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This garden will bring the original flavor to your site.
How is a French garden different from the usual?
The French garden is based on the traditions of the gardens of the time of Louis XIV.It symbolizes harmony, beauty, purity and order.
The main feature of the French garden is the presence of symmetrical elements and geometric shapes. By tradition, it is a rectangle, which is divided into 4 identical squares. In the center of the rectangle are placed the sculpture and the sundial.
The French garden is distinguished by its decorativeness: not only vegetables but also flowers, shrubs and fruit trees grow in beautifully designed flowerbeds. Between the flowerbeds are beautifully decorated tracks of tile.
Planning an
French Garden Before you start preparing the beds, you need to decide what their shape will be. They may have a traditional rectangular shape or have the appearance of a circle, square, spiral or chessboard.
Garden beds in a French garden can:
- be at the same level as the whole plot;
- lift 20-30 centimeters from the ground. In this case, their walls are made of stone, brick or other material. To create such beds will have to make additional efforts, but the work expended will justify itself: the beds will get an original and pretty look, easier care for them.
The next step is to identify the plants planted on the beds. Naked land should not be found in the French garden: vegetables organically replace each other, and empty seats are filled with ornamental plants. When arranging the beds it is necessary to place the plants so that they do not interfere with each other. This should take into account the light-loving plants, their height, flowering period and fruiting.
Vertical accents are a mandatory attribute of the French garden:
- temporary - walls decorated with corn, tomatoes, legumes, curly ornamental annuals;
- permanent - made with berry or ornamental shrubs, climbing perennials, small apple trees.
With our own hands we make out the French garden
First draw a geometric shape on the plot, the shape of which will be acquired by your flowerbed. From the center of the figure, draw the rays - triangular beds form at you. Separate the sectors with decorative paths or lawn. So that the earth does not crumble, put stones, bricks or wooden boards around each bed, install a decorative fence. You can plant decorative cabbages, red lettuce or marigolds around the beds. They will decorate a flower bed, and the marigolds will also protect the inhabitants of the garden from pests.
When the beds are ready, you can start planting. In order to give the flowerbeds a variety of colors, it is recommended to plant various leafy salads, ornamental cabbage, fragrant basil, nasturtium, calendula, marigolds, snapdragon, asters and other bright plants. Around the garden you can plant fruit trees and shrubs. They will decorate the site and protect the plants from cold winds.
Preparation steps for
Let's summarize. To arrange a French garden you need:
- Change the shape of the beds.
- Select a bed visually.
- Surround the garden bed with a curb or decorative fence.
- Planting Plants.
With the help of a French garden you will turn your plot into a recreation area. If desired, a pergola with clematis or climbing roses, decorative ampelous plants, sculptures, lanterns can be placed near the flower bed.
A French garden created with your own hands will envy and admire all the neighbors and attract the eyes of passersby. And you will allow a summer evening to rest after a busy day and enjoy the results of their work.
