I heard on TV about the use of boards for arranging beautiful and comfortable beds. Unfortunately, this amount of material is not available. Tell me, is it possible to replace them with something and how to make beds in the garden without boards?

Before every gardener, with the arrival of spring, the question arises of how to equip the beds so that crops have all the conditions for development and fruiting. Besides correct location beds makes it much easier to care for them.

Recently, high beds made with a frame made of boards are gaining popularity. However, not everyone has the opportunity to build them due to the lack or lack of wood material... Do not despair, because there are still many ways to make garden beds without using boards.

Most often, a vegetable garden is planned using the following beds:

• standard;
• narrow;
• high.

Standard beds

Such beds are located at the same height as the garden, do not protrude above the soil and do not go deep into it. The location of the beds, their width and length depend only on the preferences of the gardener. The distance between the rows is usually no more than 50 cm in order to gain access to the plants for care. To mark the beds, pull a rope or use a special garden marker.

It is good to make standard beds on flat areas that are evenly illuminated by the sun.

Narrow beds

For arranging narrow beds, only a flat surface of a site with good lighting... Their feature is a rather large row spacing (up to 1 m), while the width of the beds themselves is only 45 cm. The narrow beds rise slightly above the soil surface (by 20 cm).

In the place where it is planned to break the beds, they dig up the ground and apply fertilizers (the aisles themselves are not fertilized):

• dolomite flour;
• a complex of minerals.

This type of bed is also called the bed by the Mittlider method - the scientist who invented it. To increase yields in high beds, he recommended watering them regularly and applying industrial fertilizing, excluding compost and manure.

High beds (without using boards)

To equip high beds, a frame 90 cm high and 120 cm wide is pre-assembled, which will be filled nutritious soil... The size of the tall bed may vary. In addition to the boards, they serve as the basis of the frame.

Do you want your garden to be not only functional, but also to give joy to your appearance? Today on our site we will teach you how to create beautiful beds at the dacha with your own hands, photos of which will help you make the right choice.

When breaking up the beds, it is important to take into account several nuances: the characteristics of the crops grown, the principle of compatibility of garden plants, the conditions for comfortable caring for vegetables. Only when all of the above nuances are taken into account, you can create truly aesthetic beds. Decorative crops and greenery give a special beauty to the summer cottage. Carefully selected fencing materials also play an important role.

Sizes of beds for easy cultivation

Beautiful beds - well-groomed beds. For weeding, watering and harvesting to be carried out quickly and easily, it is necessary to determine in advance the size of individual vegetable plantings and the size of the passes. Experienced summer residents are advised to adhere to such indicators when creating beds:

The maximum width is 120 cm.
The minimum passage is 30 cm.
Optimal height- 40-60 cm.

The size of the garden is very important for maintaining its beauty.

Types of beds - photo options

In order to really beautifully arrange a garden, it is necessary to draw up a diagram of the beds on paper in advance. Think over how much of each crop you need and calculate the area that you need for this. Next, decide on the type of vegetable beds.

Varieties of garden beds:

High. A box (most often wooden) is installed on the territory, and fertile soil is poured into it. Such beds look aesthetically pleasing and easy to maintain. They warm up quickly in the sun, have an artificially created drainage layer and protect plants from rodents. But they have to be watered more often.
Warm. They are made in the likeness of high beds, installing a box on the surface of the earth, or digging a trench. The bottom layer is made of biofuel (vegetation and manure). This design is used in cold summer conditions and for a quick harvest. The garden bed remains warm for several years.
Vertical. A lifesaver for owners of small plots. They are easy to create with your own hands and look pretty pretty (see photo). Most often, this approach is used for growing strawberries, cucumbers, tomatoes and herbs. Barrels, pipes, bags, boxes are used from materials.
Deep. In arid regions, it is best to plant vegetables in a hole 20-35 cm deep. This will create a slight shadow over them, and the soil will lose moisture more slowly.

In the photo there is a high garden bed, made by hand
Warm bed device
Cucumber vertical bed

When choosing a type of garden bed, it is important to consider what kind of light and temperature regime, as well as moisture is necessary for this culture. Also, vegetables prefer soil of different composition, so the soil in each garden bed needs to be enriched in different ways.

Placing beds on the site - demonstrative photos

When placing the beds, it is important to consider the following points:

Crop rotation principle;
plant neighborhood rules;
features of agricultural technology for each crop;
location of the site and buildings on it.

The principle of crop rotation implies the creation of beds for one crop every year in a different place. Only after three years can the plants be planted in the same place. In this way, plants protect against pests and diseases, as well as against soil depletion. This does not apply to tall beds, the land in which is renewed annually.

The issue of cultural compatibility needs to be paid Special attention... By correctly combining plantings, you can increase crop yields, and vice versa. One of important nuances is the correct creation of levels of crops in the garden. On the north side of the site you need to plant tall plants, from the south - low. So light-loving cultures will not suffer from a lack of sun rays.

When creating beds with your own hands, it is important to take into account the height of the crops

If the site is small, it is better to make the plantings compact, while increasing the aisles. Do-it-yourself vertical beds are an excellent way out of a situation when you want to grow more plants than the area can hold. In the case of placing a vegetable garden on a slope, you should arrange transverse beds with reliable sides. The water flowing down between the rows will allow less watering.

In the photo there are vertical beds

A vegetable garden with clay soil, located in a lowland, is a direct indication for the arrangement of high beds with imported land. Beautiful beds in shady areas of the plot are suitable for growing greenery. Near buildings, beds are located only on the south side.

The device of beds on the slope

Garden cultivation methods

Among other things, so that the garden pleases with beauty and high yield, it is important to pay attention to the way the soil is cultivated. They are distinguished by two:

Traditional- digging up the site with the introduction of a large amount of fertilizers, the use of herbicides. The method has been practiced for decades and involves rough intervention in the structure of the ground cover. Active use chemical substances destroys the natural structure of the ground cover and destroys insects and microorganisms that improve its composition.
Ecological- mulching instead of weeding and loosening instead of digging. Autumn digging is also often replaced by planting green manure, enriching the soil and improving its structure. Human participation is minimized, natural processes work. Due to the preservation of the correct structure of the soil, necessary insects and microorganisms, plants are able to absorb more valuable substances.

An ecological approach to creating do-it-yourself beds is the most modern solution... It is aimed at preserving human health, as it excludes the use of any synthetic substances. The future of agronomy is behind the ecological method.

Beautiful beds - DIY examples

Not all crops look beautiful enough to create a pleasant atmosphere in the country or in the garden. However, no one will refuse to grow them. To save the situation will help magnificent beds with herbs, lettuce, cabbage, as well as flower beds. These plants can also be planted around other crops.

Garden beds with their own hands - photo

Salad is one of the most beautiful plants in the country. This is proved by numerous photos taken by gardeners. By combining lettuce varieties with different colors, sizes and shapes of leaves in one bed, you can create a truly enchanting composition. To obtain such an interesting accent on the site, you do not need to waste precious space on decorative crops.

Tips for creating beautiful salad beds:

The varieties "Zabava" and "Assol" are highly decorative, therefore they are recommended to be used as accents of beautiful green beds.
The combination of a salad with carrots, radishes and cucumbers creates an excellent decorative effect
The salad looks great in close proximity or mixed planting with herbs such as dill, parsley and basil.

Beds with greenery grow beautifully in shaded areas of the garden and at the same time are a wonderful decoration for him. It is a great substitute for decorative flowering plants that cannot grow in the shade and are not useful.

Do-it-yourself cabbage beds - photo

Cabbage is another crop that is grown not only to obtain a valuable harvest, but also to create beautiful beds. Competently combining cabbage of various varieties and colors, you can get a harmonious semblance of a flower bed in the garden.

Purple or orange cauliflower can be a highlight of any vegetable garden. The white-headed relative also looks very impressive. You can combine both different types of cabbage and cabbage with herbs. The garden bed acquires special charm if you plant cabbage around its perimeter. To create harmoniously and uniquely decorated beds, use the examples in the photo.

Beautiful beds with cauliflower

Do-it-yourself beds with decorative fencing - photo

They can participate in the creation of beautiful beds decorative fences... They can be created from low ornamental plants or scrap materials. From plants, boxwood or lavender is suitable, marigolds will additionally drive away aphids. You can use a variety of materials for framing: slate, boards, bottles, bricks.

Various fencing of beds in the country

Designing beautiful garden beds allows you to play with shape and position. By connecting imagination, you can create a truly unique version of the design of the garden.

Every owner of a house with a personal plot or summer cottage wants to make this place as convenient as possible. Regardless of the size of free land, the site can be arranged in several ways, the main thing is to correctly develop the design of the garden.

No matter the size, make beautiful vegetable garden won't be difficult

The design of the garden must be developed correctly

There are several options for planning landscape design, they reflect the main purpose of the land.

• Recreation area. If the owners are not summer residents, growing plants is not included in their plans, then the entire zone is a place for rest and relaxation. If the footage allows you to allocate several meters for a garage, gazebo, baths. Fresh air disposes to picnics. Therefore, opposite the main house, or on the side, build a playground, patio, artificial pond.
• Site for work. Suitable for those who like to grow plants, care for them, collect and preserve them. Here, the main part of the territory is intended for beds, the rest is for shrubs, garden trees... If the size of the site allows, then you can create a small recreation area, for example, a bench under a canopy.
• Combination. The most current garden design option. You can work, then have a good rest. The main footage is allocated for the beds. They can be combined. It is possible to plant berry bushes around the perimeter, fruit trees... Leave the rest of the place for a recreation area. This is a canopy, a gazebo, a small pond, flower beds.

You can decorate the garden in different ways, it all depends on the preferences of the owners.

On the site for work, everything is adapted for growing

In fact, if you get serious about your landscaping, you can create a small, free-standing oasis to relax with friends or family. The main thing is to follow a few basic rules.

• Think over the style in advance.
• Choose the right method of landscaping, the necessary plants, trees, shrubs.
• Arrange everything competently.

The result will not be long in coming, the design of the garden will amaze your imagination.

When creating a garden design, you need to think about everything in advance.

A vegetable garden can perform different functions, if this is a place to relax, then it is better to plant flowers there

If everything is done correctly, then the result will pleasantly surprise you.

Basic styles

If the site is drawn up by the owners themselves, then it is not necessary to comply with all design canons. This makes the environment feel warmer and more homely. But, nevertheless, you need to have an idea of ​​the style.

Regular	Garden design, for which the observance of geometric lines, general style. Lawns should be evenly spaced, flower beds symmetrical to each other. The author's statue or fountain will look unusual
Landscape	A calmer and more natural garden design. When decorating, shrub, spruce is preferable. You can build an artificial pond or stream
Alpine	It is better for him to buy wild flowers, from which you can build multi-level flower beds. You can spread stones around the perimeter, sprinkle pebbles
Rustic	With good imagination, this landscape design will require a minimum amount of investment. This style is characterized by a wicker fence, clay accessories, and standard flower beds. To enhance the style, you can build wooden structures with your own hands.

There are many smaller styles for decorating a summer house and a garden: oriental, Mediterranean, exotic, French, English. If the family did not manage to find a solution that would suit everyone, you can apply combined design garden and vegetable garden.

When creating a design on your own, the atmosphere will turn out to be more homely.

Vegetable garden in rustic style will be a great place to stay

Technique for decorating a plot with flowers

Rarely, when there are no flower beds on the personal plot, the dacha. They are the main decoration of the entire perimeter and landscape design in general. So that they please the owners all year round, it is necessary to choose the right seasonal plant species.

Flowers are one-year-old, two-year-old, perennial. Depending on the specific species, they are able to spread a carpet, or create a hedge. Majority experienced florists it is recommended to plant mainly bulbous on their site, perennial plants and dilute them with annuals. The compositions will always be different and unique.

It is advisable to plant flowers in the garden, they will harmoniously complement the overall picture

You can pick up plants that will delight you all year round

The flower beds can be positioned in different ways.

• Rabatka. Strip of flower plants located around the lawn. For this method decoration is preferable to carpet varieties of flowers: nettz, echeveria. Due to the high density of the cover, you can make a composition of any complexity and color.
• Border. Plants are arranged in the form of a border, preference is given to undersized specimens: aster, Iberis, marigolds.
• Mixborder. In this case, several types of flowers are used, the flower bed can be made multi-level, of various shapes.

In addition to different kinds flower beds, vertical gardening can be applied to decorate the garden design. It will help hide an old, ugly fence, a blank wall, play the role of a living fence, let it run along the gazebo.

V vertical gardening climbing plants are used: hops, grapes, clematis.

With the help of colors, you can hide some of the imperfections of the site.

The flower beds can be arranged in different ways.

Technique for decorating the site with trees and shrubs

As a rule, at all summer cottages, household plots planting several trees, shrubs. The design of the garden in the country allows this. Trees can be both fruit and ornamental. Between them, you can safely place beds with vegetable crops, the main thing is that they have enough sunlight.

The first ones are planted from the north, so that they and nearby beds have enough sunlight.

A wonderful element of decor are coniferous trees... They make amazing hedge, which gives coolness in summer, pleases the eye with richness in winter in green... Conifers are unpretentious in care, organically fit into any type of landscape design.

In most cases, thuja, spruce, pine, juniper are used.

Usually, several trees and shrubs are planted on the site.

Trees can be fruit and ornamental

Conifers will look very good in the design of the garden.

Basic rules for the design of a small area

Plots with a small footage can also be beautifully and unusually decorated. In such cases, it is necessary to adhere to the basic rule: "Massive elements do not belong here."

All buildings, except for the main one, should not be large. They can be hidden behind hedges or plantings. Even small buildings should be single, it is imperative to alternate the recreation area with decorative elements, gazebo, benches.

Plots with a small footage can also be beautifully and unusually decorated

In small areas, it is better not to use massive elements.

Deaf, high fences prohibited by garden design. On small space they will give the impression of a cage, will further narrow the space, air circulation will be disrupted. Can be replaced with a mesh fence and a picket fence.

You should not plant trees that can grow "to heaven." Better to replace them with undersized ones.

To visually expand the space, it is necessary to avoid strict lines and corners. Everything should be streamlined, neat. Plant beds should be oval or rounded. It is better to plant trees not one after another, but scattered, in different parts plot.

To save money, it is better to plant perennial plants diluting them with annuals

You can decorate a site beautifully without much effort.

It is better to plant trees undersized

Decoration of beds, entry and exit from the green zone

Before starting to form the beds, the site must be cleaned, divided into zones. If the place is on a hill where the wind often blows, you can build a low fence. But, you do not need to block the sunlight for the plants.

To make the beds differ from each other, they are delimited by boards laid different forms... You can play with these figures. For example, plant one type of flower in the center, around it another, third. The space between them can be filled decorative stones, green grass, gravel.

The landscape design of the garden looks amazing, where the compositions of vegetables and flowers are correctly selected. For example, calendula + garlic, basil, tomato, lettuce; marigolds + bell pepper, Dill; peony + beans, peas; poppy + garlic, carrots; rose + beets, cabbage, lettuce; cloves + onions, cabbage.

Before you start, it is worth dividing the site into zones.

The beds are best delineated

How to save money on design

Any area can be beautifully decorated without much effort and minimum costs... When developing author's design the main expense column is the purchase of seedlings, seeds, decorative elements. The forbs lawn will significantly reduce costs. You can buy inexpensive varieties and mix them with natural, naturally occurring weeds.

A beautiful flower garden is the result of the gardener's creative imagination. To save money, it is better to plant in perennials, diluting a little with annuals.

Climbing plants can be used. They are perennial, unpretentious in care, and every year you can change the direction of growth.

Video: A beautiful garden with your own hands. Landscape design

Many people may think that it will not be possible to combine such different things as site design and vegetable garden. And others will be surprised at all why this is necessary. But in fact, it is not at all difficult to create beautiful beds on your own, and they will give the landscape uniqueness and will delight the eye and cheer up. And if everything is arranged correctly, then it will be much more convenient to process them.

To create such discounts, you need to observe several simple rules and show a little imagination to pick up individual sizes and device.

Construction and location

What is the best form to make depends entirely on the preferences of the site owner. Beautiful beds in the country can have the correct geometric configuration: round, trapezoidal, rectangular or square. Landings of irregular curved lines or created in the form of various animals or objects look original.

The outlines can repeat the unevenness of the relief, if any, are present on the site, or they can even emphasize them.

Orientation to the cardinal points plays an important role in growing plants, so the rows are usually placed in the direction from west to east.

The soil in the beds is dug twice a season with fertilization. At autumn processing leave the earth in large blocks, this way moisture is better preserved, and pests freeze out. But it can be replaced by mulching with peat, sawdust or compost. In the spring, this layer is mixed with the soil onto the bayonet of the shovel. And if the site consists of light soils, then digging is replaced by loosening.

Rabatki can be organized in two ways: by delimiting the landing sites at ground level or by building the so-called high plantings.

Benefits of tall beds

Both formation options look beautiful, but the second method has some advantages, including those associated with planting early crops:

• raised beds warm up better;
• in spring they lose their snow cover faster;
• the earth from them does not wake up on the paths;
• the fence does not allow the soil to wash out during rains;
• it is very convenient to install temporary greenhouses on them from metal rods and polyethylene;
• due to isolation from the main site in high beds, weeds are completely absent or poorly developed;
• it is easy to organize watering, and water does not leave the useful area;
• a special bottom device will not allow harmful rodents and large insects to penetrate the plants;
• they do not need deep digging, it is enough to loosen with a garden pitchfork.

Formation and size of landings

The most important condition under which it will be convenient to use the beautifully created beds in the country is their width. It should be such that during processing it was easy to reach from anywhere to the middle. As a rule, this size usually does not exceed one to one and a half meters. In this case, the length should be at least one hundred and fifty centimeters, and deepening into the ground - from thirty to half a meter. An exception is the garden bed located against the wall: its width should not be more than eighty centimeters.

The distance between the sites is usually half a meter - this distance allows you to comfortably position yourself when processing rows and harvesting. To get tall, beautiful beds in the garden, they must rise 40-50 cm above the level of the path.

The bottom is covered with ecological waste, and the top is covered with soil. Such plantings are fertilized and watered in the same way as a regular vegetable garden. To prevent drying out and cracking of the topsoil, it is mulched with sawdust or straw.

The paths in the aisles can be left from the trampled earth, but it will be much more beautiful to arrange them in a mound of small stone, lay paving slabs or plant a lawn.

Fencing

To make beautiful beds with your own hands, you need to think in advance of what their barrier will be created from. You cannot do without it, because:

• soil can spill out and water overflow during watering, and the fence will not allow these troubles to happen;
• weeds and tree roots can penetrate from the outside, which will weaken the plants and adversely affect fruiting and yield.

The width of the strip for the fence is selected depending on the height of the garden bed (it should exceed the last one by five to ten centimeters) and the depth of the bottom into the ground.

In order to make beautiful flower beds, in the simplest case, you can overlay them with any available materials, for example, slate remaining after construction, white or red brick, parts car tires, boards. In order to decorate even such simple materials, you can lay out bricks with a corner, and paint the tires in different colors.

It should be noted that wavy slate will look better than flat, but the latter is more practical in terms of cleaning from soil. It is cut by a grinder into strips of the required width, which can also be painted in an original way. And the boards must be treated with special solutions so that they last longer.

In addition to these options, you can try this beautiful design beds:

• an interesting solution can be a log masonry decorated with carvings, which will add a touch of folk rustic flavor;
• ready-made plastic sides are also perfect and will quickly be installed;
• you can fence off the plantings with curly masonry made of white or red bricks;
• the sides laid out with paving stones look beautiful;
• plastic boxes and bottles will also work;
• you can make a decorative fence made of willow or vines;
• large stones, fastened with cement mortar, will help to protect the plantings.

How to make beautiful do-it-yourself beds

If you plan to create not just a rabatka, but an original site, then you can use the following options:

• install special decorative borders as a fence, which will bring their share to the decoration of the garden;
• create patterns by arranging rows in the form of flowers, hearts or other shapes;
• alternate planting of plants of different size and color of foliage;
• organize vertical beds;
• diversify the plantings by placing garden scarecrows and garden figurines in them.

If on summer cottage only discounts of the correct one are planned geometric shape, then the alternation of planting different garden crops in them will bring liveliness to the organization of the landscape.

Before making beautiful beds using mixed plantings, it is imperative to take into account the degree of plant compatibility, as well as the similarity of cultivation and care conditions.

It is also worth remembering that climbing and weaving species, for example, zucchini or cucumbers, are not planted in such areas, for example, zucchini or cucumbers, which, after overgrowing, break slender rows. The best crops for this method there will be planting of greens, cabbage, carrots, beets. Moreover, tall plants are located in the center, for which supports, for example, legumes, are needed. In the next row, beets are planted, then cabbage, followed by salad. And you can finish with undersized strawberries. With such an organization, the discount will be effective from all sides.

How to decorate the beds beautifully: design ideas

If the space allows, you can organize beautiful beds according to more complex schemes, which it is advisable to first draw on paper. You can do it like this:

1. In the middle there is a circle, and from it expanding around the circumference of the planting according to the type of sun rays. Such an organization is suitable for planting, which is located in the center of the site.
2. The rows resemble a rough sea.
3. Geometric fantasies in the form of triangular or trapezoidal ornaments.
4. Bosquet-beds, framed by low dense bushes.
5. Flower borders are planted around, which can play a useful role - to drive away harmful insects.
6. For tall or climbing plants decorative poles, low pergolas and arches are installed.
7. You can decorate the sites with spices planted in pots, barrels, baskets or boxes.

Creation technology

For those who are in search of an answer to the question of how to make the beds beautiful, the photos from this article will help to decide. But to achieve good result several steps need to be taken:

1. On a piece of paper, to scale, draw a plot with a plan for the location of plantings on it.
2. Using measuring tools and pegs, mark the areas for the beds. A meter width is allotted for plants, and up to half a meter for paths.
3. You can put on the bottom steel mesh to protect against rodents.
4. Dig up the ground thoroughly while removing stones, debris, weeds and roots.
5. Rolling over the layers of the earth in parts, make sure that large organic waste or branches are poured in at the bottom, and small organic debris, foliage or compost, which has not yet re-melted, is located on top of them. Top layer pour fertilized soil. Over-heating, the lower levels will give off heat, which is especially good for greenhouses.
6. Sprinkle fertile soil from the tracks on the planting, creating an elevation. Moreover, for early crops, ridges are created from 50 cm to 70 cm in height, and for the rest - up to 40 cm.
7. Level the soil with a rake.

You need to know that next year the height of the upper level due to subsidence of the soil will be twenty centimeters lower, so the fertile layer will need to be filled up.

Ideas for a small area

If the area of ​​the site is quite small, but you want to arrange beautiful beds, then you can resort to technologies for creating vertical plantings:

1. Compositions from small crops, such as, for example, strawberries, can be placed not only in the garden area, but also in recreation areas. Large decorative flowerpots are great for this. You can also buy special ampelous varieties of strawberries, which, in addition to the harvest, will create a wonderful decor for the site.
2. An inexpensive solution can be vertical structures made of plastic boxes installed in a checkerboard pattern. This design is suitable for growing greenery, spicy herbs, strawberries and other small vegetable crops.
3. Also, containers with planting garden plants can be placed on any empty horizontal surfaces.
4. An original option can be multi-tiered, spiral structures and planting garden crops in suspended containers.

When creating vertical plantings, you should choose the right amount of land for each type of plant. You also need to be careful about watering such plantings, since the earth in them will dry out much faster.

Round and ridges along the fence

If the location of the landing site is near the fence, then beautiful vegetable beds can be built in the form of triangles.

When planning planting in such a place, it is imperative to remember about the layering, that is, tall crops are located closer to the fence, and as you approach the path, the height of the plants should decrease.

Interesting solutions in this case will be landing in narrow rows along the paths. For this, fluffy plantings of curly parsley are better suited, different varieties salads, spinach. Each species is planted in one row, and in front there are low flowers - daisies, pansies, primroses and others.

Cabbage plantings, alternating with rows of hosts, will look very unusual.

If it suits round bed, then its outline is drawn with a peg on a twine tied to another base, which is installed in the center of the circle. Then a second circle is planned with a diameter less than 10 cm - this will be the landing site for the last row. Then they move in the same way to the center with the required distance. The circles are then divided into sectors, along the border of which paths are laid.