The best flowers for the garden - unpretentious perennial plants and care for them (105 photos)

Gone are the days when the cottage was used exclusively for growing vegetables and berries. Today it is a place of rest from the bustle of the city. For a good rest, you need a beautiful summer cottage. The easiest and cheapest way to relax in nature is to rest among the usual flower garden. Surrounded by flowers, man absorbs from nature all the purest and most beautiful. It remains only to choose the best flowers for the garden.

Landscaping the site with the help of plants is a responsible matter, but also not a complicated one. Do not trust new-fangled and modern varieties of flowers - they can be moody in care and problematic in growing.

It is better to give preference to plants that are time-tested and resistant to our climate. Below are examples and descriptions with photos of beautiful flowers in the country.

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Variety of flower beds

Before planting flowers, you need to decide on the place where they will grow. Previously, old car tires were widely used as flower beds, and some summer residents instead of flower beds used ordinary beds without extra trim objects.

Today it is fashionable to plant flowers in various flowerpots and unusual flower beds. The main condition is their correct location and compatibility with each other.

Types of flower beds

Flowerbeds - the most common and affordable type. It has various geometric and curved shapes. They are made of a variety of materials, from wheel tires or pieces of building materials to hemp or unusual pots and flowerpots.

Mixborders - a small area with different flower plants, which differ from each other in height and flowering time. Usually located near fences and fences.

Lawns - a ready-made mixture of wildflowers and grass. Due to its natural beauty, it resembles a flower lawn surrounded by nature. The meadow flowers are perfectly combined: daisies, cornflowers, clover, mallow.

Arches - as a basis is a metal or wooden structure, next to which climbing plants are planted: morning glory, ivy, girl's grapes.

Rabatki - are flower strips placed along the paths or along the perimeter of the building. As design use low annuals: marigolds, marigolds, petunias.

Unpretentious flowers

When choosing varieties of a flower, one should rely on the basic rule - give preference to flowers that do not require worries. A country flower is good because it is unpretentious.

It is not known how long the landlord will be absent. Flowers that require daily care, watering, protection from pests quickly lose their beauty.

The once graceful flower garden will turn into a dull, groomed area with weeds. Therefore, flowers for the garden should be abundantly blooming and minimally demanding care.

Perennials or annuals?

This question is often faced by novice summer residents. Annuals are considered ideal due to instant and long flowering. The buds bloom 1-2 months after planting and continue to bloom until the first autumn frosts.

Perennials are distinguished by their short flowering: from several weeks to two months. But they are loved for the beauty that they deliver to the owners for many years and do not require special cares for themselves.

For landscape design, both perennial and annual flowers are used.

Types of perennials

Among the abundance of perennial plants, bulbous varieties can be distinguished. Due to their unpretentiousness, they remain the main attributes of the garden for a long time. It is worth highlighting the most popular favorites of summer gardeners.

Crocus is the first spring flower to appear in early spring. Buds appear simultaneously with leaves. Blooms for a week, then hibernates again. It is not susceptible to disease and does not require feeding.

Tulips are the most common bulbous. Differ in various colors. Flowering period - no more than two weeks. The main enemy of the tulip is the fungus, so before planting it must be treated with antifungal agents.

Daffodils - the second most popular perennial in the garden. Grows in one place for many years. Prefers moist, slightly shaded soil.

Iris - in recent years, the popularity of this flower has subsided. But many summer residents continue to plant it for the sake of a sweet aroma and fast propagation in the area.

Hyacinths - on the contrary, are gaining a fashionable trend in summer cottages. One of the first to bloom and delight the eye with its bright blue, purple and white inflorescences.
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Gladiolus - flowers blooming on the eve of the first of September. Favorite bouquet of teachers. The plant reproduces with the help of bulbs, requires fertilizing with fertilizers. For the winter, the bulbs of gladioli are dug up and stored underground until spring.

Lilies - royal flowers, taking pride of place on the site. It differs in a variety of varieties, stains and flowering period.

In addition to the onion varieties described, there are other types of perennial flowers. The most unpretentious of them:

peonies;
yarrow;
phlox;
dahlias;
Lychnis
clematis.

These plants bloom in different periods, which allows changing the design of the garden several times during the season.

Flower annuals

Flowers in a summer cottage play the role of decorating and transforming a summer cottage. Annuals do just fine with this feature. Their variety of colors and shapes has no end. But their main feature is long flowering until late autumn. It is worth considering the most traditional inhabitants of the flower garden.

Marigolds - without them, the flower garden would not have gained its appeal. They differ in a variety of colors, shape and height. Beautiful decoration of borders, paths, flower beds and flowerpots. Due to its specific smell, it has a deterrent effect on garden pests.

Petunias - because of the riot of colors, many flower growers prefer this flower. Like marigolds are the decoration of any flower garden.

Asters - bloom from mid-summer until October. They make beautiful bouquets for gifts.

Viola - a short plant is considered a biennial. Multi-colored coloring complements the plot with special luxury.

Verbena - variegated spray flowers are suitable for the design of the front edge of the flower garden.

Nasturtium - ideal for planting in mounted flowerpots due to curly stems. It has the function of repelling harmful insects. Flowers can be eaten.

Flowers such as:

lobelia;
zinnia;
Iberis
ageratum;
salvia.

Rose is the queen of flowers. There are numerous varieties of this flower. The centerpiece is for the rose itself.She will add some chic to the summer cottage and enrich it with her presence.

The above flowers are distinguished by their undemanding care. They need only timely watering and weeding. It is with the help of them that it turns out to create a flowering plot in the country, which perfectly harmonizes with nature. Well, outdoor recreation is the best medicine for well-being.