Flower beds

There are many options to decorate the garden. One of the most attractive, but at the same time cheap and environmentally friendly are wooden flower beds. Even a gardener who knows little about carpentry can make such structures. There are a lot of interesting ideas for decorating a decorative element. For example, flower beds made of wood are round, curly, multi-tiered, mobile, etc. Building materials are selected to the taste of the owner of the site. Among the popular ones: boards, solid wood, timber, WPC.

landscape architecture

Landscaping is an art created by specially trained people. However, in order to improve your garden, you do not need to graduate from the university in this specialty. To do this, you just need to have an idea of ​​the basics of landscape architecture and adhere to them when decorating a garden plot. Among the principles of garden design stand out:

1. A complex approach;
2. Lack of congestion;
3. Household desires.

Firstly, the vegetable garden should be transformed in an integrated manner, identifying a suitable concept. For this, all elements of the garden, the house itself, are taken into account. It is necessary that the appearance of the building matches the garden and vice versa. There should be no contradictions. If the house is large, massive, brick, then the features of power should appear in the surrounding area. If the dacha is built in a sophisticated style, then a similar style is preserved in the garden. A solid wooden house acts as a fulcrum for creating a simple, but at the same time noble and unobtrusive design of the area. For the latter option, do-it-yourself flower beds are just suitable.

Wooden flower bed

Secondly, the garden space should not be overloaded. For convenience, the territory is mentally or schematically on paper divided into parts and each part is assessed separately, then all parts in a complex. Designers recommend leaving enough free space.

Thirdly, when arranging a site, it is important to take into account the desires of all household members. For kids, it is worthwhile to provide a children's corner, for the rest of family members - a gazebo. Also on the site it is necessary to make a working area. In this case, you should adhere to aesthetics. The task of the designer is to combine functionality and attractive appearance. Even if the territory of the garden is small, neat paths, even beds, several evergreen crops, a flower garden and a bench will transform the space.

About wooden flower beds

Wooden flower beds look most advantageous if they are located on the western or eastern side of the site. If there is no free space there, then you can arrange structures in other zones. Raise the base of the object slightly to attract attention. Structures based on wood are of the following types:

• Square;
• Round;
• Rectangular;
• Triangular;
• Oval;
• Curly;
• In the form of household items;
• Multi-tiered.

The most common and simple ones are flower beds of round, square, rectangular and triangular shapes.The manufacture of such objects will require a minimum of materials and time. For example, a round decor can be made from a cut old barrel.

Round

It is more difficult to make a curly flower bed. However, this form looks unusual and advantageous. Flower beds in the form of wooden household items will surprise even the discerning gardener. You can make a flower garden in the shape of a chair, chest of drawers, strollers, wheelbarrows, mugs, etc.

For small areas, tiered structures are perfect. There are many options for their execution. These can be boxes of different sizes, fixed on the wall of the house. A flower pyramid or shelf looks beautiful. A multi-tiered flower garden is more difficult to make than a single-tiered one.

Wooden structures for flowers have many advantages:

1. Environmentally friendly material does not pollute the environment. The tree has a pleasant scent.
2. When decomposing, the tree heals the soil, filling it with useful substances.
3. It's easy to mount objects. In addition, such materials are lightweight.
4. The price of the buildings is affordable.
5. The structure can be repainted in any color that the owner likes.
6. The tree has increased frost resistance. In winter, these flower beds do not freeze.

Among the design flaws are as follows:

1. Fragility. The tree tends to rot. Pests can also attack him. According to gardeners, flowerbeds made of boards, beams, logs need restoration and renewal every 2-4 years.
2. Structures react negatively to moisture. In this regard, the elements are treated with a water-repellent solution before installation. Oil mordant, sealants are suitable.
3. Not suitable for refined gardens.
4. They require care.

Wooden flower bed construction guide

Before starting work, you need to know a few nuances:

• ü A large flower bed with a sufficient amount of soil and flowers needs high-quality and reliable building material. Otherwise, the earth will deform the walls.
• ü If you have to arrange a flower bed by digging boards or logs into the ground, then the underground part of the structure should be 2 times larger than the aboveground one.
• ü A flower garden, the diameter of which exceeds 4-6 meters, requires an inclined or convex shape.
• ü Compact flower beds, the diameter of which is less than 1 meter, are formed even, the slope is not appropriate here.

Flower garden from boards

The simplest flowerbed of boards is made in the form of an ordinary box. In order to fix it in the ground, legs are made on the lower part. These legs are dug into the ground.

Do-it-yourself flower beds from boards can be made in the form of a sandbox. The standard width for a small flower garden is 1.5 meters. The length is made of a similar size. The height in this case does not exceed 50-60 cm. A place is chosen. Measurements are taken on the ground. Stakes are placed in the corners around the perimeter. Ropes are pulled between the stakes that mark the corners of the structure. Ropes are needed to make the sides straight. Next, a pit is dug. Its depth is 15-25 cm. Gravel and coarse sand are poured at the bottom of the pit. Next, using edged boards, nails or screws, a box is prepared. The lower part (15-20 cm) is dug into the pit. Boards are nailed perpendicularly onto the edges of the boards, like in a children's sandbox. They act as shops. The shape of the structure does not have to be square, it can be anything. It all depends on the imagination of the author.

Flower garden from boards

An interesting idea is to make a tiered flower bed from several boxes of different sizes. For example, the first will measure 130 by 130 cm, the second - 80 by 80 cm, the third - 30 by 30 cm. Each one has legs attached for digging into the ground. Next, the first box is filled with soil mixture, a medium-sized box is installed in its center. The middle box is filled with earth, the last miniature box is already installed on it.You can make a flower garden in such a way that the boxes are not located straight, but obliquely.

Flower bed made of wood

An interesting flower garden is obtained from two halves of a solid tree. The core of each half is carefully cleaned. A kind of grooves are obtained. Impregnation is applied. The soil mixture for flower crops is laid out in the grooves. In order to additionally protect the tree from moisture, roofing material is laid out on the ground. Flowerbeds are placed on such a bedding.

Another way is to create a flower garden from a large tree stump. In this case, the core is cleaned again. The earth is placed in it. From several stumps with flowers, you can form a composition, put them in different zones of the site or next to each other. In each stump, flowers of a certain type can grow. Petunia, aster, chamomile, Turkish carnation, armeria, chrysanthemum, etc. look very beautiful in such designs.

Flower garden from a bar

A flower bed from a bar looks stylish. Recently, this natural material has been very popular. The piece can be built as a volumetric box or tub. An excellent multi-tiered pyramid flower garden will turn out from a bar. The decor object is made in the same way as a flower bed from boards. But metal pins are used for fastening.

Another option for decorating a flower garden with a bar is to dig small blocks into the ground so that they form a dense fence. The shape of such a composition can be either ordinary (round, square, oval) or curly (in the form of a star, moon, cloud, etc.).

A flower bed from a log

A solid log turns into a flower garden in several ways. The first method is to remove the core and place the soil there. This option is like a flower bed in a tree. The second way is to fold an impromptu log house or well, in which to organize a flower garden. A flower bed made of rounded logs is considered durable.

WPC flower garden

The most reliable and practically not subject to weather conditions is considered to be a decking flower bed. Decking are tile modules that are commonly used as decking on marine vessels, as well as terraces. Now the material is made from WPC (wood-polymer composite). WPC board for flower beds and beds is an ideal durable material. In addition, the cut-out design looks stylish. It's easy to work with such material. For it, special fasteners are provided.

Decking flower beds can be shaped like a tall flower bed. For this, a box-shaped fence for a flower bed is assembled. There are a lot of options for creating flower beds from WPC. Many of them duplicate compositions from ordinary boards.

Wooden border for flower beds

The flower garden, which is located along the fence and adjacent to it, will effectively decorate the garden and courtyard. In order not to spoil the view, it is necessary to correctly arrange a wooden border for the flower bed. As a material, both ordinary boards, timber, and decking are suitable. Logs are used if the fence is log.

Wooden border for flower beds

The height of the structure is influenced by the varieties of crops that are planned to be planted. If the hostess likes medium-sized and tall flowers and shrubs, then the border should be made at least 40-70 cm.If it is supposed to arrange a flower garden with dwarfs and low-growing plants, then the optimal height of the border is 10-20 cm.The border can be made in the form of a smooth wall, palisade from blocks, etc.

Maintenance of wooden flower beds, borders

Wooden flower beds and curbs require special care. Among the main procedures are the following:

1. In the spring and autumn, the structures are thoroughly cleaned and dried.
2. Once a year (usually before the beginning of the gardening season) clean and dry flower beds are treated with an antiseptic and oil.
3. If desired, the gardener can paint the borders or flower beds in different colors every year, or renew the previous coating.
4. If scratches or splits are found, the surface is cleaned with sandpaper and covered with a layer of paint.
5. Every 2-4 years wooden flower beds need restoration and renovation.

Even a novice gardener will cope with the construction of a flower bed made of wood with his own hands. Natural material harmoniously fits into the green space of the suburban area. The main thing is to follow the principles of landscape architecture and do not forget to treat the tree with protective means.