Vertical landscaping is the best option for decorating the personal territory, fences and garden zones by planting climbing plants or cutting trees. This allows you to rationally use small land plots, organizing a well -groomed and original space. Through such a methodology of landscape design, you can successfully disguise a nondescript wall or fence, turning them into garden art.
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Selecting plants for landscaping
The classification of plantings suitable for vertical landscaping conditionally distinguishes them into such groups:
- Liana are plants that braid supports and trees. The use of this type of vegetation will successfully harmonize with architectural obelisks, arbors, arches and pergoles.
- Plants that do not need additional supports. Among the striking examples of this type of landscaping are ivy and some types of grapes. Such a green decor is optimal for planting large territory or large -scale structures.
- Vegetation that needs to be attached. For such landscaping, it will be necessary to pull the wire or canvas along which the plants will rise. Such landscaping is often used to decorate fences and arbors.
To decide what vertical flowers must be planted on your territory, you should focus on the landscaping object and varieties of the green decorators themselves. Consider the main varieties of plants for vertical landscaping.
Amur grapes
This grape variety forms a lush green cover or dome. It is valued due to its rich shades, juiciness and unpretentiousness to the conditions of growth. Its paints can vary from salad to purple, and in the autumn period the plant begins to bring fruit clusters with blue berries. They are not edible, but the external attractiveness of the green cover increases significantly.
Girl's grapes
Tri Stroke grapes of this variety have a distinctive feature-by the fall, its leaves acquire a raspberry-geo-shaped hue. In addition, such vegetation quickly fills the desired space, thanks to a powerful annual growth. Grapes are very “creep” and can be fixed to completely any type of surface.
Actinidia Kolomict
Wooden Liana of the Actinidia genus is a unique plant, which is also called "chameleon." When its leaves appear, the vegetation has a bronze tint, then it turns into bright green, but when the flowering period ends, the leaves of actinidia acquire pink tips and subsequently become entirely raspberry. In addition, the bells pleases the eyes with white flowers and brings edible berries.
The tree is round -leaved
This deciduous liana is distinguished by the ability to grow up to 10 meters upward, in addition, this process occurs quite quickly. The plant has leathery large leaves, which acquire a golden-bronze tint by the fall. In addition, the tree-winging brings juicy orange-yellow decorative fruits.
Ivy
A traditional plant for landscaping is ivy. Its use on walls or fences often inspires the classic design of English old mansions. In addition, this type of vegetation is unpretentious and well curls, slowly and tightly masking the surface of the buildings.
Hop
Fragrant and traditional plant for our area has a high decorative value. Hops are very unpretentious and quickly wraps in the territory, but requires careful vegetation care. If you do not limit the growth zone, hops will be quite problematic to remove from unwanted landscaping areas.
Chinese lemonnik
This type of green coating not only has a decorative value, but is also a very useful inhabitant of the garden territory. In addition to a thick and beautiful cover, a lemon is given berries that have an energy and tonic effect.
Clematis
This group of plants for vertical landscaping is perennial vines that have large and beautiful flowering, characterized by a large variability of colors and shapes. Clematis is rapidly germinated and used to charge pergool, gratings, arbors and arches. However, it must be carefully careful and tonsured.
Honeysuckle
This type of vegetation is appreciated by colorful inflorescences and berries, which will decorate the most plain area of \u200b\u200bthe territory. It is used for landscaping walls and fences, but, despite the attractiveness and appetization of berries, they have only decorative value. The plant must be carefully care for, otherwise the honeysuckle turns into an untidy lump.
In addition to the above climbing plants, annual types of vegetation are also used for long -term green decoration. They can be planted in various places of the garden, as well as use for decorating balconies, terraces, windows and filling them with vertical flowers.
Among such vegetation, the following types can be distinguished:
- a mortgage that is famous for leaves in the form of hearts and rich gramophone flowers;
- kobe, which has leaves in the form of bells and long stamens;
- nasturtium;
- rose;
- echinocystis;
- decorative pumpkins.
The purpose of vertical landscaping
Decorating the walls of houses or summer cottages through vertical landscaping is a fairly common practice. However, it is necessary to navigate the capabilities and effects that can be achieved by such a decoration of your territory. Consider the most popular types of landscaping vertical surfaces.
- Enlargling buildings - this technique is decorating the walls of country houses and structures in the city center. Although such landscaping can also decorate absolutely any type of building, hiding the visible defects of the structure: cracks, poor -quality facing, permitted walls.
- The formation of the optimal microclimate - the vertical landscaping technique helps adjust the degree of penetration of sunlight into construction. It should be noted that such a technique is possible only in the warmth of the year, since in this way fresh cool air can be allowed into the living space. And with the help of arbors, arches and verandas, entwined with vegetation, you can create a shaded corner where the children will hide from the exhausting sun.
- Correction of cleanliness and moisture content in the air. Vertical flowers for flowers and weaving plants allow you to eliminate air dust and increase its humidity. In addition, thick foliage of landscaped territory allows you to reduce noise, which makes stay on the terrace more comfortable.
- Separation of the site into functional zones. Due to the fact that the green landscaping of the site can be done in the form of screen, hedges, pergola and gratings, the garden can be made by multifunctional territory. The natural fence will distinguish the space for the walking segment, the recreation area, the garden and the garden.
Examples of flowers for vertical landscaping in the photo can be viewed in this video clip:
Advantages of vertical landscaping
- High aesthetic attractiveness in the small area. This type of landscape design is a simple and affordable method of ennobleing buildings, buildings and architectural structures, which gives them a memorable original look. The use of weaving plants allows you to visually expand the boundaries of the green area.
- Simplicity in growing and care. The vegetation used in the landscaping of vertical structures is quite ingenuous in courting, since the need for mulching and fertilizer of the soil, weeding and combating weed plants disappears.
- The correction of the temperature regime. The arrangement of the territory through vertical landscaping allows the use of plants as a natural curtain from sunlight. And also vegetation on the building prevents the entry into dust and dirty air.
Landscaping methods of vertical surface
Arc
The arched structure is a rather popular element in the landscape design of the site. It looks luxurious, outstanding and visually increasing the space in garden territory. And if there is such an opportunity, you can install a gallery of 3-5 arches, covered with lush flowering vegetation instead of a familiar gazebo. For such a goal, the best option will be: honeysuckle, climbing roses, a mortgage or clematis.
Suspended flowerpots, containers and boxes
Container landscaping is quite common in the landscape design of the personal territory. Vertical flowerpots and boxes act as an extraordinary decoration of the wall of any building. This type of landscaping is used to decorate the patio, terraces or verandas, and the most suitable plants for this purpose are begonia, petunia, pelargonium, etc.
Art Peregoles
This type of structure is an elegant grate of natural wood, which acts as a decorative screen, beautifully entwined with flowering plants. Against the background of white or walnut wood, green shoots of vegetation are favorably distinguished, as well as pergola can be installed under the arch and created a real flowering composition, as in royal gardens.
Hedge
Natural fence is a traditional element of garden decor. As such a landscape jewelry, a conventional fence, entwined with wild grapes, mortgages, vines, decorative beans, etc., can serve as such as a hedge, you can install a screen or trellis. Light structures will be able to pass sunlight, due to which green vegetation will acquire more saturated shades. Using landscape green screens, you can zone the territory of the garden or create a shady area for relaxation.
Vertical flowerbed
This type of structure is little common in our area, which once again emphasizes the exclusivity and originality of the idea. Planting flowers for a vertical flowerbed is quite simple, and the external attractiveness of this element will surpass any expectations. The advantage of such a flowerbed is its compactness, since multi -tiered stands are used to form a flower arrangement.
The guide to create a vertical flower bed can be seen here:
