Today phlox is not perceived as a flower from antiquity. He can decorate any home garden. At the same time, in order not to be mistaken in details, some points should be taken into account when growing it.

The basics of landscape design

The creation of landscape compositions allows you to avoid random placement of elements and balance the plantings of different flowers. Having knowledge in the field of landscape design, you can create a composition that is harmonious in color, as well as in its location in space.

Flowerbeds with phlox

What flowers do phloxes in a flower bed combine with?

Phlox care

The blurred phlox color, with large spots of other shades, creates some difficulty in the compatibility of these flowers with others planted in the same flower bed.

Blooming phlox with what are combined in planting in the autumn? They look great next to low bushes. And in the summer, geraniums, veronica, highlanders, undersized bells, herbal carnations, alpine asters will be an excellent addition to them.

Landscaping flower beds

Beds with phlox look good together with lilies, somedago, oriental poppy, peony, lupine, campanula, pyrethrum.

Note! In autumn they can be combined with Thunberg barberry and spirea. Planted in stone gardens, they look great with crocuses, snowdrops or groves.

Planting rules, descriptions and schemes of flower beds

DIY flower beds

A properly selected place for planting perennial phlox in a flower bed should not be in direct sunlight, especially at noon. This causes the petals and leaves to burn out. It is best to plant them near trees or bushes to protect them from the sun and wind. It is not advisable to build such a flower bed on the north side of the site.

Flowerbed with phlox

Since the varieties of this flower are undersized (60 cm) or tall (up to 170 cm), they should be planted, taking into account this fact. Small varieties should be planted along the perimeter of the flower bed, while for tall ones it is better to choose a place near the fence or in the corner of the flower arrangement. The tallest plants can be placed in the central part, and small ones along the edges.

Flowerbeds can be built in the following schemes:

  • Multilevel flower bed. Its principle is to plant tall flowers in the center of the composition, and plants with smaller stems along the edge.
  • Carpet flower bed. Its peculiarity is the selection of low-growing flowers with abundant flowering and the most dense planting, so that the appearance of a carpet is created.
  • Curly flower beds: heart-shaped, islands, flower-shaped. In such compositions, low-growing flowers or with medium-sized stems are used. If plants with tall stems are also used for this, they will spoil the appearance of the clubs.
  • Curb club. In the territories of personal plots and gardens, paths are created that can be revived by a variation of the bright outlines of flower plants.

Flowerbed with peonies and phlox

Peonies place high demands on their neighbors. But peonies and phloxes in the same flower bed, they can create an original atmosphere. The fact that peonies have different colors will allow them to be widely used in landscape design. A flowerbed with peonies and phloxes should be created in such a way that their height is small and does not cover the lush flowering of peonies.

Flowerbed with daylily and phlox

Daylilies are the best suited for landscaping. Combines them with many other colors. They retain their decorative appearance until late autumn. When choosing plants adjacent to daylilies, you should carefully select their shades. For example, perennial phlox in a flower bed with daylilies of pink and fawn shades resembles the Paniculata variety, and the deep red daylilies are planted next to the Amethyst variety.

Flowerbed with daylily and phlox

Flowerbed with phlox and other plants

Following the tips - what to combine phlox with when planting, you can create flower beds that will look good at any time of the season:

Phloxes are successfully placed next to summer-autumn varieties:

  • Basilis;
  • Siberian iris;
  • Lungwort;
  • Hosts;
  • Astilbam.

For phlox blooming in spring, you can choose the following neighbors:

  • Primroses;
  • Dwarf irises;
  • Saxifrage.

They are also used for planting near curbs, in rock gardens on lawns.

In order not to worry about the compatibility of shades, you can use varieties that bloom at different times on a flower garden with phlox.

These can be plants:

  • Dwarf wormwood;
  • Chips;
  • Cleaners;
  • Edelweiss;
  • It was rejuvenated.

How to care for a flower garden with phlox

Unusual flower beds

These plants are planted outdoors in spring or autumn. Planted in spring, they will take root more easily and in a couple of months they will delight you with flowers.

Note! In the fall, they are planted in such a way that they have time to take root. It is advisable to land before mid-September.

A flower garden with phlox requires frequent watering, as they cannot stand the drying out of the soil. Fertilizers are applied after irrigation.

Having knowledge in landscape design, you can create an extraordinary flower bed with your own hands, using only ordinary flowers of a non-elite category. The combination of grace and simplicity will create a relaxed, but charming atmosphere on the territory of the summer cottage.