Brightly blossoming beds of flowers are the integral element of any seasonal dacha. Some of the most popular flower beds in modern landscaping can call safely miksborder - the mixed flower bed. In miksborder the most various flowers, bushes and even trees successfully adjoin. Such combination does miksborder unusually colourful and attractive.
At the same time because of combination of large number of plants in the small square there are difficulties in leaving, at each flower the requirements often differing from each other. All this needs to be considered at selection of plants for miksborder.
First of all it is necessary to refuse quickly expanding plants and flowers with powerful root system - they will disturb neighbors that will adversely affect all flower bed in general.
On distance shot or in the middle usually plant high plants. The distance from which you will look at bed has to be twice more than height of the highest plant.
The basis of miksborder is formed by perennial plants. They are selected so that some were succeeded by others, then deflowered copies will not spoil overall view. Annual plants which do not lose attractiveness during the whole season will become good addition.
It is impossible to forget also about dekorativnolistvenny plants which will play important role in miksborder. They will help it to remain effective, giving special splendor.
To achieve continuous blossoming, it is necessary to use actively bulbous perennials - muskar, crocuses, narcissuses, tulips.
Not superfluous will use in miksborder of plant which can frighten off wreckers the smell, such as marigold, decorative onions, thyme, tansy and others.
Important role is played by combination of flowers in miksborder. Versions of color schemes the set, the main thing that colors were in harmony with each other, did not irritate eye and did not disseminate attention. Flowers usually select or for contrast (for example, yellow and violet), or, on the contrary, one shade that gives to flower bed severity and special charm.
Before beginning to plant flowers, it is necessary to make detailed plan on paper, and then already to move it to the area. When landing plants it is necessary to leave enough place as in several years they will a little expand. And in the first year of emptiness it is possible to fill with annual flowers.
All efforts spent for creation of miksborder will pay off soon - the received flower bed will please owners for many years.