the site, as well as their financial capabilities.

There are directly opposite ways of arranging a flower bed on a site:

  • match in style and design with the appearance of the garden area
  • on the contrary, a deliberate and complete contrast to the garden plot

It should be noted that there can be many flower beds in the garden, differing in style and design.

Preparations for creating a flower garden in the country with your own hands need to begin in winter.

By the time a flower bed is designed, it is necessary to clearly understand what types of flowers will grow on it, and how it will look in general.

Moreover, it is necessary to purchase flower soil and specialized fertilizers for planting.

Making a flower bed with your own hands

Making a flower bed with your own hands resembles transplanting a plant into an ordinary flowerpot and takes a lot of time. However, there is nothing complicated in this process.

To create a flower bed in your garden, you need:

  • Prepare and clear a place for her;
  • Remove the top layer of soil;
  • It is imperative to make drainage. Broken bricks and crushed stone are quite suitable for this;
  • Lay a border around the edges of the flower bed;
  • Pour in new soil;
  • Let it settle for at least 10-12 days;
  • Start planting flowers.

A selection of plants for a flower arrangement

Flowers in a flower bed must necessarily look beautiful and pleasing to the eye. However, you do not need to plant all the flowers you have on it. If you do not have the opportunity to constantly travel to the country, you should select varieties of flowers that do not require special care.

To create a beautiful flower bed, follow these tips:

  • it is necessary that the plants be adapted to the same conditions. That is, flowers are planted on the same site with the same requirements for care, weather conditions and the composition of the land;
  • select plants that will bloom for the entire period;
  • be sure to take into account the size of the plants;
  • connect plants by color combination.

Most often, from eight to fifteen plant species are planted in one flowerbed. When creating a flower garden, it is imperative to use the principle of multi-tiered plants.

The tallest flowers are placed in the center, and undersized plants are planted along the edges, as if framing them and the entire floral arrangement. The side from which the flowerbed is open for viewing is also of great importance.

In addition to flowering, decorative deciduous plants, usually perennial, can be present in the flowerbed.

Note!

It should be noted that the process of creating such a composition is a little more complicated and requires a lot of imagination from the owner.

Planting plants

Plants are planted in two ways:

  • seeds;
  • seedlings.

If you decide to plant seeds, you need to prepare everything in advance. In early spring flower seeds are sown in high-moor peat.

Depending on the duration of flowering, plants are divided into three types:

  • annuals (you need to plant annually);
  • biennial (bloom profusely in the second year);
  • perennial (bloom constantly, becoming more beautiful and magnificent every year).

When planting seeds, you need to separate one group of flowers from another, leaving space between them. This is done so that the grown plants do not interfere with each other.

Note!

If the flowers grow too densely, they need to be broken through or part of them transplanted to a new place. Planting seedlings is much more convenient. In this case, you do not have to wait for the emergence of seedlings and the result will be seen much faster.

Flower beds require constant maintenance. First of all, you need to regularly inspect the flower garden and remove wilted inflorescences. This stimulates the perennial flowers to bloom again and maintains the beautiful appearance of the plant.

Interesting design of a flower garden in the country

As a rule, it does not take a lot of financial resources to organize a beautiful flower garden. To decorate a flower garden, you can use many homemade tools at hand. This will give your flower garden a special individual style and make it look like a fairy tale.

For creating flower arrangement any material can be used, as far as the imagination of an amateur grower is enough.

You can use single "flowerpots" and furniture that has served its life, parts of wood, unnecessary materials for construction, almost all types of transport in which you can plant flowers.

Note!

Tires are very popular for creating flower beds. They can be put one on top of the other in the form of a fun slide. Remember what things you don't need at home. They can be very useful at their summer cottage when creating a flower garden.

The advantage of such flower beds is that they are mobile and, if necessary, can be easily rearranged to another place. It should be noted that photos of flower beds designed in this way will be simply amazing.

Decor elements when creating a flower garden

To add originality and zest, you can use special garden figurines, children's toys and decorations. Very often, among the flower beds, you can see figures of different animals and birds: hares, deer, squirrels, hedgehogs, swans, titmouses, as well as heroes from fairy tales: gnomes, Snow White, the Frog Princess and others.

In many cases, small toy mills, fountains or castles are used in such compositions.

And the illuminated lanterns located around the perimeter give the whole picture an additional effect and elements of a fairy tale.

You can also organize a flower garden in the courtyard of your house. Carefully thought out and made with soul, it will not only bring aesthetic pleasure, but also make the atmosphere around your home magical and unforgettable.

DIY photo of flower beds

Options for arranging flower beds with your own hands from improvised means.

Flowerbed in the country, in the garden with their own hands for beginners from tires: design, photo

Flower beds take pride of place in summer cottages, garden plots. Beautiful flowers delight the eye and improve the mood of not only the owners, but also passers-by who see such beauty.

Agree, the framing of the flower bed is equally important. Flowers planted in a beautiful fence make the flower beds neat and much more attractive.

You can buy ready-made fences of various shapes: plastic, metal, wooden. And also a variety of fancy containers: vases, pots, barrels, etc. Unfortunately, such devices can hit your pocket. Therefore, people with a good imagination found a way out - to make fences from scrap materials. This is not only a way to save money, but also an opportunity to have an interesting time.

Many families at their summer cottage have things that it is high time to throw them away. Do not rush to part with old things, give them new life... For example, old car tires.

Beds of old things

Before proceeding with the transformation of the tire into a "flower house", it should be prepared:

  • Thoroughly wash away traces of dirt
  • Degrease the tire with acetone or white spirit
  • Apply paint in one layer or paint patterns

Important: For decorating flower beds, worn tires are well suited, it is easier to paint on them.

In such a simple way, you can get, though so modern, but quite worthy alternative expensive fence.

Car tires can be placed around the perimeter of the flower bed, staggered, stacked on top of one another, or hung from a tree. Any of the options, if played with taste, will look beautiful.



Car tires serve as a fence for a beautiful flower bed Suspended flower bed made of tires

Also, using a sharp knife and soapy water, you can cut curly fences from tires.



Tire pot

Beautiful flowerpots from scrap materials

Video: Beds of car tires

How to make a flower bed with your own hands from stones?

Wonderful stylish flower beds are made from stones. With the correct laying of the stone, the flower bed will last a long time.

To make a multi-tiered or high flower bed of stone, you must have certain skills and knowledge.

  • First of all, you need to make a foundation of sufficient depth.
  • When placing stones, use cement mortar to fill the gaps.
  • Also make drainage holes in the fence.
  • After the cement has set, apply a sealant to the joints between the stones to prevent cracks from forming.

Important: Secure stones with cement only on the inside of the flower bed so that outer side looked like a neat dry masonry.



Flower beds made of stone

Beautiful flower bed made of stone

There is also an easy way to enclose a flower bed. It is enough to dig a shallow trench, fill it with rubble in half, and then overlay it with decorative stones.



Modern flower bed decorated with stone

Simple flower bed

Landscape design

The following stones are used for the construction of the flower bed:

  • River and sea pebbles
  • Slate
  • Dolomite
  • Basalt
  • Marble chips


High flower bed

How to make a brick bed with your own hands?

Brick is another suitable material for fencing flower beds.

Brick can be used to make not only a beautiful decorative fence, but also to prevent the growth of weeds throughout the site.

Important: When choosing a brick color, you should take into account the color scheme of the site. It is desirable that the colors are combined with each other, then the brick flower bed will harmoniously fit into the overall picture.

Brick beds can be made of different heights:

  1. High
  2. Low
  3. Multi-tiered
  4. Border

The configuration is also not limited to one or two options. If space permits, you can make a polygonal flower bed, rounded or of any shape.

Often brick beds are adjacent to the wall.



Flowerbed at home

The process of building a flower bed made of brick like this:

  1. First outline the flower bed.
  2. Then dig a trench along the contour.
  3. Then place the bricks in one row.
  4. The next day, tamp the bricks by walking over them.
  5. Now you need to fix the brick with mortar: pour a mixture of cement and dry sand into the cracks, spread the mixture evenly with a brush, then moisten the top layer of the brick using a hose and a water spray nozzle.
  6. Using a brush, carefully remove the remaining mortar from the brick.
  7. Allow the solution to dry.


Brick flower bed fencing

If you want to make a high railing, you can do it like this:

  1. Dig a trench first
  2. Fill it up not completely with drainage: sand, crushed stone, crumb
  3. Then lay the bricks with cement mortar.
  4. Lay out the brick wall a little inward.


Corner brick bed

Unusual flower bed fence

High round flower bed

How to make a concrete flower bed?

The flowerbeds with a concrete fence look rather bulky, but at the same time they are laconic. Concrete beds have a number of advantages and disadvantages.

Let's start with merits:

  • The concrete is durable, the flower bed will not collapse under the influence of precipitation.
  • The material retains its aesthetic appearance for a long time.
  • A concrete flower bed will not be damaged by vandals or stolen. Unfortunately, this also happens.

A little bit about disadvantages:

  • Concrete beds are bulky and take up a lot of space. This is not suitable for small areas.
  • You will not be able to transfer such a flower bed if you suddenly need to change the design of the site. We'll have to completely demolish it.
  • Concrete beds are not suitable for every site in their style. Sometimes they only increase the dullness and facelessness of the territory.

Concrete fences and flowerpots can look great if placed correctly and planted with the right flowers.

Important: The practicality of a concrete flower bed depends entirely on the quality of the solution. For good solution you need to take 1 bucket of cement, water and crushed stone, as well as 3 buckets of sand.

To make a concrete fence, you first need to make a formwork - a frame, which is subsequently filled with mortar.

Smooth the poured solution with a spatula and wait until it dries. Drill drainage holes in the finished railing. Concrete beds can be painted facade paint, lay out with mosaics or beautiful stones.



Concrete fences for flower beds

Concrete railing

Flowerbed in concrete

Fancy flowerpots can be made from concrete. To do this, the solution is poured between two containers that are not the same in diameter.



Making flowerpots out of concrete

Concrete flowerpot

How to make a flower bed from plastic bottles?

Plastic bottles are affordable raw materials. Of course, a flower bed made of plastic bottles does not look as expensive and soundly as a brick or concrete one, but it has its own advantages.

Such a fence is easy to repair, it is enough to replace the necessary elements.
If necessary, the flower bed can be easily removed, replaced with a new one.

Important: Bottles must be filled with earth before stacking or burying. So they will hold on more firmly.

See what kind of flower beds you can make from plastic bottles.



Flower bed fencing plastic bottles

Bright flower bed

Flower beds from plastic bottles

How to make a wooden flower bed?

Wooden fences are in good harmony with the green lawns on the site. Wooden flower beds can be of very different shapes.



Neat wooden flower bed

Flowers in a wooden wheel

You can plant flowers in an old, dried tree. You will get an original flower bed.



Flower bed in an old log

Wooden fence in the form of a train

How to make a vertical flower bed?

Vertical flower beds decorate the territory and also save space.

Vertical flower beds are divided into:

  • Suspended
  • Wall mounted
  • Terrestrial


Varieties of vertical flower beds

Any vertical flower bed can be made in the same way:

  1. Prepare a solid foundation;
  2. Take care of the irrigation system;
  3. Cover the base with soil;
  4. Secure the net to hold the ground and plants, if necessary;
  5. Plant your plants.

Ideas for vertical flower beds in the photo below.



Flower garden in plastic pipe

Vertical flower bed in an old pallet

Vertical flower bed

How to make a round flower bed?

Important: When choosing the shape of the flower bed, the availability of free space, the design of the surrounding area and personal wishes are taken into account. It is desirable that the shape of the flower bed be combined with nearby buildings.

When planting a round flower bed, consider Basic Rules:

  1. Plant tall flowers in the center
  2. Then plants of medium height
  3. Dwarf flowers around the edges

In this case, the flower bed will look correct, beautiful and relevant. Or all the flowers should be the same height, but you can play with the flowers.



Landscaping flower beds

Round flower bed

Succulents in an old basin

Flowerbed by the tree

How to make a rectangular flower bed?

A rectangular flower bed is also called a rabatka. Usually, flowers of the same height are planted in such a flower bed. But the colors here can be very diverse.



Rectangular fencing

Rectangular flower beds are often vertical.

DIY flower bed

You can make a decorative rectangular flower bed from an old bed. The main thing is that it should be in place.



A flower bed from an old bed

How to make a multi-tiered flower bed?

The main advantage of a multi-tiered flower bed is space saving. Such a flower bed takes up little space, and you can plant a lot of flowers.

Multi-tiered flower beds are made from various materials:

  • Brick
  • Concrete
  • Wood


Multi-tiered flower bed near the house

Flower garden in several tiers

Flower bed fencing

Flowerbed for a summer residence

You can build a multi-tiered flower bed quite in an original way... For example, from an old chest of drawers.



DIY flower bed

Beautiful fences and fences for flower beds and flower beds: designs, photos

By the condition of the flower beds on the site, one can judge the owner's love for his territory, for his house. A beautiful fence can make a flower bed elegant and well-groomed. Below are several options for beautiful fences that you can implement on your site.



Simple and beautiful flower bed

Stone fence for outdoor flowers

Landscape design

Important: A popular trend in landscape design is decorating a flower bed using old improvised things.

In the hands of a person with a well-developed imagination, those things with which it is high time to part will acquire a new life.



Unusual mobile flower bed Unusual design flower garden

Beautiful flower beds and flower beds in the country, in the garden, in the courtyard of a private house, in front of the house, along the fence, at the entrance of an apartment building, in do-it-yourself landscape design: design examples, design, photo

A few more shaping ideas beautiful flower beds in various areas: near high-rise buildings, in the garden, along the fence.



Plants along the fence

Landscaping at the entrance

A small flower bed in the garden, in the country, in the yard

Flower garden in the yard

What to plant perennial, unpretentious flowers for a flower bed that bloom all summer?

Even the most beautiful fence can become unnoticed or even a hindrance, if you do not take care of planting in time. Still, flowers are the main thing in a flower bed.

A few tips on how to create a flower bed:

  1. Before setting up a flower bed from scratch, sketch out the diagram on paper. Take into account all the lit and shaded areas, this will affect the choice of plants in the future.
  2. The flower bed must be clearly visible from the front and / or from the windows.
  3. Plan planting flowers so that it is possible to water each flower without damaging the others.
  4. If the soil is clay or sandy, it is worth enriching it with compost and organic matter before planting.
  5. The flowerbed must have a good drainage system so that the water does not stagnate.

If your goal is to plant beautiful, but unpretentious flowers in care, you should pay attention to the following types:

  • Lupine
  • Perennial cornflower
  • Swimsuit
  • Small petals
  • Echinacea
  • Day-lily
  • Gypsophila
  • Primrose
  • Delphinium
  • English rose
  • Pansies
  • Phlox


Lush bloom in the yard

Video: Flowers that bloom all summer

Continuous flowering flower bed: planting scheme

Flower bed continuous flowering- a dream for many summer residents. Making this dream come true is not as easy as it might seem at first glance. To do this, you need to know the method of planting flowers, the conditions for watering and feeding each species, the compatibility of species, the requirements for lighting, as well as the timing of flowering.



Continuous flowering flower bed: scheme 1

Continuous flowering flower bed: scheme 2 Continuous flowering flower bed: scheme 3

Continuous flowering flower bed: scheme 4

As you can see, there are a lot of ideas for creating flower beds and fences for them with your own hands. Arm yourself with patience and inspiration, and turn your site into a blooming paradise.

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