Without flowers in the garden it simply doesn't work and a structured garden design with different areas and varied plants creates a particularly beautiful effect. If you want to create a flower bed, you need to take a few things into account and have a clear idea of how much gardening work you have to do.
Plot shape, location and orientation of the flower bed
You should view a flower bed as a long-term investment that will give you daily pampering and joy for years to come. In order to achieve the desired end result, hard but one-off work is usually enough. The property should be suitable, usually modified, and the appropriate plant species should be grown. Then only the care follows - removing weeds andirrigation.
Which plant species come into question?
Before you purchase the plants, you should consider the orientation and location of the property or the pre-planned garden area. Low-growing plants, also known as companion plants, are particularly suitable for a carpet bed. Flowering or evergreen, low to medium height perennials are good choices, especially if you don't want to spend too much time gardening. Pay attention to which plants prefer sunny and shady locations.
Plan properly beforehand
A bed can also be designed in a straight, geometric shape. With the flowers, thanks to their leaf and flower colors, you can achieve different classic or playful garden designs. A successful end result requires careful garden planning in advance. Grab colored pencils and let your creativity flow. Try to represent how you imagine the carpet bed of your dreams. With the colors you can recreate the flowering plants and the exact placement or shape very clearly.
Planning a carpet bed
To create a successful carpet bed, professionals advise growing several types of flowering and green-leaved plants. Place white, low-growing primrose next to the bushy barberry so that the two plants really come into their own. An example plan would look like this:
1 – Circle of pansies in three colors – purple, white and purple
2 – Evening primrose 'Solstice' (Oenothera tetragona)
3 – yellow dwarf barberry (Berberis thunbergii Maria)
4 – Floribundarosen
5 – Harlequin Berberitze “Rose Glow” (Berberis thunbergii)
6 – Primula weiß (Primula Vulgaris)
Grow plants
You can grow the selected plants in spring or, if it is too late, buy the plants ready-made and only arrange them in specific places in the flower bed. This way you are on the safe side and there is no risk of the seeds not matching the desired flower color. Once the arrangement of the carpet bed has already been decided, you can create more contrast and emphasize the structure and shape with white gravel.
It is a long term investment
The more geometric and straight you want your bed design to be, the more precise the bed planning should be. The results are really impressive and will certainly help you to feel better year after year.
Plant carpet bed forms
1 – Narrow-leaved marigold (Tagetes tenuifolia)
2 – Petunia hybrida Multiflora
3 – Buntnessel
Round and centrally arranged
1 – Funkie (Hosa) “Morning Light”
2 – Mealy sage (Salvia farinacea)
3 – Ash plant (Cineraria maritima)
Rectangular with a design center
1 – Akeleien (Aquilegia)
2 – Studentenblume (Tagetes patula)
3 – Violet Petunias (Petunia violacea)
Create a rectangular flower bed - diagonal arrangement
1 – Hybrid Petunia Multiflora
2 – Silberblatt
3 – Begonia Semperflorens
4 – Studentenblume (Tagetes patula)
Diamond shape or a round one
Low-growing plant species – flowering or not, can be wonderfully designed in different geometric shapes. Buxus hedges are ideal as a creative border. Suitable varieties are:
- Parrot leaf in yellow, red and green (Alternanthera)
- Iresine
- Begonias
- Tagetes
- Houseleek species
Put together different types of plants
Carpet beds become the design center of the garden. Why is it advisable to choose plant species that delight the eye with their blooms not only in spring or early summer. Lushly flowering begonias can be grown wonderfully in the middle and the evergreen silver leaf can be used at the edge.
As a colorful accent in the green garden
Do you have a preference for fresh greenery and not really for flowers? Then create an avenue in the garden using only flowering perennials. It can be even more reduced and of course easier to care for the pansies, which require a humus-rich soil.
Country house garden
Some people think that there is no room for a beautifully shaped carpet bed in the lush country house garden. But they are deceiving. It is very important to develop a clear structure when planning the garden as to which plants should go at the back and which should go at the front. Structure the different types of plants and arrange them according to plant growth.
Carpet bed as a decorative element in the garden
In the middle of the garden it is worth creating a beautiful, decorative carpet bed that would attract attention. Decorative garden elements, such as a bridge or a fountain, will make your garden design appear even more magnificent.
The heart of the large garden
Fairytale, wonderful carpet beds can be found particularly in formal garden design. The huge gardens in front of castles and palaces offer enough space and scope for decorative garden art made from cultivated flowers.
