Ideas for Perennial Flower
Some of the most luscious perennial gardens look like they happen, don't they? Lush cottage-style flower beds are bursting with color, the result of well-designed perennial garden ideas with equal consideration of where and what to plant. Read on to discover 22 tips and ideas on how to set up, design, and plant a perennial garden that's visually appealing, low-maintenance over time, and thrives in its place.
1. Get the big picture
View your garden from a distance and see how the plantings work together. When we work in the garden, we often get "up close and personal" with the plants, but in designing you need to step back to get a broader perspective of your space. This is especially important if your landscape includes trees and large shrubs – consider the full impact of your design. Step back to take in the bigger picture and see how your plantings balance and flow with each other.
2. Plant bulbs for early spring color
You can't beat spring bulbs for low-effort color in spring. But, they bloom only for a few weeks. By planting your spring bulbs (crocuses, daffodils, hyacinths, and tulips) with your hostas and daylilies, the bulbous leaves will die back once the leaves begin to emerge from these late-season plants. It takes up a lot of space and fills in the gaps between flowering seasons.
3. Arrange plants by height
Most of the time, tall plants should be placed at the back of the bed and short plants at the front. Exceptions may be plants with very delicate flowers or tall slender stems with flowers at the top, whose stems are taller than the plants in front of them (alliums, salvias, coral bells, etc. /heucheras, veronica, columbines, bluebells, or forget-me). -nots).
4. Create visual patterns with color
Planting to create an eye-catching pattern of color is a well-known landscape designer's trick. See how the purple foliage of these hedgerows creates a dynamic pattern that leads the eye across the garden and juxtaposes them with the purple tones of the Japanese maples. The purple foliage of these hecheras and Japanese maples creates a dynamic pattern that guides the eye.
5. Try for interesting shapes and textures
Plant strategically to create a lively mix of shapes and textures. Even a simple shade garden can balance the sturdy rounded or spiky leaves of hostas with delicate arrangements of hechera leaves and flowers, airy astilbes and spiky ferns. Also note how a plant's structure may change as the season progresses. The delicate airy texture of Hechera flowers (coral beads) is the perfect contrast to the heavy shapes and textures of hostas in this shade garden.
6. Try color blocking
Some gardeners like to have a variety of plants in their mixed perennial beds. But there's something to be said for the dramatic impact of a large area blooming with vibrant color and turning your garden into a seasonal show-stopper. It is especially useful for long-blooming perennials such as columbines, echinacea, hydrangeas, dianthus, and chrysanthemums.
After these show-stoppers are finished, plant other flowering plants nearby that add color; Try chrysanthemums or perennial snapdragons in front of your echinacea.
7. Foliage design
Perennials don't always have long blooming seasons, so learning which plants have colorful or interesting foliage can help you design a garden that's rich and interesting throughout the seasons.
Hecheras come in a rainbow of colors with differently shaped leaves and do well in sun or shade. Hostas and daphne come in colorful varieties that add visual depth and interest. Silver tones can come from Artemisia or Prunera. The beautifully shaped leaves of oakleaf hydrangeas and amsonias provide wonderful fall color.
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