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26 Front Yard Flower Bed Ideas You Can Easily Pull Off

Tyler Karu

Your front yard is your home’s first chance to make an impression. It’s the first thing someone will see when they visit—and likely, the last thing they’ll see when they leave. So, your yard deserves just as much time and attention as the inside of your home.

Thankfully, landscaping your yard isn’t quite as tough as furnishing your home—at least, it doesn’t have to be. Plant just a few flower beds and invest in some pretty plants, and you’ll be well on your way to a gorgeous yard.

To help you see just how easy front yard landscaping can be, we’ve rounded up some of the most creative front yard flower bed ideas we could find. These clever ideas will help you make the most of your space—and they’re delightfully easy to replicate at home.

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Finding Lovely

Not sure where to put a flower bed? Use the structural elements in your yard as a starting point. By planting a flower bed along a sidewalk, pathway, or fence, you can add a pop of greenery and color that feels natural in your yard.

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Mindy Gayer Design

Vine-covered walls are one of the prettiest sights around. And flowering-vine-covered walls? Well, they’re even prettier. To recreate the look, fill your beds with creeping plants, and let them climb your walls. Shape the vines to free up windows and doors, and prune them to keep them under control.

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Katie Leclercq

One easy way to design eye-catching flower beds? Pair small plants with big ones. There are classic ways to do this, like planting short flowers next to tall trees. But, there are also playful ways to do this, like planting tall flowers next to short trees.

Both methods create pretty flower beds, but by inverting expectations, the second method creates flower beds that are both pretty and playful.

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Calimia Home

Mulch isn’t always the best option for flower beds. If you live somewhere hot or your beds drain poorly, your plants may prefer rocks to dirt or mulch. Sure, the swap won’t work in every situation, but it’s a striking choice when it makes sense.

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Bespoke Only

Tons of flowers can add a pop of color to your yard. But hydrangeas are a particularly fun pick. Why? A hydrangea’s color is determined by the pH of your soil—more acidic soil creates bluer hydrangeas, and more basic soil creates pinker hydrangeas. So anywhere you plant the flowers, a surprising pop of color is in store.

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Julian Porcino

A wall may seem like a strange place for a flower bed. But if you’re low on grassy areas and have a wall wide enough to accommodate a garden, you can build a raised bed on top of that wall to make room for flowers and trailing vines.

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Katie Leclercq

Flowers aren’t the only thing to plant in your flower beds. Bushes, grasses, and trees are other great options. And by alternating between just a few different plants, you can add texture to your beds while keeping them orderly.

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Julian Porcino

If your front yard is grass-free, you’re not out of luck. By snagging a large planter and filling it with flowering plants, you can create a flower bed that rivals more traditional gardens.

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Finding Lovely

It’s tempting to fill every inch of your flower bed with plants. But leave some soil visible. By embracing negative space and giving your plants room to breathe, you can draw more attention to each flower you’ve planted.

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Mindy Gayer Design

One easy way to make sure your flower beds look great? Commit to just one flower color. By streamlining your palette, you can mix and match tons of plants while keeping your flower beds tidy. 

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Devon Grace Interiors

There are many ways to layout a flower bed. But, one easy approach is to plant your flower bed in rows. Work your way from back to front, putting your tallest plants in the back row and your shortest plants in the front row. With this method, you can keep your beds organized and make sure everything you’ve planted is visible.

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Mindy Gayer Design

It takes a lot of flowers to fill a big flower bed, but it only takes a handful of bushes. Supplement your classic flowers with some sprawling shrubs, or ditch the flowers entirely and fill your beds with flowering bushes, instead.

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Julian Porcino

Most flower beds are either sleekly rectangular or organically curved. But your flower beds don’t have to stick to this norm. By planting flower beds that look like parallelograms, trapezoids, or even circles, you can make an unexpected statement in your front yard.

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Mary Patton Design

A flower bed doesn’t have to be big to make an impact. By lining your patio with a narrow flower bed, you can make space for pretty plants without sacrificing precious lawn space.

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Pure Salt Interiors

When filling your flower beds, consider what your space needs. Shorter plants will open up your yard, while taller ones will create pockets of privacy.

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Julian Porcino

Hills are tough places for flower beds. But by terracing a slope, you can create a series of steps for your flower beds to live on. This approach involves a lot of landscaping, but it can turn a hill into a haven for flower beds, and it can make it easier to access your plants the next time you need to water them.

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Katie Leclercq

If your home is surrounded by a fence or wall, flower beds may seem like a lost cause. If no one can see them from the street, what’s the point? But by favoring tall plants that peek out from behind your walls, you can offer a sidewalk-friendly glimpse of your flower beds that makes visitors want to see more.

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Mary Patton Design

Your home’s facade probably isn’t symmetrical, so there’s no need for your flower beds to be. In fact, you can use asymmetrical flower beds to complement your home’s facade—creating balance where it’s desperately needed.

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Pure Salt Interiors

Most flower beds have a set width and length. But few have a set height. And this third dimension is worth taking advantage of. By planting flowering vines, you can let your beds grow tall. Just make sure the vines have a surface to climb—otherwise, they’ll creep onto your lawn.

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Lucy Gleeson Interiors

Manicured flower beds are perfectly beautiful. But overflowing flower beds? They’re the stuff of fairytales. If you’re cultivating a bit of a jungle in your front yard, let your flower beds get unkempt. You don’t want them overrun with weeds or pests. But what’s the harm of letting them spill into your yard?

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White Sands

Make the entrance to your home even grander by framing it with flower beds. This is easy to do on a standard front porch: Plant flower beds in pots, and flank your front door with them. And if your front gate is bordered by walls or fences, sneak flower beds onto those structures: Hang flower boxes over your fences, or build raised beds onto your walls.

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Arbor & Co.

Flower petals are so coveted that we buy them for weddings and romantic nights. But when they naturally appear in our yards, we throw them out. This makes sense in pristinely manicured beds. But, since residential beds often have a home-grown feel, fallen petals can add to their beauty—rather than detract from it.

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Tyler Karu

If you’d prefer flower beds you can fill and forget about, consider trading flowers for flowering trees. Since trees are so robust, they won’t demand much care or upkeep. And you won’t have to remember to replant them every year.

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Tyler Karu

There are obvious places to put flower beds—like along patios, pathways, and your home’s facade. But these aren’t your only options. By planting beds in otherwise-unused spaces—like the space next to a stairway or the corner of a fence—you can brighten up your yard in a surprising and space-efficient way.

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Pure Salt Interiors

Flower beds aren’t just aesthetic—they’re also structural. So you can use them to do the work of architectural elements, like fences and walls. Instead of lining an outdoor staircase with two metal railings, line one side with a metal railing and the other side with tall flowering plants. This unexpected choice will cozy up your staircase, creating harmony between the man-made and natural elements in your yard.

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Michelle Berwick Design

If neat and orderly isn’t your style, take a casual approach to your flower beds. Plant some flowers here, a bush there, and some trees over there—and leave the boundaries of your flower beds undefined. This nonchalant approach isn’t for fans of neat, manicured beds. But it’s a great option for those who want a flower-filled yard without the fuss of traditional landscaping.

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These front yard flower bed ideas are a surefire way to get your garden noticed for all the right reasons and bring serious curb appeal to your front yard.

Not only can a fresh bunch of blooms work nicely with any size and style of yard, but they’re also bound to put a smile on you and your guests’ faces. 

Our curated choice of the best flower bed ideas for your front yard – from manicured lawns to whimsical arrangements – will be sure to spark inspiration if you've been pouring over front yard landscaping ideas.

Front yard flower bed ideas

There’s more than one way to add the best front yard flower bed ideas to your space. 

To help, we’ve gathered fresh front yard flower bed ideas to ensure your front yard is in bloom all year round.

1. Vary the height of your plantings

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Just like when you're decorating a coffee table or bookshelf inside, creating an impactful flower display means ensuring that each element not only works together, but also gets a chance to shine. Choosing plants in different heights allows each flower to be seen, while also filling in vertical space.

'It's important to think about the height of your plants,' says Jeanine Standard of Proven Winners , one of the top plant brands in the U.S. 'If you're planting a flower bed along the front of your house, you want to make sure the taller plants are towards the back, near the house, and then add the perennials and annual plants as you come towards the front of the garden.'

2. Plant for year round color

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To get the most out of your garden beds throughout the year, choose a variety of plants that will each shine in a different season, or opt for perennial varieties that offer year round color. 

'What you want to do is plan for year round color,' says Standard. 'Plant some perennials that bring in spring color, others that bring summer color, and some for fall. It takes some planning, so that everything isn’t in bloom at once, but it's worth it. On our website we have an information page for each plant we sell, and the bloom time is there for each one.'

Mixing in flowers that bloom in the early spring, with the best late summer flowers and fall bloomers will ensure your home exterior shines in all seasons. 

3. Add structure with shrubs

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Start your front yard flower bed planning with shrubs, flowering bushes, and evergreens. These not only help define the boundaries of your garden, but they'll ensure your front yard has some interest no matter what the season. 

Once you've planted the best evergreen shrubs for your yard, you can fill in the rest of the flower bed with smaller annuals and perennials. 

4. Adjust flowers for the size of the garden beds

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Scale plays a big role in the plants you chose for your flower beds. Just like you wouldn't put an oversized sofa in a studio apartment, you don't want to plant four-foot wide shrubs in a six-foot wide flower bed.  

'If you have a small flower bed, go for a smaller-sized plant. You don’t want something like a Denim-n Lace plant, which reaches 4’ wide, so adjust your plant size to the size of the bed,' Standard says. 

Another common mistake? Not understanding how big your plants will get. 'The worst thing to do is not anticipate that the plant will reach the full size,' says Standard. 

5. Know your exposure

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Exposure, or how many hours a day your plants receive sun, is a key factor in deciding what garden ideas to choose for your flower beds.

'If your flowers beds get 6-8 hours a day of sun, you can go for full-sun shrubs, perennials and annuals that can take the heat of the day,' says Standard. 'The only way to know how much sun your front yard is getting is by watching that area - looking at it every two hours and recording how much time it’s actually in the sun.' 

6. Introduce a gated flower bed in your front yard

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Contrary to popular belief, a beautiful, blooming garden shouldn’t be confined to your backyard.

Landscape architect and designer Carson McElheney injected beautiful garden design into her front yard by placing the gated flower bed near the front of the home. 

A brick wall, iron gate, and statement-making planters round out the look, adding a 'wow' factor to these front yard flower bed ideas.

7. Add raised flower beds

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Take your front yard to new heights with raised front flower beds – just as blogger Janelle Rendon has done by incorporating raised beds into her front yard walkway. 

'We love how our front yard landscaping project with Buds and Blossoms Cypress turned out,' she explains. 'We used both a retaining wall and a boulder to draw the eye to this flower bed lining our driveway.' 

Rendon filled the raised garden bed ideas with blue plumbago and white vinca, which brought beautiful spring and summertime color to the front yard.

8. Raise your home’s facade 

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William Hefner , on the other hand, prefers to place his raised front yard flower beds against a home’s facade.  

Here, the designer opted for raised front yard flower beds that matched the home’s color and material, creating the illusion of a larger, more grandiose space. For a stately finishing touch, Hefner added two thin hedges to right next to the front door. 

9. Follow the straight and narrow

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Looking for front yard flower bed ideas that are stylish and soothing in equal measure? Take a cue from Maydan Architects . 

Here, the firm opted for straight lines of manicured leafy greens. But, in order to give their front yard flower bed ideas a pop of welcome color, Maydan Architects peppered sweet, purple flowers near the walkway. 

The result: A sleek yard with an unexpected twist. 

10. Keep it simple

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As this yard from KAA Design Group proves, less can be more when it comes to front yard flower bed ideas, especially if you opt for the best trees for front yards, combined with the best shrubs for the front of the house.  

Instead of featuring an eclectic mélange of blooms, this space keeps it simple with a predominately green yard and subtle pops of yellow. The pared-back front yard flower bed highlights the clean lines of the home’s facade, placing the property’s sleek architecture front and center.  

11. Think beyond the privacy gate

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When it comes to making your front yard design shine, a privacy gate can serve as a double-edged sword. On the one hand, having a barrier between your home and the street will keep wandering eyes out of sight; however, it feels virtually impossible to show off your front yard. 

California-based designer Mindy Gayer found the perfect balance with this chic garden gate idea, where a flower bed is planted in front of the privacy gate. 

When considering how to plant a flower bed, take inspiration from the full, white blooms Mindy has selected. They offer a jolt of curb appeal while bringing a welcoming spirit to the gate.  

12. Incorporate hedges in your front yard flower bed ideas

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Bring some decorum to your front yard flower bed ideas by surrounding each bed with short, manicured hedges. 

Not only can this design trick create a structurally soothing front yard, but it can also promote a logical transition from the flat, green grass to the buoyant blooms. 

Designer Fernando Wong gave this space a stately edge, thanks to the organized assortment of white blooms.

13. Take 'the more, the merrier' approach when it comes to front yard flower bed ideas

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If a few rows of flower beds aren’t enough to satisfy your blooming dreams, why not add a few potted plants to the mix. 

Adding a few spare pots to the edge of your front yard flower beds can draw the eye upward, creating the illusion of a dimensional yard or even highlighting creative mailbox landscaping ideas. Let this space from Grace Design Associates show you how it’s done.  

14. Defy gravity with hanging planters

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Looking for a way to incorporate flowers into your designs and front porch ideas? Juxtapose your flower beds with hanging planters, as seen in this setup from CLB Architects . 

The eclectic array of blooms seen here creates plenty of visual intrigue – not to mention gives this wooden barn a beautiful view from every angle.

15. Beautify with blooms

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We love a manicured flower bed as much as the next design enthusiast, but there’s something about a wild, unkempt arrangement that transports us to the idyllic countryside. 

If you want to recreate this look in your own front yard flower bed ideas, variety is key. Here, American firm Ike Kilgerman Barkley juxtaposed a colorful assortment of blooms with a pretty stone walkway. 

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Generous flower beds that can accommodate a good depth of planing will also allow you to think outside the box and have fun. For example, you could plant a lake of blue salvias and verbenas to create a safe ‘water’ feature and arrange stainless steel obelisks so they resemble fountains spurting up from fluttering depths.  

Sunlight should be the first consideration when positioning flower beds. It changes throughout the day and can have a dramatic effect on the way a border is seen. 

Ideally, this showpiece planting should be backlit with the sun filtering through the plants for a magical effect. To find which places are special can only be learnt by watching the light moving through the yard – taking photos and noting the time will help when planning.  

'Improving your plant knowledge, namely the shape and form a plant makes as well as the seasonal changes it undergoes, will be an asset, but to plant like a pro you also need to develop a keen eye for picking and mixing plants,' says Adrienne Wild, owner of Wild About Gardening. 

'You’ll only learn this skill by trial and error, and even the most experienced gardeners will tell you that great plant association often just happens. 
Don’t worry if you struggle with learning plant names, as choosing them for their form and color is more important.'

Kelsey Mulvey is a New York-born, San Francisco-based freelance journalist who covers lifestyle and design content. She started her writing career while studying magazine journalism at Boston University, where her work was syndicated by top digital publications like USA Today and MSN. Upon graduation, Kelsey covered lifestyle content The Wall Street Journal, Off Duty and Business Insider. In 2017, Kelsey started her freelance journalism career, where she contributes to design publications like AD PRO, Elle Decor, Wallpaper*, and more. W

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For residents of private houses, spring is a special time when the most daring ideas can be implemented on their suburban area, turning the world around them into a magical garden, a lush flower garden or an unusual park. By investing your love and work, you will certainly enjoy further rest in your garden. The flower beds in the yard of a private house will please the eye: photos of picturesque options will prompt ideas for the upcoming season.

The design of the metal flower bed is made in the form of a bicycle

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Making a flower bed in the yard of a private house with your own hands

It is hard to imagine a modern beautiful summer cottage where flowers do not grow. Flower beds and front gardens bring joy to residents with their appearance and aroma.

Flower beds created by professional gardeners and landscape designers are sometimes simply amazing. Intricate compositions and bright combinations of unusual colors captivate at first sight. If you are a beginner in gardening and self-arranging a flower bed is a new activity for you, give up overly complex compositions.

A bright flower bed in the courtyard of a private house

Setting up a flower garden on your own is a troublesome task that requires time and certain knowledge. Therefore, for the first time, it will be better to set a feasible task for yourself and gradually go towards its implementation. Over time, gaining experience, you will be able to create your own unique flower garden, which will become the subject of your joy and pride.

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Flowerbeds are divided into several main types according to the arrangement and shape:

Earthenware jugs can be the basis for an unusual flower arrangement

Mixborder of flowers of different heights, decorating the hedge

Stages of creating a flower bed in the courtyard of a private house: photo illustrations of preparatory work

There are a lot of subtleties of gardening. Internet resources are full of user advice on how to properly prepare the soil, choose and plant flowers, and design a flower bed in an original way. We will gradually consider all the necessary actions to prepare the future flower garden.

Climbing plants and flowers in flowerpots are decorative elements of a canopy attached to the house

Stage 1. Choosing a place for a flower bed

Almost all (with rare exceptions) flowers that are usually grown in flower beds are sun-loving. From this it is obvious that it is better to choose a sunny place and preferably without drafts.

If lawn grass grows on your chosen area, it must first be removed. If there is open ground at this place, it is enough to clean it, removing all weeds with the root.

Various arrangements for the round flower bed

Good advice! Sod removal is very easy with a shovel. Just cut it into small pieces and, prying with a shovel, remove it.

Stage 2. Determine the type of soil

With effort and imagination, you can break a flower in almost any area with any soil. Sand can be used to improve excessively heavy clay soil. In too light soil, you can add stone flour or clay soil. Compost is also an excellent fertilizer for any type of soil. It significantly improves fertility, structure, air exchange and moisture loss. Peat can be used for the same purposes.

Proper selection of plants will allow you to create a beautiful flower garden, regardless of the type of soil

Stage 3. Loosening the soil

In order to evenly distribute the additives and at the same time fill the soil with oxygen, you need to dig the soil with a garden fork to a depth of about 25 cm. thus creating the most favorable conditions for the development of the root system of flowers.

An important step in building a flower bed is preparing the soil for planting

The best time to complete all stages is spring. It is always best to start with simple activities such as preparing the soil. By following these simple steps, you will have time to think about how your flower bed should look in the future. It will also help to take into account all the nuances of the soil and terrain, which is necessary for the correct choice of plants.

Filling a flower garden in the yard of a private house: photos of popular flowers

To begin with, let's look at how plants for flower beds can differ from each other. First, they can be annual or perennial, that is, their growth period can be one or more seasons. Secondly, plants can be flowering or non-flowering.

Scheme of a flower bed of perennials that bloom in the first year: 1 - stock-rose "Pleniflora" of various colors; 2 - ten-petal sunflower; 3 - Icelandic poppy; 4 - St. John's wort "Hidcote"; 5 - cardinal lobelia; 6 - catnip "Nepeta faassenii"; 7 - Pozharsky's bell; 8 - katananhe "Blue Cupid"; 9 - perennial gravel; 10 - prominent sedum; 11 - hybrid geykhera "Miracle"

Mixed type flower beds are considered the best option. The combination of different colors gives a more diverse palette. The disadvantage of using only annual plants is the need to start over every year. With perennial flowers, on the contrary, the well-established appearance of a flower bed can eventually get bored. It is better if the outlines of the flower bed are preserved, but at the same time you can change its content over and over again, depending on your own desire.

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Perennial flowers are divided into three types:

Different types of flowers combined in a flower bed

Obviously, for beginners or not yet very experienced summer residents, absolutely all flowers from the unpretentious category are suitable. Consider what flowers belong to each type.

Unpretentious flowers are not capricious and do not require special conditions for growth. They are able to survive with a significant lack of lighting, moisture and soil nutrition. Various diseases and pests will also not cause them much harm. Moreover, such plants can grow for many years in one place without a transplant and endure cold.

Low-growing varieties of flowers are perfect for decorating an alpine hill or rockery

A flower bed created with your own hands using such flowers requires minimal attention - watering the plants in a drought and processing in the spring. There are a lot of such unpretentious and beautiful flowers: geranium, musky mallow, gentian, poppies, goldenrod, aconite, brunner and many others.

Poppy bed made of natural stone

Moderately labor-intensive flowers - those that do not require special care, but are whimsical to the environment. This group includes plants that require periodic transplantation (once every 2-3 years). These include: cloves, iris, sage, cornflower, bluebell, echinacea, arabis, etc.

Echinacea is resistant to adverse conditions and has a spectacular appearance

A group of hard-working flowers, subject only to experienced gardeners who can work on their garden every day. Such plants are very vulnerable and are afraid of pests, diseases and cold weather. Moreover, complex agricultural techniques are needed to care for them. Such troublesome flowers include almost all bulbs: lilies, hyacinths, chrysanthemums, roses, begonias, evening primrose.

The rose garden will become a real decoration of the backyard

Good advice! To add variety to the flower bed, you can add pots or flowerpots with ornamental plants to it. This will bring a special charm to your flower garden.

Additional decorative objects will help diversify the flower bed. For example, from natural stone, wood, glass and even plastic, you can lay out a small fence. Garden decorations, sculptures and homemade elements will also not be superfluous in the flower garden.

Planting plants in flower beds in the courtyard of a private house: photos of work stages

For most plants, especially perennials, seedlings are preferred. By following a number of simple rules for planting such flowers, you can not worry whether they will take root in your flower garden.

Step 1. Water the seedlings with water so that the soil is saturated with moisture. After 15 minutes, remove the plant from the pot, being careful not to damage the root system

Before transplanting seedlings into the ground, pour water over it and leave for a short period of time so that the soil is saturated with moisture. Sufficient moisture in the earthen coma is a very important moment for a successful planting.

Take the seedlings out of the pots with the utmost care. In this case, it is always necessary to give preference to the integrity of the root system of the plant, and in case of any difficulty in extracting the earthen clod, cut the plastic pots without regret.

Step 2 Prepare wells for each plant. The flower should be placed in the hole in such a way that the edges of the earthy clod are on the same level with the soil surface

Then we dig holes - separate for each plant. We try to loosen the soil at the bottom of the hole a little. We put an earthen lump in a recess so that its edges are flush with the surface of the earth. We cover all the free space around the root system with earth and lightly tamp.

Good advice! Before planting the plant in the ground, it would be useful to slightly straighten the densely intertwined flower roots. You can do this by hand.

Step 3. Fill the free space around the root system with earth and lightly tamp. Remember that the plants need to be watered more frequently the first time after planting.

After planting the seedlings, the flower bed must be watered every day in order for the plants to take root. Then you can switch to a free schedule, which depends on the weather conditions and the needs of your chosen flowers.

Proper design of a flower bed with your own hands: photo examples

In order for your flower bed to become a real decoration of the site, you need to think about how the flowers will be arranged. The most advantageous option is to create a background and color spots on it. Perennial plants with not very bright flowers, but at the same time beautiful leaves, are great as a background. Including you can use herbaceous, coniferous plants and small shrubs. For color accents, bright annual flowers are best suited.

Scheme for the arrangement of perennials

When planning the arrangement of flowers in a flower bed, be sure to take into account the view of the place. If the flower bed is arranged in the center of the site and is visible from all sides, then the flowers should be planted symmetrically. The tallest plants occupy a place in the center, and low plants are located at the edges. This will allow you to see all the components of the flower garden, regardless of where you are on the site.

Flower beds decorate the garden seating area

If the flower bed is located near a fence or wall, the viewing area becomes much smaller and this dictates other design rules. Tall plants need to be planted in the background - near a wall or fence, so that undersized flowers are in the foreground.

Scheme of a mixborder of perennials: 1 - Endress geranium; 2 - soft cuff; 3 - majestic geranium; 4 - coreopsis whorled; 5 - cinquefoil shrub; 6 - yarrow ptarmic; 7 - decorative bow; 8 - anise lofant; 9- Bonar verbena; 10 - boxwood; 11 - decorative wormwood; 12 - lofant; 13 - Echinacea purpurea; 14 - lavater; 15 - clematis

Caring for a flower garden near the house: photos of beautiful flower beds

In order for the flower garden to retain its aesthetic appearance, it is necessary to take care of it regularly. Necessary procedures for caring for a flower bed:

Thanks to regular care, the flower garden will delight the eye throughout the warm season

Flowerbed arranged in the yard of a country house

Useful advice! To easily remove weeds along with roots, pre-water the flower bed. Wet soil becomes more pliable, which makes the job much easier.

Unusual design of a flower bed in the courtyard of a private house: photo gallery

Creating a flower bed is an unlimited platform for your imagination. Any ideas and experiments are in place here. A flower bed can become a work of art that sets the tone for the entire backyard area, making it unique and original. Consider several options for flower beds, the shapes of which determine the appearance of the entire site.

Flower Arrangements Using Old Vehicles

Any old vehicle that is not fit for purpose will work for this purpose. It often happens that it is a pity to throw them away and they have been idle for years in a barn or garage. Thanks to your imagination, such things can take on a new life. Absolutely everything can be used: bicycles, motorcycles, old cars and even boats.

Original flowerbed in the yard of a country house

To create a flower garden using a bicycle or motorcycle, it is necessary to attach capacious containers to the frame, front and rear trunks, in which flowers can be planted. To combine all the elements with each other, it is recommended to paint them in a single color scheme. This will give the mood to the whole design. An important advantage of this type of flower garden is mobility. The ability to move it to another place at any time greatly expands the options for further use of space.

Flowerbed-car will become a unique design element of the backyard territory

In the case of using an old boat or car, the flowerbed will turn out to be stationary, but at the same time more voluminous. The boat is perfect for creating decorative planters. To do this, it is enough to firmly fix it on the ground and fill it with soil. Use the same principle in the case of a car. Remove all unnecessary parts from it: seats, engine, filling the trunk and hood. Then you can start decorating with flowers.

An old bike painted in a bright color is a great option for a flower garden

Helpful Hint! For arrangement of "transport" flower beds it is better to use a spacious open lawn. Otherwise, the design will take up too much space and clutter up the space.

Various vehicles can act as a flower bed - from a bicycle to a boat.

Using a special mesh filled with nutrient soil, horizontal and some vertical surfaces can be formed. It is best to use curly or small border flowers in this case.

Mini-flower beds in containers made from scrap materials

Miniature flower beds in containers are an elegant solution to two problems at once: decorating a summer cottage and getting rid of old unnecessary things. In addition, such an arrangement of flowers will help to protect them from children and pets. To create a mini-flower bed, you can use anything: from old plumbing to unnecessary clothes and shoes.

Flowers growing in wooden boxes - a mobile and attractive flowerbed option

Flowers planted in old shoes look very original. At the same time, the larger the size of the shoe, the more interesting it can be decorated. Making a flower pot out of worn shoes is simple: you need to make a few holes in the sole, which will help equip the drainage system. After that, the inside of the shoe is filled with earth and flowers are planted inside.

Mini-flower beds arranged in shoes look interesting and unusual

A clear advantage of such an impromptu container is the ability to easily rearrange it to a convenient place. You can always place it on the porch, on the fence or on the steps. This will allow you to easily decorate the interior at the right time.

An old birdcage can be a good base for a flower bed.

Disadvantages include daily watering and weekly feeding.

Old toy cars of sufficient size, leather bags and briefcases, a cracked jug, etc. can also be an excellent basis for mini-flower beds. on wood. Materials you will need:

Design option for a wooden flower bed-palette

First, you need to cut out the shape of the palette to the required size. Then make holes for pots of the desired diameter. Two legs are attached to the back of the structure so that the surface is at a slight angle. In order to increase the life of the flower bed, it is coated with a special varnish or paint for wood from the outside and from the back. After drying, you can insert pots with bright flowers inside.

"Artist's flower bed" looks original and is quite simple in execution. And do not forget to complement the composition with a rake and a shovel, because these are the tools of a gardener-artist, with which he “draws” the world around him.

To create beauty in the surrounding space is the true vocation of man. Using the above recommendations, you can create a unique flower bed that will delight you every day throughout the warm season.

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Flowerbeds in the courtyard of a private house, photos of which Dekorin has prepared for you today, are certainly a wonderful picturesque decoration for any personal plot. Landscape designers or gardeners can help to decorate a flower bed in our time in the most beautiful way. However, many owners of cottages and private houses tend to do it on their own, since the activity itself brings a lot of pleasure and provides an opportunity to realize their creative potential. In this article, we have selected for you flower beds in the courtyard of a private house, photos of beautiful and bright flower arrangements.

Making a flower bed in the courtyard of a private house with your own hands

Considering the question of where exactly to arrange the desired flower garden, it is worth remembering that the majority of flowers are sun-loving, which means that a sunny, not windy area with loose soil should serve as a planting site. If the soil is too clayey, it can be mixed with sand, and, conversely, if there is increased friability in the soil, add clay.

There are some of the most common types of garden plot flowerbeds, photos of which are presented below. Namely:

The most complex type of flower garden is considered to be a modular flower bed, where various plants are collected, as well as small architectural forms. Having decided on the type of flower bed, it is necessary to dwell on the choice of plants for planting. This is a very important step in creating a flower bed in the courtyard of a private house with your own hands.

See also: 45 fantastic ideas for your garden It is often difficult for an inexperienced gardener to decide on their choice. First of all, it is necessary to take into account the longevity of plants. The most successful option would be a mixed planting with a combination of annual and perennial species. This option is beneficial in that perennial plants do not require an annual transplant, and annuals will contribute to the annual renewal of the design of the flower bed - flowers that bother the eye can be replaced with other species.

Perennial plants

Perennial plants are characterized by a long period of growth, in most cases they do not require special care and conditions (adapted to low temperatures) and, having a strong root system, are ahead of annual species in the flowering rate. When choosing perennials for planting, you should pay attention to such species as:

Annuals

This is just a small list of all the variety of perennials that make a flower bed in the yard of a private house look amazing. As for annual plants, the most common species can be distinguished here, such as:

Flowerbed design in the yard of a private house: photos of the most original ideas

As mentioned earlier, flower gardens are diverse, with their own principles of planting. A beautifully decorated flower bed in the courtyard of a private house or cottage guarantees its owner invariably positive emotions, and also delivers aesthetic pleasure to guests. In addition to the standard options, with imagination, you can create unique masterpieces. Here, seemingly ordinary gizmos, stale unused household items and even old vehicles and wardrobe items will come to the rescue.

Placement of flowerbeds on vehicles such as bicycles, boats or cars has the advantage of being easy to move if necessary to the desired area. In addition, such a flower bed will look quite original in the country house or in the courtyard of a private house (the photo clearly demonstrates this). With this design, as a rule, small border or curly ones are used. An original solution would also be a flower pot made of shoes. In this version, a kind of drainage system is constructed in the sole, and earth is poured inside, in which flowers are planted.

One of the original options is also a stone bed – rockery.

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