In any garden area, you can create a beautiful environment, relying on the rules of landscape design. The plots designed by the designer look very harmonious. But even a simple florist will cope with the task using the basics of landscape design.

Important! When developing a project, you should not strive to collect a large number of various plants on the site or try to combine several styles at once.

Three rules of landscape design

Landscape design is based on three rules:

  1. Unity of style.
  2. Simplicity of design.
  3. Dominant rule.

If you are guided by them, then you need to act according to the following scheme:

Flower bed with irises

  1. The style of the site should correspond to the style in which the house and outbuildings are made.
  2. Do not overload the area with parts, especially if it is small. The created composition should bring a feeling of joy and peace.
  3. The project should be based on the object that will play the main role, the rest will obey it. If the territory allows, then you can create several similar compositions.

Interesting. The variety of colors of irises allows them to be widely used in landscape design.

Flowering lasts from May to July, depending on the variety. In order for the flowerbed to have a blooming appearance as long as possible, it is necessary to select the appropriate varieties. Thus, flowering can be achieved within 2.5 months.

How to plant irises in the garden

How to plant irises in the garden

Iris care

There are some tips to help you create a harmonious flower bed:

  • Low-growing varieties, the height of which does not exceed 40 cm, look harmoniously next to the stones. They are used when arranging rockeries or rock gardens.
  • Medium-sized varieties, the height of which varies from 40 to 70 cm, are used for arranging mixed flower beds.
  • Tall varieties that grow more than 70 cm are planted next to buildings or on the banks of artificial reservoirs.

Interesting. When choosing an environment, you should pay attention to some nuances. The root system of these flowers is located close to the soil surface. In this regard, it is impossible to plant perennial plants that grow rapidly and can displace them. Also, these flowers love sunlight and do not tolerate shading very well.

Bearded varieties are more demanding to care for. It is necessary to ensure that there is enough space for their growth, and from 7 to 9 leaves have time to be laid. Only in this case can you achieve abundant flowering. The agricultural technology of growing Siberian and marsh representatives does not require special measures.

Flower arrangements

Flowerbed with peonies

Interesting. When decorating a flower bed, you can use several schemes. So, bearded representatives look advantageous against the background of the lawn. You can also plant flowers in several colors. A good combination is one-color varieties in joint planting with two-ton irises, when one of the tones coincides with the one-color iris.

Landings bordering the reservoir look interesting. Plus, they love moisture. The feeling of a natural place is created. Don't forget about compositions with other plants.

What to plant next to irises? There are a lot of combinations, but there are also compositions that should be avoided:

Flower arrangements

  • u Irises of similar shades do not look attractive in a group planting.
  • u Varieties with pale flowers, when planted together with brightly colored irises, are lost and do not fit into the overall picture.
  • u Joint planting of two-color specimens of different varieties looks very variegated and not harmonious.
  • u Dark colored irises do not blend with other dark colors.

Excluding such combinations, you can create beautiful flower beds. At the same time, it is important to take into account the timing of flowering of the planted plants so that the flower bed is pleasing to the eye throughout the season.

Irises with what are combined in a flower bed? Joint plantings with lupins or delphinium look beautiful. A good combination with lilies and poppies. At the same time, they do not harm each other, since the root system of these plants penetrates into the soil at different levels. It is preferable to plant such compositions in the center of the flower bed, grow low pansies or marigolds on the edge, forget-me-nots are also suitable.

Roses go well with them. The latter only benefit from this. The greenery near the rose covers the bare stems of the garden queen. When planting irises on the banks of artificial reservoirs, their joint planting with a swimsuit will be successful, and the host is also appropriate. Other plants that do well in moist soils are also suitable.

Important! You can create amazing compositions, but you should not combine flowers with similar shades nearby.

Flowerbed with irises and daylilies

Coniferous flower bed

An excellent option for a flower bed is a joint planting of irises and daylilies. Irises themselves look quite harmonious, but when the flowering period is over, the flower bed will be idle. Daylilies and lilies will perfectly complement it:

  • First, they do not interfere with each other's growth, since their root system is located at different depths.
  • Secondly, they will not shade the irises. The delphinium with its abundant foliage will not only create shade, but in rainy weather, excess moisture can fall on them. Phloxes are also not the best neighbors, as they are often affected by rust, which is dangerous for irises.

Interesting. A color scheme for such a composition can always be found, thanks to a large selection of varieties and colors of both colors.

Bearded irises

Bearded irises are very common in landscape design. They combine several classes and are the largest group. They differ in height, which must be taken into account when using them in landscape design.

The creation of a radarium in the garden is very interesting. This is a flower garden that is built on a composition from one culture. Its dimensions correspond to the size of an average flower bed.

Bearded irises

Irises are in demand in garden landscaping. With the right iris combinations, your garden design can be completely transformed. Several varieties of irises of different colors can be placed in the iridarium. Landings are carried out in groups, the gap between them is filled with small stones. At the same time, do not forget to leave free space, which overgrown plants will fill as they grow.

Important! Plants are not recommended to be planted in rows, it is better to plant asymmetrically, like on an alpine slide.

Borders can be either indistinct or limited by stones of various sizes.

Interesting. The iridarium will look harmonious even on a retaining wall.

You can supplement such a flower garden with cereals, but you should not be zealous, 2-3 groups of cereals are enough. Ceramics or various forging are used as decoration for the iridarium. These can be vessels of various shapes, original benches and bridges, carved fence.

How beautiful to plant irises? Additional decorations of the iridarium are very important - the period of flowering of irises is not very long. The rest of the time, the flower garden will simply delight the eye with greenery. Therefore, the introduction of additional elements is necessary.

Bearded irises are striking in their beauty and diversity - they can be either one-color or two-color, two-tone, iridescent and edged. With their help, it is easy to decorate the landscape, creating a bright flower garden out of it.

Irises in mixborders

An interesting combination of irises with other flowers in the flowerbed.When decorating a multi-flowered flower bed with irises, plants should be grown with a root system that goes deeper, this will allow the irises to receive a sufficient amount of nutrients.

Irises in mixborders

Mixborder with irises is remarkable. Their planting in a company with conifers or bushes looks beautiful. Spring flower beds with tulips also look good. It should be borne in mind that there must be sufficient distance between the plants so that when the tulip bulbs are excavated, they do not harm the rhizomes of the irises.

What to combine with a flower bed of irises? They look harmonious in a company with a spirea. Moreover, they should be planted around the bush in small groups of the same color, bordering the entire bush. A successful combination of white peonies with irises of bright colors.

In general, iris is the kind of flower that looks good both in large plantings and in small ones. These noble flowers have extraordinary beauty and are not like others. They are simply designed to be the highlight of every site.