Open-field flowers are mainly used in flower beds, flower borders, flower clusters, flower stands and flowerpots.
Length flower bed
Flower beds are mostly located in the central isolation belt of squares and roads, on both sides, parks, institutions, schools and other viewing and rest areas and office education places, and are widely used. Mainly arranged in a regular way, there are single or continuous bands, group combinations and other types. Most of the patterns in the flower beds are symmetrical, and bright colors and neat outlines should be maintained. Generally, plants with low height, neat growth, concentrated flowering period, compact plant type and high ornamental value of flowers or leaves are selected, and annual or biennial flowers or bulbs are often selected. The height and shape of plants are closely related to the expression effect of flower bed patterns and patterns. For example, small clumps of short flowers are suitable for showing the change of plane patterns and can show more detailed patterns, so they can be used for the arrangement of felt flower beds, such as five-color amaranth, pansy, daisy, Scutellaria barbata and so on. Lawn can also be used for mosaic and collocation.
The purpose of the flower bed is to show the overall effect of flowering, and to show the gorgeous colors and beautiful appearance formed by different flowers or varieties and their mutual cooperation. Therefore, in order to achieve good results, it is necessary to make the pattern simple and clear. The selected flowers are mainly gorgeous and colorful, such as calendula, snapdragon, pansy, Petunia, calendula, malachite, Celosia cristata, bunch of red flowers, zinnia, carnation, phlox, chrysanthemum, narcissus, tulip and hyacinthus orientalis. In the configuration, we should pay attention to the single type of foil and the coordination of colors, and arrange the flowers of the same color into one piece, which can not be mixed together to form great heterozygosity. The center of the flower bed is mainly made of tall and tidy flowers, such as canna, broom, foxglove and snapdragon. Short hedges or evergreen herbs, such as Euonymus japonicus, Berberis purpurea and Ophiopogon japonicus, are often planted at the edge of flower beds. Lawn can also be used as edge material.
2. Flower border
Flower border is a strip-shaped natural arrangement composed of many kinds of flowers. It is a form of artistic refining and application in gardens according to the law of natural growth of flowers in natural scenery. There are many kinds of flowers in the flower border, rich in color, with wild interest in the mountains and forests, and the ornamental effect is very remarkable. Flower border is widely used in Europe and America, especially in Britain, but it is rare in China at present. Judging from the ornamental forms of flower border, it can be divided into one-sided ornamental flower border and two-sided ornamental flower border. One-sided ornamental flower borders are mostly based on shrubs, trees, hedges or the walls of buildings, and plants are arranged low before and high after, which is beneficial to viewing. Double-sided flowers are mostly arranged between lawns or trees.
There are trails on both sides for both sides to watch, and the plant configuration adopts the way of high in the middle and low on both sides, and all kinds of flowers are naturally mixed in spots. When arranging all kinds of flowers in the flower border, we should not only consider the harmony and contrast of color, posture, shape and quantity in the same season, but also make the overall composition of the flower border complete. At the same time, it is also required to show different seasonal characteristics with the change of seasons throughout the year, so that people can include perennial flowers and bulbous flowers, and also can adopt some low, colorful flowering shrubs or foliage plants. There are flowers, leaves and even fruits. Especially perennial and bulbous flowers can meet the requirements of flower border, and the maintenance and management are relatively labor-saving. Because the flower border can grow for many years and does not need to be changed frequently, in order to get the ideal four-season landscape, we must deeply understand and master the ecological habits, appearance, flowering period and color of various flowers in planting planning, have a strong perceptual knowledge of the selected plant materials, and be able to foresee the landscape effect after configuration. Only in this way can you arrange it reasonably and skillfully, reflecting the landscape effect of the flower border. The border of flower border is the border of flower border planting, which not only determines the planting range of flower border, but also facilitates the pruning and cleaning of the surrounding lawn. According to the environment of the flower border, the edge can be a natural curve or a straight line. The edge of the high bed can be made of stones and bricks, and the flat bed can be edged with low and dense plants, or with lawn.
3. Flowers and flowers
This application method is to apply the wild flower landscape scattered on the grass slope in natural scenery to urban gardens to increase the interest and appreciation of landscaping. The arrangement of flowers is simple, the application is flexible, the number of plants is small, and the clusters are connected, which should be both simple and simple. The height of flowers is not limited, but it is better to have straight stems, not prone to lodging, dense flowers and full and tidy plant types. Flowers and plants are often arranged around the open lawn, so that there is a connection and bridge between the forest edge, shrubs and lawn, and it can also be arranged at the corner of the road or dotted in the courtyard to produce better ornamental effect. At the same time, flowers and plants can also be arranged by rivers, hillsides and rocks.
special shelf for holding potted flowers
Planting flowers on a pedestal on the ground, similar to a flower bed, but with a smaller area, is widely used in classical gardens in China. Now it is mostly used in the courtyard, and the whole layout is planted with grass flowers. Because of the small area, only one flower is often arranged in a flower stand. Because the flower bed is higher than the ground, the selected flowers are short and dense, creeping, or the stems and leaves hang on the table wall, such as Hosta, Paeonia lactiflora, Iris, Orchid and Ophiopogon japonicus.
5. flowerpot
The flowerpot can be said to be a movable flower bed, which is a flower application form with the development of modern cities and the gradual improvement of flower planting construction methods. The flowerpot is beautiful and elegant, and the decorative pattern should be simple gray. From the modeling point of view, there are round, square, goblet-shaped, hexagonal, octagonal and rhombic patterns composed of several planting pots, as well as wooden planting boxes and floats, which are novel and colorful in modeling, and nutrient soil is placed in the pots to grow flowers. This kind of planting pot is easy to move, and the flowers in it can change with the seasons, so it is convenient and flexible to use and has good decorative effect. It is a popular new flower planting form. It is mainly placed in front of squares, streets and buildings for decoration, which is convenient for construction and can quickly form a landscape, meeting the needs of modern urban development.
There are many kinds of plants used in flowerpots, such as annual or biennial flowers, bulbous flowers, perennial flowers and creeping plants. Choose timely flowers as planting materials, such as carnation, calendula, daisy, tulip, narcissus and hyacinthus orientalis. In spring, corn poppy, cherry blossoms, zinnia, water chestnut, etc. Petunia in summer, a bunch of safflower, cockscomb and chrysanthemum in autumn. The shape and texture of the flowers used should be coordinated with the shape of the bowl, and the colors should be contrasted. For example, white planting pots with warm flowers such as red and orange will create a gorgeous and cheerful atmosphere, while flowers with cold colors such as blue and purple will give people a quiet and elegant feeling.