Creating a plant design can be safely compared to art. Just as an artist creates masterpieces with a brush on a canvas, you can fill in the empty space of your landscape with plant combinations. Having painted the plot in the desired colors and feeling like a brilliant landscape painter, do not forget about one important detail.
No matter how beautiful the picture is, without a frame it will look unfinished. A similar place in the arrangement of the local area is given to fences for flower beds. There are many options for various decorative fences used as frames. Some of them are presented in our article.
Practical side
In addition to the fact that the decorative fence for flower beds gives the flower garden a well-groomed, aesthetic appearance, it serves as a border for zoning the site. Thanks to the right type of material, a single thematic thread is maintained throughout the composition. At the same time, each section is distinguished by the originality of the chosen style. MoreIn addition, there are also practical purposes that low fences serve:
- Some types of elements are interesting borders for garden paths.
- Plastic tape immersed in the ground blocks the root system of plants. This design significantly saves time when caring for flowers.
- Decorative fences protect flower beds from animals. To prevent pets from entering the isolated area, fences should be made higher (40 cm). Solid structures in this case will not work, it is better to use a picket fence.
- Decorative fixtures prevent mixing of different plant species.
- The sides contribute to the rational use of water, because they do not allow it to flow outside the plantations.
- Due to the conclusion of the site in special boundaries reserved for it, the efficiency of applied dressings for flowers increases.
When choosing a mini-fence, you need to consider both the purpose of the item and its decorative functions. For example, a rose garden is surrounded by higher fences, up to 0.5 m. Small items will simply fade against the background of blooming roses. Mixed borders are framed with low paving stones or small natural stones. Sometimes they lay out a tape of paving slabs along the entire flower garden. As you can see in the photo, do-it-yourself flowerbed fences are made in different ways and from various materials.
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Original fences can be bought in a specialized store, and already from the finished parts create the necessary shapeflower garden. In particular, such sets are made of plastic or wood. Still, it's better to make a mini-fence yourself.
Many summer residents try to give their site a unique, exclusive design. What lovers of creativity do not come up with to decorate a suburban area! Here are some options:
- wooden fences;
- stone fences;
- wicker wattle;
- brick structures;
- plates from scattered sets;
- plastic bottles;
- chock fence;
- plastic fencing;
- production garden tapes.
Border Tape
Don't jump to the conclusion that the production material border is devoid of creative touches. Garden fence for flower beds made of PVC is quite flexible, but at the same time somewhat rigid. These are just the properties with which you can create structures that perfectly keep their shape. The malleability of the material opens up wide possibilities for personal fantasies. The most intricate shapes are laid out from the tape. The original solution would be a flower garden with wavy contours.
The width between the two sides, representing the outlines of a long strip of flower beds, should be 50 cm. You need to try to bring out the winding bed in such a way that you end up with an almost vicious circle, in the center of which there would be some free space. The middle is laid out with broken tiles and a large flowerpot with an exotic bush is placed on it. The flower garden is dressed in bright colors of undersized plants.
Using plastic
Fences for flower beds made of plastic are especially easy to use. In addition, they are inexpensive. If you purchase such a figured fence made of high-quality material, it will not be subjected to temperature changes and the influence of moisture. This type of jewelry retains its original configuration well, and is easy to assemble and dismantle.
The advantage of plastic products is a wide range of colors and sizes. A variety of models allows you to choose the elements that match the desired style. In the assortment, you can choose borders that imitate natural materials.
Usually, plastic fences for flower beds are packaged in separate sections. Installation is easily carried out under the guidance of the instructions. Each part has molded fasteners to install the curb into the ground.
Mini flowerbeds
Volumetric flowerpots made of stone, plastic and other materials are a kind of fence, although in fact they are ready-made flower beds. Columns made of similar elements adorn classic parks and look very stylish. They also make good composite flower beds, if they are arranged in separate groups. Multi-level structures look especially original. Since the article is talking about a do-it-yourself fence for flower beds, let's see what the above components can be made from.
Against the background of a high stone fence, mini-flower beds made from the bark of old trees look perfect. To create suchbeauty, it is necessary to take five sections from very wide stumps 30-35 cm high. Using special equipment, the internal contents must be removed from them so that only bark rims remain. Each element is filled with soil. Four of them are installed close to each other, and the fifth is placed on top. Next, one miniature bush of roses of different colors is planted. The soil is covered with a layer of mulch from chopped dry corn leaves. The golden tone of the cover material will make it possible to clearly highlight the natural fence for flower beds made of bark. Decorative bushes are planted around the overall composition.
Wicker fence
To work, you will need willow twigs, which can be obtained on the shore of a nearby reservoir. To make it easier to remove the bark from raw materials, it is better to prepare it in the spring. The fence is made according to the principle of weaving baskets. This is done elementarily.
Pegs are installed along the contour of the site at a distance of 30-40 cm. Then the rods are alternately passed from different sides of the supporting elements. To compact them, you need to periodically tap on the branches with a hammer. This technique is required, as it will hold back the wattle after drying. To give strength to the fence, you can fix the vine on pegs using carnations with decorative caps. A natural material flower bed fence will serve you for many years.
Fence using wooden logs
One of the most reliable solutions. To implement such an idea, you need to have the samechock diameter. They need to be shaped like pencils and treated with an antiseptic. The process of installing a fence for a flower bed of logs is simple.
According to the preliminary outline, a narrow groove is dug out, into which logs are successively inserted. To protect the part of the tree in the ground from premature damage, the bottom of each element should be wrapped with a piece of roofing material. It is important to try to make the row tight and even.
Working with old tree trunks
All kinds of curved driftwood are perfect for whimsical ideas. Try making flowerbed railings from dead trees and you won't regret it. This does not mean that they must be rotten. You need to find thin tree trunks from which the bark is easily removed. The more noticeable their curvature, the more interesting your solution will look. They alternately fit along the contour of the flower garden, creating unusually interesting configurations. Like other wooden fences, driftwood should be impregnated with a protective agent. If you intend to build just such a curb, you will need to land on its completion. Which plants to place inside it will depend on the current shape of the flower garden.
Stone border
It is no coincidence that such material as stone often appears in the photo. Do-it-yourself fencing of a flower bed with the participation of this element is considered very noble. It is more reliable and durable, but also more expensive. When working with natural material, you can usedry laying rules or apply mortars.
All kinds of borders of arbitrary configuration are built from stones. An ennobled flower garden, located on a hill, is certainly fastened with concrete or cement. The assembly of stones is carried out by pressing each individual fragment. There is a wide range of artificial material that allows you to perform beautiful exclusive calculations.
Borders laid out on a plane
Mosaic layout, which is allowed on the ground, has a high decorative effect. A formwork of low height is being prepared under it, into which cement mortar is poured. Mosaic ribbons are made from shards of glass, dishes and ceramic tiles.
Visual inscriptions on the ground can be made from plastic tapes. If a green strip is laid around a square flower garden, it will imitate a lawn grass fence. With the help of blue, you can create the illusion of a flowing stream. Accordingly, you need to plant plants resembling reeds and moss.
Use scrap materials
In the absence of expensive materials, each grower has the opportunity to invent and make a fence for a flower bed from plastic bottles with his own hands. Although you won’t surprise anyone with such borders, they are practical and easy to implement. Having painted them in any color, you can make cute mini-fences of various configurations.
To prevent plastichas undergone deformation, earth must be poured into each bottle. If necessary, a separate element of the fence can be easily replaced with a new one.
The border looks prettier from glass bottles, but it is better not to use them for owners who have children, as this is unsafe. A suitable option for using this material is the full immersion method. The bottle is instilled upside down so that only its bottom remains on the surface.
If you have accumulated a large amount of old, unnecessary dishes or vinyl records, do not feel sorry for them and put them to work. Of these, you can create an original edging for a flower garden, deepening up to half into the ground.
Other options
If you are a follower of the Japanese style, put a ready-made bamboo fence. On sale, it is found in a roll in the form of a bundle. It just needs to be dug into the ground a little. Bamboo flowerbed railing will perfectly emphasize your chosen style.
Classic brick borders are suitable for flower beds with geometric shapes. It is resistant to external factors, tolerates frost well. For masonry, red brick is used in combination with country style. For higher fences, a facing option is suitable.
Metal fragments give a neat look to the site. They are type-setting sections in an openwork design. There are plenty of options for different types of borders. If you are at a loss in choosing, take into account the photos with fences for flower beds presented in our review.
The final touch in design artbecame luminous curbs. The sight is simply unforgettable. In the evening, the contour of the flower garden gives off the energy accumulated during daylight hours. In fact, the effect is achieved using luminescent paint. The stones, colored with a special agent, bring a mysterious, incomprehensible charm to the evening garden, illuminating it with a faint, unobtrusive light.
Conclusion
Having considered what types of fences are and how they can be arranged, get down to business. Many of the above solutions are universal. They are used as fences for beds and flower beds. At the same time, do not forget that the design you have chosen should harmoniously fit into the overall landscape of the entire site.
