Tulips are incomparable, but you need to plant them wisely - then flowering plant will be presented to the eyes in the most favorable light. Conversely, thoughtless placement of tulips among other flowers can even be harmful: the tulip will lose its splendor among the “wrong” neighbors.
How to plant tulips beautifully? In the article you will find several ideas for placing single plants, one variety, combining tulips with other flowers and spontaneously placing a mixture of varieties. Very beautiful!
You can draw diagrams as long as you like, but the best combination of tulips with other flowers or a good arrangement of mono-plantings can be seen in photographs of flower beds and flower beds. Let's get inspired and plan a tulip planting scheme for the fall!
If the list of tulip varieties at your disposal is large and planting material there is a lot - that is, where to roam - and you can create amazingly beautiful layouts:
Mono plantings - if there is not much planting material, it is quite possible to plant tulips beautifully, see for yourself:
You can play especially effectively with single tulips or small groups of flowers next to trees in the garden by decorating tree trunk circles at the same time:
With a small list of varieties, tulips look good in combination with other flowers - pansies, muscaria, etc.:
If the space allows, and there is an opportunity to create something stunning, then we think about combined planting schemes. The recipe is simple: a lot of tulips, a lot of muscari, hyacinths, primroses. We look at ways of implementation and get inspired:
And the most daring option is the spontaneous placement of tulips in a single array without any schemes on a separate site. It is very beautiful, especially in combination with a lawn. With a hint of a wild tulip field:
On topic: Spring flower garden diagram
Photos of flower beds at the dacha with your own hands, how to come up with and make an unusual flower bed
For correct design flower beds on a summer cottage, it is necessary to study the basic principles of formation. First you need to decide what shape and size the flowerbed will be, and the desired color scheme. Beautiful flower beds are made from different flowers, differing in the shape of the flowers and the height of the plant.
Option for a border in front of the house made of poppies and lupins. Both those and other flowers will not require “dancing with tambourines.”
When planning a flower bed, we select flowers with the same flowering periods, giving it an aesthetic appearance in the warm season. It is not recommended to fill the flowerbed with a large number of flowers. Over time, the area occupied by one flower will increase and the neighbors will become crowded. Floral composition always look more attractive than single copies. 
Flower beds containing bright shades of flowers look beautiful. It is advisable to use flowers that grow and please the eye throughout the warm season before the onset of the first frost. It is recommended to fill the gaps created with perennial plants.
Classic flowerbed: marigolds, cineraria, fluffy ageratum - the combination of golden and heavenly shades always looks good.
The choice of the appropriate design option depends on the composition of the soil, climatic conditions, intensity of illumination of the area. When planting plants in one flowerbed, representatives of species that are similar in conditions of detention are selected.
Regular style.
It is not recommended to overdo it color solutions. If the flowerbed contains flowers of two or three bright shades, then the composition should be diluted with white or cream tones. People quickly get tired of loud tones. The choice of flowers depends on the shape and location of the future flower bed.
A small flowerbed of annuals.
Mixborder requires a different approach. It is placed next to the wall of the building or fence. The combination of plants of varying heights looks beautiful. It is recommended to start from the background and gradually plant low flowers or shrubs that smoothly move into the foreground. As ready-made version you can plant chamomile, tagetis, buddleia, and sage.
Coleus mixborder. For the winter these bright plants can be transplanted into pots and saved for next season.
Before planting, the beginner draws up a plan and diagram of the future flower bed: this will make it much easier to imagine the future creation and how to properly plant the plants for continuous flowering and a comfortable arrangement. 
Examples of tulip flower beds
Tulips are used in spring for landscaping. They belong to the bulbous species, so they wake up earlier than other varieties. To get a beautiful flower bed in early spring, you will have to create it late autumn. Bulbous flowers are unpretentious and do not require special care. They look beautiful and fresh only in large quantities.
With the help of tulips you can create a whole picture depicting a clearing, stream and other natural elements. In addition, it is good to use rich crocuses. Tulips look beautiful in blue tones. 
A natural manner is also welcome. Landing is carried out in a chaotic manner. It is recommended to plant along paths, framing their shape. When planting bulbs from containers, a whole strict planting row is organized. With its help you can form any shape of a flower bed. 
If there is not enough time to show creativity, a special “showing” technique is used. Tulips are planted in the form of single-color bouquets. You can choose any shape, including a square curtain. For guests, gardeners place signs nearby with information about each type of tulip. 
The best option for busy people is a free flowerbed. Tulips are being planted different varieties, and the composition is complemented by other bulbous varieties. In addition, daffodils and muscari are often used.
The only disadvantage of a tulip bed is its seasonality. Although sometimes this is a plus: the bulbs can be dug up and other flowers grown from seedlings can be planted, thus getting two radically different looks of the same flower bed during the season.
Unusual flower beds
First option - Regular flower bed. It is filled with a combination of perennial and annual flowers. For beautiful flowering, you need to allocate a lot of time, since each plant variety needs individual care. With the right approach and following all recommendations, owners will receive incredible aesthetic pleasure throughout the season. 
Second option - Irregular flower bed. It is easy to care for and does not require much time. Flowers of different varieties with different flowering periods are selected and planted in the form of a cascade. During flowering time, the cascade will bloom, changing tiers. 
Third option - Upbeat. All plants are in containers, pots different shapes. The height of the structure reaches an average of a meter. The supporting structure is made of brick, stone or wooden planks. 
Examples of flower beds made of stones
Decorative landscaping in a garden plot is a popular technique used by landscape designers. Natural stone on the site plays a fencing, decorative function and solves several problems at once. Depending on the shape of the flower bed, the following types of stones are chosen.
Examples of perennial flower beds
Perennial flower beds are best option for busy summer residents who do not have the opportunity to constantly care for flowers. The main advantage is the ease of planting and forming a flower bed.
A bright mixborder, pleasing with a variety of shapes and shades. Such a flowerbed needs a very “calm” background. You will need a neat lawn and a neutral style of surrounding buildings.
The first option involves a chaotic planting of different representatives. For a natural effect, combine species with bright inflorescences and dilute them with neutral colors. The result is a moderately bright flowerbed that is pleasant to look at. 
The second option involves planting with bushes. The grouping method is used when the flowerbed area is clearly divided. Bushes of the same color occupy their own square and together form a clear composition. Can be diluted with non-flowering shrubs. 
DIY flower beds
Any gardener who wants to make his wildest dreams come true uses available materials to decorate his flowerbeds. Original idea it gets rid of unnecessary things and saves money. A common material is old tire. If there are a lot of them, you can paint them in various colors, as indicated in the photo, and create an unusual flower bed geometric shape. Often, fertilized soil is poured into tires and bright flowers, matching the paint color, are planted.
For creative people, forum user DragonFly offers several options for flower beds created from improvised materials. It's amazing that you can make a real work of art from the simplest unnecessary items:
Don't throw away your favorite ones Hole shoes. With their help, it is easy to organize a miniature flower bed, which will become the main decoration of the entire garden. It is recommended to use bright models that stand out among the plants. 
Old jeans have become unsuitable for use even in the country? No problem! We fill the soil and plant perennial bushes with colored leaves. According to the recommendations, DragonFly can even be used as a stuffed animal. 
If they meet at a flea market Watering cans of the same shape in different colors, it is recommended to purchase the series. They are suitable for making bouquets or planting low annual flowers up to 10-15 cm. 
User Alla_cv offers interesting options with the “Vegetable Garden” form. So from an ordinary old umbrella you can make an unusual centerpiece in a simple universal round flower bed. Having previously opened it, we stick it into the ground and fix it. Pour fertilized soil into the fabric and plant flowers. Preferably with flowers of medium diameter. True, such a design will not be durable; the photo below shows forged decorative umbrellas. 
For large areas there is no limit to imagination. Old furniture that is not suitable for use can be used as a flower bed. It is not only beautiful, but also practical. 
Second option - Border. Used as a fence and creates a clearly defined flower bed. It’s not difficult to create your own border. It is recommended not to plant flowers longer than 60 cm. A homemade option that involves the presence of two contrasting colors looks beautiful. 
The third option is mixborder. Visually similar to a curb. The ideal location is the area adjacent to the barrier or fence. The main difference from the curb is the lack of transverse symmetry. 
Gardeners with creative approach to planting flower beds, every season they delight with new creative ideas. For example, a butterfly flower garden. To create a butterfly you need a large area. To give clarity to the drawing, the outline is planted with shrubs or identical flowers, and internal filling is diverse bright colors and shades - you can let your imagination run wild, using, for example, different varieties of alyssums, daisies, pansies.
Using standard planting methods, a novice gardener can achieve a fabulously beautiful flower bed. It is necessary to remember the criteria for selecting shapes, colors and decorative elements to create the most favorable flowering conditions. It is not recommended to use decorative flowers of complex varieties when creating your first flower bed; choose unpretentious ones, such as daylilies. Beginner gardeners are encouraged to practice their skills on perennial flowers and shrubs.
Video compilation
The video below shows a collection of photos of colorful flower beds near the house, mixborders, borders.
Secrets of a beautiful flowerbed with your own hands 50 photos
How often, when buying beautiful bags of flower seeds, we secretly hope to surprise everyone with a new beautiful flowerbed at my dacha. But the result is not always pleasing: not all grown flowers look like in the picture, not all have sprouted, and for some reason those that have sprouted do not look like a luxurious flowerbed. We'll tell you simple secrets decorating a flowerbed at the dacha with your own hands, fashion trends V garden design and show 50 photos of the most beautiful and spectacular garden flower beds. 
1. Flowerbeds in a natural style are very fashionable in garden design, where, along with garden flowers Ornamental grasses and grains are used, which give the flowerbed density and volume.
2. Choose natural, smooth outlines for the shape of the flower bed, which will add grace to the natural landscape in your garden.
3. To create a beautiful lush flower bed we will need:
a) base plants: ornamental shrubs, tall perennial flowers;
b) plants that form the body of the flower bed: bright beautiful annuals, perennials with a short flowering period and ornamental grasses that will create the density of the flower bed;
c) plants that create air volume: cereals, fennel, cosmos, etc.
4. Don’t forget to use decorative perennial grasses in the flowerbed - they will help you out while some flowers are fading and others have not yet bloomed. Perennial plants with beautiful foliage and after flowering: peonies, irises, daylilies.
5. To make your flowerbed neat and effective with your own hands, draw a planting plan on paper. Also, you can use ready-made diagrams flower beds, and even take them with you to the dacha. Plant shrubs and perennials first, adding annual flowers at the next stage.
6. In order to look impressive, the plantings in the flower bed are arranged quite densely, so take into account the fact that all your plants must be suitable for the same type of soil, light regime and watering regime. It will be problematic to single out a plant that you especially love for individual care in your flower garden. 
7. In order for the flowerbed to have a neat appearance, prune plants that have bloomed in a timely manner.
8. If new flowers make you happy and grow well in your soil, do not forget to collect the seeds on time. Their likelihood of germination will be many times greater than that of purchased ones. and this pleasure will cost less.
9. Write down your ideas and observations regarding the new flowerbed throughout the season. This could be combinations of new colors you like, new planting options, or discarding plants you don’t like.
10. Stability and splendor of flowering is the main rule when creating a flowerbed with your own hands. Make sure that those plants that have flowered have beautiful leaves throughout the season.
Your flowerbed at the dacha is a living composition that can change from year to year with the appearance of new interesting varieties of flowers or your bolder ambitions. Only you will understand that such a living flower garden can never be perfect, but it is you who, with your own hands, can make it the embodiment of a real fairy tale in your garden.
The word "tulip" comes from the Persian "turban", allegedly due to the similarity in the shape of the flower and this headdress. And just as when we hear the word “turban” we are transported to the world of “A Thousand and One Nights,” the mention of a tulip reveals pictures of fabulous bright flowers, which only roses rival in splendor and luxury.
No matter how varied tulips are in color and shape, planting them together with other bulbous plants will only enrich the gardener’s palette and make it possible to achieve such a decorative effect that is impossible if you take tulips alone. And it is in the fall that we are faced with the problem of where to plant tulip bulbs, what plants are best to combine them with, so that spring will once again surprise us with its extravaganza of colors.
Daffodils plus tulips
Traditional companions for tulips are daffodils, which add elegance and, in some cases, intimacy to plantings. For example, a combination of white tulips (you can take representatives of different groups - with a simple glass, lily-flowered, double or ciliated) with white daffodils creates an interesting roll call of forms. Spots of brightly colored tulips will sparkle against the background of boiling white daffodils, which will emphasize and set off the richness of rich red, velvety crimson or sunny orange. But deep purple and lilac-violet varieties go better with cream and yellow daffodils. The stunning effect of burning gold can be achieved by planting yellow (or yellow-orange) daffodils together with orange, cream and yellow tulips. This group is especially good in the rays of the setting sun.
In general, it is not possible to list combination options. It's like rewriting a chapter from a landscape architecture book about plant color combinations.
Combinations with other bulbous plants
Spring bulbs such as hyacinths, Puschkinia, muscari, Ornithogalum, anemones, rhizomes and tuberous plants are also often planted next to tulips. Massive hyacinths create spots of rich color that can expand the color range of tulips that do not have of blue color. Maybe that's why they happen so often blue varieties hyacinths in their joint planting. But this is a very dangerous, binding combination. Often such cold spots completely stand out in color, tone, saturation from the general color scheme and cause bewilderment rather than joy. But the soft shades of blue, characteristic of mouse hyacinth (Muscari) or varieties of anemone (Anemone blanda), create a harmonious picture. Its blue and light blue varieties are good in combination with yellow and cream tulips; planting next to white “glasses” would give a sharper contrast.
An interesting decorative effect is obtained from the joint planting of tulips with small-bulbous ones, for example, the top tier above a field of white anemones or a more complex mixture of small hyacinths, anemones, puglkinia and scillas. This variety of colors looks good under the canopy of trees and on open place, and the tulips stand out with bright, bold strokes against a colorful background.
Compositions with perennial plants
Planted together with perennials, tulips can fit into any type of flower garden, regardless of its size and purpose. The only limitation is the growing conditions - good drainage, loose soil, adequate nutrition and location in the sun or light shade.
The next shift, or how to make sure that the place after the bulbous ones is not empty.
1. By the end of June-beginning of July, the tulip leaves die off and it’s time to dig up; seedlings can be planted in the vacant space annual crops. If you decide to grow tulips in one place for 2-3 years, then plant annuals on top of the bulbs. In small flower beds, this method allows you to plant ephemeroids in the foreground.
2. In multi-tiered flower beds, it is better to plant tulips not on the first line, but so that by the time they fade, the planting site is decorated with plants growing in front, which should be neither too tall nor too low. For example, woolly chickweed (Stachys lanata), low bells, like campanula glomerata, hellebore, mantles, medium-tall speedwells, penstemons (Penstemon), etc.
3. In another case, you can place plants nearby (for example, hostas), whose diameter of the root system is much smaller than the diameter of the above-ground part. This group includes tap-rooted, densely bushy and short-rhizome perennials with spreading ground shoots (some milkweeds, volzhanka), with large spreading leaves (buzulnik, cuff or peonies), a cone-shaped aerial part (many ferns, for example, shieldweed (Dryopteris) or fountain-like foliage (daylilies, forest grass (Luzula sylvatica). Tulips in such a neighborhood can be planted both in the foreground and in the depths of the flower garden.
4. Another way is to plant tulips under ground cover perennials with a shallow and rather loose root system. In this capacity, it is good to use creeping tenacious, Caucasian Arabis (Arabis caucasica), aubrieta (Aubrieta), ground cover phlox: shoot phlox (Phlox stolonifera), f. subulate (P. subulata); Traditionally, forget-me-nots (Myosotis) are planted in the lower tier.
By combining bluish forget-me-nots with lilac-pink tulips, you can achieve a stunning effect - the most delicate shimmer that dissolves in the air during twilight hours.
Joint planting of a mixture of pink, crimson, purple ( different saturation and tones), as well as yellow and cream tulips in upper tier against the background of a lilac or bluish carpet of aubrieta, phlox, the same forget-me-not, or small-bulbous plants (muscari or pushkinia) creates an impressionist picture in the style of Monet or Renoir. And the sunny brightness of yellow or orange tulips can be emphasized with a white base of Arabis; Burgundy and crimson tulips are good with pink phlox, white and cream - over soft lilac phlox, and dark varieties in combination with red-leafed creeping tenacious have a strong dramatic effect.
When planting tulips with perennials or small bulbs in the same area, the bulbs of the former can be dug up once every 2-3 years, and they are planted at a slightly greater depth.
To top off all of the above, I would like to remind you that the decorative effect depends on the quality of planting material, the evenness of the bulbs, their health and compliance with the rules of agricultural technology. And, of course, from your imagination...
They cannot grow alone, they are simply created to create colorful living masterpieces. For registration garden plot or city square, you can try to copy someone's interesting idea, but it’s more fun to create your own unique element landscape design. To do this, it is enough to simply take into account a few simple rules and important tips.
To get a beautiful flowering bulb, it is important to use only a healthy bulb, providing it with comfortable conditions. It is recommended to plant the bulb in autumn in loose soil. During spring bloom the bulb gives up all its nutrient reserves for the formation of a flower and dies. At the same time, the process of forming a new bulb begins.
Experienced gardeners advise:
- cut off plants that have begun to wilt to allow the new bulb to quickly accumulate the necessary substances;
- do not touch the leaves of the plant until they completely turn yellow, so as not to interfere with the process of accumulation of nutrients;
- When leaves appear in the spring, the plant needs to be fertilized with nitrogen-based mineral fertilizers, and during the ripening period of the bulb, it needs to be fertilized with potassium fertilizers. Organic fertilizers are used only during planting.
Types of planting tulips
It is not enough to plan the color palette of the future flower bed; you need to take into account 3 more important rules landscape design.
In groups
Planting tulips in pairs or in splendid isolation leads to the fact that they are simply lost against the general background of flower beds or other decorative ornaments garden
Thin, graceful flowers acquire the necessary strength and confidence only in group planting. This is why buying 2-3 bulbs of a new variety is considered a waste of money.
When planting tulips in groups, use one of the popular options:
- a flowerbed can look like a bright spot of color, while all the tulips of the same shade on it can be different types(simple, terry, fringed);
- when using flowers of the same type, an unusual composition based on color contrasts can be created;
- plants of the same species look interesting when creating a smooth transition between the edges of the flowerbed from a light shade to a bright, saturated one.
By height
Planting taking into account the height of peduncles involves placing several different varieties tulips, so that not a single flower is obscured by others.
In a similar way, embankments and flower beds with steps are decorated.
In the background there should be the most tall plants. Or they are placed in the center of a round flower bed. Tulips with smaller flower stalks are planted in front of them. The first row at the very edge of the flowerbed is decorated with dwarf plants.
By flowering time
It's a shame when a flower garden is transformed only by a short time. To always delight with a riot of colors, it is enough to decorate it with groups of flowers with different flowering periods.
The following option is possible:
Landing Features
When choosing a place to place flowers, you need to consider 2 important points:
- lighting. Tulips do not do well in the shade and on slopes.
- priming. Plants need light, fertile soil.
When faced with very dense, clayey or too wet soil, small planting containers are the solution.
They are simply filled the right soil and plant the bulbs. Containers can be purchased in specialized stores or made independently, for example, by taking plastic cover from the cake and melting several holes in it.
Containers help solve the problem of the unaesthetic appearance of plants with yellowed leaves. Thanks to them, flowers can be removed from the flowerbed and sent for growing.
Good strong flower capable of emerging exclusively from a strong large bulb.
If flowers for a long time remained in one place, the bulbs could grow greatly, which is also reflected in a decrease in flowering. In this case, it is necessary to separate them and seat them.
2 weeks before planting, you need to thoroughly dig up the area intended for the flower bed and fertilize the soil mineral fertilizer. On the appointed day, a small hole is made with a garden shovel, into which is placed organic fertilizer and onion. Then the hole is covered with earth; there is no need to compact it.
Combinations with other plants
The right proximity not only emphasizes the charm of flowers, but can also help create comfortable conditions for the ripening of bulbs.
Among the most popular options for combining different types of colors are the following:
- Drought Tolerant Plants. The more often you have to water summer plants, the higher the likelihood of the tulip rotting. The bulb does not ripen well and may not be able to produce a strong flower in the spring. In turn, plants that prefer dry soils draw excess moisture from the ground, protecting the tulips. Representatives of this group are Kachim metelny and Burachok.
- Hide behind the summer riots. Bright and cheerful daisies, wallflowers or forget-me-nots carefully shade the blooming tulip, remaining a rich background and keeping the flowerbed attractive even after the end of the tulip flowering period.
- will add effectiveness.
- Planting under trees. Flowers should create the illusion of wild plants, for this you should choose only strong varieties. They will have to independently withstand weeds, frost and even excess moisture.
Such lawns can only be organized in well-lit areas; a lack of light will lead to degeneration of flowers.
We invite you to familiarize yourself with quite interesting material on decorating your personal plot different types of tulips and its compatibility with other types of flowers.
The word "tulip" comes from the Persian "turban", allegedly due to the similarity in the shape of the flower and this headdress. And just as when we hear the word “turban” we are transported to the world of “A Thousand and One Nights,” the mention of a tulip reveals pictures of fabulous bright flowers, which only roses rival in splendor and luxury.
No matter how varied tulips are in color and shape, planting them together with other bulbous plants will only enrich the gardener’s palette and make it possible to achieve such a decorative effect that is impossible if you take tulips alone. And it is in the fall that we are faced with the problem of where to plant tulip bulbs, what plants are best to combine them with, so that spring will once again surprise us with its extravaganza of colors.
Daffodils plus tulips
Traditional companions for tulips are daffodils, which add elegance and, in some cases, intimacy to plantings. For example, a combination of white tulips (you can take representatives of different groups - with a simple glass, lily-flowered, double or ciliated) with white daffodils creates an interesting roll call of forms. Spots of brightly colored tulips will sparkle against the background of boiling white daffodils, which will emphasize and set off the richness of rich red, velvety crimson or sunny orange. But deep purple and lilac-violet varieties go better with cream and yellow daffodils. The stunning effect of burning gold can be achieved by planting yellow (or yellow-orange) daffodils together with orange, cream and yellow tulips. This group is especially good in the rays of the setting sun.
In general, it is not possible to list combination options. It's like rewriting a chapter from a landscape architecture book about plant color combinations.
Combinations with other bulbous plants
Spring bulbs such as Puschkinia, muscari, Ornithogalum, anemone, rhizomatous and tuberous, are also often planted next to tulips. Massive hyacinths create spots of rich color that can expand the color range of tulips that do not have blue in their palette. Perhaps this is why blue varieties of hyacinths are so often found in joint plantings. But this is a very dangerous, binding combination. Often such cold spots completely stand out in color, tone, saturation from the general color scheme and cause bewilderment rather than joy. But the soft shades of blue, characteristic of mouse hyacinth (Muscari) or varieties of anemone (Anemone blanda), create a harmonious picture. Its blue and light blue varieties are good in combination with yellow and cream tulips; planting next to white “glasses” would give a sharper contrast.
An interesting decorative effect is obtained from the joint planting of tulips with small-bulbous ones, for example, the top tier above a field of white anemones or a more complex mixture of small hyacinths, anemones, puglkinia and scillas. This variety of colors looks good under the canopy of trees and in open areas, and the tulips stand out with bright, bold strokes against a colorful background.
Compositions with perennial plants
Planted together with perennials, tulips can fit into any type of flower garden, regardless of its size and purpose. The only limitations are the growing conditions - good drainage, loose soil, adequate nutrition and location in the sun or light shade.
The next shift, or how to make sure that the place after the bulbous ones is not empty.
1. By the end of June-beginning of July, the tulip leaves die off and it’s time to dig up; seedlings of annual crops can be planted in the vacant space. If you decide to grow tulips in one place for 2-3 years, then plant annuals on top of the bulbs. In small flower beds, this method allows you to plant ephemeroids in the foreground.
2. In multi-tiered flower beds, it is better to plant tulips not on the first line, but so that by the time they fade, the planting site is decorated with plants growing in front, which should be neither too tall nor too low. For example, woolly chickweed (Stachys lanata), low bells, like campanula glomerata, hellebore, mantles, medium-tall speedwells, penstemons (Penstemon), etc.
3. In another case, you can place plants nearby (for example, hostas), whose diameter of the root system is much smaller than the diameter of the above-ground part. This group includes tap-rooted, densely bushy and short-rhizome perennials with spreading ground shoots (some milkweeds, volzhanka), with large spreading leaves (buzulnik, cuff or peonies), a cone-shaped aerial part (many ferns, for example, shieldweed (Dryopteris) or fountain-like foliage (daylilies, forest grass (Luzula sylvatica). Tulips in such a neighborhood can be planted both in the foreground and in the depths of the flower garden.
4. Another way is to plant tulips under ground cover perennials with a shallow and rather loose root system. In this capacity, it is good to use creeping tenacious, Caucasian Arabis (Arabis caucasica), aubrieta (Aubrieta), ground cover phlox: shoot phlox (Phlox stolonifera), f. subulate (P. subulata); Traditionally, forget-me-nots (Myosotis) are planted in the lower tier.
By combining bluish forget-me-nots with lilac-pink tulips, you can achieve a stunning effect - the most delicate shimmer that dissolves in the air during twilight hours.
Joint planting of a mixture of pink, crimson, purple (of different saturation and tone), as well as yellow and cream tulips in the upper tier against the background of a lilac or bluish carpet of aubrieta, phlox, the same forget-me-not, or small-bulbous (muscari or pushkinia) creates an impressionistic picture in style of Monet or Renoir. And the sunny brightness of yellow or orange tulips can be emphasized with a white base of Arabis; Burgundy and crimson tulips are good with pink phlox, white and cream - over soft lilac phlox, and dark varieties in combination with red-leafed creeping tenacious have a strong dramatic effect.
When planting tulips with perennials or small bulbs in the same area, the bulbs of the former can be dug up once every 2-3 years, and they are planted at a slightly greater depth.
To top off all of the above, I would like to remind you that the decorative effect depends on the quality of planting material, the evenness of the bulbs, their health and compliance with the rules of agricultural technology. And, of course, from your imagination...
A bright representative of the Liliaceae family belongs to perennial plants. The colossal species diversity of tulips adorns almost all continents of the globe. These herbaceous bulbs adapt perfectly to any climate and soil type. For which they have deservedly become a real symbol of spring. The plant rejuvenates every year, despite the short growing season. The laying of a young bulb begins immediately after flowering, and the formation of the future flower is completed at the end of autumn.
Externally, a tulip is a plant from 15 to 70 cm in height (depending on the type). The few fleshy leaves vary in size: from large at the bottom to small at the top of the stem. Most often there is a single flower, but there are exceptions and they reach 10-12 pieces per member of the culture. The perianth leaves open inside the flower. The seeds are located in a small spherical box. The flower diameter ranges from 4 to 18 cm. The largest is observed in the Forest variety. The color of the petals is determined by the amount and ratio of three substances in the plant: flavonols, anthocyanins and carotenoids. Anthocyanins are responsible for red and orange hues. Flavonols have an effect on yellow and White color. And thanks to the last substance, the flowers can be greenish or pink.
Tulips are one of the first to inform others about the arrival of spring and infect them with a joyful mood. They are created by real heavenly flower beds under the window and original flower beds along the entire perimeter of the site. But enjoy beautiful landscape It doesn’t take long: the flowering period lasts no more than 3-4 weeks. In order to prolong the enjoyment of tulips, landscape designers invent various ways. The most famous is the planting of several varieties that bestow their beauty in different time. For example, wild-growing representatives are combined with Forest, Kaufman or Greiga varieties and simple late varieties. The composition is made up of 8-10 bulbs of each type. Small groups look more sophisticated and original.
On suburban area, decorated in an oriental style, one of the key roles is played by a composition of tulips against the backdrop of a well-groomed lawn. A special area is allocated for it, which will be visible from different ends of the garden. The multi-colored carpet of onion bulbs is emphasized by forged elements, stone masonry, wickerwork, paving and other essential attributes of the oriental design concept. "King's spring garden» planted in an even number of rows, using various color and shade combinations. This can be a multi-level flowerbed: the tallest representatives are planted behind, and medium-sized and dwarf ones in the center and at the beginning of the flowerbed.
For zoning the territory on required amount sectors use monoflowers. To do this, only one color and one structure are planted in each zone. A single-color flowerbed is fenced with a fence of weaving plants or trellises. If planning a garden plot is regular, then there must certainly be row plantings of medium-sized trees and flowering shrubs. In group planting, the secret to decorativeness is creating contrast or a smooth transition. Monotype flower beds can also be different types, but certainly in the same color scheme.
Despite the short flowering period, symbols of spring are also planted as border planting, skillfully combining them with other crops. And so that the planting does not lose its decorative effect soon, a special planting basket is used for tulips. It can be easily removed if necessary, without damaging the flowers growing nearby. The vacated space is occupied by pre-prepared annual plantings. Thus, border planting blooms from early spring to late autumn, decorating the area with its decorative appearance.
For the flower bed under the windows, also known as the front flower bed, choose exclusively decorative varieties, without taking into account their vegetative abilities. The main purpose of this composition is to decorate the surrounding landscape. For planting, varieties are selected that are as similar in height and flower diameter as possible, but in different colors and shades. It occurs in the fall, the bulbs are located at a distance of 8-10 cm from each other. Tulips delight with their blooming at the same time, creating the effect of a bright cloud.
Estates in a natural style use tulips in combination with shrubs, bulbs and perennials. In a designated clearing, the main spring flowers are planted in small groups. Varieties are combined according to the period and duration of flowering, creating continuity of decorative diversity.
Compatibility with other plants
Due to the short duration of tulip flowering, gardeners rarely decorate their flowerbeds exclusively with them. More often, a flower garden is decorated by combining spring plants with other equally attractive crops. Skillfully selected “neighbors” for bulbous plants play the role of both a background and a full-fledged element. But main function in such a group planting, this is an opportunity to hide fading tulips after flowering. The most decorative and colorful combinations are:
muscari in a bright blue hue with white and yellow tulips; 
hosta and ferns with their lush forms emphasize the elegance and sophistication of spring bulbs; 
rhododendrons, forsythia, weigela and other flowering shrubs create beautiful composition with bright buds; 
gypsophila not only goes well with the tulip, but also allows it to remain decorative for longer, absorbing excess moisture from the soil; 
a mixborder of hyacinth, primrose, daisy and perennial bulbous plants is planted near gazebos, benches, and recreation areas; 
popular “neighbors” of the bright spring mood are coniferous representatives;
Tulip vegetation occurs in two ways: the formation of a daughter bulb near the mother bulb and by seeds. The latter method is little known among amateur gardeners and is most often used by breeders on an industrial scale. Before planting, the bulbs are carefully inspected for damage and disease. Partially affected can be cut off and treated with a manganese solution. Planting occurs in the fall - in September or October. It all depends on temperature regime, ideally it ranges from 3 to 7 degrees Celsius. The depth of the planting hole is from 6 to 14 cm in depth, depending on the size of the planting material. Next, the hole is mulched, covered after the onset of frost, and the cover must be removed in early spring.
Care begins during the snow season. The first feeding is carried out. Nitrogen fertilizer penetrates the bulbs along with melted snow. Phosphorus feeding is carried out during the appearance of buds. Fertilizer is applied complex with microelements. Be sure to carry out loosening. Tulips need to be regularly watered, weeded and loosened. When the leaves have turned yellow and scales have formed on the bulb, they can be dug up. Store in a form cleared of soil, in paper.
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