For the design of the site country home are increasingly using conifers. These unique plants are able to maintain their attractiveness in summer and winter and correctly written arrangement will make your garden unique beautiful and aesthetically appealing.
Grouping plants in the composition it is important to consider the number of planted conifers, and harmonious selection of conifers, which would ideally coexist with other types of plants, whether shrubs or flowers. Give us a leg up next to thuja and juniper a white rose or Heather and composition will sparkle with the delicate beauty. Alternating the planting of flowering shrubs and evergreen conifers are able to maintain an attractive appearance of your site any time of year.
The choice of a particular area for the organization of coniferous compositions plays a significant role in the establishment of the natural area. If you organize the planting of conifers near the main entrance or entry, this option will give the solemnity and splendor of a country house.
Of the conifers, which tolerate a haircut, you can plant a hedge. To have an unusual haircut and the fence will look original. Creating a dense hedge, the plants are planted in a staggered order in 2-3 rows.
Planted in mixed borders dwarf species of evergreens will serve as the perfect backdrop for the flower crops and accentuate the bright colors of flowering plants. The mixed borders are created on the background of houses, fences, along walkways and as a decorative element, covering unsightly areas of the garden.
It is impossible to do without ephedra when creating rockeries, rock gardens and Alpine slides. Conifers planted on the banks of current streams, waterfalls and amid the quiet surface of ponds, will add a country site of the natural landscape.
How nice to walk on a winding path decorated with compositions of low-growing conifers or grouped with high copies.
Located on the slope of the plot make terraces in the form of a cascade stage. The lower tier is made of juniper or dwarf pine trees trimmed neat shapes in combination with other plants. Prostrate junipers with podsobkami climbing plants will look great, but in addition, such planting prevent the destruction of the slope, firming the soil from erosion.
You can't miss out on recreational areas. Conifers planted near the gazebo, rest areas or at the Playground will protect you from prying eyes, as well as from dust and hot sun. In practice, there are container gardening with conifers. Will look cozy courtyard, decorated container conifers is convenient and practical.
Especially hochetsya be noted that all conifers do not tolerate areas with water stagnation. The soil under conifers improve drainage and add to the ground sand. In the first years of the landing of the necessary fertilizing with a special fertilizer. And for large single instances and assign a large enough unshaded space, so they developed a fluffy symmetrical crown. Making arrangements, you should take into account the distance between landings (not less than 0,8 m for undersized and 1-1.5 m longer than tall).
Diverse and colors of conifers. Grouping composition, plant 3 or 5 conifers. It is important not to overdo it, in the group with three instances use two colors, and in compiling a group of five conifers you can dream up with three different colors. If prepared complex composition of a large number of plants must be broken into subgroups of 3-5 plants and then to work on them separately considering the ratio of different colors of conifers.
The shape and height of conifers in the preparation of the ensemble is taken into account in the initial moment during the planning and preparation of the composition. It is important to learn to predict the condition of plants planted some time later, when the plants reached the adult condition.