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To make the site look well-groomed and modern, many owners pay attention to its design.
After all, not only vegetable beds are needed, but also beautiful islets of flower beds with multi-colored filling. Therefore, original borders for flower beds and beds give them a complete and harmonious look. Yes, exactly the beds. The garden can also be decorated and planned intelligently. Some of them invite design specialists for these purposes. And many people like to do everything with their own hands.
Modern summer residents are trying to make certain innovations in the design of the site. Today we will consider options for ideas on how to make a border for a flower bed. First you need to understand what role garden curbs play. Such constructions are necessary for:
- Decorations. Any composition requires decoration. Even the most beautiful flowers will look more harmonious with a border made of extraordinary material. It can be in harmony with the design of the house or garden, or maybe a separate point of emphasis is for the owner to decide.
- Restricting the growth of plants outside the flower bed. Low curbs (up to 30 cm) will not save you from "relocation" of seeds weeds on the flower bed, but the root system of the inhabitants of the flower bed will not be able to overcome them.
- A clear division of plants in a flower bed according to zones or varieties. Especially when creating a stepped composition, it helps a lot. And it also makes caring for perennials more organized. If these are tulips, then even when they have faded, you do not have to mark in the flower bed where they grew. A practical border will help out this time too.
- Maintaining cleanliness and aesthetics. Garden curbs keep dirt out of the walkway to keep dirt out in rainy weather. At the same time, you can be sure that the water will not carry sand from the path to the flower bed.
- Protection of pets and children. Fencing with a curb immediately helps to protect the flower beds from visiting animals (oddly enough). And kids will not be able to run over the curb, which will protect them from unnecessary injuries.
In addition to all of the above, such fences give originality and uniqueness to each site. Especially if you make borders for flower beds with your own hands.
Materials for borders - choose options
The main parameters of the borders for flower beds and beds are:
- the form;
- material.
Therefore, the combination of these two components generates an enormous number of combinations. For independent creativity, everything that is at hand is suitable. The main condition is that there must be enough material. Nowadays, in stores you can also find inexpensive and practical options for making borders on flower beds. To determine which material to choose, consider the most common types of fences:
- wooden;
- stone;
- concrete;
- from scrap materials;
- plastic, etc.
The simplest type of flower bed fencing, which, in general, does not require materials, is dug out. To complete it, you do not even need any improvised means. A Y-shaped trench is cut in the ground around the perimeter of the flower bed, cleaned of dirt, debris and mulched with chips or peat. The depth of such a trench is determined by the type of soil in the flower bed and the shape of the plant root system. Further care consists in trimming the overgrown sod. For this operation, a Fokin plane cutter, a garden sharp knife or a shovel is suitable.How such a flower bed fence will look like can be seen in the photo:
Wood curbs
This is one of the inexpensive and readily available materials. It is not necessary to purchase new boards, you can use leftovers from construction work, packing pallets for cinder blocks or tiles. To increase the service life of such a border for a flower bed, it is recommended to treat the workpieces with varnish, antifungal compounds. For a wooden border, you can come up with your own unique design, or you can use the advice of professionals and amateurs. So, we choose:
Wicker
It looks very impressive. It is good to make such a decorative border for flower beds from willow twigs. You will need thin wooden blocks, even pegs and rods. Wooden blanks are treated with an antiseptic, driven into the ground along the perimeter. Willow twigs are woven around the pegs on both sides, trying to give the appearance of a basket. Alternatively, the bark is removed from the twigs, covered with a special compound. It is more convenient to weave such a border for a flower bed in sections. To increase the strength will help carnations, with which the ends of the rods are nailed to the lumps.
Log palisade
Logs will be needed, which will have to be sawed into cylinders. The height and thickness of the cylinders are selected depending on the size of the flower bed and plants. It varies from 15 to 50 cm. The very thin ones are sharpened with an ax, the thicker ones are dug into the ground to such a depth as to ensure good stability. The cylinders should be located along the entire flower bed, tightly adjacent to each other. You can add variety to this type of wooden fence with the help of the height of the logs. They are placed on the same level, stepwise, randomly. The second option is a hemp cut. It can be made straight or obliquely. The continuation of such a palisade from a flower bed along a path or a gazebo looks very impressive. The tree must be cleaned of bark and covered with a disinfectant primer. Of the coatings, it is best to use a stain, transparent varnish - this will emphasize the texture of the wood. It is undesirable to use paint.
Pyramids
This type is most often used for vegetable beds. For flower beds, this option does not look very attractive. The most common shape is a pyramid. They make boxes of different sizes so that they can fit on top of each other. Between them, soil is poured in which plants will grow. It is better to paint the box in one tone, but to grow crops in different colors. The middle part of the pyramid is filled with drainage. By the way, it can be used for watering. Photos of such pyramids are very diverse.
Curbs made of stone, concrete, brick
Stone, brick, and concrete curbs
Spread out without mortar adhesion or with the use of cement. The second option will provide the best quality for your structure. A stone border looks very nice on a flower bed. It can be made from granite, limestone, sandstone or any other natural stone at your disposal. Laying is carried out "dry" (without adhesion) or with the use of cement, as mentioned above. First, the shape of the future fence of the flower bed is determined. Then all weeds, grasses and debris are removed from this place. This strip is poured with mortar and the stone is immediately started to be laid. We try to place it as close to each other as possible. The resulting voids are filled with cement or small stones. If it turns out to withstand a certain pattern, then everyone will be happy with the result. And the one who was engaged in creativity and those who will admire it.
Mosaic border for flower beds
Very unique and unrepeatable. It takes time, effort, costs to buy cement, but the result justifies all the costs. To perform this option, you need to dig a ditch around the flower bed 20 cm deep. It is dug around the entire perimeter, and the width is kept 6-7 cm more than planned. The bottom of the groove is covered with sand or crushed stone, then you will have to tinker with the formwork. For this, plywood, various boards are suitable.The resulting form is poured with a solution of sand with cement (3: 1) and allowed to harden a little. Now the main creativity of the border for the flower bed begins. Pieces of the mosaic are laid out on top of the mortar, trying to maintain the intended ornament. The material is fragments of colored glass, ceramic tiles, pebbles, small stones, beads. First, draw out the horizontal part of the border. After the formwork has been removed, you can continue to decorate the side surfaces. Pre-apply a solution, frost-resistant glue. Its quantity should be commensurate with the time of laying the mosaic. Natural stone goes well with any type of design, therefore, despite its high cost, it is used quite often.
Brick
The second material in terms of frequency of use on the borders for flower beds can be called brick. It is also laid in different ways - vertically, at an angle, horizontally, on the edge. Some craftsmen cover such a border for a flower bed with various types of paint, lime. Modern craftsmen are increasingly choosing facing bricks.
Concrete
In general, so different forms of borders for flower beds are made of concrete that it is impossible to describe all of them. The main condition is the presence of concrete and enclosing structures. And the options for such borders are better to look at the photo.
Other types of borders
Plastic or plastic
A plastic border for a flower bed is considered reliable, easy to manufacture and durable. No preparatory work is required, the cost is affordable, the choice of configurations is very wide. You don't need to come up with special forms, you can take ready-made structures.
Plastic borders for beds and flower beds are a very profitable solution for any summer resident. Plastic bottles are often used for its manufacture. Here, the flight of imagination is not limited to a simple fence. Forms of flowers, animals, plants are made of them.
Tape
A popular form because of its convenience and ease of construction is a ribbon border for a flower bed.
A special tape is sold at garden stores. It comes in various widths and colors.
The tape is dug into the ground at the middle of the width or slightly less. With its help, you can easily perform various bends and turns. It is very convenient in work, does not require special skills, although accuracy and thoroughness will be needed.
Among the popular types of borders for flower beds should be noted metal, "live" (from plants), from car tires, with the use of special ready-made forms.
Conclusion
We considered some options for ideas on how to make borders for flower beds with our own hands. The finished result is well demonstrated by photos of such options.
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