You don't have to make drastic changes to revitalize your garden, you can do it with a little blood - accentuate it with the right accents that will emphasize the uniqueness and uniqueness of your site. Such an important mission can be entrusted to garden constructions, original lamps, unusual garden furniture, thought-out group plantings, or even separate corners like an alpinarium or a garden of mosses. And of course -

spectacular plants: flowering perennials, trees with unusual crown shapes and colorful shrubs.

 

The role of accents is not only to draw attention to the garden. Bright details can solve other important problems of site design: to zone the space, to add color nuances, to emphasize the peculiarity of relief and interesting architectural solutions. And successfully disguise imperfections!

 

Garden accents is an incredibly fun game, where you can show your individuality and realize your creative fantasies.

Remember, the most important thing is a good idea; of course, it is more difficult to "invent" it than to follow the canons, but in this case, you are the one who creates the canons! It is easy to feel "your theme": we all subconsciously gravitate to certain "landscapes", you just need to catch your own mood and "design" it with plants and objects.

 

The main advantage of accents is variety: you can change them and arrange them in new ways.

 

When placing accents in the garden, follow the rule of thumb: they will be more appropriate where they are best seen.

No matter how large or small the plot is, there should be no more than four or five, or preferably one or three accents. And the size of these elements should not be proportional to the size of the plot: in a very small area it is more appropriate to create a large accent, otherwise the garden will look "flat". And in the vast majority of cases, an accent is a rather prominent, not a tiny detail. Place the accent where it will be visible. For example, in the background of a pergola or flower bed, on the border of a garden area, or on a front lawn that can be seen from all points in the garden.

 

There are three basic principles for this: similarity, contrast and expressiveness. For example, applying similarity, you can make a beautiful curve of the path more expressive by duplicating it with a chain of garden lights. Or emphasize the round shape of the flower bed, including a spherical thuja in addition to flowers. As for the contrast - shade the textured, "monumental" plant with plantings of elegant cereals. And an expressive, original large container with flowers will emphasize any part of the garden.

 

Plant accent options

1. Single plant

The design of the garden will favorably emphasize a beautiful conifer, shapely trimmed shrub, interestingly shaped tree - weeping birch or goat willow. Even an ordinary cloverleaf, which is often referred to as a Moscow baobab, is suitable for this role.

 

Any plant is suitable as an accent, as long as it is original - it has a non-standard crown shape, spectacular shape or color of leaves. Sometimes there are unexpected, even curious variants - for example, an ordinary plantain, which resembles a hosta in size, can act as an accent if you choose the right place for it.

 

2. Group plantings

A flower bed of pansies of almost black color with a companion - a mirror ball; a bush of ground cover rose with bright red flowers on the background of a stone obelisk.... All these compositions can make the garden at least unusual. Another option: create a basket bed of green-flowered gladiolus or "flower bed" where salads or ornamental cabbage live. To draw attention to the flower arrangement, tie it with a satin ribbon.

 

An accent in the form of a garden of mosses or stones, a small alpinarium will not go unnoticed.

3. Garden collection

Passionate flower growers who do not recognize on the site neither sculptures nor figurines, it is worth creating a "fashion collection". Choose what you like: alpine plants, miniature conifers, giant dahlias or rare varieties of tulips - and form them into spectacular flower beds. This will be your main theme in the garden.

There is another option - to dedicate your garden to a particular plant. For example, roses: pergola and garden screen-grid cover with climbing roses, plant miniature and ground cover varieties on the alpine slide, and decorate the front part of the site with bush roses. An appropriate accent for a garden of stones will be a magnificent bush rose, the tenderness of which will shade a clearing of white gravel. The role of sculptures can be played by individual trees and shrubs.

 

7 more ideas for garden accents

1. Beautiful large stones, preferably boulders - a stylish accent, especially if they have an interesting shape and unusual color. Such "cobblestones" can be varnished to create a "wet" effect, or they can be painted and painted.
2. The accent can be an original withered tree or an unusual handmade construction - for example, a table-well.
3. Decorative wicket can be made from the lattice of the table from an old sewing machine.
4. Floral sundial - a fashionable novelty that will be out of competition.
5. A giant container in the form of an ordinary terracotta pot makes an impression thanks to the combination of a familiar shape, but unusual size.
6. An example of a small accent is a beautiful bird feeder.
7. Sea pebbles can be used to build small three-dimensional sculptures: an apple, a fungus or even a "toy" castle - a real work of art!

 

Any woman knows the importance of the right jewelry for a particular outfit. They can make an irresistible little black dress (and therefore you) or kill all its elegance. Just as great is the role of accents in your garden: a plastic gnome paired with a frog in front of a luxurious flowerbed will destroy all the botanical delights and carefully selected color scheme. If you love your garden, treat it with respect - emphasize the results of your work with beautiful and original accents. There are many possibilities and techniques for this, choose the most suitable for you.