Roses attract any person who is not alien to the love of beauty. While many people find it incredibly difficult to grow these plants with their own hands, the reality is different. If you have some empty space in your garden, then you can easily use it to plant these flowers. Naturally, in this matter there are certain nuances that the summer resident should be aware of.
First of all, it must be said that the place in the garden used for growing roses is usually called a rose garden. Such a flower garden can consist of a variety of varieties of roses that differ in their color. At the same time, if you decide to start arranging a rose garden in the garden, this does not mean that only roses should be present in it. If desired, you can include other flowers, forming with their help interesting compositions.
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Design styles
When arranging a rose garden in the garden, the owner can choose one of the following design styles:
- Landscape;
- Regular.
When choosing a design option, you must first of all proceed from the size of the future flower garden. For example, if you decide to give preference to the regular style, then know that it involves the device of a flower garden, made in the form of a geometric figure, for example, a triangle. Its important feature is the presence of a beautiful edging, for which brick or marble chips can be used. Crushed stone or pebbles are also suitable as a material.
When using a regular style, you must give the flower garden the correct shape... Often, such rose gardens are complemented by grassy lawns and decorative fences. To make the flower garden more decorative, you can arrange paved garden paths.
When setting up a rose garden in a landscape style, much more freedom is allowed. Therefore, here the owner can not get hung up on the observance of strict rules. It all depends on the fantasy. Typically, these flower beds are formed by plants that are placed in large groups. But some owners often choose a country style for decorating the landscape, which they try to extend to all elements of the site, including the rose garden. In this case, decorative crops can be included in it, for example, reed grass, blue lightning, etc.
How to choose a seat?
Finding a suitable place for the rosary is not so easy, because here there are nuancesthat must be taken into account:
The main thing to pay attention to is that the place for the flower garden should be well lit by the sun and protected from the wind. Attempts to arrange a rose garden in the shade will not lead to anything good, since the roses here turn out to be one-sided. The rose garden turns out to be quite beautiful if it is arranged in partial shade. Therefore, conditions under which the flowers are protected from the sun by partial shade for about three hours a day are ideal for the normal development of flowers. For the rest of the time, the plants should be illuminated by the sun.If you have several corners where you can arrange a flower garden, then it is recommended to use the place that is located on the south side.- You should also pay attention to the quality of the soil. An area with a high moisture content is not entirely suitable for arranging a flower garden. It is recommended to plant roses where there is a light drained loam with an acidity in the range of 5.5-6.5 pH. When planting plants, sandy soil can be added to the selected location.
- Sometimes the rose planting site contains too much clay. In this case, you can make it more suitable for planting by adding a small amount of sand or peat mixture.
- The most suitable place for a rose garden is a place located near the gazebo.
- Many owners often use flower beds for planting roses. When creating it, you can provide for a small border, which can be made from evergreen shrubs. This will help your roses stand out even more from the rest of the composition.
- For planting climbing varieties of roses, you can choose a place so that the plants cling to the facade of the house. Then the building will look more attractive. It is a good idea to set up a flower garden near wooden arbors.
- For varieties of roses that are distinguished by abundant flowering, areas near water bodies or near a lawn are more suitable. In addition, they can act as a hedge for the garden.
Having understood in what place you will create a flower garden in the country, then you can engage in the selection of plants taking into account the chosen design. Roses must be planted in a specific order, focusing on their heightwhich they can achieve during growth. For example, first you should plant low-growing varieties, then medium-sized roses, taking a place for them along the central line, and finally, tall varieties are planted, providing special supports for them.
Rose varieties for the garden
These flowers differ in variety, which can also determine the final choice.
Low-growing roses
This group of plants includes decorative and border varieties. As they grow, they can reach height 300-350 mm, no more. In the process of development, they form many beautiful flowers and leaves. In the fall, they must be prepared for the winter frost by building an easy shelter for them.
A special group is formed by ground cover roses, which in adulthood take the form of bushes or low-rooted plants. The latter look especially beautiful as they help to create a solid carpet of flowers, from which a fragrant aroma emanates. It is very easy to care for these roses as they do not need to be pruned frequently. The beneficial quality of these roses is that they suppress weeds. Therefore, after planting these noble flowers, the owner does not have to worry that weeds can harm the roses.
Medium roses
Among the plants of this group of varieties are very popular Austin roses... They stand out for their lush flower shape. Their feature is abundant flowering. Mature plants can grow up to 750-850 mm in height.
Another representative of this group is hybrid tea roses. These plants can reach a height of 90 cm. Among their features, it is worth noting a delicate aroma and an unusual arrangement of flowers. Roses bloom until the first frost.
Floribunda roses are considered to be tall. Some representatives of this variety can have a height of 1.2 m. They are also distinguished by abundant flowering. Up to 10 inflorescences can grow on one shoot. These roses can bloom for a long time. This explains their high popularity. Also, these roses attract attention with a varied aroma and the presence of a large number of flowers on the stem.
Also in the group among the high varieties should be distinguished rose flowers... They were most widespread when laying parks.In general, in the category park roses all other varieties that have not been described above can be included. Of the features of these varieties, it is worth highlighting the spectacular appearance and flowering, which does not stop for a long time. An important quality for the owner is their unpretentiousness, which manifests itself not only in resistance to temperature fluctuations and diseases, but also in undemanding care.
Tall roses
Before you start laying these roses, you need to prepare a suitable place, which should have a sufficiently large area. Unlike other varieties, these roses grow up to 1.3 m and more in adulthood. Especially among them stand out climbing roseswhose height can be from 4 to 6 m... Curly small-flowered varieties do not please with their flowering very often, since they form flowers only once a year. More preferable in this respect are large-flowered climbing roses, in which flowers are formed twice a year.
Rose garden plan and scheme
Even before arranging a rose garden in the country, the owner needs to develop a future plan for the flower garden. But this will not be so easy, since for this it is necessary to take into account a number of important points.
One of the important questions that needs to be addressed is selection of a suitable design for the rosary. To do this, you can use one of the following options:
- A flower garden based on plants of delicate pastel shades. As a result, you can create a flower garden with a rather romantic design. You can use white, pink and lilac roses for planting.
- To create a flower garden with a bright design, you can use roses with a pronounced red or yellow tint.
- Owners with good artistic taste will find themselves in a more advantageous position. In this case, they can create a contrasting rose garden that will help make your site more decorative.
Moreover, there is a number of other recommendationsthat must be observed when creating a flower garden design:
- When making a rose garden in the garden, it is not necessary to use only roses. Other plants can be added here. These can be flowers of a different color, for example, lavender or irises, which by their presence will help to focus on the aesthetic qualities of the flower garden.
- If you want to achieve a variety of colors, then evergreen shrubs or perennials can be added to the flower garden. You can use coniferous plants and ferns to create the background.
- Before embarking on the implementation of the idea, it is recommended to outline the location of each element on the plan. So you can better imagine which places are better to choose for certain plants.
- Not all plants coexist peacefully and can suppress each other. This is dangerous because fungal diseases may appear. You can avoid this by correctly calculating the number of bushes that you are going to plant on the site.
How to prepare the soil for a rose garden?
Photos show how varied a flower garden can be. However, the beauty and durability of a rose garden largely depends on the soil used for it. Often soil preparation for it can take up to 2-3 months... Therefore, it is recommended to prepare a place for planting roses in the fall. Since it is impossible to say how quickly you can complete all the necessary work, it is advisable to start doing this as early as July. First of all, you need to dig up the area to a depth of about 550 mm. After that, you need to loosen the upper layer of soil.
Regardless of the variety of roses that you are going to plant in the flower garden, they need to provide special conditions. Therefore, it is important that the soil in the garden has the most suitable properties and composition. Fertilization is essential for the normal development of roses. It can be not only organic, but also mineral baits. As the first, you can use rotted manure, compost, humus or peat.
However, it is necessary to correctly calculate the feeding rateas too much will not benefit the plants. To do this, it is necessary to adhere to the following scheme: about 10 kg of fertilizers should fall on one square meter of the plot. Of the mineral fertilizers, a mixture of potassium chloride, ammonium nitrate and superphosphate is considered quite effective.
Conclusion
Roses can decorate any summer cottage, but they can be turned into a real decoration only if you approach the rosary device correctly. This is not so difficult to do, since all that is required from the owner is compliance with certain recommendations regarding the creation of optimal conditions for plants and the choice of its design option.
In addition to choosing the right place in the garden, it is necessary prepare him for disembarkation, and also choose the right varieties of roses. When creating a rose garden with your own hands, it is allowed to add other plants that have an excellent color to it. This approach to business helps to turn the rose garden into the main decorative element of the suburban area.
