What flowers to plant on a hill in the country. We select suitable flowers, plants and stones for the alpine slide. Visual schemes for planting plants

Picking up plants for an alpine slide is not as easy as it seems. Usually, these are low, small-leaved varieties with beautiful flowers or decorative leaves. You can grow valuable specimens yourself from seeds, because it is rather difficult to find them on sale.

The best choice for an alpine slide will be undersized perennial and annual plants, whose homeland is the highlands.

They are undemanding to the quality of the soil, resistant to lack of moisture, winds and frosts.

For an alpine slide, such plants are suitable:

dwarf conifers;
juvenile breakwater with pink flowers;
silky prolomnik with white flowers;
spoon-leaved bell with miniature snow-white flowers, similar to lilies of the valley;
houstonia with bright blue flowers-stars;
globularia, a miniature flower that looks like cornflowers;
carnation alpine, pink;
edryanthus creeping, blue;
delosperm twisted, with bright yellow flowers;
wing stamen round-leaved;
gentian Koch with flowers-potefionchik;
veronica;
small-flowered, blooming with small white daisies;
alpine grains;
snowy edelweiss;
Shamiso bell;
mertensia alpine;
levisia cotyledon, delicate flowers of cream, hot pink, white;
primrose mountain;
breaker Carnea;
chorispore Brunge;
Carpathian bell.

When choosing plants, you should consider where the rock garden is located - in the shade or in the sun. Suitable for shady area shade-tolerant crops, sun-loving plants are planted on a well-lit one.

In addition to similar requirements for growing conditions, flowers for an alpine hill should be combined in color and height. The intensity of growth of the inhabitants of the rock garden should be slowed down, otherwise it will soon become like an ordinary flower bed.

Annual plants for rock garden

Annuals can be planted every year in a new place, changing the design of the rock garden. They decorate the hill with their bright bloom, adding variety and filling the air with aroma.

Ageratum - flowers, similar to small chrysanthemums of various colors, bloom very luxuriantly from mid-June until frost. A heat-loving plant, therefore it is grown as an annual.
Astra - unpretentious flower. Suitable for alpine slide undersized varieties. Easily propagated by self-seeding, so wilted inflorescences need to be cut.
Bartonia is an annual with yellow flowers about 5 cm in diameter. It blooms from mid-summer to September. Flowers have a pleasant aroma, close in cloudy weather, photophilous.
Delosperma profusely flowering - a ground cover with pinkish-lilac flowers-stars. A thermophilic plant that grows well in the sun, likes frequent watering.
Chinese carnation - perennial flowers that are grown as annuals in middle lane Russia. There are varieties with different colors inflorescences.

Long-flowering beautiful annuals also include: Snapdragon, purslane, nolan, brahicoma, dimorphoteca, marigolds.

What to plant on an alpine hill from perennials

On sale you can find perennial flowers for rock gardens, most often they will have to be grown from seeds. Unique varieties and various hybrids are in the collections of breeders. The initially poor vegetation of the Alps has changed beyond recognition thanks to the efforts of flower growers.

Azorella trifork is a groundcover with glossy bright green leaves resembling spruce. In summer, it blooms with yellow spherical inflorescences, forms a continuous dense carpet, flows around the rock garden stones and repeats all the unevenness of the soil.
Aquilegia is a beautiful flower of various colors, the corolla of which consists of two rows of petals. Shade-tolerant and unpretentious plant. For rock gardens, undersized varieties are chosen; they go well with other flowers in the flower bed.
Badan - grows well in rocky rock gardens, it has leaves with an original ornament and pink flowers. Withstands shady places without losing its shape and decorative effect.
Galanthus - primroses. Another name is snowdrops, in nature these flowers are listed in the Red Book, the only chance to admire, plant in your rock garden.
Globularia dwarf. It blooms in late spring or early summer with blue spherical flowers. Requires soil rich in calcium with good drainage.

Also popular are: rocky alissum, obrieta, felt sapling, phloxes, styloid bryozoan, lungwort, stonecrop, young, rezuha, filamentous yucca, tulips, crocuses, hyacinths.

Plants for rock garden blooming all summer

In the composition of plants on a rocky flowerbed, those that bloom all summer always look advantageous.

Among annual undersized flowers, you can choose:

nemophila;
ageratum;
petunia;
iberis annual;
night violet;
marigold;
purslane.

No less beautiful are perennial flowers that bloom in early summer and bloom until cold weather:

phlox subulate;
daisies;
ever flowering begonia.

Carnation, twisted delosperma, veronica, ageratum are also distinguished by long flowering.

Layout of stones and plants

The shape of the alpine slide can be different. The placement of stones and plants on it will depend on the chosen project.

The basis of a high alpine slide is the number of storeys. The height of the upper tier is made no more than 50 cm from the ground surface. If the hill is higher, perennials can freeze in winter.

Device steps:

Pour a large amount of sand with gravel. If the ground is soft, gravel add more. A high sand base is made in the shape of a trapezoid.
Arrange stones-accents, the largest and heaviest. They should look natural, as if they always lay in the place where they were laid.
Then the rest, smaller stones are placed. They should match in color, and be the same in structure.
After the upper tier of the alpine slide, the lower one is laid, making a couple of large stones the accents of the composition.
When the flower bed is geometrically correct, some sand is selected from each tier, and fertile soil is added.
Planting plants.

It is undesirable to fertilize plants growing on an alpine hill - they grow strongly and lose their dwarf appearance.

In order to increase the fertility of the soil, humus is introduced during planting. Taprooted plants such as levisia provide good drainage as they are prone to wetting.

The most popular rock garden device options:

racing slope:
rock;
mountain valley;
terrace;
ravine;
stone wall;
Mountain Creek;
mountain pond;
Japanese garden.

Landscape design provides for various options for creating rock gardens. It can be a rocky flower bed, reminiscent of a real mountain landscape or design decision in the form of regular geometric shapes.

Rock garden in landscape design: design options

For the construction of a rock garden in the form of a rock, a steep structure is created, consisting mainly of boulders. The largest stones are placed at the bottom, then the medium-sized ones, and at the top - the smallest ones. For such rock gardens, ferns, crassula, bluebells, junipers and dwarf conifers are suitable.

Mountain slopes are built mainly from small stones. Large boulders are used as accents and design limiters. You can plant on an alpine hill dwarf trees and shrubs with a well-developed root system to strengthen the soil. Creeping ground cover plants are also used.

Rock garden in the form of a mountain valley is made in the form flat design using stones of various sizes and shapes. They are placed in a creative mess, but so that the stones match in color and look natural. Mountain forbs, undersized conifers, bright and beautiful flowers are used as plants. As a background, ground covers go.

scheme for planting flowers on an alpine hill

DIY flower garden in the country

desire to create beautiful flower garden in the country with their own hands occurs in many summer residents. However, not everyone decides to do this, as they find it difficult. If you use our recommendations, then you will get a beautiful French-style flower garden.

Such landscape design techniques are used in the South of France, in Provence. The beauty of Provencal landscapes is known all over the world. And flower growers of all countries worship the beauty of wild landscapes and are inspired by them, creating landscape design.

1 - yew, 2 - climbing rose, 3 - lavatera, 4 - wormwood, 5 - sage, 6 - lavender, 7 - sunflower, 8 - santolina, 9 - rosemary, 10 - Roman chamomile, 11 - lemon thyme, 12 - creeping thyme.

Plants for an alpine slide that do not require much care

NAME of the plant for the alpine slide	PLACE AND SOIL for alpine slide	FEATURES of plants for the Alpine slide
		XM Creeping plant, planted between the slabs of the path. Variety "Blue Haze" forms a silver carpet - height 5 cm, grows up to 60 cm in diameter
(Yarrow)
(Etionema)		HM popular variety'Warley Rose' blooms from May to August in round pink inflorescences. Height 15 cm, grows up to 30 cm in diameter
		L Plant low-growing species of plants for the alpine slide, for example, L. beesian (A. beesianum). Height 30 cm, planting depth 10 cm, blooms with blue flowers in August
ANDROSACE (Prolomnik)	Sun or light partial shade - rocky soil	XM P. meat-red (A. carpea) forms evergreen cushions up to 10 cm in height and 10 cm in diameter, blooms with small pink flowers in April-May
ANEMONE (Anemone)	Sun or light partial shade - humus-rich soil	L V. tender (A. blanda) and V. Apennine (A. apennina) are described on page 62. P. oak forest (A. nemorosa) is also suitable for the alpine hill, blooming in spring, with peduncles 20 cm high
(Cat paw)	Sunny place - normal soil	XM Resistant to trampling, planted between the slabs of the track. Height 10 cm, reaches 45 cm in diameter, blooms in small inflorescences in May-June
(Catchment)	Sun or light partial shade - moist soil
	Sun or light partial shade - normal soil	XM R. Ferdinand Coburg (A. ferdinandi-coburgii) variety "Variegata" does not weed. Height 10 cm, bush diameter 30 cm, blooms with white flowers in spring
(Thrift)	Sunny place - normal soil	XM Forms cushions of narrow leaves, blooms in spherical inflorescences from May to July. Height 20 cm, bush diameter 30 cm
ARTEMISIA (wormwood)	Sunny place - normal soil	XM Grown for foliage. P. Schmidt (A. smidtiana) variety "Nana" forms rounded bushes with silvery split leaves. Height 15 cm, bush diameter 30 cm
ASPERULA (woodruff)	Sunny place - sandy soil
	Sunny place - normal soil	XM A. alpine (A. alpinus) blooms from May to July with large white, blue or pink chamomile inflorescences. Height 15 cm, bush diameter 45 cm
(Astilba)	Slightly shaded place - moist soil	XM Popular A. chinensis (A. chinensis) variety of pumila 22.5 cm high, growing in a bush up to 30 cm in diameter. Blooms mauve flowers in summer
CAMPANULA (Bell)	Sunny place - non-acidic soil	XM Often grown K. Carpathian (C. carpatica), blooming from June to September with cup-shaped white or blue flowers. Height 22.5 cm, bush diameter 30 cm
(cypress)	Sunny place - acidic soil	KX Plant a dwarf cultivar of C. obtusa, such as 'Nana' (dark green, with a rounded crown), or silver-blue 'Boulevard' cultivar of C. pisifera
SOTO N EASTER (Cotoneaster)	Sun or light partial shade - normal soil	KK There are several types of creeping cotoneaster, which are good to cover a rocky slope or fill an empty piece of land. Red fruit in autumn
CROCUS (Crocus)	Sun or light partial shade - bullish soil	L All types of crocuses can be grown on an alpine hill. The most popular varieties bloom in early spring, e.g. "Cloth of Gold"
CYCLAMEN (Cyclamen)	Slightly shaded area - humus-rich soil	L All hardy species can be grown on an alpine hill. The lightest in culture C. ivy (C. hederifolium) blooms in autumn
CYTISUS (Broom)	Sunny place - sandy soil	KK Flowers similar to pea flowers, blooms in May. We recommend planting really dwarf species, for example, R. creeping (C. decumbens), 15 cm high, or R. Arduana (C. ardoinii), 20 cm high
(Carnation)	Sunny place - normal soil	HM Leaves are gray or green. For an alpine slide, G. alpine (D. alpi-nus), 10 cm high, or G. deltoid (D. deltoides), 20 cm high, are suitable. They bloom from May to August
DICENTRA (Dicentra)	Slightly shaded place - normal soil	HM Drooping flowers are located on arcuate curved stems. Dwarf D. klobuchkovaya (D. cuccularia) blooms in April-May with white flowers with yellow tips petals. Height 15 cm

Plants for the Alpine slide. A photo.

saxifrage paniculata

Anafalis

sedum

Acena New Zealand

Antennaria felt

Spurge

periwinkle

Gentian stemless

Geichera "Caramel"

Thyme pressed

Yasnotka

Yasnotka

gypsophila

Avens

carnation alpine

carnation grass

Geichera "Color Dream"

Saxifraga hybrid

Saxifrage shadow

Phlox adorable

Phlox stolonosus

Phlox subulate

Chistets

Steller's Wormwood

Feverweed

Astra alpine

Wormwood Schmidt

sedum otello

Creating an alpine slide is a fascinating process that requires not only imagination, but also attentiveness. Even one incorrectly selected plant can spoil the whole impression, breaking the harmony between the other inhabitants of the rocky garden. Therefore, you need to make the right choice from an extensive list of plants suitable for compiling an alpine slide composition.

To make the alpine slide look attractive throughout the season, you should select a place for planting plants, taking into account their flowering time and the principle of layering:

The top of the hill. It is more open to the sun's rays than the tiers below; therefore, it is rational to plant here plants that love sunlight and do not need in large numbers moisture.
middle tier- a place for plants that feel good in partial shade. Here, the average soil moisture, so the middle of the alpine hill can be called universal: milking most flowers here ideal conditions, what gives wide opportunities for selection.
The foot of the hill- the logical conclusion of the landscape composition. The plants planted here should be combined with the rest of the rock garden and choose those that love moisture and tolerate shade. After all, most of the sun's rays will go to the neighbors from above.

To provide continuous flowering from early spring to late autumn, flowering plants should be selected according to the principle of turnover. Evergreen shrubs and dwarf trees will look great in winter, looking out from under the snow.

Creating an alpine slide is a fascinating process that requires not only imagination, but also attentiveness

Plant layouts in rock gardens

Before you start creating an alpine slide, you need to create a graphic scheme. It will reflect the general idea of the composition, help to generate new ideas and even before planting the plants to find possible errors.

First of all, stones are designated. The largest should be at the base, and the rest should create a gentle slope so that there is room for soil and plant roots. You can experiment by coming up with terraces, sharp cliffs, a pond and other interesting solutions.

Here are a couple of examples of circuits:

spicy hill, on which fragrant flowers are located: oregano will occupy the top, heather, hyssop, monarda and medicinal sage will feel good on the middle tier, and basil, bright nasturtium and fragrant thyme will sit at the very base.
Coniferous hill: thuja, planted at the top, looks great surrounded by creeping juniper of the middle tier (you can use different types) and weeping cypress. The rock garden is completed by dwarf spruces or pines, the soil under which is disguised by a saxifrage carpet.

Each site owner has the opportunity to create a unique design landscape slide. After drawing up the scheme, you can start laying stones and soil, and then planting plants.

Gallery: plants for the alpine slide (25 photos)

What plants are suitable for an alpine slide (video)

Names and descriptions of perennial flowers for alpine hills

Perennials form the basis of the alpine slide. Therefore, their choice must be approached responsibly: the appearance of the composition depends on which plants will be chosen. You can introduce new colors and accents annually by planting annual plants.

Armeria maritime

A compact plant whose bushes form fluffy green cushions of narrow leaves. Above them rise numerous inflorescences (about 10), which are lilac balls. Outwardly, the armeria looks like a decorative bow. hardy plant, poorly responsive to high soil moisture. Therefore, the armeria will feel good at the top of the hill or on the slope of the middle tier.

Dicentra exceptional

This plant is popularly called the "broken heart" for the original shape of the flowers. Usually dicentres are a large bush, but the Exceptional does not exceed 25 cm in height. It goes well with coniferous and creeping plants, so it will be an excellent highlight of the rock garden. The green-gray foliage of the dicentra is exceptionally similar to the leaves of a fern, and flowers in the form of disconnected halves of the heart can be white or pink.

Dicentra exceptional

gypsophila

The plant belongs to the clove family. It has an erect or creeping stem with a small number of small lanceolate leaves, crowned with panicle inflorescences with small white (rarely pink) flowers.

bulbous flowers

These are crocuses, daffodils, snowdrops and blueberries. They appear immediately after the descent of the tender cover, reviving the landscape in a spring way. For variety, you can plant varietal Greig tulips with beautifully shaped flowers reaching 30 cm in height, and Kaufman tulips.

gypsophila

rejuvenated

Stone rose, as it is also called young, has excellent endurance. At the same time, the plant is very beautiful: its fleshy angular leaves are collected in rosettes. They can be both quite miniature and up to 10 cm in diameter. The color of the leaves varies from gray-green to burgundy. A stone rose is suitable for decorating the slopes of an alpine hill. Looks spectacular young, growing in the cracks between the boulders.

Primrose

Primrose (popular name of primrose) - perennial herbaceous plant. Its advantages: early flowering, variety of shapes and colors of flowers, pleasant smell. Primrose is undersized (height 10–30 cm), with single landing forms a small shrub with leathery leaves and bright inflorescences that attract bees. If you plant primroses close to each other, you get a motley carpet.

Edelweiss

In the people, the plant is also called the mountaineer. It loves the sun and grows wild on the well-lit sides of mountains. Therefore, it will adequately take a central place on the hill - its top. In summer, edelweiss will surprise you with beautiful star-shaped flowers.

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Creeping and ground cover plants for an alpine slide

Ground cover plants are an integral component of the alpine landscape on the site. They decorate the soil and make the slopes of the hill truly alive.

For example, this:

Antennaria(). A low-growing plant, the peduncles of which do not rise above 15 cm. It has small leaves with a silvery tint and pubescence create a dense carpet on the ground up to 5 cm thick. Inflorescences-baskets are white, therefore cat paw cannot be called a bright plant that attracts the eye. But it is very durable!
periwinkle. Forms an evergreen rug that blooms from May to September with delicate blue flowers scattered among leathery small leaves. Suitable for growing under the sun and on a shady slope: the plant is unpretentious to light.
Alpine dwarf A low plant that forms a decorative turf that does not exceed a height of 3 cm. In May and June, inflorescences up to 15 cm appear on it, which are brushes with numerous white flowers.
Saxifrage. One of the most popular ground cover plants. The time of their flowering falls on the middle of summer, and the color of different species varies: from snow-white to maroon. He loves light, so you need to plant on the western or southern slope of the alpine hill or closer to its top.
Aubrieta. Covers the ground with a lush carpet. It blooms profusely throughout the spring, and during this period it is covered with pink and purple flowers. It loves sun and loamy soils, although it grows well in any soil.
Awl-shaped phlox. A plant 15–17 cm tall, named for its narrow and pointed leaves at the ends. The shoots are densely covered with numerous inflorescences of pink, white or lilac color. Flowering begins in May-June, and it continues in early September.

On the same hill, several types of ground cover plants coexist if they are in harmony with each other. Given their flowering time, you can make sure that the soil is covered with a bright carpet from spring to autumn.

Ground cover plants are an integral component of the alpine landscape on the site

Shrubs for alpine slides

In landscaping alpine slides it is not recommended to use deciduous shrubs, because their leaves, stuck in the cracks between the stones, are difficult to remove, and the composition will look untidy. It is better to opt for small evergreen bushes.

For example, cotoneaster horizontal whose branches grow parallel to the ground. They are decorated with small leathery leaves, which acquire a crimson color with the onset of autumn. After flowering, small red berries appear, remaining on the branches all winter and giving the cotoneaster a special charm.

An interesting solution would be to use boxwood barberry. Its bush grows no higher than 50 cm, it represents a spreading crown of numerous branches. A very unpretentious plant that tolerates frost and drought well. Loves the light, but when grown in the shade retains its decorative properties.

In landscaping alpine slides, it is better to opt for small evergreen bushes

Dwarf plants for rock garden

An alpine hill is a miniature repetition of a mountain landscape, so for naturalness, you need to use small plants. Large bushes will take up half of the composition and divert attention from other inhabitants of the rocky garden.

Can be used dwarf varieties herbaceous plants(for example, annual marigolds or alpine aster). It is desirable that their height does not exceed 30 cm. And, of course, dwarf conifers are the regulars of rock gardens: spruce, pine, etc. Thanks to them, the hill really looks like a reduced copy of the alpine relief.

Ephedra for alpine hills

To create an alpine landscape, undersized species and varieties of conifers are used:

dwarf firs, whose height does not exceed 60 cm. They lend themselves well to shaping and require almost no maintenance. The shape of the crown different varieties may be sprawling or pyramidal.
Juniper. Species look spectacular, the branches of which grow parallel to the ground. The needles of the plant often have a yellow tint, and the branches are decorated with small bumps. Juniper in the wild can be seen on the slopes of the mountains, therefore it is undemanding to the soil and grows well on stones.
thuja- a shrub or tree of a pyramidal shape, less often it is cut in the form of a ball.
Mountain pine "Pug" grows very slowly and by the age of 10 has a crown with a diameter of up to 50 cm, which allows planting a tree on an alpine hill. Green needles have a pleasant blue tint.
cypress: its decorative dwarf varieties will effectively decorate the rock garden slope. You can choose a bush with golden, silver or traditional dark green needles. And the Philifera cypress has hanging branches, which looks like a coniferous cascade.

Many summer residents and lovers of landscape design give their preference to such a fashionable element as an alpine slide. It is ideal for people who do not have much experience in landscape design, but who want to create a beautiful and original flower garden that does not require special care and will look picturesque in the photo.

The ease in design and care of the rock garden is due to the fact that it is created from unpretentious perennial representatives of the flora, which grow slowly, feel comfortable even on the poorest soil and do not need regular watering.

Alpine hill will become great decoration garden

Where to create a rock garden?

An alpine hill can be called a hand-made and ennobled bright spot of wildlife in a garden or in a country house, which will definitely become spectacular decoration in any landscape design. When choosing a place to create a rock garden, the following points should be considered:

Comprehensive review. The place should be clearly visible from all sides.
Sufficient amount of sunlight. It is desirable that the site where the alpine slide will be created is farther from buildings and trees with dense crowns so that a sufficient amount of sunlight falls on it.
South side. In the absence of non-shady areas, it is worth choosing the south side, as it is illuminated by the sun at the most favorable time for plants.

What time of year is ideal for creating an Alpine slide?

By and large, you can equip an alpine slide with your own hands at any time of the year at your own request. However, the most convenient and the right time for this is early autumn.

Firstly, in early autumn, gardeners and summer residents are not busy harvesting and are not involved in preparing plants for the winter season, which means they have some free time. You can, without too much haste, completely immerse yourself in the creation of a rock garden, give free rein to your imagination and embody the most original and unusual ideas. An occupation of this kind allows not only to realize the hidden creative abilities for landscape design, but also to expand the boundaries of imagination and spatial vision.

Secondly, the flower garden, which was made in the fall, during the winter period will have time to give a natural draft and comfortably settle in the chosen place, given all its inner life, not visible to the human eye. As a result, this will make it possible in the spring, before planting the plants, to correct all the flaws that will be visible at a glance. If the landing is planned for autumn, then it is better to start equipping the alpine hill in advance, a few months before the actual landing.

Basic rules for decorating a flower garden

Alpine slide must be located in a well-lit place

Professional designers have long developed certain standard schemes for creating rock gardens. They take into account all the features of the arrangement of the flower garden, starting with its location and ending with the plants that were chosen for planting.

For example, the ideal form for an alpine slide, which will be located in the center of the site and have an all-round view, is a pyramid. Its highest point is usually determined in the center of the flower bed. However, it is not necessary to observe such a geometry, as well as symmetry. The sides of the pyramid do not have to be exactly the same, this will only make the composition more interesting. On the slope, you can create a rock garden either single-level, parallel to the surface of the site, or with several tiers, the height of the constituent elements of which should decrease sequentially from the upper to the lower level.

When creating a rock garden with your own hands, it is important to consider that the effectiveness and originality of the final composition largely depends on the size of the elements of which it consists. The smaller they are, the more unusual and interesting the slide is perceived. Every time you change the angle of the view, you can enjoy a completely new view and constantly come across extraordinary discoveries in the rock garden that looks like a small wild forest.

As for the height of such a composition, it directly depends on the area occupied by the flower garden. Classic variant suggests that with a meter in diameter of the base, the height of the mound above the ground should be approximately 20 cm.

Since for these flower beds the most undemanding and unpretentious plants are usually chosen for the composition and nutritional value of the soil, there are no strict requirements for the soil mixture. It is enough to clear the existing land on the site of weeds and debris, and then mix peat and sand with it in equal proportions. Ready mix soil is poured in a hilly manner for drainage. Having laid the stones, it is necessary to fill in the empty spaces that have formed between them. It is also important to get rid of any weeds, as they can interfere with the growth of seedlings.

Alpine slide can consist of two or more tiers

How to choose plants for rock garden

There are two possible options for selecting plants for a flower garden, which will be equipped with my own hands. The easiest way is to choose one of the available schemes with selected seedling varieties. These diagrams fill up the pages of horticultural magazines or similar sites on the Internet in large numbers. The second method will take more time, since you will have to independently study all the features in the cultivation of future rock garden representatives, taking into account the microclimate and soil on the site. However, the process itself will be more exciting and interesting.

The selection of seedlings for the future alpine flower garden should be done very carefully, due to the fact that they will grow on it for more than one year, such as annual flowers in flower beds that can be easily transplanted or completely changed composition. A negligent attitude in this matter can lead to various alterations and death of seedlings. Selected plants for rock garden should have:

unpretentiousness to climatic conditions and soil;
short stature;
moderate growth;
non-aggressive way of reproduction;
multi-year development cycle.

Also due to the fact that this flower garden is designed for year-round flowering, it is necessary to take into account the seasonality of all its inhabitants. For the spring season, bulbous plants are great, for summer - almost all existing flowers, for the autumn period it is worth planting colchicum, but in winter decorative ones will look perfect coniferous trees.

To design such a flower garden, it is better to stop your choice on:

low-growing woody plants that are characterized by slow growth, for example, on spirea, cinquefoil or various conifers;
ground cover or cushion-shaped herbaceous perennials that will cover the space between the stones like a picturesque carpet;
flowering or ornamental deciduous species.

Due to the fact that the main composition of the alpine slide includes plants that grow slowly, at the first stage of creating a composition, a fairly large number of empty spaces appear between them. To eliminate this problem, you can resort to the help of annuals with minimal self-seeding. You can fill in gaps:

purslane large-flowered;
undersized marigolds;
glazing;
gypsophila graceful;
marine lobularia;
lobelia erinus.

The above annuals love sunlight and endure dry conditions. Because of this, they are ideal for creating rock gardens.

In addition, in the process of planting certain varieties of plants nearby, the following nuances must be taken into account:

Combination with each other in the external image. Species must match in height, texture, color of flowering and leaves.
The general rhythm of flowering and growth.
Similarities in growing and care conditions.

Plants for the alpine slide are selected based on the landing site

Upper tier

Features of the upper tier are that, being the most high plot in the flower garden, it becomes that part of the composition where the minimum amount of moisture will fall, and where the most strong winds. As a result, plants that are tender and need moisture will not take root here.

Edelweiss is the flower that is best suited for the top tier. Seedlings are sold in stores, but you can also grow them at home. For this purpose, it is necessary to prepare a special box and place the seeds there. Then cover it with glass and leave it on the windowsill, preferably with south side, then the seeds will be warm and receive enough light. This procedure should be done at the end of winter. Before planting seedlings in the spring, you should start preparing the soil. It is necessary to mix the earth with sand and gravel and pour it into the areas between the stones. This will create natural conditions. In the year of planting, Edelweiss will not bloom, but next year it will surely decorate your creation with its flowering. To keep it active annually, it should be repotted every 2 years.

Without a doubt, it makes sense to decorate the top of the composition with Iberis evergreen or Iberis sempervirens. The shortest and most beautiful variety of it is the Weisser Zwerg variety. It reaches a height of 8-10 cm, and flowering is represented by pure white flower beds. It blooms from May to June.

Edelweiss is a beautiful and very delicate mountain flower, perfect for decorating the upper tier of an alpine hill

perennial carnations living in mountainous areas are the best suited for the upper tier. For example, with the help of grass carnation (Dianthus deltoides), short-stemmed carnation (Dianthus subacaulis), grayish-blue or gray carnation ( Dianthus gratianopolitanus) you can arrange compact bushes with bright small flowers, which will be in the form of pillows. They bloom throughout the summer and will delight with their sweet aroma. Compositionally, they are in good agreement with Alyssum rocky (Alyssum saxatile).

Also at the top you can place creeping thyme(Thymus serpillum). Thanks to the honey smell, many insects, including butterflies and bees, will fly to its lush lilac-purple rugs.

Rejuvenated (Sempervivum) - the most unpretentious plant that requires minimal care. It seems to be specially designed for the top of the flower garden, as it is able to survive in any conditions, occupying the least comfortable places, such as cracks between stones. It is a rosette, which consists of fleshy leaves, different in shape, size and color.

There are many varieties of youth for every taste and color.

middle tier

Color options for the middle tier

As we move to the middle tier, we observe an increase in humidity and a decrease in the amount of light. The soil used at this level is a turf-sand mixture. As a result of changing living conditions, it is necessary to consider which species are suitable for the middle of the hill:

Phlox subulate (Phlox subulata). It has a lush flowering, which is represented by many large bright flowers of blue, white or pink color. Phlox blooms in May.
Aubrieta cultural (Aubrieta x cultorum). It replaces the styloid phlox, blooming in early summer, and continues to delight with colorful flowers until July. Its flowering can be described as streams of flowers of purple, raspberry or pink color. The beautifully named plant also has a repeat bloom, although it is no longer as abundant compared to the spring-summer. This usually happens closer to autumn. In addition to colorful flowering, cultural obrieta boasts wintering leaves, thanks to which it belongs to decorative types for any time of the year. In care, she needs regular and abundant watering, but at the same time, an excess of moisture should be avoided.
Carpathian bell (Campanula carpatica). Unlike gentian, he is no longer picky, but he is distinguished by particular aggressiveness. If left unchecked, it can spread in all directions. At the first hint of ousting his neighbors, he must be "restricted in his rights." For such a plant, the western side is more suitable, since in such a situation the degree of its activity decreases.
Woolly Chistets (Stachys lanata). His hallmark are fluffy leaves with an elegant silver color. Unusual leaves will be perfectly combined with purple, blue and pink flowers of the same phlox. Also, the cleaner loves light and does not need a lot of water.
Monetary Sunflower (Helianthemum nummularium). Prefers dry air and bright sun. The flowering of this evergreen subshrub consists of white, pink, red and yellow flowers. Pleases with its activity during the summer.

Woolly Chistets - unpretentious perennial for an alpine hill

There are a number of colors that are sure to decorate any composition:

Alpine aster (Aster alpinus). She will bring bright saturated colors to the rock garden with her large-sized multi-colored daisies.
Armeria maritime (Armeria maritima). From its dense curtains, formed by narrow leaves, inflorescences of pink balls grow on long thin stems. Flowering time is June.
Stonecrops (Sedum). They are very fond of light and absolutely cannot stand when moisture stagnates, so only the southern slope is suitable for them. Otherwise, they are quite unpretentious. Famous flowers are famous for their wide variety of species. The most popular of them are Evers stonecrops (S.ewersii) and recurved stonecrops (S. reflexum). The first variety is gray-blue pillow-shaped bushes that appear in spring, and by the end of summer they are covered with a continuous lingonberry-colored flower carpet. The second variety has long curly shoots with narrow leaves, which have a golden yellow bloom in July.
Common lumbago (Rulsatilla vulgaris). It is characterized by pubescence of a silvery color and purple flowers of a fairly large size, but you can find its seeds with red and white flowering, sometimes there are terry shoots. It blooms in April. A transplant for this plant is fraught with illness, and sometimes death, so it should be planted immediately in a permanent place.
Geuchera (Heuchera). They are represented by a mass of varieties with modest flowering, but leaves of various outlandish shades.
Gentian (Gentiana). Being quite a finicky plant that adds a lot of care to care, it will give amazingly beautiful blooms of pure blue color. If we want the gentian to take root without problems, we can dig next to it large stone, which will take excess heat from the earth and help retain moisture.

Geichera has many shades of leaves

Other types of plants

In addition to the chistets or the shoot, the middle tier of the alpine slide can be decorated with other types of silver-colored plants common in the alpine mountains. For example, Schmidt's lush wormwood (Artemisia schmidtiana) and three-vein anafalis (Anaphalis triplinervis).

If you want to create a dense plant carpet, then the subulate bryozoan (Sagina subulata) is ideal for this. In early and mid-summer, she will delight with white star-shaped flowers. Bryozoan is a moisture-loving plant, as a result of which it should be planted at the bottom, where moisture is retained.

Primroses - primroses (Primula vulgaris) have a wide time range of flowering, and also tend to differ in different colors. It depends entirely on the variety of seedlings. Mass planting of beautiful colchicum (Colchicum speciosum) will decorate the autumn composition with pink, purple and light lilac flowers.

Plants for the northern slope

On the northern slopes, vegetation is in the shade most of the time, which is why there are not so many options for plants to plant on them, especially flowering ones. Among them:

Bell Pozharsky (Campanula poscharskyana). Pleases us with blue and purple flowering.
Caucasian rezuha (Arabis caucasica). Blooms in spring with white flowers.
Alpine (Arabis alpina). White flowering will decorate the rock garden in spring.
Corydalis Haller (Corydalis halleri). Starting in May, light purple, white or pink inflorescences bloom on it. In addition, it is decorative in other seasons. Lacy leaves are located in wonderful bluish-green thickets.

Pozharsky's bell can be planted on north side Alpine slide

For the northern slopes, ordinary garden soil is used. As for the slopes on the western and eastern sides, due to less sun exposure to them, planting niches there should be filled with a sod-gravel mixture and a decent amount of humus added to it.

The lower tier or foot of the rock garden

At the foot of the alpine slides, such representatives of the flora are usually planted that require the most moisture, in accordance with their relationship to light. For example, Indian dushenia (Potentilla indica) is suitable for planting on the north side. In addition to yellow flowers, it will complement the composition with berries that resemble strawberries. Abundant flowering of creeping tenacity (Ajuga reptans), which calmly tolerates shade and will feel comfortable on the lower tier of the northern slopes.

There is probably a right to say that various types of saxifrage (Saxifraga) are the most versatile flowers in relation to light. Forming small bushes resembling silvery small pillows, the panicled saxifrage (Saxifraga paniculata) releases a white-pink flowering from them in June, which is located on long stems. After the first autumn frosts hit, the shadow saxifrage has an unusual red tint. In spring, a dense carpet of white and pink inflorescences of saxifrage soddy (Saxifraga umbrosa) covers dense light green flower beds.

One of the elegant and eye-catching decorations at the foot of the southern slope can be spikelet liatris (Liatris spicata). In July, he will attract attention, thanks to the shaggy spike-shaped inflorescences.

Saxifrage Arends "Peter Pan"

Nuances in the placement of bushes, conifers and dwarf trees

You need to start planting an alpine hill with woody and tallest herbaceous plants. The background or the foot of the rock garden is best suited for them. They will also look great next to massive boulders. It is advisable to plant bushes and conifers without adhering to any symmetry.

Low-growing perennials that form beautiful curtains can be allocated places, both below and closer to the upper tier. For their visual separation, stones or taller plants can be used.

Properly planted deciduous shrubs and conifers usually do not need special care. The only thing that may be required is sheltering and tying some of them for the winter. This can be done using burlap or a special cover. Representatives of the flora, which grow slowly, are undemanding to the soil and the presence of moisture, and molding pruning is well tolerated by them.

Among the most popular and often found shrubs in rock garden compositions, the ground cover cotoneaster is the leader. It remains decorative even in winter - and all due to its rich red berries. Also, some evergreen and deciduous species can boast of their decorative effect. Their dark green, glossy foliage will brighten up your flower garden even after a frost. One of these evergreen decorations can be Fortune's euonymus. Creeping along the surface of the earth, it will picturesquely frame the stones with its leaves, which have a white or yellow border. Dark green conifers serve as an ideal background for it. And it does not require much effort to grow.

However, not all conifers fit into the rock garden composition. It is advisable to give your preference to the following dwarf slowly growing representatives of the flora:

juniper horizontal, virgin or Cossack;
mountain pine;
ate prickly;
spruce ordinary, for example, its well-known variety "Little Jam";
spruce Canadian Konik;
weeping and small-sized varieties that resemble blue spruce pseudo-hemlock;
ephedra tuevik for its picky and decorative effect, which is achieved through variegated twigs.

Good option for rock slide with flowers created by one's own hands in the country, already familiar varieties of firs and pines that grow in an ordinary forest can become. It is important to pinch them in a timely manner, cut and remove young shoots. Such care procedures lead to an increase in growth, which, in turn, turns the conifer into a dense ball. In addition, it will not be difficult for conifers to give the desired shape.

An alpine slide is a form of landscape decoration that can change its appearance beyond recognition. The designers were inspired to create rock gardens by picturesque views of the Alpine mountains. The rock garden consists of a combination of stones and mountain plants. In this article, we will help you choose the right plants and give design recommendations that will help you create a small piece of the Alps on your site.

Creation of a rock garden

Before proceeding with the arrangement of the alpine slide, it is necessary to prepare a quality foundation for it. So, first we will find out how to make an alpine slide with our own hands. This is where descriptions and photos come in handy.

To begin with, inspect your site, comparing your desires with the possibilities. First of all, a well-lit place is necessary for an alpine slide, slight shading is allowed. Maybe there are places with relief differences in your area. They fit perfectly. The natural unevenness of the site can be used to create original landscape. You also need to take care of drainage. Mountain plants do not tolerate stagnant moisture, preferring dry soil.

You should decide in advance on the general appearance of the composition, and, based on this, select stones. If this is difficult for you, you can use ready-made schemes and photographs of landscape design. There are a lot of thematic sites on the Internet with step by step recommendations. Consider the ability of some types of stones to oxidize and leach the soil. Such knowledge will help to choose the right plants and avoid their death.

Stones for the alpine slide are selected in different sizes. They should not be packed too tightly. The soil with which you fill the gaps between them should be enough for the rooting and growth of plants. Mountain plants are mostly unpretentious, but some prefer fertilized soil. After backfilling the soil, the composition should be allowed to settle for several weeks, and it is better to leave it alone for the winter. After that, you can start planting plants.

Choosing plants for rock garden

It is worth noting that the alpine slide is built quickly enough with your own hands. And in this case, the instruction helps, which is recommended to be followed during its creation. Plants play an important role in the arrangement of the alpine slide. When choosing representatives of the flora for a rock garden, you should strike a balance between your own preferences and the climatic requirements of various plant species. Undersized, slow-growing shrubs, trees and flowers are suitable for rock garden.

Tall plants can shade areas, interfering with the growth of light-loving specimens. Given this, they can be planted in small quantities, so they emphasize the features of the landscape and create bright accents. Ground cover plants are also indispensable. Having completely covered the soil, they will create a general background. However, you should not get too carried away with them, because. they can drown out the rest of the plants, which will spoil the overall look of the composition.

An ideal choice for rock gardens are perennials. With their variety, including the periods and duration of flowering, you can pick them up in such a way that the hill will retain its decorative effect from spring to the first frost.

In order for your rock garden to take on a blooming appearance from early spring, early flowering annuals are planted on its top. Shrubs and coniferous trees will give liveliness to the composition in winter. In addition to ornamental plants, on the alpine hill you can also plant medicinal plants. Chamomile, sage, thyme will not only benefit health, but also fit perfectly into the overall composition.

Various representatives of the flora require certain conditions cultivation. Before planting, you should familiarize yourself with such conditions of the plants you have chosen. Plant the sun-loving ones on the southern slope of the hill, and those who prefer the shade - on the north side. Thus, following the rules and following the recommendations, the creation of a rock garden will turn into an exciting creative process, and its result will give joy for many years.

Plant layouts

At first glance, it is rather problematic to create a harmonious composition on your own. You can, of course, turn to specialists in landscape design. Or you can go your own way: study photos, various planting schemes, analyze information and create your own unique masterpiece. In order for the slide to look natural and harmonious, and the plants do not interfere with each other, they are planted in tiers.

For each tier, you need to select the appropriate types of plants:

Choosing conifers

If you are interested in an alpine slide, then you should remember what plants are needed to create it. The mountain landscape is impossible to imagine without dwarf coniferous shrubs. It can be varieties of conifers such as common spruce, Canadian spruce or gray, western thuja, mountain pine, fir (Korean), junipers.

For small alpine hills, conifers 0.5 - 0.7 m high are chosen. If the site is spacious and the rock garden is quite extensive, then the height of the conifers can reach one and a half meters. Combine conifers, creating a contrast in shapes and colors. Or try to create a smooth transition, as if flowing from one form to another, creating a dynamic picture.

The optimal determination of the planting date and the correct choice of substrate for conifers will ensure your evergreens have a long life, and they will decorate your corner of mountain nature for a long time.

Brief description of herbaceous plants for rock garden

To make your alpine slide look beautiful, we will offer you a list of plants that are suitable for this structure. Familiarize yourself with these plants and choose the ones that are most suitable for you.

Periwinkle.

Periwinkle is an unpretentious flower, it feels great both in the sun and in the shade. Blue flowers with green leaves create a dense cover, making it perfect for filling voids between plants. Periwinkle blooms from late spring to autumn.

Saxifrage.

This perennial groundcover is renowned for its ability to grow on minimal soil, even on rocks. If there are places on your rock garden where other flowers cannot survive, feel free to plant a saxifrage there. Dense, medium-sized leaves are covered with multi-colored flowers and grow with a carpet. Saxifrage can be white, blue, yellow, pink, red, golden color. The flowering time and color is determined by the type of this plant, of which there are about 370.

The pike is soddy.

This is an ornamental grass. Its other name is "meadow". This plant is a neat dense tussock. Its leaves are hard, thick enough, inflorescences of small spikelets form a large, sprawling panicle. This grass is moisture-loving, it loves the sun, but does not tolerate drought. There is a wide variety ornamental varieties different colour. Lugovik looks great both in the general mass and as an accent. The soddy pike begins its growth in the spring, in the summer, “rests” in dry soil, and after waiting for a rainy autumn, it continues to grow. Old, wilted leaves during the winter should be cut off in the spring to ensure the growth of new ones.

Soldanella.

From Spanish soldanella is translated as small coins. These are mountain flowers, also known as "snow bells". They have small, white or blue bells and heart-shaped leaves. Snow bells grow into small bushes and fill the rock garden with mountain freshness. Soldanella needs moist soil with good drainage. This flower is planted in the spring, by dividing the bush.

Asparagus.

This plant is more familiar to us under the name "asparagus". The genus Asparagus contains about 300 species. Heat-loving species have dense needle-like greens of various shapes. The inflorescences of the plant consist of small white flowers, which turn into bright red berries in autumn. Whorled asparagus, which gives very dense greenery, and spherical asparagus, whose bushes are more compact, are excellent for decorating a rock garden.

Sunflower.

This is a low plant with creeping stems, growing in the form of a shrub. Its leaves are gray-pubescent, the flowers are silky white, pink, yellow or orange. The sunflower is planted in a place warmed by the sun's rays. The soil is rocky or sandy, alkaline, with good drainage. The plant belongs to juveniles, it is seated by cuttings. The most popular for decoration is the coined sunflower. Its varieties have a variety of colors, so you can choose your favorite.

Grouse.

These flowers are represented by many varieties and species. They are perennial bulbous plants. Fritillaries are bells down on a bare stem. The flowers got their name due to their variegated color from snow-white to orange or purple. Quite popular among gardeners is fritillaria, a spring primrose from the lily family.

Among the various varieties of hazel grouse, there are both low (40 - 50 cm), for example, Aphrodite, Artemis, Alba, and higher flowers up to 1 m high, for example, imperial hazel grouse.

These flowers have a very valuable property - moles and rodents hate their bulbs. So grouse should be planted not only in decorative purposes but also as a protection

Pushkin.

Pushkinia refers to bulbous plants. It is planted, as a rule, together with other bulbs. Pushkinia needs light and good soil drainage. It comes in two types:

The proleskovidnaya Pushkinia grows up to 30 cm. Her flowers are in the form of white or blue bells. Blooms from March to April.

Hyacinth Pushkinia is distinguished by its size - up to 10 - 15 cm. In the inflorescence of Pushkinia of this species, there are from 12 to 30 bells. It blooms in May.

The vesicle is physalis-shaped.

This is a perennial that blooms with low, up to 20 cm, bushes with large quantity leaves. Violet flowers are collected at the top by umbrellas. The leaves have a whimsical bluish color. The plant is unpretentious in care, but it is still better to choose for it sunny place. Flowering time - April - May. After that, seeds in the form of balls are formed in place of the flowers. But even after flowering, the physalis vesicle will please the eye for a long time with the view of its amazing leaves.

poultry farmer.

This plant has up to 130 species. The birdman grows in bushes. Its leaves are narrow and long, the flowers are small white or yellow, depending on the species. It is unpretentious in care, does not impose special requirements on the soil, prefers sunny places.

Lumbago.

The more well-known name for lumbago is sleep-grass. It has straight stems, leaves covered with hairs and large flowers in the form of bells in a wide variety of colors: purple, violet, white, gold or silver. It grows to a height of up to 50 cm. Pasque is represented by a large number of species: common, spring, meadow, open, Chinese. Backache prefer dry soil. A suitable place for them would be the slopes of the rock garden, where water does not linger.

Plantain.

More recently, the plantain was undeservedly and ruthlessly removed from the plots like a weed. However, a well-chosen planting site for plantain will help you decorate your landscape. Variegata, for example, has beautiful variegated leaves. They can decorate paths in the garden and rock gardens. Moderately nutritious, well-drained soil and sunlight is all the plantain needs.

Gray fescue.

A lush bush up to 60 cm high with spectacular narrow and sharp leaves blue gray- This is a gray fescue. Inflorescences are soft panicles of gray-green color. Blooms in summer. Fescue looks great on rock gardens, enlivening its composition with its unusual silvery hue. Therefore, it is quite popular among gardeners. For fescue, choose a sunny, warm place with soil drainage.

Edelweiss alpine.

As the legend says, edelweiss grew on a rock, from which a couple in love threw themselves in order to avoid separation. Edelweiss is shrouded in romance and is able to decorate any rock garden. The flowers are low, with yellowish baskets of inflorescences. The special charm of edelweiss is given by the leaves of a silvery-ashy shade in the shape of a star. The place of edelweiss is at the top of the alpine hill, because he needs light.

Lychnis.

Another name for lychnis is "dawn". This is a perennial herb. Grows well near water bodies. For rock gardens, a low-growing alpine lychnis with pink-red flowers is more suitable. It is advisable to water the plant regularly in moderation. After 3 - 4 years, you need to transplant it to another place.

Linen.

Surely, many people are interested in plants for an alpine hill that bloom all summer. About 25 types of flax are used to decorate plots. Depending on the species, it can be a shrub, annual or perennial plant. As a rule, flax with large flowers is chosen for rock gardens. A variety of varieties of flax allows you to choose what you need. Against the background of stones, flowering flax looks very touching. Places with poor, loose soil, lit or with little shading are best suited.

Bloodroot.

These are herbaceous or rhizomatous plants, they can also grow as semi-shrubs. The growth period and height depend on the species. There are both high (up to 1.5 m) and low, creeping species. Potentilla blooms from May to July.

Primrose.

Primroses have a wide variety of species and colors, so they are very popular with landscape designers. In nature, the habitats of primroses are shaded areas of mountain slopes, rock crevices, among bushes and trees.

Iberis.

About 30 species of Iberis combine shrubs, annuals and perennials. Iberis blooms from May to June. Flowers can be white, pink, red, purple. Iberis is unpretentious in care, prefers dry, loose soil. open area, sun or partial shade - an ideal place for Iberis. Against the background of stones, the plant looks very organic.

Kupena.

Herbaceous perennial plant of the lily family. On an arcuate stem with large leaves are small white bells. From a distance, they give the impression of dew drops. The soil for kupena should be moist. The plant is the best suited for rock garden.

Stonecrops (sedum).

More than 500 species of stonecrops are known with completely different colors. These are both herbaceous perennials and stunted shrubs. Inflorescences in stonecrops of the most diverse colors, single or in the form of umbrellas. They prefer the sun, although they feel quite comfortable in shaded areas. Stonecrops are so unpretentious to the soil that they are able to take root even on stones. The variety and ease of care have made stonecrops one of the most popular inhabitants of mixborders, rock gardens and rockeries.

Alyssum rocky.

Another suitable contender for an alpine slide is rocky alissum. Consider some varieties of this plant:

compactum - grows up to 18 cm, small inflorescences;
plenum - has a short stature and small double flowers;
citrinum - low alyssum with yellow flowers;
golden wave also has yellow flowers. Height - up to 20 cm.

Alyssum flowers exude a rich, pleasant aroma. The plant is compact, loves well-lit places. In well fertilized soil warm stones gives abundant greenery.

Younger.

The people young is known under the name "stone rose". Thanks to its unusual, original appearance, it is one of the most popular plants for decorating rock gardens. Rosettes of stone roses are very diverse in shape and size. The color range is also extensive. The color can be yellow, green, from pink to burgundy. Moreover, the same flower is able to change color depending on the climate.

Stone rose is a groundcover. Growing, it covers the space with a unique plant carpet of thick leaves collected in rosettes. The plant is resistant to droughts, because. Leaves have the ability to store moisture. Stone rose, of course, will be the decoration of any rock garden.

DIY mixborders: design options

Mixborders are free combination flower beds that are gaining more and more popularity in landscape design. If the organization of a rock garden involves significant efforts, then even novice gardeners will be able to do a mixborder. There are many sources where detailed recommendations experts regarding the choice of plants, various photo schemes that will help you easily decorate your site with a mixborder. Above, you were able to study which plants to plant on an alpine hill. Now we will touch on another interesting topic.

Mixborders are used as borders along paths, hedges, for zoning the territory. With their help, you can decorate nondescript corners on the site, as well as outline the external or internal border.

The purpose of the mixborder determines the choice of plants suitable for it. It uses both high-growing and low-growing representatives of the flora, even ground covers. Mixborders of shrubs and conifers look great. Many different schemes will help to combine plants to your liking. For example, the monochromatic greenery of conifers serves as an excellent backdrop for bright and rich colors. An example is the combination globular thuja and petunias, which looks very impressive.

Another option is a mixborder of tall plants. A bright green fern is planted as a background, and next to it - any kind of bright, tall flowers, for example, astilba.

A three-stage mixborder is a neat row of colors, different in height. You can take plants of the same species, but different in color. In this case, the height of an adult plant must be taken into account. And the flowering period should also match.

You can lay out rounded stones, similar in size and soft colors, along the outer border of the mixborder. This technique will create contrast and emphasize the beauty of the flower garden.

A mixborder of such green plants as dracaena, fern, kupena, zelenchuk, red-leaved agloanema looks very unusual. The beauty of this composition lies not in the variety of colors of flowering plants, but in the tints of green interspersed with red and white elements.

Low-growing plants are best planted in several rows so that they do not look poor, but create a harmonious composition of a solid hedge.

Choosing plants for mixborders

Setting up a mixborder is easy. You should make a selection of plants and study the design photo given element. If you do not intend to change the design style every year, then you should populate the mixborder with perennials. A wide variety of species and varieties of perennials allows you to satisfy the most demanding taste. In addition, they are unpretentious in care.

If you intend to change the appearance of your flower beds every year beyond recognition, you cannot do without bulbs and annuals. The general background can be created with the help of ground cover plants, and deciduous shrubs and ornamental grasses will give the overall composition a natural naturalness.

When choosing plants, it is necessary to take into account the periods of their flowering. Otherwise, the flower garden will look unkempt. Correct selection plants will provide continuous flowering and elegant look to your mixborder.

Create a classic mixborder

As in any business, creating a mixborder has its own rules. The end result, of course, depends on the personal preferences of the gardener, but the rules should not be neglected. They will help you organize a flower garden of the most picturesque appearance.

Mixborder device steps:

The main (skeletal), slow-growing plants (shrubs or conifers) are planted. As an example, there may be dwarf species of thuja, juniper, elderberry, pine, white turf, jasmine.
Fill the flower garden with perennials. As a rule, plants of medium height are chosen, their purpose is to veil the stems of shrubs growing in the background.
Complement the composition with annual and bulbous plants. They land on vacancies ahead of perennials. Do not forget about primroses, they will give spring mood you and your mixborder with the first rays of the sun.

Summing up

No matter how difficult the task of equipping your site may seem to you, remember that it is quite possible to organize a flower garden or an alpine slide on your own. Be patient, arm yourself with tools, check out the diagrams and photos of mixborders or rock gardens, choose your favorite plants and get to work. You will see, soon your site will attract the enthusiastic views of neighbors with its unique view, created by yourself.

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