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Best 2022 Flower Beds Ideas

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Arizona Resource Realty BR518926000

Gardens are ideal places to relax in nature, making landscape design crucial. Flower beds are not only a low-cost way to improve the aesthetics of your neighborhood, but it also gives you something to be proud of. We'll go over some great plans for flower beds that you can use to design a beautiful garden. The spring season is the perfect time to use these flower garden ideas in your yard. Garden design ideas abound, from planter concepts to flower bed concepts.

Here you will find a wide variety of outdoor living space design ideas, including those for your porch, patio, deck, backyard, and front yard. No matter the size of your space, there is no shortage of creative possibilities when it comes to interior design.

 

  1. Vintage Piano Flower Bed

What one person discards, another may find invaluable. Find an abandoned or unused piano at a thrift store, garage sale, or in someone's attic and convert it into a flower bed. You'll adore the dreamy effect created by the flowers spilling over onto the keyboard. It's a basic plan that can be used as another option for flower beds.

 

  1. Selecting the Edge for Flower Beds

After settling on a spot and variety, the next step is to select suitable edging for the flower beds. Edging's job is to keep dirt from washing onto nearby walkways or lawns. The edging acts as the crowning touch in garden design, enhancing the visual appeal and the overall appearance. Some examples are as follows:

  • Brick borders are timeless and attractive.
  • Wooden edging is the way to go if you're going for a more natural, earth-friendly look in your landscaping. Please do not overlook the importance of treating wood and preventing it from rotting.
  • What garden you have doesn't matter; natural stone edging will look beautiful and fit perfectly.
  • Concrete flower bed borders are an inexpensive, practical, and aesthetically pleasing option that outperforms other materials in terms of durability and reliability.

 

  1. Flower Bed Barrel

This flower bed could be the answer if you're looking for props to help you achieve a chic country style. You can turn a used barrel into a beautiful flower bed. Insert among garden edging at lawn level to add visual depth.

 

  1. Drought-Tolerant Plants

If the front of the house gets a lot of direct sunlight, then select drought-resistant plants for the front yard flower bed. You can create beautiful flower beds in the front yard by carefully selecting the varieties of the plant. Plants of a greater height, such as pampas grass, bird-of-paradise flowers (strelitzia), aloes, and euphorbias, can add visual interest and structural support. When in bloom, alpines and succulents, which grow to a much smaller size, can fill in the spaces left by taller plants.

Comments (5)

Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Tamra. Great tips I will have to revisit after I move to the suburbs and have some yard once again. Thanks. Enjoy your day.

Oct 20, 2022 04:05 AM
Tamra Lee Ulmer

Glad you liked our tips, Wayne. Have a great day!

Oct 20, 2022 02:29 PM
Bill Salvatore - East Valley
Arizona Elite Properties - Chandler, AZ
Realtor - 602-999-0952 / em: golfArizona@cox.net

So beautiful! Happy Thursday, enjoyed your Blog.  Thank you for posting, now go out and sell a house. Bill 

Oct 20, 2022 06:15 AM
Tamra Lee Ulmer

Appreciate this Bill, thank you. Have a great day!

Oct 20, 2022 02:31 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good morning Tamara,

Love this post with all the excellent tips. I love flowers and this past year was so difficult to keep them showy and watered with our intense, record breaking temperatures!!

Oct 20, 2022 06:17 AM
Tamra Lee Ulmer

Happy you liked our tips. Have a great day, Dorie!

Oct 20, 2022 02:32 PM
Ray Henson
eXp Realty of California, Inc. (lic. #01878277) - Elk Grove, CA
Realtor

There is nothing better than creating a wonderful garden in the yard.  We spend so much time in our yards that it is essential to have that space done well.

Oct 20, 2022 06:31 AM
Tamra Lee Ulmer

Thanks for your time, Ray. Have a great day!

Oct 20, 2022 02:33 PM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

We are having a friend come who is a master gardener come this Saturday and help us design the landscape around our patio. Then we can begin implementing the plan.

Oct 20, 2022 07:18 AM
Tamra Lee Ulmer

Thanks for your time, Nick. Have a great day!

Oct 20, 2022 02:34 PM