Flower beds that bloom all summer

DIY flower beds and garden beds for your dacha: photos, blooming all summer long—that's what we'll explore today, so you can create a permanently blooming beauty in your garden that will delight the eye for a long time. When creating such flower beds, consider the factors below.

Choosing a location

A large, well-lit area is allocated for the flowerbed. Insufficient sunlight will significantly limit the number of plants you can plant.

The smaller the area, the fewer flowers you can place in the flowerbed. If you can't find enough space, it's better to choose fewer flower types. Or create a single composition from several flowerbeds.

Soil requirement

The soil should be fertile and not waterlogged. Excess moisture is harmful to the roots of most plants.
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Plant selection

Plants shouldn't have different soil, moisture, or light requirements. A flowerbed where one plant gets everything it needs and thrives comfortably, while another "suffers" from too little or too much water and light, looks depressing. Growth rate and plant size should also be considered. Tall plants can overwhelm shorter plants, making them appear inconspicuous.

The most important selection criterion is the flowering period. You can create a table of flowering times and select plants with overlapping flowering periods. Or, use the physical properties of the soil and light as the determining factor.

Blooming in April

For example, a flowerbed needs "good drainage, light, nutritious soil, good lighting, and partial shade." These conditions are suitable for early-blooming crocuses, daffodils, imperial fritillaries, tulips, anemones, and snowdrops. Plant heights range from 6 cm to 1 m. Flowering begins in mid-April and lasts until the end of May. Also, the first to bloom will be snowdrops, crocuses, delicate blue squills, and pansies, followed by primroses and lovely daisies.
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Blooming in May

In May, irises and peonies, lupines, and delicate columbines take over. Lilies and hybrid daylilies, rudbeckia, Turkish pinks, and zinnias, depending on the variety, will bloom all summer (June through August).

Blooming in June-July

Pay attention to lupines—after blooming in spring, they'll renew their delicate blooms in late summer. At this time, you should also plant petunias, celosia, and tobacco, as well as sweet peas, purslane, and nemesia. Fading daisies will pass the baton to gladioli, irises, and peonies. After them, it's time to plant dahlias and cannas, salvias and ageratum, zinnias, and cinerarias.

Blooming in August and September

As autumn approaches, the "queens of autumn"—asters and chrysanthemums—will gradually begin to bloom. Heights of different varieties range from 20 cm to 1 m and are undemanding regarding soil. Chrysanthemums are perennial, so it's important to decide on their location in the flowerbed early. Asters are best grown from seedlings and carefully planted alongside plants in the "first flush of bloom." Then, the bright aster heads against the stems and leaves of faded plants will truly be the highlight of the autumn garden. Late chrysanthemum varieties bloom in September–October and can withstand light frosts.

Blooming all summer

There are wonderful flowers that delight with their blooms all summer long. Among them, petunias, a favorite of many gardeners, are among them. This unpretentious beauty, so resilient to nature's surprises, can even withstand a sudden cold snap and become the foundation of a blooming flowerbed all summer long.

Next, consider marigolds—they're beneficial for the garden because they repel many pests, and their bright little suns can brighten your plot almost all summer long. Plant different varieties of marigolds along the edges of your flowerbed in two tiers, and these little yellow suns will brighten your flowerbed for a long time.
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They'll look especially beautiful against a backdrop of colorful pansies or stunning snapdragons. We also recommend it for a summer-long flowerbed—it'll begin blooming in May and delight you with its tireless beauty until November.
The rose is the undisputed queen; you can buy a phorribunda or polyanthus variety, place it in the center of your flowerbed, and these beauties will delight your eyes all summer long.

Planting plants

To achieve a profuse bloom, it's best to plant plants with similar blooming periods in groups. If they're scattered throughout the flowerbed, the "flower display" will be fragmented. Place tall plants in the center of the flowerbed if it's located away from buildings and fences. Otherwise, keep them in the background. To enhance the emotional impact of the blooming display, you can add medicinal plants with a pleasant aroma (echinacea, sage, lavender).

A few more tips

• As an alternative to a flowerbed with ever-blooming plants, consider a small flowerbed planted with one or two species. However, choose different varieties: early, mid-season, and late.
• For annuals, flowering times can easily be shifted by sowing seeds at intervals of 1–2 weeks.
• When planting, be sure to follow the distance between plants as indicated in the planting recommendations; this is important for the flowers to grow well.
• When planting bulbs, it's best to use containers, which allow for spaced placement of these plants. This makes it easier to dig up the bulbs at the end of summer.

And, most importantly, don't try to plant everything in your flowerbed in the first year. Growing flowers is a creative process, a desire to change and improve.
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