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Coniferous compositions in landscape design. Ephedra in the country (36 photos) - a unique solution for landscape design. Conifers in landscape design: landing rules

The mass enthusiasm for landscape design contributed to a noticeable transformation of country houses, cottages and summer cottages. Gardens with vegetables and fruits, popular in the recent past, have been replaced by flower beds, and other decorative plant compositions.

Special place in landscape design are occupied by coniferous trees, some species of which appeared in the vastness of our country relatively recently.

Representatives of the coniferous group of plants have gained their popularity due to their unique properties that allow them to look great both in single ( solitary plantings), and in group all 365 days a year. Coniferous plantations are not demanding on the types of soil, rarely get sick and tolerate any weather changes well.

The value of conifers for the garden

In addition to the aesthetic effect, evergreen conifers can benefit people and nature:

• qualitatively absorb dust and noise;
• stop gusts of wind;
• soften the microclimate around the house or cottage;
• stop the reproduction of certain viruses, bacteria and insects;
• provide the air with a colossal amount of oxygen and phytoncides (the undisputed champion among healing trees is juniper).

Therefore, if you dream of a beautiful, well-groomed garden with a favorable microclimate, turn your attention to compositions of coniferous plants. Their charming appearance, exquisite shape and medium-sized crowns reveal unique possibilities for creating the most daring compositions in landscape design, both on large areas, as well as small ones.

How to make coniferous compositions in landscape design?

• Spruces, pines, junipers, cypresses, firs, thujas and many other evergreens are usually placed in the very center of the backyard plot, to form coniferous sculptures, or on the borders of the territory.


• The ensemble of needles looks very picturesque surrounded by heather, roses, eric, rhododendrons and deciduous plants. They bring a certain brightness, contrast to the design and allow you to change the design of the garden seasonally. (The exception is bird cherry and birch - they have a bad effect on plants with needles).


• Coniferous pyramidal shapes look great. Landscape designers based on them create complex geometric figures, spiral columns, tiers and intricate front alleys. Figuratively trimmed conifers divide the space of the site into so-called "rooms", decorate stone hills, small ponds, colorfully complement rock gardens and relief drops.


• In order for landscape design with coniferous plants to please the eye with its three-dimensional structures and coloristic pictures not only in summer, but also in winter, it is necessary at the time of creating compositions to pay increased attention to combinations in the coniferous group of different shapes, textures and colors.


• As accent trees and shrubs, experts recommend choosing winter-hardy species that are stable all year round. In the background, as a rule, plants with a spreading crown are placed. And the coniferous composition of landscape design is completed by correctly creeping, low plants.


• The decorative possibilities of conifers (they are easy to cut) are great for creating hedges and masking unsightly areas in the fence.

Important!
When choosing conifers for backyard compositions, one should not forget that in many plants the color of the needles changes in winter.

Conifers in landscape design: landing rules

1. Planting conifers is best done in early autumn.


2. In depth, each hole for seedlings should not exceed 85 cm, and the junction of the stem with the root (necessarily with an earthen clod) exactly corresponds to the ground level.


3. The distance between neighboring plants ideally ranges from 90 to 160 cm.


4. For better growth of young plantings, it is necessary to add sand and clay to the ground.


5. Within six months after planting conifers, the soil needs to be nourished with mineral fertilizers.


6. In dry summers, watering is important for plants. During the season, it is enough to produce 5-6 waterings of 20 liters per plant.


7. To make the crown thicker, annual shoots need to be cut by a third every spring.


8. Young trees that have not reached a meter in height by winter are recommended to be covered with spruce spruce branches or sack kraft paper to avoid winter burn.


9. Regular loosening of the soil around the trunk contributes to rapid growth coniferous plants.

Conifers in landscape design - planting video

Coniferous trees and plants for landscape design - how to choose the right one?

Plants for the garden must be purchased in specialized, proven nurseries, and not in mass supermarkets, long before the start of the planting season. Before you go for seedlings, you need to have on hand a clear plan for the future garden and a list with the necessary plants.

Keep in mind that the older the plant, the more difficult it will be for it to take root in a new place.

In the case of buying large-sized conifers, trees and shrubs of 5-6 years of age will be the best option.

When choosing coniferous trees and plants, one should take into account what shape and form they will take in the near future. Owners of spacious plots, you can safely plant big trees with a spreading, oval crown. Here are the giants small garden will look rather ridiculous, drowning out the rest of the "residents" with their size.

Whatever the size of the plot, there will always be conifers for it, without which no garden can be considered complete. Today's abundance of varieties and species allows you to experiment and create new coniferous compositions in the landscape design of small and large gardens.

Coniferous plants, with their diversity, confuse the gardener when choosing candidates for creating landscape forms. Tidying up your knowledge of evergreens is the first step in planning a beautiful garden.

The whole variety of conifers is better represented if they are divided into groups:

• Full-grown, whose annual growth is 30 cm or more per year;
• Medium-sized and semi-dwarf individuals grow no more than 30 cm per year;
• Dwarf forms with an annual growth of about 8 cm;
• Miniature, which add 3-5 cm per year;
• Microscopic with an increase of not more than 1 cm per year.

According to these signs, the gardener determines the place that conifers will occupy in the landscape design of the site.

The first group of plants reaches a height of 3 meters or more at the age of ten. For example, common spruce (Picea abies) at the age of 12 represents a beauty 4 meters high, and its crown in the lower part reaches a diameter of about 3 meters.

Norway spruce

Lebanese cedar (Cedrus libani) from this group also belongs to the category of giants. At the age of 10, he can reach a height of 5 meters. In adulthood, and the conifers grow for a very long time, it will be a 25 meter giant, which is a delightful sight.

Lebanese cedar

Semi-dwarf forms of conifers are by far the most attractive for garden or park compositions due to their versatility. They do not need a lot of space, but even from a distance of 10 meters, a group of such plants looks quite presentable.

Dwarf and miniature forms are suitable for small gardens, where plants are given a small area and you need to watch the picture from a distance of no more than 5 meters in order to appreciate the beauty of each participant and the whole composition as a whole.

Semi-dwarf spruce
dwarf larch
miniature cedar

Microscopic evergreens grown by hobbyists indoor gardens V Japanese style. An ensemble of such plants can be placed on a pedestal in a small courtyard.

It is also necessary to divide evergreens into groups:

• trees;
• shrubs.

Shrubs are common and dwarf. Cossack juniper (Juniperus sabina tamariscifolia) is a common resident of parks and gardens because of its unpretentiousness and vitality. It does not reach a height of more than one meter, but in width, if it is released and does not form a crown, it can occupy an area of ​​\u200b\u200babout five or more meters in diameter.

On the contrary, the horizontal juniper (Juniperus horizontalis) in the landscape design of the site plays the role of a prickly blanket that spreads along the ground, and reaches a height of no more than 15 cm. It grows rather slowly.

Juniper horizontal

Pros and cons

The merits of coniferous plants include:

• ease of care;
• garden decoration at any time of the year;
• lack of fallen leaves;
• lack of inflorescences that need to be cut;
• an abundance of shapes, sizes and colors;
• the ability to form any shape using trimming;
• improvement of the surrounding air;
• durability.

In some sources, the disadvantages of coniferous crops include the unpredictability of their growth and appearance in adulthood. The right approach when growing coniferous plants, it nullifies all the shortcomings of their content. If the planting site and the type of plant are chosen taking into account its needs, size and climate, then the gardener can only treat diseases and pests in time and feed his coniferous pets with delicious fertilizer for health and a fluffy look a couple of times a season.

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There is a plan!

With the help of coniferous plants, the garden can be given completely different forms. Fast-growing coniferous trees for landscape design of the site will be appreciated by lovers of quick results.

A well-planned project is half the battle.

The entrance area of ​​the plot can be decorated in a formal style: clear forms of trimmed thujas of spherical and conical shape meet guests and owners near the entrance to the house. They are surrounded by a well-groomed lawn or colored shredded bark in discreet shades.

In order for thuja to please the eye with fresh greenery, they need proper care and attention. Quite common is the situation when, dry and look unkempt (do not confuse these cases with the golden varieties of this plant).

A live fence made of sheared arborvitae will help divide the garden into several different zones. Behind a two-meter thuja wall, the continuation of the site will not be visible, and winding path will mysteriously hide and beckon further into the garden.

Quite a frequent and popular guest. They are well suited for growing in urban areas, as they withstand increased air pollution.

Such large-scale structures and large trees will be appropriate if there is enough space.

Conifers in the landscape design of the garden should not look alien and unnecessary. Having assessed the space intended for conifers, a good gardener will first study the varieties that are suitable for specific purposes.

In a small garden, groups of medium-sized and semi-dwarf plants look good against a lawn or gravel backfill. For lack of space, a mixborder of conifers is created along the fence. In the background, you can place several balls of western thuja (Thuja ossidentalis), between them a creeping semi-dwarf juniper (Juniperus horizontalis "Glauca"), and in the foreground there will be a neat spruce "Conica" (Picea glauca albertiana "Conica") with its small size and bright green needles. It goes well with the golden ball of the Japanese spiraea "Golden Princess" (Spiraea japonica). For color harmony here you can add a dwarf eastern thuja with golden foliage (Thuja orientalis "Aurea Nana"). At the beginning of summer, all this splendor is decorated pink flowers spirea.

Coniferous mixborder
Semi-dwarf juniper
Eastern dwarf thuja

Creation of coniferous paradise

When inscribing conifers in landscape design, you must follow some rules:

• the tallest specimens are planted in the background;
• coniferous composition of different plants should not combine more than three forms of crowns;
• symmetry and precise geometric shapes are out of place when creating an evergreen open-plan group;
• the parterre strict composition must be strictly symmetrical and requires constant care and haircuts;
• an ensemble of coniferous plants does not need variegation;
• accents are required;
• the place for review should be at a distance equal to twice the length of the composition;
• the wrong green neighbors can nullify the gardener's efforts.

Some of these rules require a detailed approach and specifics. If the first postulate is simple and understandable, then the question of forms can be explained by the structure of the human eye. The abundance of forms, as well as colors, creates a sense of unrest. A composition of three colors or two or three contrasting forms looks much nicer and more holistic. Pyramidal thuja Brabant in the landscape design of the group is best placed in the background. Their severity is emphasized by the spherical forms of cypress, and in the foreground the whole ensemble calms creeping juniper or ground cover deciduous plants. Even if the territory for conifers is quite extensive, the rhythmic alternation of the same plants is better perceived, and not a set of all kinds of varieties and colors.

In order for the eye not to wander around the composition, the beginning of contemplation should begin with an accent that a tree or shrub can create. unusual shape or a color that is slightly different from all the others. The starting point of the view is a small heather garden, which blends beautifully with the conifers. A boulder of an unusual shape, immersed in the arms of a juniper, or an interesting solution of a garden lamp also attracts the eye and helps to perceive the entire composition as a whole and each plant separately.

The combination of sizes of coniferous plants in the group should be harmonious. A tall spruce is perceived at a great distance, while a small spherical thuja is interesting up close.

For a decent development of coniferous plants, it is necessary to take into account the influence that plants have on each other. The neighborhood of spruce and thuja will oppress both plants. A beautiful specimen of larch will not tolerate anyone next to it. This maverick loves to grow alone, just like birch.

Larch

The combination of conifers with roses looks very beautiful. But for a rose, this neighborhood may not be very comfortable.

Ephedra in different roles

Many gardeners give preference to conifers when decorating a plot, because these plants can play a variety of roles:

1. Hedge;
2. solo part;
3. Mixborder;
4. Alpine hill or rockery;
5. Ensemble;
6. container garden.

A hedge of evergreens can be functional or aesthetic. If you need to separate a place of rest from prying eyes, columnar junipers or thujas will do this role very well. Closely planted to each other, they will create a beautiful and impenetrable wall that will look organic in the green mass of the site.

A dwarf juniper or cypress will make an excellent fence for enclosing a playground or flower bed, which will not block the view, but will create a beautiful frame.

As a solo performer, coniferous trees or shrubs with an interesting crown shape, needle color or an exotic type of fruit are used. A better combination all at once for the decorativeness of the soloist throughout the year. The background for the artist can be a lawn, gravel or decorative wood chips.

The composition, that is, the “mix”, of plants along the path or fence forms a kind of border, and all together this is called a mixborder. This element of the garden is very popular among gardeners. It can be decorated with conifers or a combination of conifers with flowers and ground cover plants. Mixborder near the path is better to decorate with dwarf and semi-dwarf forms so that the eye covers the entire group of plants at once.

Alpine slides or rock gardens in the recent past were a favorite decoration garden plots. On any, even a very small, piece of the garden, amateurs tried to create something similar to the Alps with an obligatory assortment of ground cover and coniferous plants. To create a rock garden that would naturally fit into the landscape of the site is not an easy task, but it is quite feasible. Much easier is possible - a combination of plants and stones. For this element of the landscape, you do not need to build mountains, a beautiful boulder and evergreens, correctly matched to it, are enough. Dwarf mountain pine in landscape design will feel like home when surrounded by a few stones of interesting shape or color. Ground cover flowers or creeping junipers are planted between stones and conifers. In this case, plants and stones located on pebbles look more natural.

Compositions from coniferous plants - the simplest and most nice solution to revitalize the lawn or patio.

Conifers can be combined with deciduous plants suitable for growing conditions. The unpretentious and beautiful staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina) with its feather-like leaves will look great in summer against the background of strict fir trees, and in autumn its scarlet colors against a calm green background will attract the eye of even a sophisticated gardener.

In group compositions, the contrasts of form and the play of color play a major role. Columnar arborvitae with bright green needles are perfectly combined with golden thuja balls, and creeping deep green juniper completes this composition, spread out on the lawn.

There are coniferous plants that a gardener would really like to see in his green kingdom. But not all conifers tolerate frost and lower temperatures. In this case, container forms of conifers come to the rescue. They can decorate the patio or add to the finished composition in the garden. The container form of plants allows you to combine incongruous. In this form, the dream of a duet of roses and spruce is quite feasible.

Present the finished result and go! You will succeed!

Today, landscape design has become a favorite hobby of many owners of land and private houses. It is thanks to their efforts that the space that surrounds many private houses has recently begun to be significantly transformed.

On some personal plots, vegetable gardens and even ordinary orchards gradually begin to lose ground and give way to decorative lawns, bright flower beds and unexpected plant compositions that delight their owners.

But if, flower arrangements have always been held in high esteem by our gardeners, and some, unpretentious shrubs has always been often found on plots, then coniferous evergreens in landscape design are not yet used so widely. Although their popularity is growing.

Conifers in landscape design make it possible decorate outdoor space aesthetically pleasing and rich, in addition, the garden will look like this in all seasons.

The increasing use of coniferous shrubs and trees in landscape design is due to their properties: plants are harmonious both in single plantings and in compositions all year round, most species and forms are unpretentious to soils, tolerate severe weather conditions, are less than deciduous, are susceptible to pests and diseases.

In addition to the already mentioned aesthetic effect, such landings compare favorably:

• Good absorption of street dust and noise;
• Windproof properties;
• Improving the microclimate for adjoining territory;

Suppression of the reproduction of pathogenic viruses and bacteria, due to the release of biologically active substances by all parts of the plant;

Air supply all year round significant amount of oxygen, since most conifers are not deciduous.

Therefore, if there is a dream of a green environment in which the most favorable microclimate for people will be naturally provided, then compositions of coniferous shrubs and trees in landscape design will be the best solution. Moreover, there is always the opportunity to pick up plants of the most unexpected shape and any size of crowns, this allows you to create any compositions on your site.

Landing and care

For planting and growing compositions from coniferous plants, certain rules have already been formulated that are well known to both professional botanists and landscape designers. But, since some site owners want to deal with the design on their own, while others simply do not have the financial ability to hire a qualified specialist, it is necessary to start the process of creating a composition from coniferous from the theoretical part.

When planning a landing, you must immediately take into account that the finished landscape compositions will look holistic if the distance from the place from which they will be most often viewed is at least two of their heights.

The essential point is careful preparation planting sites. Its further development will depend on this, and, consequently, the beauty of the whole composition. Places on the site that are subject to periodic flooding are unsuitable for planting. It must be borne in mind that each species develops best on a certain composition of the soil. This needs to be clarified at the stage of choosing species for your garden plot.

In terms of timing, the most optimal time for landing work is the period from the end of April to the beginning of May. At this time, coniferous shrubs and trees do not yet begin active growth and, as a result, they tolerate transplantation more easily and take root in a new place.

When digging a hole, it is necessary to calculate its depth in such a way that when planting a seedling, it is located in it no deeper than the root neck (this is the border where the trunk goes into the root). After planting, you need to water abundantly, this is done to ensure the best contact of the soil with the roots, that is, you need to water it regardless of soil moisture. For the next month, the soil around the plants should not be allowed to dry out until it begins to develop its root system in a new place.

Most conifers are not very capricious when grown, but they, like other artificially grown plants, need care. In hot years, it is required to cover young plants from sunburn, especially for various firs. In winter, take measures to protect southern, imported species from frost (this includes sheltering undersized plants, snow retention, etc.) Saplings are sold with a closed root system (with a clod of earth or in a container) and with an open one (the roots are bare). If planting takes place in the spring, and the roots are open, you need to pay attention to the presence of young roots.

Breaking up the lawn to create a backdrop for coniferous plants will greatly improve the overall visual perception. Often, coniferous plants are planted next to water bodies, so that, together with weeping deciduous plants, they make up a common original composition.

• various types and varieties of junipers: Cossack, rocky, Virginian, Chinese, etc.;
• firs: prickly, European;
• pines: mountain, black, ordinary.

Those. those species of conifers that are common in the wild in our forests without any care. Naturally, wild plants are quite often growing too big, they do not have sufficient decorative qualities, so you need to buy varieties with known qualities.

Junipers, pines and North American prickly spruces are quite photophilous, undemanding to the level of humidity and soil fertility. If the flower bed is in shading for a significant part of the daylight hours, it is recommended to choose zoned (that is, those that have been tested and suitable for growing in your region) varieties of yew berry, European spruce or western thuja.

For a low-maintenance garden (requiring a minimum of work throughout the year) in our latitudes, carefully purchase cypress, hemlock, pseudo-hemlock, microbiota, tuevik, cypress, cupressocypress, fir, Kemfer larch, Japanese cryptomeria, swamp cypress, thuja folded and other rare species of conifers.

According to the size of an adult plant, conifers can be conditionally divide into three groups.

Tall species of coniferous plants

To the number large plants can be counted as common types:

Srednerosly plants for coniferous compositions

1. Branched and very aesthetic evergreen tree. Growth is slow.
2. Yew berry. Compact shrub, dense needles. Popular due to the combination of rich greens and berries, red color.
3. The yew is golden. It tolerates partial shade well, combined with tall and stunted plants. It grows in the shape of a bowl, the needles are yellowish green, green or golden color. They often serve as the basis for compositions.

Undersized and creeping conifers

For such forms of conifers, it is very important to have enough space for development, because they do not grow up, but in a horizontal plane, forming something similar to a kind of lawn.

1. Spruce Lombers ordinary. Undersized plant, thick needles, bright, emerald color.
2. Pine mountain Hampi. Used in rock gardens. An unusual property - the kidneys, at temperatures below zero, are painted in beautiful reddish-brown shades.
3. Mountain pine, grade Mini Pug. It grows in the form of a kind of pillow.

Compatibility

Despite the unpretentiousness of most coniferous species to growing conditions, it is necessary to form compositions based on them, taking into account some features. Many conifers are characterized by their "aggressiveness". Species are called aggressive, which in the process of evolution have developed the ability to secrete substances that inhibit the development of other plants. In conifers, this feature allows in nature, with their very slow growth, to compete with fast-growing species. That's why:

Near larch, all coniferous plants feel bad, although they can be planted, but at some distance.

Purchase of plants

Coniferous trees for creating compositions can be bought both in special nurseries and in garden shops.

Digging in natural forests and groves is not worth it, because, firstly, it may turn out to be illegal (if this territory belongs to some kind of biosphere reserve), and secondly, it is unpredictable what will be mature plant, even within the same species, wild specimens can vary greatly (this depends on many factors and heredity), thirdly, it is possible to bring new types of pests into your garden.

You don’t need to buy a plant just because it is beautiful and pretty. Definitely recommended learn latin name, first inquire about the size and habit of an adult plant and buy only those plants that are suitable for a particular site.

Conifers, especially of a small age, are strikingly similar and only a specialist is able to distinguish them outwardly. This is a rather expensive acquisition, designed for more than one year, so you should prepare for it in advance, arm yourself with a catalog with descriptions and photographs. Very often one sees the disappointment of buyers of extremely expensive, grown in Western nurseries, topiary (formed by special pruning of seedlings) forms, when they are created from species that are not zoned in our latitudes.

It should not be forgotten that it is advisable to buy coniferous plants with a clod of earth, dendrological nurseries sell them in burlap or wire mesh, the most the best option- grown in a container, they can be plant in any season. Naturally, you need to buy seedlings only in reputable garden centers, after checking the general condition of the needles and the quality of the root system. Many novice gardeners have been “burned” by buying cheap potted cupressocypresses and cypresses often sold in supermarkets, often they stand there, without watering, for weeks. After these conditions, these tender plants are extremely difficult to recover, most often they die during the first wintering.

As for the price of seedlings, conifers usually cost more than deciduous ones, container ones are more expensive than those grown in the ground, grafted and topiary ones are more expensive than those grown without shaping, etc. Designers most often recommend purchasing several accent, central plants (size about 1.0-1.5 m in height), to give the flower bed volume, and buy the rest small (no more than 40 cm). But at the same time, one must be prepared for the fact that dwarf species grow extremely slowly (sometimes less than one cm per year) and, having planted them very small, it will take many years to expect the required decorative effect from them.

Coniferous compositions in landscape design

The principle of constructing a landscape composition of coniferous plants

For the correct planning of a composition of conifers, it is initially necessary to decide where exactly it should be located, what type is needed, what elements will be included in it. And after that, choose plants that meet the characteristics necessary for the formation of the composition, taking into account the existing conditions.

The facade of the house and the front garden, as a rule, are the first to be seen by guests, so its design should be somewhat solemn and necessarily elegant, it is appropriate here. landscaping with basic elements regular style, which is built on a symmetrical arrangement of all components or a repeating rhythm. It will be better when the range of species here is unnecessarily diverse.

The main, accent plant is the pyramidal, standard, which in adulthood reaches a size of no more than 2.5-3 m (based on the size of the flower bed). Then, plants of the second order (sub-accents) are placed symmetrically from it on the sides, with dimensions up to 1-1.5 m. Between them, it is possible (without deviating from a predetermined pattern) to plant dwarf and prostrate conifers, compact ornamental deciduous shrubs and ground cover.

In informal-style plantings, compositions of coniferous plants are recommended to be placed on the lawn. in the form of a flower bed - "island", include them in the composition of the mixborder along the edges of the site, interspersed with decorative foliage plants, thus zoning the space. Here it is more optimal to select the habitus of plants according to the system of "irregular scalene triangle".

After, the remaining space is filled with plants as their importance and external saturation decrease. Lower plants are planted in the foreground of the flower beds, and taller and more voluminous ones towards the center. It is advisable to choose plants with different colors of needles so that the flower bed does not look boring. If the accent plant has silver-colored needles, you do not need to plant a variety of the same color nearby. Do not forget about the illumination of the flower bed and various seasonal plants. Against the background of bright greenery, early bulbs will look great.

For planting on an alpine hill or in flower beds with various annuals and ground covers, you can use miniature varieties with spherical and cushion forms of growth, as well as ground cover species that cover the ground with a carpet or cascade down from retaining walls.

To create a harmonious landscape composition, certain rules must be taken into account.

Shape geometry

Contrasting combinations

By combining contrasting colors and shapes, various visual effects can be achieved. On the background small plants large-sized trees will be striking, in transitions various sizes and outlines of crowns, you can smooth out the lines of the exterior.

Asymmetry and symmetry

The use of coniferous plants in landscape design implies a combination of the incongruous. That is, you can decorate the site with both symmetrical compositions and unexpected asymmetric elements that will look quite harmonious.

At the moment, a large number of coniferous plants have been bred, differing in color. Those who like to experiment with colors should remember that contrasting color scheme components of a small coniferous group can "break up" the composition. Therefore, experts advise in groups of conifers, from three plants, to use no more than two colors, in groups of five seedlings, no more than three colors can be planted. But in significant coniferous groups (more than 30 in number), you can plant plants with different colors, while not forgetting to combine them into small groups of three plants of the same color.

Crown height and shape

When creating compositions, it is necessary to take into account not only the color of the seedling, but also its dimensions in adulthood and the outlines of its crown. In order to predict the type of composition in the future, you should initially study the characteristics of the proposed varieties before buying them.

Composition types

Mixborder

The mixborder can be placed where, in accordance with the wishes of the owner of the site, it will look best. Don't be afraid to do what you want. From the manifestation of individuality garden landscape only wins.

For the largest plants prepare a place at the very edge of the future composition, then the plantings are arranged in descending order of size, so the smallest plants are planted at the base of the mixborder. No need to strive to maintain the same geometric accuracy of plantings. Curvature will only emphasize pristine beauty compositions.

The natural harmony of the mixborder must be observed: the width of plantings of large plants must necessarily exceed the space allocated for undersized plantings. As part of the plantation, there may be specimens that differ in the color of the needles and the outlines of the crown.

Coniferous hedge

A hedge, using coniferous plants, is created quite often. In plantings of a regular style, which is rarely found in our latitudes, a coniferous hedge is nothing more than a hedge, but landscape style and modern makes it possible to apply evergreen hedges as a background for bright perennials. From conifers, dense shaped or unshaped hedges can be formed. In order to create a dense green hedge, plants are placed in several rows, in a checkerboard pattern. One of the most impenetrable hedges is rightfully considered a shaped staggered spruce planting.

Compositions of coniferous circular view

Compositions of a circular view are called landings, decorative effect which should be viewed from all sides of the review. Compositions of this kind are usually planted in paving openings or on round flower beds. Planting plants, maybe any - irregular or symmetrical. The most dimensional plant is placed in the center of the symmetrical composition, around it at an equal distance are species of small dimensions.

For asymmetrical groups, the same principle applies: the height of each subsequent row should gradually decrease, thereby emphasizing the visual perception of the previous row. The formation of an asymmetrical composition is one of the most complex work for the landscape designer. It must provide an overview of the landing from all angles.

For example, consider the option of using Scots pine as an accent plant. It is necessary to choose the variety of this tree, reaching a height of 2-2.5 m, with small bluish-gray needles.

In front of it, a specimen of a slow-growing, fairly frost-resistant Korean cedar pine is planted, a pyramid-shaped variety is desirable, with long needles of a silver-blue hue. Three Cossack junipers can be placed in the corner of the composition. To the left of them, plant two slow-growing dwarf ones. You can add several western thujas to the composition. The space between the plants is covered with a layer of decorative mulch, it is aesthetically pleasing to use ground spruce cones as it. Such a composition does not need special care.

Compositions with a geometric shape of the crown

In such a composition, prickly spruce, with bluish-white needles, will look good. The height of the selected variety should not be more than 3-4 meters.

To the left of it, you can place the thuja western, a variety with a narrow cone-shaped crown. Between spruce and thuja, four plants of slow-growing mountain pine, a spherical variety with dark green needles, will look good. There are varieties of mountain pine with an original property - they have needles, with the first frosts, turn yellow, and green color returns in the spring.

In addition to those listed, there are still a huge variety of different compositions and combinations of plants. This article lists only some of the more common ones.

Conclusion

Here, in a nutshell, are the basics of creating coniferous compositions. But this information is only an invitation to world full of creativity and beauty landscape design, in general, and the creation of coniferous compositions in particular.

Any person can turn both a significant plot and a small area near the house into a unique and unique composition of living plants. It is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance - a little patience, knowledge and your own imagination.

personal plot country cottage or garden house It is customary to ennoble, landscaping with various plants. Landscape art has become very relevant in our time, and every property owner strives to create a unique landscape design. Currently, every property owner has a desire to plant trees and shrubs on his site, but not everyone can do it right, because this is not an easy task that requires certain knowledge and imagination.

Any flower garden or flower bed will look incomplete without a coniferous composition, bright greenery that all year round will please the eye and decorate household plot. What kind of coniferous plantations to choose for a personal plot and how to create a composition so that it fits harmoniously and creates a beautiful landscape design? We will try to answer this question in our article.

Coniferous compositions in garden landscape design

In modern landscape design, conifers have become as widely used as deciduous ones. Such popularity is explained by the fact that conifers look great in single or group compositions. All year round they delight us with their juicy greenery and pleasant aroma. Gardeners fell in love with them not only for beautiful view, but also for other benefits:

• most coniferous varieties do not need sunlight, they grow well in partial shade;
• root system, long time withstand a lack of moisture, they develop well on stony soils;
• they cut well, you can create unique compositions from them thanks to the original haircut;
• they are a source of useful phytoncides, which has a beneficial effect on the physical and psychological state;
• conifers also take root in a smoky urban environment;
• cones growing on conifers attract birds and fill any garden plot with life all year round;
• perform a windproof function.

Evergreens are able to give uniqueness and freshness to any site, they are beautiful in their own right, and also help to create unique compositions with many plants. With conifers you can create beautiful groups, if taken as a basis, they will always stand out and focus on themselves.

If you look closely at the photos of various compositions, you will notice that hedges and garden partitions are easily created from coniferous plants, which will divide the site into zones.

Evergreens, in addition to the aesthetic effect, are of great benefit to the environment and people. They qualitatively absorb dust and noise, do not allow some viruses, bacteria and insects to multiply intensively, create a unique microclimate in the landscaping area.

How to use conifers in creating a landscape?

Masters of landscape design are well aware of the rules for using conifers in creating compositions in large and small areas. Most property owners cannot invite a specialist, so they are forced to implement their ideas and skills on their own, using various information, landscape design photo. To create a composition correctly, you need follow the basic rules:

In the rules for creating a design, it is necessary to observe the correct combination of colors, since conifers have a great color scheme . Among these rules are the following:

• it is impossible to use more than two in color in the composition of their three elements;
• if the composition consists of three units, then there should be no more than three different in color;
• if you plan to create a large composition, then it is better to divide it into groups of 3 elements, observing the rules of two shades.

It is advisable to think over the combination of elements before buying plants and creating compositions in your garden. In addition, it is important to take into account the size of the conifers when they become adults, the size of their crown. If you neglect such advice, then the integrity of the composition will be violated.

Which of the conifers to plant in the garden?

The variety of species of coniferous trees and shrubs makes it possible to create various compositions, original and unusual in their beauty. Most often in the design of the site are used:

Before planting them, you need to know which plants will grow nearby, because some of them do not look close or do not grow well. Here also has its own rules:

• cypress does not like cold climatic conditions, it will grow poorly;
• conifers do not like the neighborhood with larch;
• thuja is better not to plant close to the firs;
• cedar and pine, fir and spruce should not be planted nearby.

All conifers are divided into three large groups, each of them has its own height, crown size, which is very important to consider so that a few years after planting, the composition does not lose its attractiveness.

• Tall
• medium height
• Creeping varieties and shrubs

Tall conifers are not often used in landscape design, as they take up a lot of space in the local area. This group of plants includes:

Many gardeners prefer medium-sized plants from the coniferous family:

• evergreen has a very attractive appearance, it grows slowly, which lovers of landscape design like;
• Yew berry, as you can see in the photo, looks wonderful on a landscaped area, a fruit-bearing shrub has beautiful needles;
• Thuja medium-sized looks like a spherical plant, it has densely spaced vertical branches;
• Golden yew looks like a bowl, its needles are yellowish, it develops excellently in a shady area next to other conifers.

Creeping conifers occupy a special niche in landscape design, without them, the site cannot look complete, these include:

• Norway spruce Lombres, its name is not true, it looks very unusual in its beauty, its emerald needles spread densely along the ground;
• thuja Timi Tini has a spherical shape and does not require frequent watering;
• Mountain Hampi pine is very popular in the creation of rock gardens; in the cold season, its buds turn red;
• A miniature pug grows into a soft and fluffy pillow, which always looks nice against the general background.

Ideas for creating coniferous compositions

Coniferous hedges can be called a classic in the design of sites, they create dense rows of evergreen plantings. It is necessary to select varieties that are convenient and easy to cut, giving the desired shape to the crown - pyramidal, spherical or columnar. For this, one variety of conifers is always selected.

The second option is with the emphasis of the element on the lawn, for this a variety with a fancy crown is selected and sits in the central part of the flower bed. Choose the average and high grades evergreen, but it is desirable that the plant has a pronounced geometric shape- spherical, cone-shaped, weeping, they always look impressive alone.

Another option is planting group compositions; for this, varieties are selected that are identical in shape and color. Compositions of different colors and shapes also look very impressive, and this creates a contrast that attracts attention. Such plantings should always be thought out in advance, taking into account the size of the plants when they become adults.

In prefabricated compositions, which are called mixborders are used various plants. Here the conifers play the main role and, against the background of other vegetation, they always focus on themselves. Planted next to them bright perennials- rhododendrons, dwarf spireas, heathers, undersized barberries and others.

Ephedra always occupy place of honor in any composition, for example, in rocky gardens, only undersized, dwarf and creeping varieties are used.

It is believed that coniferous plants are unpretentious, but in order for them to have an attractive appearance and please the eye, they need care. In hot weather, it is advisable to cover them from bright sunlight, and for the winter varieties that are not resistant to frost shelter from the cold. Healthy conifers will always be beautiful and give valuable phytoncides, oxygen, a unique aroma that can be inhaled daily. Proper care will provide them with a long life, and your favorite garden will look lively and harmonious.

Trees conifers, pines, spruces, junipers, are found in our gardens as often as deciduous plants. The atmosphere of a pine forest, the aroma that these trees exude, create a special aura in the summer cottage. It is worth mentioning that all conifers have excellent bactericidal properties that are beneficial to health.

Advantages of landscape design of a summer cottage with conifers and photos

Coniferous plants are distinguished by the fact that they are not picky, but still they need to be looked after. In the summer heat, they need to be securely covered from possible burns, and in fierce winter, on the contrary, those plants that are afraid of frost (for example, thuja) should be protected. You see below a photo of the landscape design of the courtyard of a private house, the conifers are covered for the winter.

The features (rather, advantages) of these trees include:

Poor tolerance of the bright sun allows you to make a garden of their conifers even on the northern and rather dark side of the garden;
- Many types of coniferous trees naturally have an ideal geometric shape, they do not need to be constantly trimmed, like deciduous ones;
- Perfectly developed roots allow plants to live for a long time without watering at all;
- Physicians have proven many times that phytoncides of coniferous trees not only have a beneficial effect on health, they help to cure certain types of diseases;
- A garden of coniferous plants can be created even on the smallest plot.

Conifers in landscape design: photo and name of some species

Most coniferous trees in wildlife are very large, they grow even up to fifty meters. There are, of course, creeping species, but they are few. For example, mountain pine, or very rare species dwarf conifers. Almost all of them are evergreen, but there are also species that shed their needles for the winter (for example, larch). The photo shows landscape design with stones and conifers of various types.

There is a very common mistake among novice gardeners: to create your own miniature garden with conifers, ordinary banal pruned conifers are used, and not dwarf forms. The fact is that those plants that should be tall will still try to restore their original shape and height. You should purchase varieties of dwarf conifers, and not mutilated pines, which should in theory be huge, unless you are planning to have tall cedars and huge firs on the site.

Here are just a few of the list of popular types of dwarf pines we have:

The unpretentious and most popular "Nana", a fluffy dark green pine;

A fluffy yellow pine called "Panderosa", with beautiful long needles, has recently appeared in our space. It was previously thought that it would freeze with us, but in fact it grows even without shelter;

Nevaki in the landscape of the house
The Japanese Nevaki pine belongs to bonsai, naturally, it was brought out in the land of the rising sun. Japanese pine can take any shape if it is cut correctly and in a timely manner;

A creeping view of the Veld pine, its shoots grow strictly horizontally. If it is not cut, it can take three meters in the district from itself.

The name of the conifer in landscape design in the photo is.

There are also dwarf spruces in nature, they have cone-shaped crowns, thick needles and are quite unpretentious if you plant them not in the scorching sun. Exists dwarf form Norway spruce is a real little green gem, and by the way, it is suitable for planting in pots. Weeping fir looks very beautiful in landscape design, its color is dark green with a yellowish tint, and the branches hang down to the ground. As a positive example of a traditional dwarf species, I would like to cite another juniper. Creeping juniper will be beautiful on an alpine hill.

Very beautiful and majestic cedar, he can become a real legend your garden. Although Siberian cedar is the most popular in our country, there is also Korean cedar, as well as Atlas cedar. Tui are the favorites of all gardeners without exception, there are many types of them, and a hedge of thuja will decorate any space.

Landscape design of a summer cottage and a photo with conifers

The most desirable background for conifers is a smooth and well-groomed lawn. Against the background of a green carpet, next to the stones, pines, spruces and larches look beautiful. Coniferous shrubs and trees look harmonious against the background of deciduous plants, but it is important to think through color combinations plants among themselves. Particularly good are the corners of the garden with green conifers and deciduous in autumn, when the foliage turns yellow and red.

Also ask about the name, including conifers in landscape design, see in the photo how they will look like adults. It is important to consider that plants grow over time, and general state crowns in adulthood will change significantly. Thus, the whole harmony of a well-thought-out composition can take on a different look over time.

Coniferous trees look very beautiful next to roses, although evergreens, as a rule, strongly oxidize the soil, which is very harmful for delicate southern beauties. Care for roses growing in such conditions must be thorough. Below you see in the photo conifers and roses in landscape design.

Small conifers look great as a border along a garden path. Creeping views will be an excellent basis for a small alpine slide, along with the corresponding flowering plants and stones. Different types of heathers and pines can be planted together in the idea of ​​​​a common composition that can be decorated with various decorative elements. Decoration can be:

• Beautiful large and small stones,
• Decorative form of driftwood.
• Rough pottery

Gardens of coniferous trees are usually not decorated with flowers, with the exception of wild forest species and bulbous, but in small quantities.

Landscape design of the courtyard of a private house and a photo with conifers

We see in the photo the landscape design of the courtyard of a private house with conifers and other plants, the plot is quite large, this is the outskirts of the garden, huge pine trees look harmoniously next to flowering plants and a decorative staircase - a slide. Indeed, in a hidden corner of the garden, you can equip a wild forest corner. Let a big pine or spruce grow there, and in early spring lilies of the valley bloom. Coniferous trees will also help to imitate the landscape that happens in the highlands, you should plant different types of pines and firs, junipers, stones, medium-sized white pebbles will help. It is also good to plant conifers along the fence and also decorate them with small stones, somewhere you can equip a dry stream.

A photo with conifers of landscape design of a private house usually always shows various alpine slides. To create an alpine slide with coniferous plants, you will need to take more stones. Plant conifers between large rocks, and be careful that taller plants do not obscure shorter ones. It is better to choose very miniature or slow growing plant species. All compositions are planted in such a way that they eventually spread beautifully over the laid stones, which will create spectacular cascades. To create such a "garden" you will need many different conifers, but the result is worth it.

The conditions for the growth of various types of coniferous trees and plants are simple and quite feasible in our country. Create your own compositions of coniferous trees in landscape design, show your imagination, and soon you will be able to breathe in the incomparable pine aroma every morning and admire the majestically slenderness of the thuja.