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If you don't have personal plot and you live in a city apartment, it doesn’t matter - blooming garden can be created on external window sills or balconies. There is an opinion that a window sill, balcony or loggia drowning in a sea of flowers is a sign of the owner of the house who values taste and beauty. The floral design of parts of the facade undoubtedly attracts attention and makes everyone freeze with delight.
When will all the May night frosts pass, according to the German calendar? folk signs- this is from May 11 to 14, and the pedantic Germans call these days “Ice Saints” - it’s time to start decorating the balcony, external window sills, and terrace with flowers. Many gardenings, horticultural farms, markets, flower shops During this period they offer a huge selection of both flowering and decorative foliage plants for balconies. Before you buy the plants you like, you need to act thoughtfully, you must clearly know what exactly you want to grow: just flowers, or perhaps flowers in combination with herbs, create a monochrome flower garden or a bright mix bursting with colors. In addition, it is necessary to create conditions for plants that are close to those in which they grow in nature.
Planting beautiful flowering or decorative foliage plants in flower boxes does not take much time. You just need to follow some simple rules so that tasteful floral designs will delight you all summer long.
We place expanded clay, gravel or broken shards at the bottom of the container for drainage so that the drainage holes do not become clogged with earth. A drainage layer 3-5 cm thick removes excess water and at the same time protects the soil from drying out.
First pour a thin layer of fresh nutritious soil into the flower box. This can be soil from the garden or ordinary soil for flowering plants. balcony plants, purchased in specialized stores. Then we try to insert a plant: top part the earthen coma should be at a level of 1-2 cm below the edge of the container. If the plant is planted above this level, it will dry out quickly; if below, the roots may rot.
When making flower arrangements in boxes, follow the same laws of planting as in the garden and flower beds, that is, you need to take into account the height of the plants in the background, middle and foreground. For the foreground, ampelous plants are better suited, for the middle - low-growing, medium-growing or groundcover plants. In the back row, plant tall or climbing plants. The composition looks harmonious if the plants are not arranged strictly in rows, but slightly mixed. After planting, fill the empty spaces with the remaining soil. After planting the plants, water them thoroughly. Fresh soil should be moist but not wet.
To make the floral decoration of a window or balcony harmonious, you need to choose the right plants. We bring to your attention several schemes for creating flower beds in containers. Perhaps they will awaken your imagination and suggest new ones to you. creative ideas how to revive the windows or balcony of your home.
This bright, playing sunny colors, a composition of annual flowers creates a joyful atmosphere of relaxation and a vacation mood. She should be given a sufficiently lit, sunny place. It is designed for a box 80 cm long. To the right and left in the background, beautiful mats of warm orange color are formed by the dimorophoteca "Terracotta" (1) with inflorescences reminiscent of daisies. Between them stands euphorbia (3), covered with hundreds of small snow-white flowers, like a white cloud that descended from heaven. Of the many golden-yellow flowers, lush cushions are formed along the front edge of the prostrate flower (3). The center is decorated with a hanging petunia "Terracotta" (4) with flowers of stunning orange color with a pink tint.
Delicate, filigree flowers intertwined with each other give this summer composition a special appeal. In the background are purple geranium (Pelargonium "Savannah Blue") blossoms (1). Falling shoots densely covered with blue fan-shaped scaevola flowers (2) decorate the first row of the flower box. Adding glamor to the composition is the ampelous “Mexica Nealit” (3), striking with its delicate pink flowers in white stripes.
A composition of lilac flowers in combination with fresh greenery of decorative foliage plants looks quite extravagant and very elegant. To the left hang elegantly the thin, climbing shoots of Morning Glory 'Lime Green' (1), covered in lemon-yellow leaves. Lush purple-blue inflorescences of Angelonia "Blue Improved" (2) stretch upward, which loves the sun, but grows quite well in partial shade. The baton of violet-lilac shades is picked up and immediately joined in the play of colors by Blume's Coleus "Caipirinha" (3), strewn with green leaves with burgundy veins. Lush flowering mats are formed by Calibrachoa "Purple". This composition is designed for a box 80 cm long and should be placed in a sunny place.
The flower box on both sides is decorated with two specimens of the ampelous fuchsia "Ginger" (1), strewn with graceful white and pink flowers, similar to dancing ballerinas. They are effectively set off by the double flowers of Waller's balsam "Fiesta Purple Double" (2). The composition placed in the center adds festive completeness. tuberous begonia(3) with creamy white double flowers. The red-purple leaves of the morning glory sweet potato "Purple" (4) add an elegant accent to the overall composition. Place this composition in light partial shade and you will enjoy it lush flowering throughout the summer (flower box length: 80 cm).
This modern mix, combining the lightness of a feather and the heaviness of luxurious flowers, will delight and inspire you for many weeks. In the background on the right and left there are nivyaniki (1) with bright red flowers. In the foreground, Nemesia (2) forms a dense cascade of white flowers. Red pennisetum (2) brings a feeling of lightness and airiness to the composition.
The white-pink ampelous nemesia (4) harmonizes perfectly with the white flowers of nemesia. And the composition is completed by summer flowers such as pink geranium (5), velvety torenia (6) and terry petunia Pink colour(7). This composition (box length 100 cm) is suitable for a sunny or slightly shaded location.
This floral arrangement in blue and white tones captivates with its delicate aroma and noble shine. Its skeleton is formed by three specimens of lantana (1), constantly blooming with white spherical inflorescences with a strong aroma. The plant requires attention; all faded flowers must be removed immediately so as not to darken its appearance.
Lobularia (2) captivates with its wonderful honey aroma and long flowering period, forming a snow-white carpet strewn with flowers. The variety of the composition is given by the blue-violet spike-shaped inflorescences of salvia (3) in combination with dark blue flowers of lobelia (4). Give this composition a sunny or slightly shaded place.
An unusual floral arrangement, at the same time bold and delicate, fresh and original, will undoubtedly become a favorite decoration for balconies and windows. To ensure that the velvety dark red leaves of coleus (1) retain their color and do not fade, place the flower box with these plants in partial shade; a balcony or windows facing east or west are ideal. An additional volume of the composition is given by the champion in the splendor of flowering, ampelous calibrachoa (2), strewn with orange flowers. The parade of bright colors is complemented by orange zinnia (3).
If you regularly remove faded flowers, it will form new ones all summer long. Pennisetum (4) enlivens the flower arrangement. In the center in the foreground is an ivy-shaped bud (5) with long flowing shoots strewn with white-green rounded leaves. Cherry zinnia (6) makes its contribution to the fiery play of colors. The composition is designed for a flower box 80-100 cm long.
Yellow flowers create a feeling of celebration and the presence of the sun even on the cloudiest summer days. Try combining them with white flowers: this will give the composition freshness and uniqueness. On the left side of the flower box there is a zinnia (1). Its large golden-yellow flowers, only in a smaller version, are similar to Sanvitalia prostrata (2). her carpet sunny flowers able to lift your spirits in any weather.
The center of the composition is formed by petunia (3) with white double flowers. White color repeat the snow-white zinnia flowers (4), decorating the right side of the flower box.
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Boxes buried in flowers are a magnificent decoration for balconies and terraces.
If narrow balcony boxes and the volume of soil in them is small, plant the plants in one row.
Fast-growing ampelous petunias, calibrachoa petunias, geraniums, string and verbena look very beautiful in boxes. Plant, for example, different varieties of one type of annual plant, alternating them according to the color of the flowers, or try an unusual mixture of different species.
Spacious balcony boxes Allows you to plant plants in two rows. In order for the fledglings to develop normally, the box must be at least 18 cm wide and the same depth.
Plant plants in holes and always offset. Place upright flowers like pelargonium, chrysanthemum or dimorphotheca in the back row.
On the sides and in front, plant plants with hanging shoots, such as ampelous verbena or scaevola, which can be alternated with more low flowers, like heliotrope or . Along with the usual symmetrical plantings, you can also try asymmetrical plant placement.
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Single row planting in a box: for example, plant 3 pink and 2 purple petunias, alternating them by color. |
Double-row planting in a box: Place upright plants in the background, and flowers with hanging shoots in the front. |
Our planting options and diagrams show what flowers you will need to plant in your balcony boxes and how to place them correctly.
All these compositions are designed for a flower box one meter long.
This mixture for a sunny location is made up of easy-to-care summer flowering plants that impress with their joyful play of colors - yellow, white and red.
Asymmetrical placement of plants is in fashion: flowers in red to the right pelargonium"Grand Prix" petunia calibrachoa"Cherry" and kufeya(Cuphea) "Torpedo", the flowers of which look like mouse faces with huge red ears.
White-flowered pelargonium"White" and bacopa"Taifun White" on the left side of the box is framed with silver leaves immortelle(tsmina) "Silver Mini".
Bright yellow spot stands out evening primrose"African Sun". Its large cup-shaped flowers appear from late May to October, but close in the shade and in bad weather. This perennial plant can overwinter in a frost-free location.
The arrangement in this box is also intended for a sunny place.
On the left and right, lush pillows form a bright pink verbena"Patio Purple" and purple "Patio Blue". In the center there is a two-color petunia"Sofia" and variegated sweet potato, or sweet potato(Ipomoea) "Buntblaettrig".
This type of morning glory with multi-colored foliage is very original. Leaves with pink edges go well with the color of the flowers of other plants. Over the summer, sweet potatoes form climbing vines up to 2 m long, and underground - edible tubers the size of a fist (that's why they are called sweet potatoes).
This composition is original in its composition of plants and exquisite color combination.
short phlox Drummonda with pink and blue inflorescences forms abundantly flowering cushions on the sides. Perched next to each of them verbena: pink "Coral Pink" and blue-violet "Patio Blue".
In the center there are taller plants: sage mealy (Salvia farinacea) and decorative tobacco(Nicotiana) "Lemon Lime".
The soft green foliage adds a special charm to the original mixture of colors. sweet potato"Gelb", which forms edible tubers by autumn. Its contrast is interesting large leaves with filigree silver shoots beautifulhead(Calocephalus).
This box should be placed in a sunny or slightly shaded area.
This box is decorated simply, but, you see, impressively.
In the center there is a soft lilac cloud of a pendant petunias"Pastell 2000", framed on both sides petunia"Purpur" by Sylvana with small flowers that can withstand bad weather well.
Already from afar the golden yellow catches the eye immortelle, or bracted tsmin (Helichrysum bracteatum) "Gold".
All of these varieties bloom profusely and are ideal for very sunny locations. Flowering continues until late autumn. Withered flowers V in this case no plucking required.
This option proves how colorful decorative-leaved plants look.
During the summer coleus turns into a lush flaming bush, especially if after planting you pinch its shoots from time to time. The light green foliage contrasts beautifully with it. sweet potato"Margerite".
A colorful show for a sunny and semi-shaded place completes pelargonium"Fireworks", decorative buttercup"Sunny Star" and two overhead petunias: "Lilac wonder" and "Neopink".
The composition in pink and blue tones looks calm and harmonious from any angle.
Blue clouds of three swirl in the background heliotropes"Mini Marine".
In front, with their flowering filigree shoots, they wove a lush blanket hanging plants: on the sides - salmon pink diascia"Coral belle", the middle is divided verbena"Coral Pink" and scevola"Saphira", which is distinguished by perhaps one of the most beautiful shades of blue among balcony flowers.
The composition is intended for a sunny place.
Today, more and more often, balconies are turning from a cluttered warehouse into a beautifully decorated space.
For example, winter Garden, balconies with flowering plants– this design option can increasingly be seen in high-rise buildings.
The flower garden is used to transform balconies.
Let's talk about landscaping balconies? What plants will decorate open balcony? How to decorate a balcony with flowers?
When starting landscaping, the first thing you need to do is clear the balcony space as much as possible, throwing out all the trash, removing canned food and food supplies for the winter, such as potatoes, onions and carrots.
The balcony can be either closed or open. So, in winter, nothing will grow on an unglazed balcony other than heaps of snow. If the balcony is glazed, then the air temperature is about five degrees Celsius, and therefore flowers such as chlorophytum and geranium will grow on such a balcony.
If the air temperature drops below five degrees Celsius, then you should pay attention to frost-resistant plants like a palm tree.
If your balcony is glazed, additionally insulated, and the air temperature does not drop below five degrees Celsius, then you can consider plants such as cyclamens for the balcony.
In the fall, you can buy heathers - shrubs with a lot of flowers that look beautiful even after drying.
If you are thinking about what flowers to plant on a balcony that is insulated and well heated, then it is important to remember that the main thing is to create a favorable climate for the flowers. So, flowers love humidity, excellent lighting, and do not tolerate drafts or temperature changes.
When setting up a real winter garden on your balcony, it is important to think about protecting the plants from direct sunlight.
Some flowers are still grown on a sunny balcony, because there are special types, perfectly tolerate open sun with proper care.
For an open sunny balcony it is better to choose:
Petunia, which pleases with the variety of colors and different varieties. It is better to give preference to small-flowered forms, because large leaves react poorly to the heat and the flowers lose their attractiveness.
The stems of petunias are very sticky, therefore, when growing these flowers on the balcony in boxes, you need to separate them from each other without loss after the wind. There is such a variety of petunias as “typhoon”, which is characterized by riotous flowering.
Geranium can be zonal, ivy-leaved. The second type will suffer on a windy balcony, but at the same time, both types tolerate the heat well.
Purslane is an ideal flower to bloom on a balcony where there is plenty of sun. The plant is ground-blooded, but looks great in pots. How else can you decorate a balcony?
It is difficult to imagine a more “tenacious” plant. Purslane blooms from about mid-July until the end of September.
Purslane loves direct rays of the sun, so much so that sunny weather opens flowers, and after sunset the flower closes.
Phlox Drummond light-loving plant, excellent drought tolerance. When growing flowers on the balcony, it is important to monitor the looseness of the soil so that the roots do not rot.
Morning glory is a plant that pleases with new flowers every day. A flower blooms one day, closes in the evening, but in the morning a completely different blossoming flower will delight the eye.
These flowers on the balcony grow with support, because in order to grow upward, you cannot do without it. Such flowers are used as a green screen, which protects the room from the sun.
The flower grows quickly, but in the fall the stems die, and therefore a new green screen has to be grown for the new season.
If you are thinking about what flowers to plant on the balcony to bloom, you should choose begonia and pretty daisies. To ensure flowers bloom until the end of autumn, you can plant asters and petunia.
When choosing colors for your balcony, you should take into account both the illumination of the balcony and the number of floors.
If the balcony is closed, that is, glazed, then it is clear that the floor does not play any role, but if it is open, then you need to remember that the higher the floor, the stronger the drafts on the balcony.
You can see in numerous photos of flowers on the balcony that they are planted on the upper floors low growing plants like daisies, begonias, marigolds.
The balcony, like any part of the apartment, needs design and attention. Turning this area into a warehouse is a bad idea, but making a garden or flower garden is a great idea! Flowers are an eco-friendly and joyful decoration for any space. Your imagination and a little knowledge will tell you how to decorate a balcony with flowers.
A balcony located on the sunny side is perfect for all plants. Some will need a little shading, but this can be done by those flowers that need an abundance of sun. For everyone, it is necessary to optimize the watering regime - you need to water more often and more abundantly. As a result you will get beautiful landscape under the windows, shading and Fresh air, and the flowers have a lot of oxygen, sun and active growth.
How to decorate a balcony with flowers on the north side or located in a draft? In this case, home perennials placed closer to the wall of the house, flowering annuals are planted in pots and placed on the median line, climbing flowers will feel good on the parapet of the fence.
Pay attention so that the flower garden does not blend in with the color of the walls and is pleasing to the eye.. Against a red background brick wall white, green, yellow plants, but flowers with red leaves or flowers will become invisible. The background will improve the position; a fashionable trend is a painted brick wall.
If changing color is not part of your plans, use plants with shading properties. color scheme. Good decision wall planters will serve. They can be hung, fixed directly to the wall, and by planting climbing plants in them, you will get a miniature vertical garden in front of the windows. It will look like the image below.
Household perennial plants that live on the windowsills of our houses are loved, but they cannot always form a complete composition for a balcony garden. Sometimes it is even harmful to take them outside the apartment; a change in the microclimate can adversely affect its vital functions. The best option To organize a green area on a balcony or loggia, unpretentious annual plants appear. When choosing plants for planting, consider their need for sun rays. Loggia often receives less light, so for this room it is better to choose plants with a low sun requirement. You can reliably find out what a balcony with mature plants will look like by looking at the illustration on a bag of seeds.
The best option for organizing a green area on a balcony or loggia are unpretentious annual plants!
Flower containers can be divided into:
You can decorate the external space of the apartment, balcony, loggia and window sills without any special financial costs. In most cases, inexpensive plastic pots are used for seasonal flowers; they do not have a bottom drain. It’s easy to make a hole for water drainage: heat a large nail on fire and attach it to the bottom. Pick up plastic planter with a view to repeated use, so the side should be such that you can put on a hook for hanging. Decorating loggias or external window sills with fresh flowers in pots is also convenient using hanging pots with abundantly flowering plants.
You can decorate the external space of the apartment, balcony, loggia and window sills without any special financial costs!
Additional decoration of pots will help you decorate your balcony with your own hands natural materials: sisal, moss, bamboo sticks, flexible tree branches. Boxes different sizes Suitable for creating flower arrangements.
To arrange all the flowers and compositions on the balcony, additional funds are needed.
Pay attention to the hanging flower holders. They are comfortable, decorate the walls, and show off all the beauty of hanging plants. To understand what they look like, remember a standard birch tree with two stands under flower pots– this is the most prosaic, but still relevant option for hanging flowers on the wall. Multi-level shelves or shelves with one plane are suitable. Boxes made of wood and plastic are popular. It all depends on the amount of space on the wall or floor and the flowers that will live there.
Hanging flower holders are the most prosaic, but still relevant, option for hanging flowers on the wall!
Some pots can stand on the floor - important for tall plants against the wall. If the balcony is open, low-growing plants can stand closer on the floor with lattice fencing; for compactness, they can be placed in boxes. If outer side the fence is sewn up, then the plants require placement in other available ways.
Numerous options for flower stands provide a lot of possibilities for balcony design. From miniature single pot stands to multi-tiered tables to suit your needs. Tables and shelves can be replaced with painted drawers different heights. They are presented to choose from in any construction or specialized florist store or from photos from catalogs of Internet portals. Lightweight, inconspicuous metal structures are suitable for flowers that grow throughout the season; literally a month after planting the begonia, the stand will not be visible, but the beauty of the flower can be admired without interference. If the balcony is small, use more external window sill and fencing.
If the balcony is small, use more external window sill and fencing.
You can hang flowers in separate pots or decorate the outer perimeter of the fence with them. Self-made pendants for compositions will be much more attractive - exclusivity is always in trend. Flowers in boxes made of wood or plywood will complement the composition. Before you start landscaping your property, take a closer look at photos and videos - materials on the topic so that your mini-garden becomes beautiful.
Residents of private houses and owners personal plots much easier to create paradise from flowers, which cannot be said about apartment owners. But if you don't have yours land plot, you can plant flowers right on the balcony in decorative boxes. A mini-flower garden will allow you to create coziness on your balcony and decorate the facade with a carpet of a wide variety of flowers.
Landing ornamental plants does not take much time, and when proper care behind the crops, in just a couple of months the balcony can be completely transformed.
How to properly plant flowers and decorative foliage plants in balcony boxes? In fact, the process is very simple, so even those who have decided to start growing beautiful flowering plants for the first time can cope with it.
Planting ornamental crops is easy, but it is advisable to follow a few simple rules that will allow you to tastefully arrange flower arrangements. The planting of balcony flowers itself occurs in three stages:
Usually, decorative flowers planted in special boxes. To do this, small pieces of bricks, expanded clay, and gravel are placed at the bottom of the container. In this case, you need to ensure that the holes made in the boxes are not clogged, otherwise excess moisture will have no way out of the container.
Such a system allows you to display excess water from the soil, and also helps protect it from drying out. The drainage layer should not be too thick, no more than 4-5 cm. This is enough to protect the plant roots from rotting.
You also need to distribute the soil in the box correctly, this will allow the ornamental vegetation to take root faster.
This is done like this:
This stage is the final one; it involves planting crops and arranging flower arrangements.
In this case, you must take into account the height of the plants, especially if you use wide boxes where flowers are planted in several rows. In the foreground, hanging plants will look best, in the background - tall flowers, and in the middle - low-growing ornamental bushes.
Compositions that do not have clear geometry look good, so it is advisable to plant crops not in even rows, but mixed. Then you need to fill the islands that are not filled with bushes with soil level with the edge of the box. And after that, you should water the newly formed flower bed, but only so that the soil is not wet, but moist.
For the literate floral decoration For balconies, it is advisable to use certain planting patterns that allow you to create a harmonious atmosphere and comfort. In this case, it is necessary to select the right plants for one composition.
The most interesting schemes The plantings discussed below will help you not only beautifully decorate a window sill or facade, but also bring your own creative ideas to life:
Many flower growers, carried away by the process of growing ornamental bushes, forget that for normal development crops need a lot of space. But it is precisely this feature that does not allow placing on balconies a large number of different plants. At the same time, experts do not recommend planting flowers closely, because then the soil in the boxes is quickly depleted, and the crops do not produce abundant flowering.
