Sunday, May 4, 2014

Flower Garden Designs And Rock Garden Designs

By Darren Hartley


The foundations to any great landscape are flower garden designs that include stunning color, foliage and plant combinations. Some of the stunning colors included in these designs are plants in blue, lavender, orange, pink and purple blooms. Plant combinations, on the other hand, may include the pairing together of the best red and yellow flowers.

Popular flower garden designs include ways of attracting wildlife to the landscape through the building of birdhouses and the creation of birdbaths. Birds and even butterflies are among the wildlife that are sure to be attracted by these garden structures.

Conquering difficult conditions such as shade are also included in flower garden designs as well as increasing the privacy of the yard. Cottage, country and Japanese garden types are among the more popular garden styles to choose from. Flower garden designs also boost interest in a garden not only during the summer and spring months but also during the autumn and winter seasons as well.

Meanwhile, to bring a natural, rugged beauty to any yard, a homeowner can focus on rock garden designs. Included in these designs are steep hillsides and other difficult growing conditions. Growing naturally on high mountains, common rock garden plants endure the harsh conditions of intense heat, strong winds and drought.

For the creation of a picture perfect scene, rock garden designs encourage the experimentation with wildflowers in an array of complementary hues. For a layered look, all over color and vertical interest, they suggest the combination of mounded plants and groundcovers with various sized shrubs.

The easy creation of a rocky site is an objective of rock garden designs regardless of its natural absence. A stone wall can be an ideal foundation and border for a variety of low growing alpine classics. The integration of the stone wall with the rest of the garden is achievable with tiny rubies that fill the crevices between stones.




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