Landscape design of a hill from conifers. Selection and placement of plants on an alpine hill

Conifers for rock garden are especially valuable for creating a composition.

They help to cover construction defects - after all, it is not always possible to successfully dock terraces, pick up and naturally lay stones. In addition, columnar varieties visually increase the height of rockeries and stones near which they are planted, while rounded varieties emphasize the volume of the garden. Finally, the conifers on the hill serve as an excellent backdrop for any composition. You can use the same types of conifers for any type of garden, you just need to choose more or less dwarf varieties. Even for miniature rockeries, you can find many forms that do not rise above 30 cm.

For coniferous plants on the lpiyskaya hill, several general rules concerning care and growing conditions:

They develop best on moderately rich slightly acidic loams. They prefer loose soils, take root on heavy and clay soils for a long time.
Most are photophilous, but tolerate shading.
Ephedra are drought-resistant, but during the period of active growth, take care to provide them with sufficient moisture.
Transplant in early spring before the start of growth. Keep in mind that varietal forms take root much easier than species. Transplant adult specimens only after preliminary pruning of the root ball.
It is not necessary to feed. Fresh organics are not allowed.
Propagate by layering (creeping forms) and cuttings. Optimal time for these procedures - early spring, before bud break. Most species can be propagated by seeds. The range of conifers depends on the size of the garden, but even when creating large compositions, it is better to take slow-growing varieties with a dense crown.

Below are photos and names of coniferous plants for Alpine slide, proven over the years, the most stable in the Russian climate.

First of all, coniferous plants such as, and are suitable for rockeries.

Spruce - Picea in the photo
Needles of all shades of green, gray

Spruces are unpretentious and frost-resistant. Any dwarf varieties are suitable for rockeries. Cultural forms have various types of crowns, needles of all shades of green, gray and even golden yellow.

Norway spruce
European spruce

Serbian spruce varieties (R. omorica) are also good.
Spruce Serbian

Gray spruce in the photo
Canadian spruce in the photo

Columnar varieties of spruce with gray, or Canadian (P. glauca) are beautiful, but burn on spring sun: Be sure to shade them.

See photos of such conifers on an alpine hill:

It has many dwarf varieties with dark green, bluish-blue or golden needles, divided into three groups:

These photos show rockeries with conifers:

For rocky gardens, choose not large natural forms, and dwarf slow-growing varieties with dense crowns.

The most frost-resistant varieties of juniper:

For example, J. horizontalis ‘Plue Pygmy’, J. virginiana ‘Grey Owl’, J. sabina ‘Blaue Donau’, J. communis ‘Berkshire’.

Admire how beautiful the alpine hill with conifers is in these photos:

Fir - Abies

Most species are unpretentious and frost-resistant, but if last year's growth is poorly matured, in spring it can burn in the sun. Suitable for rockeries dwarf varieties with a dense crown have balsam fir, or black (A. balsamea), and Korean fir (A. kogeapa).

Pay attention to the photo - for rockeries from conifers, varieties with a spherical, wide pyramidal and flattened crown are especially valuable:

Pine - Pinus

For rockeries, dwarf varieties descended from northern or highland species are suitable.

The view provides ample opportunities for experimentation: there are varieties with a narrow pyramidal, spherical, flattened or exotically curved crown, with green, blue and even golden needles.

Dwarf varieties with a dense crown are suitable for rockeries.

However, even this hardy plant for good development you will have to provide sufficient moisture and fertile garden soil- on poor dry soils, the branches of the thuja will be rare, with faded needles.

The most beautiful alpine slides with conifers are presented in these photos:

Rules for the care of shrubs in rockeries

Deciduous woody plants are used in rockeries much less often than conifers, since only a few of the most unpretentious and compact species are suitable for rocky gardens in the temperate zone: evergreen magonia and boxwood, dwarf varieties of barberries, almonds, cinquefoil, daphne, spirea, stefanander, cotoneaster.

Common to them are following rules care:

Transplant in early spring, before bud break, or in late summer - early autumn, after the annual growth is woody. Before transplanting in adult plants for two years, cut the roots several times according to the diameter of the crown to form a compact earthen ball.
Reproduction by seeds is individual for each species, but in most cold stratification causes seed germination.
Vegetative reproduction is varied. The most simple reproduction is horizontal layering. For better rooting, make an incision or constriction of the bark at the place of the dig.
Most shrubs are easily propagated by cuttings. The best cuttings- growth of the current year.
Sanitary pruning and crown formation should be carried out in early spring, before the juices begin to move, and in autumn, after growth has ended. Beautiful flowering shrubs prune immediately after flowering.

by the most suitable shrubs for rockeries are barberry, boxwood and spirea.

Thunberg barberry - Berberis thunbergii

Graceful shrub, completely strewn in early summer yellow flowers, which turn into red berries by autumn. Height is not more than 150 cm, there are dwarf varieties that do not rise above 30 cm. Extremely unpretentious: sun-loving, but tolerates shade, drought-resistant, but tolerates waterlogging. It is frost-resistant, but in snowless cold winters the crown freezes.

It lends itself perfectly to a haircut, although it is not necessary - the plant looks compact on its own. Particularly valuable are dwarf varieties with golden, variegated or purple leaves.

Evergreen boxwood - Buxus sempervirens

Dwarf evergreen tree, one of the few frost-resistant evergreen deciduous plants. Dwarf varieties wintering under the snow are best suited for rockeries. The main condition for normal growth is dry, well-drained soils. The nutritional value of the soil and its density are not too important, but fertile loam is preferable.

It is shade-loving, but shoots ripen better in the sun and winter more successfully.

One of the most beautiful views kind. Dwarf varieties are especially good, forming almost spherical bushes covered with small green, golden or purple leaves. "Dwarfs" bloom almost all summer. Winter-hardy, but in very cold winters they freeze slightly.

To prolong flowering and crown formation after the first flowering, spend light pruning. 'Golden Princess' is slightly larger than 'Little Princess' so it can be trimmed more.

is a unique composition that repeats the mountain landscape in our gardens and parks. Remember the mountains of the Alps, which beckon with their beauty. A small part of them can be created in any area. You need to study what plants grow in nature in the mountain landscape and plant them in your garden.

It is impossible to imagine an alpine hill without coniferous plants, as well as stones. They are the basis of the composition. You can scatter stones randomly or create several tiers. On each of them certain plants are planted.

It would be appropriate to look at the alpine slide in the country, in a private garden or in a public park.

Alpine slide photo

Do-it-yourself Alpine slide

If you want to decorate your garden with an alpine slide, then you can use the services of a landscape designer or create a rock garden with your own hands. Be prepared for some difficulties, because creating a beautiful mountain landscape can take you a lot of time and effort, but you will save money and be delighted with the resulting beauty.

Alpine slide: how to do it?To begin with, choose a prominent place on your territory, the alpine slide should attract attention, but it looks good in the corner of your garden. Start with a detailed plan. Draw a future hill, imagine what size stones should be present on it, whether it will be created artificial waterfall or other body of water. Choose a size. You also need to decide how high the slide should be. For small gardens, it is better to choose compact compositions. Don't forget the irrigation system. You need to bring the hoses to your slide. Start choosing plants. After that you can buy everything necessary materials. The construction of the slide begins with the installation of stones. They can be large or small. Combine different forms and sizes. The main thing is to create a landscape close to natural. Plants are planted only after the installation of stones and irrigation systems.

What plants to choose for an alpine slide

Before you create an alpine slide, you need to decide what exactly will grow on it. Study the needs of plants: do they like light or grow in the shade, does the plant tolerate waterlogging or drought, does it like acidic soils or neutral, as well as others important factors for plant growth.

Alpine hill: what to plant?The alpine hill of coniferous plants always looks spectacular. You simply cannot do without them. Choose dwarf pines and firs for the lower tier, as well as beautiful junipers. Cone-shaped coniferous trees complement such a hill well. Do not plant plants close to each other, because each tree should be clearly visible. You can combine trees with different crowns on your alpine hill. For example, try to match cushion-shaped conifers with cone-shaped ones.

Flowering plants always look spectacular on the lower tier. Do not forget about succulents, these plants are unpretentious, and some of them grow well on stones. choose winter-hardy varieties echeveria(or dig them up for the winter). rejuvenated and saxifrage- These are the most popular plants for rock garden. Burachok rocky, perennial carnations, iberis, edelweiss can be planted on top, as well as decorate the bottom of your slide. Remember, for the upper tier it is better to choose sun-loving and undemanding plants.

Planting scheme for an alpine slide

Alpine hill in the shade: what to plant?If you decide to create an alpine slide in the shade of the house or in the corner of the site, which is often in the shade of buildings, then you should choose shade-loving plants. pay attention to host. This ornamental deciduous plant grows well in the shade. Its leaves are very beautiful, have unique patterns and colors, look good with stones. Can be planted nearby ferns. You can't do without astilbe. It blooms incredibly beautifully and loves shaded areas very much. But choose better undersized varieties. Compact junipers with blue needles also grow well in the shade. Some varieties of blue spruce are suitable for a shady area.

Planting plants in the rock garden

There are two options for arranging plants in groups.

The first option is the layout according to the color and contrast of the shapes. The second is transitional forms, smoothly complementing and passing into each other and creating a certain dynamics of size. Preparation and selection of a substrate for planting conifers in a rock garden should be carried out in accordance with their biological features. The time of planting different plants in the rock garden may also vary. Not all dwarf conifers normally tolerate excessive soil moisture and an abundance of sunlight. Most of them should be covered in a special way for the winter. This fact must be taken into account when planning an alpine slide. Currently on the market you can find a huge list of dwarf conifers that will perfectly decorate your rock garden.

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Spruces in the design of rock garden

Spruce is ideal for rock garden. For the middle zone of our country, you need to choose certain varieties, unpretentious, frost-resistant and hardy.

Spruce is a tree familiar to each of us from the very early childhood. Its crown shape is cone-shaped. Despite this, it is spruce that is ideal for growing in rock gardens. It is unpretentious in care and presents a huge variety of shapes and color shades. Most suitable for an alpine slide created in middle lane our country, the following varieties: Norway spruce, Serbian spruce, Canadian spruce and prickly spruce. They are distinguished by high frost resistance and endurance. It is preferable to give the choice to open, unshaded places (however, some shading is still acceptable). These varieties tolerate drought and excessive soil moisture well. Canadian spruce has one feature: in the bright spring sun, it is prone to burning. Therefore, when landing on a hill, she needs to provide protection from the scorching sun. Serbian spruce is characterized by excellent frost resistance, thanks to which it winters well.

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Pine as the main detail of the landscape

Some varieties of pine are compact and miniature. They are suitable for landing in the rock garden.

Pine along with spruce is one of the most popular coniferous trees in Russia. The most famous species is the Scotch pine. This is the most stable and undemanding species in terms of care. In addition to Scotch pine, low pine, mountain pine, and elfin cedar are successfully used in the design of alpine hills. Mountain pine is a fairly large, tall plant for a slide, but its various varieties are surprisingly compact. Although elfin cedar does not have cultivars, it is great for rock garden decoration. On the permanent place the plant is usually planted in March. Planting depth - 0.7-0.8 m. Care should be taken to ensure that the root does not bend during planting. soil mixture consists of sod land and river sand. If the soil is too acidic, then 250 g of lime is added to the hole. Most harmful factors for pine of any kind are excessive aridity and excess moisture. Otherwise, these trees will fit perfectly into the artificial alpine landscape.

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Cypress: a unique plant for Russia

Cypress trees often get frostbitten in winter and burn in summer.

Cypress trees are currently quite common on sale, but they are rarely preferred for preference. The reason for this is quite simple. The bulk of the stone pine forests are absolutely not adapted to growing in the middle latitudes of Russia, so their selection for rock garden is quite difficult. The most famous of these is Lawson's cypress. AT botanical gardens Europe has its cold-resistant representatives, but attempts to grow it in Russia end in failure. The needles regularly burn and freeze in winter. Fits well in our climatic conditions pea cypress, but even he needs special conditions of detention. It must be planted in shady areas of the hill and covered in the spring from the bright sun. A blunt cypress requires additional shelter also in winter period. All varieties of cypress do not tolerate low humidity soil and air, so they should be chosen for rock garden with great care.

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Larch: a plant with falling needles

The ideal coniferous plant for rock garden is larch. She is unpretentious in care, puts up with pollution.

Of all the conifers, larch is perhaps the ideal tree for decorating an alpine hill. She tolerates pollution well, although she prefers to grow nutrient soil, unpretentious in care, but does not tolerate drying out or excess moisture. Japanese larch, European larch and Latin American larch are good in landing on rock gardens. Home hallmark larches is that they shed their needles for the winter. This fact gives them a special elegance of form in the winter. Among the larch varieties, both types with winding branches and weeping ones are distinguished.

Creating an alpine slide is a fascinating process that requires not only imagination, but also attentiveness. Even one incorrectly selected plant can spoil the whole impression, breaking the harmony between other inhabitants of the rocky garden. Therefore, you need to do right choice from an extensive list of plants suitable for composing an alpine slide.

To make the alpine slide look attractive throughout the season, you should select a place for planting plants, taking into account their flowering time and the principle of layering:

The top of the hill. It is more open to the sun's rays than the tiers below; therefore, it is rational to plant plants here that love sunlight and not in need of in large numbers moisture.
middle tier- a place for plants that feel good in partial shade. Here, the average soil moisture, so the middle of the alpine hill can be called universal: milking most flowers here ideal conditions which gives you a wide range of choices.
The foot of the hill- logical ending landscape composition. The plants planted here should be combined with the rest of the rock garden and choose those that love moisture and tolerate shade. After all, most of the sun's rays will go to the neighbors from above.

To provide continuous flowering from early spring to late autumn, flowering plants should be selected according to the principle of rotation. Evergreen shrubs and dwarf trees will look great in winter, looking out from under the snow.

Creating an alpine slide is a fascinating process that requires not only imagination, but also attentiveness

Plant layouts in rock gardens

Before you start creating an alpine slide, you need to create a graphic scheme. It will reflect the general idea of the composition, help to generate new ideas and even before planting the plants to find possible errors.

First of all, stones are designated. The largest should be at the base, and the rest should create a gentle slope so that there is room for soil and plant roots. You can experiment by coming up with terraces, sharp cliffs, a pond and other interesting solutions.

Here are a couple of examples of circuits:

spicy hill, on which fragrant flowers are located: oregano will occupy the top, heather, hyssop, monarda and medicinal sage will feel good on the middle tier, and basil, bright nasturtium and fragrant thyme will sit at the very base.
Coniferous hill: thuja, planted at the top, looks great in the environment creeping juniper middle tier (you can use different types) and weeping cypress. The rock garden is completed by dwarf spruces or pines, the soil under which is disguised by a saxifrage carpet.

Each site owner has the opportunity to create a unique design landscape slide. After drawing up the scheme, you can start laying stones and soil, and then planting plants.

Gallery: plants for the alpine slide (25 photos)

What plants are suitable for an alpine slide (video)

Names and descriptions of perennial flowers for alpine hills

Perennials form the basis of the alpine slide. Therefore, their choice must be approached responsibly: the appearance of the composition depends on which plants will be chosen. You can introduce new colors and accents annually by planting annual plants.

Armeria maritime

A compact plant whose bushes form fluffy green cushions narrow leaves. Above them rise numerous inflorescences (about 10), which are lilac balls. Outwardly, the armeria looks like a decorative bow. hardy plant, unresponsive to high humidity soil. Therefore, the armeria will feel good at the top of the hill or on the slope of the middle tier.

Dicentra exceptional

This plant is popularly called broken hearted" behind original shape flowers. Usually dicentres are a large bush, but the Exceptional does not exceed 25 cm in height. It goes well with coniferous and creeping plants, so it will be an excellent highlight of the rock garden. The green-gray foliage of the dicentra is exceptionally similar to the leaves of a fern, and flowers in the form of disconnected halves of the heart can be white or pink.

Dicentra exceptional

gypsophila

The plant belongs to the clove family. It has an erect or creeping stem with a small number of small lanceolate leaves, crowned with panicle inflorescences with small white (rarely pink) flowers.

bulbous flowers

These are crocuses, daffodils, snowdrops and blueberries. They appear immediately after the descent of the tender cover, reviving the landscape in a spring way. For a change, you can plant varietal Greig tulips with flowers beautiful shape, reaching 30 cm in height, and Kaufman tulips.

gypsophila

rejuvenated

stone rose, as it is also called young, is distinguished by excellent endurance. At the same time, the plant is very beautiful: its fleshy angular leaves are collected in rosettes. They can be both quite miniature and up to 10 cm in diameter. The color of the leaves varies from gray-green to burgundy. A stone rose is suitable for decorating the slopes of an alpine hill. Looks spectacular young, growing in the cracks between the boulders.

Primrose

Primrose (popular name of primrose) is a perennial herbaceous plant. Its advantages: early flowering, variety of shapes and colors of flowers, pleasant smell. Primrose is undersized (height 10–30 cm), with single landing forms a small shrub with leathery leaves and bright inflorescences that attract bees. If you plant primroses close to each other, you get a motley carpet.

Edelweiss

In the people, the plant is also called the mountaineer. It loves the sun and grows wild on the well-lit sides of mountains. Therefore, it will adequately take a central place on the hill - its top. In summer, edelweiss will surprise you with beautiful star-shaped flowers.

How to make an alpine slide with your own hands (video)

Creeping and ground cover plants for an alpine slide

Ground cover plants are an integral component of the alpine landscape on the site. They decorate the soil and make the slopes of the hill truly alive.

For example, this:

Antennaria(). undersized plant, whose peduncles do not rise above 15 cm. It has small leaves with a silvery tint and pubescence create a dense carpet on the ground up to 5 cm thick. Basket inflorescences white color, so the cat's paw cannot be called a bright plant that attracts glances. But it is very durable!
periwinkle. Forms an evergreen rug that blooms from May to September with delicate blue flowers scattered among leathery small leaves. Suitable for growing under the sun and on a shady slope: the plant is unpretentious to light.
Alpine dwarf low plant, forming a decorative turf, which does not exceed a height of 3 cm. In May and June, inflorescences up to 15 cm appear on it, which are brushes with numerous white flowers.
Saxifrage. One of the most popular ground cover plants. Their flowering time is in the middle of summer, and the color of different types differs: from snow-white to maroon. He loves light, so you need to plant on the western or southern slope of the alpine hill or closer to its top.
Aubrieta. Covers the ground with a lush carpet. It blooms profusely throughout the spring, and during this period it is covered with pink and purple flowers. It loves sun and loamy soils, although it grows well in any soil.
Awl-shaped phlox. A plant 15–17 cm tall, named for its narrow and pointed leaves at the ends. The shoots are densely covered with numerous inflorescences of pink, white or lilac color. Flowering begins in May-June, and it continues in early September.

On the same hill, several types of ground cover plants coexist if they are in harmony with each other. Given their flowering time, you can make sure that the soil is covered with a bright carpet from spring to autumn.

Ground cover plants are an integral component of the alpine landscape on the site

Shrubs for alpine slides

It is not recommended to use deciduous shrubs in landscaping alpine slides, because their leaves, stuck in the cracks between the stones, are difficult to remove, and the composition will look untidy. It is better to opt for small evergreen bushes.

For example, cotoneaster horizontal whose branches grow parallel to the ground. They are decorated with small leathery leaves, which acquire a crimson color with the onset of autumn. After flowering, small red berries appear, remaining on the branches all winter and giving the cotoneaster a special charm.

An interesting solution would be to use boxwood barberry. Its bush grows no higher than 50 cm, it represents a spreading crown of numerous branches. Highly unpretentious plant well tolerated by frost and drought. Loves the light, but when grown in the shade retains its decorative properties.

In landscaping alpine slides, it is better to opt for small evergreen bushes

Dwarf plants for rock garden

Alpine hill is a repetition of a mountain landscape in miniature, so for naturalness you need to use small plants. large bushes will occupy half of the composition and divert attention from other inhabitants of the rocky garden.

You can use dwarf varieties herbaceous plants (for example, annual marigolds or alpine aster). It is desirable that their height does not exceed 30 cm. And, of course, dwarf conifers are the regulars of rock gardens: spruce, pine, etc. Thanks to them, the hill really looks like a reduced copy of the alpine relief.

Ephedra for alpine hills

To create an alpine landscape, use undersized species and varieties of conifers:

dwarf firs, whose height does not exceed 60 cm. They lend themselves well to shaping and require almost no maintenance. The shape of the crown different varieties may be sprawling or pyramidal.
Juniper. Species look spectacular, the branches of which grow parallel to the ground. The needles of the plant often have yellow tint, and the branches are decorated with small cones. Juniper in the wild can be seen on the slopes of the mountains, therefore it is undemanding to the soil and grows well on stones.
thuja- a shrub or tree of a pyramidal shape, less often it is cut in the form of a ball.
Mountain pine "Pug" grows very slowly and by the age of 10 has a crown with a diameter of up to 50 cm, which allows planting a tree on an alpine hill. Green needles have a pleasant blue tint.
cypress: its decorative dwarf varieties will effectively decorate the rock garden slope. You can choose a bush with golden, silver or traditional dark green needles. And the Philifera cypress has hanging branches, which looks like a coniferous cascade.

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Choosing a place for an alpine slide

When choosing a place for an alpine slide, it is important to provide for the following conditions:

In landscape design, there are many styles of garden design, including elements of a desert landscape, rocky gardens, ponds and bridges, which must be in harmony with the erected hill.

Making a slide with your own hands is most preferable when decorating a garden. By doing the work yourself, you can avoid high costs for the services of a landscape architect. Having step-by-step photos and schemes for arranging the slide, it will not be difficult to do the construction of a rock garden with your own hands.

It is very important to do it right preparatory work so that the slide is stable

Alpine slide - preparation

First you need to determine the place on the site where the slide will be located. Should not grow nearby perennial shrubs and trees, which may over time shade the plants on the hill. A place open on all sides, accessible for viewing from all corners of the garden, must be dry. High level ground water adversely affect the durability and strength of the base of the slide. In this case, the groundwater level must be lowered using special drainage.

Do-it-yourself drainage under an alpine slide (step by step guide).

Do-it-yourself alpine slide arrangement scheme

While natural soil shrinkage occurs, you can draw up a diagram, determine the location of boulders and stones on the hill, select the type of vegetation for planting. To create a rock garden you will need:

natural stones, including - pebbles;
coarse sand;
ornamental plants and flowers, including – miniature trees and shrubs;
moss-sphagnum.

Scheme: arrangement of an alpine hill

Scheme and detailed plan, on which the rock garden will be created, should take into account that the construction of the slide is carried out at a height of 1 to 3 m.

Advice. With a rock garden height of more than 1 meter, a slide core is required.

Alpine slide is a very unusual element of the garden, changing its appearance several times during the season.

Scheme: alpine slide in layers

Stones for rock garden - choose the right one

Usually, natural rock stones are used in the construction of the slide: basalt, granite, sandstone, limestone, as well as rare rocks characterized by low porosity and strength. It is undesirable to use tuff, shell rock and dolomite for slides. These rocks highly absorb water, as they are porous, so the stones quickly collapse.

Stones for an alpine slide must be durable, of different sizes

The shape and color of the stones are of great importance. It is worth avoiding rounded stones, as well as overly acute-angled boulders. Stones of different colors look harmonious only on alpine slides of a certain type. The classic version of the arrangement of the slide involves the use of stones of the same breed, but different shapes.

Scheme: deepening stones for an alpine slide

The stones are placed on the hill in such a way that the edges in the viewing area have the most attractive shape. It is necessary to disguise stones with defects, arranging them in the most favorable way. Stones should be laid taking into account the size and weight, following the most harmonious appearance created hill. Stones should be placed randomly, most naturally, so it is better not to use stone blocks and artificial boulders made in an industrial way.

Do-it-yourself Alpine slide - selection of plants

The arrangement of an alpine slide, especially the selection of plants, requires additional knowledge about plant varieties and agricultural technology. Plants are selected depending on the type of slide. rocky hill for sunny places requires certain drought-resistant plants. The classic version of the rock garden provides for the planting of miniature trees and shrubs, perennial herbs and flower crops.

Example #1. Making an alpine slide with plants

Perfectly proven when planting in rockeries: fescue, lavender, rock beetroot, geranium, stonecrop, iberis, young, backache. Small-bulbous plants planted in small groups feel great on rocky hills: crocuses, scilla, miniature hyacinths, undersized tulips and hazel grouses. Small-bulbous plants bloom in the spring, when there are still few plants in bloom and the hill looks unpresentable. Everything changes when bright, blooming crocuses appear from under the snow.

Example #2. Plants for an alpine slide

To create a highly decorative slide, it is required to provide for a landing perennials having different periods flowering. Then the slide will look unusual and decorative throughout the entire period. Riot of colors flowering plants will please the eye from spring to autumn.

It is especially important to consider the height of the plants used when planting in rockeries. Too tall specimens should not oppress undersized varieties, thereby affecting their full development. Bright plants should be placed in the foreground, in the viewing area.

The composition is based on miniature trees, especially conifers: spruces, junipers, cypresses, pines. These plants have different shape crowns and look great on an alpine hill.

Ornamental flowering shrubs used for arranging an alpine slide: rhododendrons, erica, blueberries and lingonberries.

From perennial crops perfectly complement the alpine hill: bergenia, astilba, daylily (undersized), drooping reeds.

Alpine hill surrounded by lawn

Tip: when shaping rockeries, preference should be given to decorative deciduous plants that retain their beauty even in the absence of flowers.

How to properly care for rock garden?

In the first year, it will be necessary to backfill the soil several times, which is washed out during irrigation and precipitation, and also, if necessary, to strengthen the stones. View various videos and photos taken by professional landscape designers will help to complete these works correctly. The soil is poured neatly and compacted.

The soil should be evenly distributed between the stones

Plant care consists in timely watering, removing faded flowers, damaged leaves, pruning. During the season, plants should be fertilized with appropriate fertilizers several times. Do not use nitrogen fertilizers, they cause rapid plant growth, which should be avoided when planting on a hill.

Advice. Do not overfeed plants on an alpine hill. Plants should not be overgrown.

Plants are watered carefully with a hose or watering can with a spray, while making sure that the soil does not erode.

It is desirable to strengthen loosened and falling stones.

Various small reservoirs will look very beautiful on the alpine hill

If necessary, plants are treated with pesticides. Diseased plants that cannot be cured must be removed with the replacement of the soil at the place of their growth.

When transplanting plants, you can use a special drug, epin, to relieve stress.

Alpine slides in landscape design

An alpine hill that does not require painstaking care will be a wonderful decoration for the entire summer cottage

The design of park areas increasingly includes the creation of decorative rock gardens. Rockery serves as a continuation of rocky gardens, harmonizes perfectly with ponds, bridges, decorative lanterns, lawns and vertical gardening. Creating an alpine slide with your own hands in a summer cottage will perfectly decorate the territory, bring charm and variety to landscape design site.

Landscape design of a hill from conifers. Selection and placement of plants on an alpine hill