The decorative design of paths in the garden is an important and responsible matter, because we will constantly see the fruits of our labors, moving around the garden. The first thing that catches your eye is not individual flower beds, but the design of the paths. Therefore, possible mistakes must be minimized so that nothing grieves subsequently. A perfectly designed path at a Flower Exhibition in Chelsea (London). A photo of the author of the idea for garden creativity, the beginning of a detailed discussion, I want to show several inspiring options. This can be a laconic design of a small house garden suitable for towhouse, where a limited set of plants is used. Thus, the final result is more sophisticated. In a small garden. Stylish and laconic option for the front garden. Photo by the author or – a bright informal mixed border in a large area, composed of flowering perennials with bizarre outlines. In a spacious garden, you can plant large massifs of plants. Photos of the author in rural gardens are often planted by velvets or make a tasteless colorful border from a wide variety of colors without a special system. Paths in the rural garden. On the left – marigolds of different varieties, on the right – Ageratum, Zinnia, calendulas and others. Photos of the author, even very small front gardens can look very nice. Modest track design in a small front garden. Photo by the author. The choice of options is quite large. But not everything, I note, depends on the taste and preferences of the owner – there are other points that should be taken into account. The tracks themselves are no less important: how they are laid in the garden, which are gritted, their configuration and parameters are width and length. So let’s talk more about this. How to arrange paths from tiles and bricks are paved with paving slabs or bricks, and even with a stone border, this is an option close to the design of city parks. It will require the use of a classic slave, which runs along the edge of the track. The rules for its creation are well known:
- The length should be at least three times more than width;
- They use 2-3 species of plants, mostly annuals, which are planted in rows in parallel to the edge of the track.
An example of a classic rabbit. Photos of the author can be used, for example, silver qineria, blue ageratum, undersized velvets (tagethes), scarlet salvia, even decorative cabbage is suitable. Begonia, Petunia, Lobelia, Viola (Anyutins Eyes), Nasturtium, Astra and Pelargonium have proven themselves well. From them you can “weave” bizarre carpets, but this requires an experienced gardener and a sense of proportion so that there is no excessive dive. And-every year to change the exposition, do everything in a new way. Annual plants for a slave: decorative cabbage (1), asters with marigolds (2), Viola, Lobelia and Verbena (3). Photos of the author of two -year margaritians are often planted along the paths interspersed with pansies. Margarita. Photos of the author, if there is an opportunity and allows a place, then on the other side they create a mirror reflection of this composition, giving a finished look with a bilateral path. The length of the rabbit cannot be endless: it is crushed into separate fragments-interspersed of some plants that are released along the habitus and color. Lavender along the brick path. Photo by the author of such a “urban” version is best suited to carefully planned and perfectly well -groomed gardens. For rural houses on 6 hundred parts, he must openly admit, is not at all suitable. In standard garden areas, it is better to use something less pathos. The paths on them are usually pavement tiles, which allows you to move away from strict requirements when creating a slave. Paths in the garden paved with tiles. A photo of the author here along the entire track can be planted various compositions from bulbous and primrose that will delight you in the spring. Options for the spring design of the edge of the tracks. By adding perennial plants such as host, geraniums or astilb, you will extend the decorativeness of the flower garden for the whole season and save yourself from unnecessary worries to maintain it in proper order, since the grown perennials will hide fading primords. Astilbine Astilba Chinese ‘Vision In Red’ is the best choice to drop it along the path. Astilba ‘Vision in Red’. Photos of the author are also possible monoposics from these wonderful plants. Thanks to the wealth of flowers and shades of inflorescences, you can create magnificent compositions, for example, from astilb, selected according to thin color nuances from white, cream, pale pink to intensive-pocket color. The host -heater selection of varieties of the host allows you to plant them along the path in a row. Hosts along the path. The author’s photo must be borne in mind their final dimensions in the adult state so that later the leaves do not cling to the legs. It is necessary to plant, retreating from the edge of the path at least half of the diameter of the host. Monoposard from the same host. Photo by the author if someone composition from the same hosts seems boring (although in practice these options are admirable), then you can dilute its monotony with the inclusion of varieties of a different color and texture of leaves. But here you should take into account the size of adult plants. Hosts of different types are also an option. A photo of the author to choose hosts for your garden you can in our market that combines large online stores. Look at the host section. Piones and phloxytitional in Russian gardens along the paths were planted by peonies and phloxes. And this is justified not only from the point of view of the extraordinary beauty of flowering massifs, but also from the point of view of their agricultural technology. Both peonies and phloxes feel better in linear compositions, so they are well ventilated and get sick less. When planting representatives and both culture, you need to pay attention to the size of the bushes and certainly select varieties of the same height. Otherwise, some will be knocked out of the general system, spoiling the picture. Piones of early flowering are well friends with Badan. Photos of the author of the phlox should have a height of up to 80 cm, otherwise the bushes will fall apart, which is extremely undesirable.
- For the design of paths, I can advise the legendary (1952) variety M.F. Sharonova ‘Maria Fedorovna’ – small stature, with strong stems and stunningly beautiful inflorescences, blooming abundantly during August.
Flox ‘Maria Fedorovna’ is good to plant in a row along the path. Photos of the author if the monopostering is supplemented with some suitable plants, then the flower border will decorate the path even more. For example, to plant garden geraniums or stachs woolly, a grass of grass, a cuff or sage, and to the phloxes – a flowering in the fall of a low -growing long -term Astra Italian. Plants for framing the track: Stachis wool in the flower garden near the track (1), Garden Herand (2), Soft cuff and Garden Geranium (3), Italian Astra (4). By the way, I use the last option that the author’s photo: the Astra with its compact shutters is planted in my garden in a row in parallel with the Flox massif. In the summer, she hides the ugly “legs” of these plants with dried leaves, and then, when the phloxes are cut off, enters the forefront and blooms to the snow. Thus, the decorativeness of bordering the track remains permanent all season. Spring view of the flower garden of continuous flowering. On the left – peonies, on the right – Italian Astra and phlox. The author’s photo is not good in the design of the paths of the paths of a pronunciation: his bushes with fleshy stems and shield -shaped inflorescences are decorative from spring to late autumn, when he fully demonstrates his beauty. The magnificent purity of the prominent perfectly “holds” the edge of the path. Photos of the author often paving slabs are used for the device of “dashed” paths: tiles are placed under the width of the step. In this case, such a path itself becomes a decorative decoration of the flower garden. Punctic path along the flower garden as an element of the entire composition. Photos of the author what roses are suitable for framing as for roses, then there are certain nuances. Not every rose can be planted along the path, primarily because of the spikes. Prilute roses at the path require fencing. The author of the author once saw in the English garden an amazing option for decorating with standard roses planted along the path. Roses on the stem. The author’s photo is preferable to plant low floribunda – a sufficient number of bushes and certainly the same variety. There are good examples of combining roses and low junipers. The presence of evergreen makes the border decorative all season. Roses and conifers are a win -win option. Photo by the author than decorating gravel tracks we will move on. For paths with gravel reference, the requirements for design are not so categorical. In this case, a bizarre outline is allowed, which is formed thanks to soil plants such as stonel, blood-red tenaches, arabis (cut), yaskolka, outlines, stachis of woolly, the steady of the verbine of the coin or lavender and sage, “crawling” right onto the path, which creates an extremely decorative picture. Lavender, planted symmetrically. Photos of the author, such laid -back compositions that appear on their own do not require adjustments by the gardener, are organic for a cottage garden in the English style, and in our rural frontiers will be appropriate. The design of the gravel path with lavender (1, 2), the Stachis grows and the usual will speak beyond the edge of the flower garden (3), sage (4). You can choose perennials for your garden in our market. Take a look into the section perennial plants and its subsections of roses, lavender, herbaceous peonies, phloxes and others. How to emphasize the paths of the bizarre shape of the “fantasy” paths, lined with bizarre -shaped slabs and with uneven outlines, it is also better to decorate with the help of creeping species. Sometimes, to enhance the decorative effect, some plants with a knife are mounted directly in the cracks among the plates. The fantasy path is another important point in the design of the paths of a bizarre shape: it is appropriate in the places of branches or in corners and even it is desirable to plant some large architectural plants, such as Buzulniki. On bending, the paths usually plant large, noticeable plants from afar. Photo by the author that to plant along the path of ecosaddl of the device of the paths in the garden in the spirit of modern environmental trends often use trees (which looks very justified) or decorative chips. In the “ecological” garden of the region of paths, it is customary to strengthen trees. The author’s photo in this case is better to solve in a relaxed manner, collecting together a variety of representatives of the forest flora and supplementing them with some garden views. It can be niva, pyrethrums, lupins interspersed with decorative herbs, such as Sizu oatmeal or fox -tailed. They need to be planted by informal groups. Pyrethrum for laid -back compositions. Photo of the author how to beat the paths in the “lazy” saddles of the “lazy” (that is, exclusively busy) gardeners in the design of paths is better to use shrubs, which, although they do not look as impressive as flower arrangements, are unpretentious, keep their shape and are decorative all season. In the first place among them is the bast shrub and dwarf varieties of Japanese spirea. On the left: the cinquefoil blooms all summer long ago. Right: Japanese spirea ‘Golden Princess’ in the spring. The author’s photo, however, in the end, choosing a design option, you should be guided not only by your desires to decorate the garden, but first of all with your own capabilities to maintain decorative compositions in order. And also – try not to overload the space with excessively complex options. Posterly colorful flower garden. Photo by the author and how do you decorate the paths in your garden, what plants do you use for this? Share your experience in the comments. Even if you already have garden paths, give a little time to view the collection materials. Well, if their bookmark is still in the plans, our publications will help you choose the best option:
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