Creation of the Alpine hill on the garden site – fascinating occupation. It something reminds creation bonsai. Thorough training defines showiness of the hill further. As the Alpine plants expand slowly, the hill will take completely decorative form through one - two years. And after that it will demand the minimum leaving
It is required to you
- Coarse sand
- Crushed stone, beaten brick
- Large decorative stones
- Soil
- Fine gravel
- System herbicides
- Coniferous plants
- Alpine plants
Instruction
1. The choice the mestaalpiysky hill has to be looked through well from different sides. Besides, the Alpine plants prefer the solar, sublime place. If in your garden there is slope inconvenient for processing by the lawn-mower or for the device of parterre beds – break rock garden in this place. It will allow you to spend less efforts, than the rock garden device from scratch out of the blue.
2. Preparation of "pillow". For rock garden very important correctly created base, so-called "pillow". If not to make the good base, during heavy rain your hill can part simply under own weight. The base will serve at the same time as drainage, the Alpine plants do not stand stagnation of moisture at roots. At first remove layer of fertile soil on depth of 15-20 cm. Put it aside for further use. Fill layer of coarse bank sand layer of 5 cm. Now it is possible to begin to create hill relief. For this purpose use large crushed stone, beaten brick, rubble stone. Be not fond of creation of abrupt mountainous terrains. For creation of rock garden it is quite enough to make slope at an angle of 15-20 degrees.
3. Carefully sort slopes and the kamniplodorodny soil removed from the location of future hill. Remove large roots, the remains of plants, garbage. Add fine gravel and begin to form on terrace slopes where you will plant plants. During creation of the hill provide possibility of access to all plants. Establish large stones so that there was opportunity to use them as steps. Use the same stones weighing up to 10 kg in rock garden. For bigger effect to their prikopayta on two thirds, orienting furrows and cracks in one direction that will make impression of natural talus. Process all soil system herbicide and leave the hill to settle within several weeks.
4. Disembarkation coniferous to rasteniyraznoobrazta rock garden vertical coniferous plants. Be not fond of their quantity. For the hill up to 5 square meters there are enough two-three plants different in gabitus. For example, vertical – spherical – creeping. All plants have to be dwarfish form. The best time for planting of coniferous plants is the end of September – October.
5. Planting of perennials. After soil has well accumulated on the hill, and coniferous plants have taken root, it is possible to plant the Alpine plants. They need the solar place, good drainage and not necessarily rich soil. Lay layer of the prime quality land mixed with coarse sand on in advance prepared terraces. The correct selection of plant is of very great importance. Creation of the Alpine hill in the garden is first of all attempt to recreate natural landscape. You need quickly taking root, but slowly growing types. Surely mulch soil under landings. The mulch keeps moisture during drought, suppresses weeds and beautifully looks.