How to use dwarf conifers in landscaping

The fact that conifers can significantly change the appearance of the infield, no doubt. Their presence has become very visible in late autumn and winter amid bare trees and shrubs. Therefore, the conifers have landscape designers are popular. A special place among them is a dwarf conifers. Song of the dwarfs blend in with any landscape style – whether a strict or regular natural landscape, harmonizing all the space around.

Features of the use of dwarf conifers in the design of the sitetoday in a landscape designers have a large range of dwarf conifers.

Dwarf conifers, compared with their taller relatives, have the main advantage being the wider possibility to be used in the design of the site. They will decorate a variety of objects: flower beds, mixed borders, Alpine gardens, rockeries.





Slow growth and development of the mini-conifers gives you the opportunity to predict how it will look you have created an object for many years to come. The small size of the dwarfs are ideal for creating landscape compositions in a small suburban areas in the inner city courtyards and even on the balcony. They get along well with other plants and quite undemanding to the soil.





Creating an arrangement of miniature conifers, it is necessary to pay special attention to each plant to establish the best location, the most advantageous angle. How to combine with other plants and fit into the landscape, will prompt the intuition rather than the laws of composition and skills applicable to the standard compositions "adult" conifers.

The secrets of creating compositions with dwarf conifersto miniature conifers showed all his beauty and perfection, you can use two approaches:

1) use as a specimen, i.e., only single plants surrounded by a harmonious textural additions;

2) create a group planting, considering the contrasting colors of the conifers or the shape of their crowns.

Therefore, the main task we need to decide about the first place, creating a landscape composition with the participation of the dwarfs – a selection of these plants-the neighbors, among them "kids" not lost, but rather will show all its beauty.

These plants should be very modest. Their main task — to emphasize the color and texture of the needles, the shape and density of the crown.





Dwarf tapeworm "sounds", if it is to create a rigorous, orderly environment. Ideally it will look in a minimalist Japanese garden, where every stone and plant has some meaning.

Delightful dwarfs and surrounded by Heather in landscape compositions. Mini conifers are so versatile that they will fit into any landscape style – whether it's regular or village. The right environment solves all the issues. As they say: the king plays Suite.

The perfect Royal "entourage" must adhere to the following rules:

— in relation to the mini-ephedra the environment should be of a contrasting texture, colour and type of greenery, form. It must create the effect of maximum focus on ephedra;

— restraint colors, soft color transitions of two-three plants-partners, creating the perfect backdrop for the dwarf soloist;

— a minimum of distractions, the game density and airiness of plants;

platform, sosedstvuyut with pine composition, does not have to be large. A transition zone may be about 3 diameters of the crown of the largest mini-khvoynik.





Dwarf conifers rounded and columnar forms combine with carpet plants (mosses, creeping sedums, young), squat cereals, alizamani, katowniki.

Prostrate conifers or weeping forms (cushion and weeping spruce, prostrate junipers and arborvitae, Himalayan pine) impressive look against the background of plants with curly leaves, tightly pressed to the ground. Such neighbors are stahis silver, periwinkle, thyme, Ajuga, alcolisti hosts.



In conclusion, it is worth noting that the dwarf conifers can be used as the main element of the landscape, and complement it. In any case, it is very important to choose the right ground for them. Conifers do not tolerate water stagnation and heavy clayey soil. Therefore, before planting plants, first equip the drainage and improve the soil by adding sand and peat.



Care ephedra isn't very difficult. In summer the plants should be regularly watered and protected from direct sunlight of the crown, to avoid sunburn needles. In winter, the crown can wrap in paper bags or tied with twine to the heavy wet snow will not hurt them. This easy maintenance will keep the decorative dwarf conifers and provide them long life.published

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