A narrow path cuts through the stony landscape next to a lonely columnar juniper.A bee flies over the heated concrete surface, but insects are certainly rarely seen here.All natural elements, most likely for practical reasons, have been removed and replaced with "modern design".
Colorless surface with scattered evergreen plants, raw, dead and unchanging throughout the year. Such a sight has become more and more frequent lately. Due to the lack of time to care for plants or following the fashion for modernism, many garden owners arrange their front part in an extremely simplified manner.
One such front garden in the street, as distinctive, can be considered interesting and modern. But a few placed next to each other make a depressing and boring impression.After a few months, algae and mosses start to grow on stones, especially on the north side of the building.They can be removed with a special pressure washer, but this treatment takes time.
In addition, over time, a layer of dust and organic matter accumulates in the joints, which is an excellent substrate for seed germination, the development of weed seedlings and even trees. Then it turns out that their systematic manual weeding or chemical control turns out to be necessary.
The list of defects is extended by the impact of concrete pavements on the natural environment.The local microclimate is changing, because such surfaces heat up strongly, do not accumulate water or solid particles.They do not provide oxygen or food or shelter for insects and other animals, and the lonely conifers and the lack of flowers do not encourage the smaller brothers to visit.
And yet it is enough to decide to plant a few flowering plants, at least only in pots, for the composition to acquire colors and joyful diversity. The gravel surface may be a compromise. Unlike paved or asph alt, it is permeable to rainwater.But lining the entire front of the garden with agrotextile covered with a layer of gravel still does not solve the problem of weeds.
The front garden is a real showpiece of the house, it should be welcoming, full of life and colors. The sad gray area of the site scares off rather than invites visitors.Let's bring back the front parts of the gardens to nature, let the useful bees return, and let the walkers enjoy the diversity and greenery.We guarantee that such a "real" front yard is much easier to maintain than a concrete desert.
Inspirations for the arrangement of the front garden
A small front garden can be arranged in an interesting way in many ways. It is best to plant it with plants so that it looks natural, attracts attention with their variety and, above all, encourages to enter the house.The front garden, that is the part of the plot on the front side of the building, is mainly representative.It should be a decoration of the house, after all, it testifies to its inhabitants! It is a showcase of the house and garden, giving observers an idea of its further parts. It is worth especially carefully planning the device of this zone.
White flower oasis: delicate and elegant
The arrangement is enriched by a 3 m long bed with a bench and a short wall made of openwork wooden panels of various heights, which are a perfect support for the Hydrangea petiolaris climbing hydrangea in summer, decorated with large flat inflorescences. Robinia spherical Robinia pseudoacacia "Umbraculifera" is a high-growth tree with a spherical crown that provides shade on hot days.This plant is a distinct element in the flowerbed. Funkia Hosta 'Justine' has beautiful leaves in blue.
On the outskirts, guests are greeted by small white flowers of Thymus vulgaris 'Compactus' ground cover thyme. It is attached to it, Kalimeris, Kalimeris incisa 'Alba'. The center of the discount is filled with the Monarda fistulosa "Schneewittchen" brass rod along with the Veronicastrum virginicum "Diana". From May, the pink mallow 'Polastern' opens with white flowers with a pale yellow center.
Hilly landscape in mini format
The flat monotony of the surface will be enlivened by a small hill made of earth, looking like an island in the bedding. Around it grows a low oak called Suedermanna Dryas x Suendermannii blooming white in spring. Later its leaves form peaceful green islets. On the hill there grow: Anaphalis triplinervis' Sommerschnee ', Patagonian verbena Verbena bonariensis' Lollipop', Echinacea Echinacea purpurea 'Hope', Purple Linaria purpurea 'Cannon J.Went ', a low variety of Gaura Lindheimer Gaura Lindheimeri' Short Form 'and fine ornamental reed grass Achnatherum calamagrostis' Lemperg'.
Loosely scattered pebbles are lying among the plants, enhancing the natural look of the arrangement.Multi-stem Magnolia stellata 'Rosea' dominates over everything, in spring it is covered with hundreds of pink flowers.
Cheerful purple-yellow arrangement
Another example proves that a front yard can look attractive even without an overgrown bush or a stately tree. The openwork columns of different heights (from 1.2 m to 1.6 m) are a practical and decorative support for several specimens of the Dicentra scandens climbing heart. Around them, a harmonious arrangement with a varied structure consists of: blue Siebolda funkia Hosta sieboldiana "Elegans", pale cymbalaria Cymbalaria pallida and monkshood Aconitum napellus with tall straight shoots.
Next to the yellow-green leaves shines the climbing Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald'n Gold'. Corydalis 'Spinners' growing in clumps at the edges of the bed delights with the unusual charm of blue flowers. In autumn the sapphire liriope Liriope muscari blooms beautifully with long, narrow leaves and tall clusters. Our native Asarum europaeum is a classic ground cover plant.
Classics of the genre in an elegant edition
Beautiful and long-flowering species, such as roses, or with colorful leaves, such as the 'Pissardia' plum, will go here. To ensure year-round attractiveness, plan evergreen plants, conifers or deciduous shrubs, such as boxwood or privet.An additional decoration of many of them, for example irgi or rhododendron, are fruits.We can also choose plants with an interesting habit, short, weeping varieties of trees, such as 'Youngii' birch or 'Purpe Fountain' beech. In winter, species with ornamental shoots, twisted in the 'Erytroflexuosa' willow or purple in the white dogwood, will also turn out to be valuable.
