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Today, coniferous trees are increasingly used by owners of summer cottages and country houses For . This happens because this type The plant tolerates different climatic conditions well and is also unpretentious to different types of soil. Conifers can decorate any area; they look great either as a single specimen or as part of groups of trees or bushes. In addition, this species is resistant to most diseases that often affect garden trees.

The role of coniferous crops and their scope of application in landscape design

Conifers have a number of positive qualities, thanks to which they play a significant role in the improvement of the site. Here are just some of the advantages of this type:

• They are able to fill the surrounding space oxygen and phytoncides.
• Defend territory from the wind.
• Capable of effectively absorb noise, become barrier to dust.
• Create special microclimate around the cottage.
• Fill the air aroma of pine needles and moisturize it.

Conifers have a wide variety of species and forms. This versatility makes it possible to use them to create landscape compositions of the most different styles. Moreover, the size of the personal territory in this case will not become a problem. After all, there is decorative varieties coniferous trees that are no more than 4 meters in height. This distinguishes them from their wild relatives, which in nature can reach an impressive height of several tens of meters.

When planting coniferous plants in the garden area, you need to follow the recommendations of experts; this will allow the trees to fit harmoniously into the garden landscape. Now many site owners hire gardeners for such work. However, you can do this yourself and save money. Here some tips for planting coniferous trees from landscape design professionals.

What should you keep in mind before boarding?

Planting conifers on a site, like many other things, begins with the preparatory process. This is very important point, which should be taken seriously. After all, it will depend on preparation health and appearance plants.

If you notice that there is stagnation of water in some place of the site, there is no need to plant a tree there. Remember, each conifer variety presents special soil requirements. This is why you need to get as much information as possible before purchasing. about a specific breed.

It is best to plant plants on the site between the end of April and the beginning of May(from approximately April 20 to May 10). The fact is that during this period the young seedling has not yet had time to enter the active growth phase. That's why young plant It will be much easier to tolerate the transplant and will quickly get used to the new soil.

It is known that conifers are rather picky trees and shrubs, but this does not mean that they do not require care. In the hot season, young seedlings coniferous species must be hidden from the bright sun. IN winter period non-frost-resistant varieties need to be covered to prevent them from freezing.

Seedlings for planting can be purchased as with open and closed root system. If boarding starts at spring time, you need to pay attention to the presence of fresh (white) shoots. If they exist, the tree is completely ready for planting.

Coniferous mixborders

Today, to create a beautiful landscape in a personal garden, so-called ones are often used. This is a special version of a flower garden in which various plants are used. main idea such a composition is to create a compact and at the same time combining different shapes design.

That is why in mixborders do not use tall coniferous trees (arborvita, pine, tall spruce). Most often, when creating such a composition, they plant: dwarf and spherical spruce trees, creeping spruce trees, yew trees, and mountain pines.

Here, for variety, you can plant:

• short,
• dwarf spirea, etc.

From flowers in mixborders they use bulbous plants. The combination of such species allows you to create not only an aesthetically beautiful sight, it also makes it possible to strengthen the territory in agrotechnical terms.

To create a mixborder you need to perform a number of necessary actions:

1. So, first of all, you need to decide where the composition will be planted.
2. Another mandatory requirement is to develop a project and create a drawing of the future mixborder. This will allow the site owners to calculate future costs and purchase the necessary seedlings.
3. When the above activities have been completed, you can begin to work. It is better to start planting in late April. Typically this work takes from several days to a week.

Concerning mixborder cost, then a lot depends on what the owners want to get in the end. Here approximate cost medium coniferous mixborder:

• Fir - 1 pc. (3000-5000 rubles).
• Medium juniper - 2 pieces (1000-3000 rubles).
• Winged beresket - 3 pieces (850-1000 rubles).
• Mountain mugus pine - 1 piece (5000-25000).
• White dogwood - 2 pieces (from 210 rubles).

A complex multi-level composition, difficult to implement without the participation of a professional landscape designer.

What is better to combine conifers with?

When creating a landscape design for a backyard area, it can be used big number coniferous species. For example:

• Juniper.
• Cypress.
• Pine.
• Cedar.

As mentioned above, these species themselves are quite unpretentious. However, during the planting process, you need to carefully look at what plants are in the neighborhood. The thing is that there are certain types of trees and bushes that, next to conifers, do not produce best experience. For example, such plants include birch and bird cherry. Here are some rules that will make plants in your garden feel much more comfortable:

1. When planting it is necessary to take into account climate of the area(Cypress will not grow if it is too cold).
2. Most coniferous species cannot grow if they are nearby larch.
3. Thuja will not look good near the spruce.
4. If there are a lot of conifers in a given area, there is no need to plant them nearby. In other words You should not plant pine near cedar or fir.

Coniferous species in the garden can go well with, some deciduous and also with flowers. For example, a conifer decorated and located on the shore will look just great.

Examples (schemes) of planting

In this article we will present several popular schemes for planting coniferous trees in personal gardens. These are the simplest, but win-win compositions, following them it is impossible to make serious mistakes.

Scheme 1.

Grenadiers are not a species, but rather an unofficial group, which includes the tallest conifers, captivating with their majesty. They look best when the area is large enough to allow the entire tree and its crown to be seen.

Despite their size, grenadiers are also planted in summer cottages with a small territory. Long trunks, in this case, create a background for short plants. Particularly popular among gardeners are: Hoopsie spruce (Latin: Picea pungens Hoopsii), cedar pine (Latin: Pinus cembra), thuja Brabant (Latin: Thuja occidentalis Brabant), single color fir(lat. Abies concolor).

Young seedlings also have excellent decorative properties and are attracted by the “fluffiness” of the needles. In addition, as long as you have access to the tops of the trees, they can be decorated for the New Year holidays. That is why it is worth paying attention to varieties that grow slowly and acquire impressive sizes only by the age of thirty.

There are also a few tall varieties conifers, suitable for a small garden. As an example, we can consider the Watereri pine (lat. Pinus sylvestris Watereri). It has very beautiful needles of an unusual bluish color. In thirty years, the tree reaches its average size - up to 3 m in height and width. The lower trunk of the tree is not exposed, therefore it is used by designers as part of the composition for lower conifers.

Many species of western thuja are cataloged as 2-3 meters tall due to their slow growth, but at the age of 10 years they can reach four meters in height. A striking example is the Smaragd variety (lat. Thuja occidentalis Smaragd).

If preliminary calculations failed, and the tree is too bulky for the site, or for the place in which it is planted, the growth of the selected specimen can be restrained. Twice a year the tree is trimmed, and the tops of pines (less often fir trees) are pinched. As a result, the trees become well-groomed and beautiful view. But keep in mind that if the haircut or pinching procedure has already been carried out, then it is not recommended to skip them. Plants will not develop properly and become ugly.

Read our material on how to avoid mistakes when planting conifers.

Coniferous garden of medium-sized trees and shrubs

Medium-sized conifers amaze with their diversity. The medium group includes: thuja occidentalis, which is formed by pruning, spruce and pine of small sizes, junipers of all types.

Medium conifers are the most popular among gardeners, as they look incredibly attractive and can satisfy the most demanding tastes of designers; in addition, they are very well suited for small areas.

When composing compositions and mixed living fences, less popular types of fir (whole-leaved, Caucasian), pea cypress (lat. Chamaecyparis pisifera) and Canadian hemlock (lat. Tsuga canadensis), which are also classified as medium-sized coniferous crops. Most often they are used as the basis for the design of a garden consisting of many flower beds with cereals and heather to support its decorative effect in cold period.

You can read about growing fir in your summer cottage in our material.

Often used in design globular thujas Globosa (lat. Thuja occidentalis Globosa). They are planted in a symmetrical order around front door private house, or next to the path leading to it. This technique has long become a European classic and is used regularly.

In Poland, they practice planting mountain pine near fences and fences. Different heights of fences make it possible to choose among varieties of different sizes and different growth rates (Pumilio, Mugus, Gnome, Pug). Gardeners who prefer blue conifers are recommended to include the Glauca Globosa spruce variety in their plantings.

You will probably be interested in information on how to properly plant a spruce on your site.

Dwarf conifers and their use

Dwarf varieties have become widespread among conifer fans. They surprise small in size and at the same time retain all the characteristics of the species. Such crops are a real boon for owners of small plots, as it becomes possible to collect coniferous miniatures and combine them into even more original compositions.

Mini-forms look great on the surface of a rock garden, rock slide or waterfall. Often used in design: Little Gem spruce (lat. Little Gem), balsam fir Piccolo (lat. Abies balsamea Piccolo), pine Nisbett Gem (lat. Nisbet`s Gem). There are so many types that you can repeat them coniferous garden in miniature.

Decorative coniferous rugs and lawns

Among the conifers there are many creeping forms. Varieties of horizontal and common juniper grow 1-4 cm from the ground level: Welsh Prince, Golden Carpet and Blue Chip; Depressa Aurea, Green Carpet. These specimens look good on walls with supports and small slides.

But not all types of juniper are creeping: Old Gold (lat. Old Gold), scaly Blue Carpet (lat. Blue Carpet), cross-paired microbiota (lat. Microbiota decussata) - grow up to 150 centimeters. The shoots have a splayed and raised appearance on the sides. At the same time, Glauka juniper (Latin Glauca), as well as the medium variety Mint Julep (Latin media Mint Julep) are the same in height, but wider and more spreading in shape.

Read our article about how to grow Blue Carpet scaly juniper on your property.

The use of creeping coniferous crops is possible together with tall or medium-growing ones. Junipers are also grown in independent flowerbeds - as an alternative to a lawn.

Some types creeping junipers and microbiota successfully replace ground cover plants. Alone or in a group planting, they look very good. It is worth considering that such rugs grow in width very quickly, so they need a lot of space. In addition, walking on “coniferous lawns” is prohibited.

As decoration small area orchard can be supplemented with a prickly mat, but harvesting, as well as removing litter, will make it much more difficult. Grow such conifers next to berry bushes not recommended as they will interfere with development.

Creeping forms of conifers make better wide borders. With the help of spiky mats, you can cover up flaws in the paving of the path, or successfully complement a decorative lawn. When planting borders, you should remember about free space for plant development. To make the lawn more dense, in early spring After the snow has melted, the ends of the stems should be pinched or trimmed.

Conifers have unusual varieties of creeping forms, which are highly valued by designers for their amazing decorative qualities. These include: common spruce of the Formanek variety (lat. Picea abies Formanek), Hillside Cripper pine (lat. Pinus sylvestris Hillside Creeper), mountain Jacobsen pine (lat. Pinus mugo Jakobsen), Canadian hemlock variety Prostrate (lat. Tsuga canadensis Cole" s Prostrate).

Colors of conifers and their use in zoning

As you know, coniferous crops are colored not only green. Among them you can find specimens with needles of variegated shades with yellow or whitish inclusions, needles with a golden and silvery-gray tint. The range of colors is not very large, but it makes it possible to create compositions that can easily replace floral ones.

Coniferous green plants in general concept design elements perform a separating role and do not allow other colors to mix. And the needles with shades are designed to diversify color scheme.

For example, the blue needles of the scaly juniper Blue Carpet will complement the steel color of the silver oleaginus (lat. Elaeagnus commutata). And to emphasize the muted shades of the selected crops, experts recommend growing traditional conifers nearby, for example, mountain Mugus pines (lat. Pinus mugo mughus).

You may find useful information on how to grow juniper in open ground.

Excessive passion for colorful coniferous crops may lead to explosive mixture, which does not stand out in summer period, but looks "artificial" at other times of the year. That's why, landscape designers It is recommended to choose a place for planting conifers in the fall - when you can see the variegated variety of foliage colors, or in early spring, so that it is easier to imagine the future composition as one whole, when other plants do not interfere.

Bottom line

When choosing conifers, you should not imagine color changes depending on the season. The only exceptions may be some varieties or species. Separately, we consider larch, which sheds its needles in the winter. For example, in the summer, the European larch variety Repens has a light green color, and in the fall and spring it turns into a “monster”, with beige-brown needles and long bare shoots swaying in the wind.