The foot of the alpine hill. Plants and perennial flowers for alpine hills

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Roses are used so often in garden design that they are the leaders among all flowering plants when drawing up landscape compositions. These “queens of flowers” are used to decorate flower beds and borders, hedges and arches. Nowadays, perhaps, it is impossible to find a single summer cottage without a rose garden. And some, the most advanced gardeners, even arrange pink streams on their plots.

Having seen a photo of roses in landscape compositions presented on this page, you will surely get inspiration to create your own garden compositions with roses.

Roses should be in every garden! Due to the variety of species and varieties, roses are indispensable in garden design. You can dedicate your entire garden to these flowers, and it will be interesting, memorable and varied. This is one of the best plants for monoflower beds, flower beds - “collections”. Roses allow you to create many combinations, a variety of compositions, combined with trees, and, of course,... They look impressive paired with stone, wood, forged metal, concrete and even colored glass.

Rose flower beds can be of any design and shape. You are not limited in your choice of crops - roses look stunning in any environment, no matter what they are: tall or short, ground cover or climbing.

Pay attention to the photo of roses in the flower garden: climbing varieties will help decorate an obelisk or a figured support.

Rose garden (monoflower) on a summer cottage

The most effective option is to create summer cottage rose garden (monofloral garden dedicated to only one crop - the rose). It can be compiled based on various principles: choose strictly one variety for planting or organize a flower garden - a “collection”, combining roses of different varieties together. You can bet on flowers of the same color or mix a bright “cocktail” of colors.

As you can see in the photo, a rose garden at a summer cottage can be assembled from flowers different types: for example, from hybrid tea, miniature and ground cover roses. Such a monoflower will be “designer” because it represents a real sculptural group with a difference in heights, lined horizontally and vertically, a difference in shapes and textures. Such a rose garden on the site can be placed in the front part of the garden.

Garden compositions with roses: border of roses

A border of roses can be planted around or garden stairs, along the recreation area, gazebo, “dry stream”. The result will be a kind of mini-hedge, only unlike a hedge, roses in the border are planted at large intervals, and you can, if you want, alternate them with other plants, for example, herbaceous perennials or bright annuals.

Hedges and arches of roses (with photo)

Hedge of roses is spectacular and always appropriate. Pay attention to the photo of the hedge below - only tall shrub varieties are chosen for its production, preferably one variety:

Plant roses close to each other. Do not forget that these plantings must be formed.

As you can see in the photo, rose arches are almost always designed in the form of a gazebo. To do this, you need to build four 4 arches parallel to each other, decorate each with climbing roses. Flowers will cover the supports with a lush carpet. Under arches of roses you can place two benches opposite each other.

Rose solitaire. Roses will look especially beautiful in single plantings. Choose the most noticeable places for this kind of planting, near “strategic” garden objects, so that the rose can maximize its beauty. Think carefully about the type and variety would be better suited for your idea. Particularly beautiful are single plantings of roses on the lawn, in places where there is a difference in relief levels, next to large stones.

Standard rose- a plant of exceptional beauty, and is planted only to decorate the front area; in other parts of the garden it is better to use roses with a natural bush shape for them.

Roses in vertical gardening

Vertical gardening with roses involves the use of climbing varieties. The supports must be strong, and their configuration must be any:

arches,

trellises,

obelisks,

pergolas,

shaped designs.

Arches and obelisks entwined with roses are especially beautiful; they can be placed “just like that,” as an accent.

A spiral support made of strong wire decorated with roses is beautiful - it allows you to create a “three-dimensional” effect, moreover, it is very practical - it is easy to make, and in the cold season the roses are not removed from such a stand, they are put away together with it in a shelter.

Another spectacular option is a support in the form of a large forged “umbrella”, which is easy to buy. In general, you can use supports made of any material for roses - these universal flowers can be combined with various textures and shapes. You can also create an “invisible” support from tension wire - for example, to decorate the facades of buildings with roses.

Design of a flower bed of roses and an alpine slide of roses

To create an alpine mountain of roses, use ground cover and miniature flowers - with them the rock garden will immediately become “author’s”, exclusive.

Miniature varieties will look great among the stones, and a ground cover rose can “climb down” from the elevation. Use varieties with bright flowers, combine them with white decorative gravel.

A rock garden can be arranged using only roses - an unusual, but beautiful solution, and for some garden styles - just a godsend. Let's say you want a baroque garden with an alpine slide. But the “classic” slide does not fit with this style. The solution is a “slide” using roses or roses alone.

A container rose garden can be placed on a patio, recreation area, terrace, barbecue, gazebo. Containers can be used to decorate the steps of a garden staircase. For this purpose, use miniature roses and Floribunda roses. Know that all varieties, except climbing ones, can be planted in modules among paving or podiums.

You can combine in one design a flower bed of roses with a path, which will be bordered along the perimeter by a flower border. The Alpine slide will also be dedicated to the rose: contrary to the canons, in addition to the Alpines, it will contain many miniature and groundcover varieties.

Pink Creek and Pink Slope

Pink streams and pink slopes are another decorative technique in landscape design. You can arrange “dry” streams, as well as “dry” cascades and waterfalls, combining plantings of ground cover roses with large stones, pebbles and decorative gravel.

Decorative bridges will look good over such streams. Streams and waterfalls of roses are beautiful in combination with hidden lighting, as well as with decorative low lanterns in the shape of a ball or luminous columns.

Miniatures with roses. To create miniatures, plant roses in separate groups, combining them with various shrubs, decorative foliage perennials and flowers. For these compositions you can use stone, ceramics, forged elements, garden decorations, garden sculpture, mirrors, glass and other decorative elements.

Ground cover roses can be used to decorate steep slopes, creating “blooming” slopes.

Roses in landscape garden compositions (with photos)

Choose planting material different types and varieties. Roses are appropriate for any landscape and zoning of the site; their skillful planting will highlight the originality of the design. The gazebo, pergola or screen will be covered with climbing roses, and at its foot there will be a rose garden collection with a sculpture.

Look at the photo of roses in landscape compositions with stone - this combination looks extremely impressive! A stream will flow down the slope from such an alpine hill, flowing into a small pond. And if you want, it will be a “dry” stream of ground cover roses, decorated decorative bridge. In the “rock garden”, on a “clearing” of white gravel, plant your most beautiful exhibits.

Place containers with beautiful roses everywhere. As an accent, you can demonstrate standard culture to everyone. Add to the general ensemble those perennials and annuals that will form a worthy retinue for the “queen of flowers”: plants with variegated and silver foliage, gypsophila, delphiniums, phlox, lilies, decorative onions, hosts, actinidia, .

flower planting scheme alpine slide

Do-it-yourself flower garden at the dacha

Many summer residents have a desire to create a beautiful flower garden at their dacha with their own hands. However, not everyone decides to do this, as they find it difficult. If you use our recommendations, you will have a beautiful French-style flower garden.

Such techniques landscape design used in the South of France, in Provence. The beauty of Provençal landscapes is known throughout the world. And flower growers from all countries worship the beauty of wild landscapes and are inspired by them when creating landscape design.

1 - yew, 2 - climbing rose, 3 - lavatera, 4 - wormwood, 5 - sage, 6 - lavender, 7 - sunflower, 8 - santolina, 9 - rosemary, 10 - Roman chamomile, 11 - lemon thyme, 12 - creeping thyme.

Plants for alpine hills that do not require much care

NAME of the plant for the alpine hill	PLACE AND SOIL for an alpine slide	FEATURES of plants for alpine hills
		HM Creeping plant, planted between path slabs. The variety "Blue Haze" forms a silver carpet - height 5 cm, grows up to 60 cm in diameter
(Yarrow)
(Ethionema)		XM The popular variety "Warley Rose" blooms from May to August with round pink inflorescences. Height 15 cm, grows to 30 cm in diameter
		L Plant low-growing species of plants for the alpine hill, for example, L. beesianum (A. beesianum). Height 30 cm, planting depth 10 cm, blooms with blue flowers in August
ANDROSACE (Breaker)	Sun or light partial shade - rocky soil	XM P. meat-red (A. sarpea) forms evergreen cushions up to 10 cm in height and 10 cm in diameter, blooms in small pink flowers in April-May
ANEMONE (Anemone)	Sun or light partial shade - humus-rich soil	L V. tender (A. blanda) and V. Apennine (A. apennina) are described on page 62. P. oak (A. nemorosa) is also suitable for alpine hills, blooming in spring, with peduncles 20 cm high
(Cat's paw)	Sunny place- regular soil	XM Resistant to trampling, planted between path slabs. Height 10 cm, reaches 45 cm in diameter, blooms in small inflorescences in May-June
(catchment)	Sun or light partial shade - moist soil
	Sun or light partial shade - normal soil	KhM R. Ferdinand Coburg (A. ferdinandi-coburgii) variety "Variegata" does not grow weeds. Height 10 cm, bush diameter 30 cm, blooms with white flowers in spring
(Thrift)	Sunny place - normal soil	XM Forms cushions of narrow leaves, blooms in spherical inflorescences from May to July. Height 20 cm, bush diameter 30 cm
ARTEMISIA (Wormwood)	Sunny place - normal soil	XM Grown for its foliage. P. Schmidt (A. smidtiana) variety "Nana" forms rounded bushes with silvery split leaves. Height 15 cm, bush diameter 30 cm
ASPERULA (Woodruff)	Sunny location - sandy soil
	Sunny place - normal soil	XM A. alpine (A. alpinus) blooms from May to July with large white, blue or pink chamomile-like inflorescences. Height 15 cm, bush diameter 45 cm
(Astilbe)	Slightly shaded place - moist soil	XM Popular A. chinensis (A. chinensis) variety of pumila, 22.5 cm high, growing in a bush up to 30 cm in diameter. Blooms with mauve flowers in summer
CAMPANULA (Bell)	Sunny place - no acidic soil	XM Often grown is Carpathian carpathian (C. carpatica), which blooms from June to September with cup-shaped white or blue flowers. Height 22.5 cm, bush diameter 30 cm
(Cypress)	Sunny place - acidic soil	KH Plant dwarf variety K. obtusa, for example, "Nana" (dark green, with a rounded crown), or the silver-blue variety "Boulevard" of K. pisifera
SOTO N EASTER (Cotoneaster)	Sun or light partial shade - normal soil	KK There are several types of creeping cotoneasters that are good to cover a rocky slope or fill an empty plot of land. Produces red fruits in autumn
CROCUS (Crocus)	Sun or light partial shade - normal soil	L All types of crocuses can be grown on an alpine hill. The most popular varieties are those that bloom in early spring, e.g. "Cloth of Gold"
CYCLAMEN (Cyclamen)	Slightly shaded area - humus-rich soil	L All hardy species can be grown on an alpine hill. The lightest plant in cultivation, C. hederifolium, blooms in autumn
CYTISUS (Broom)	Sunny location - sandy soil	KK The flowers are similar to pea flowers, bloom in May. We really recommend planting dwarf species, for example, R. creeping (C. decumbens), 15 cm high, or R. Ardoin (C. ardoinii), 20 cm high
(Carnation)	Sunny place - normal soil	HM Leaves are gray or green. For alpine hills, G. alpine (D. alpi-nus), 10 cm high, or G. deltoid (D. deltoides), 20 cm high, are suitable. They bloom from May to August
DICENTRA	Slightly shaded place - normal soil	HM Drooping flowers are located on arched stems. Dwarf D. cuccularia blooms in April-May with white flowers with yellow-tipped petals. Height 15 cm

Plants for alpine hills. Photo.

Saxifraga paniculata

Anaphalis

sedum

Acena New Zealand

Felt antenna

Spurge

periwinkle

Geranian stemless

Heuchera "Caramel"

Thyme pressed

Yasnotka

Yasnotka

Gypsophila

Avens

Alpine carnation

Dianthus grass

Heuchera "Color Dream"

Hybrid saxifrage

Saxifraga shadow

Phlox is lovely

Phlox stoloniferous

Phlox subulate

Chistets

Steller's Wormwood

Feverweed

alpine aster

Wormwood Schmidt

sedum Othello

Today it's hard to imagine modern garden without alpine slide. It is the alpine hill (or its other name - rock garden) that gives the garden originality, completeness, and, where necessary, a feeling of a changed landscape. All this is created thanks to good combination ornamental plants, flowers, trees and stones.

At the first stage of creating an alpine slide, the location and possible decor. Next you will need stone boulders various sizes and forms chosen at your discretion.

Also, to change the level of the slide, you should prepare a drainage that goes to the very center. You can use special materials as well as ordinary fallen leaves and small twigs as drainage. The top of the drainage is filled with soil and decorated with boulders and stones the way you like best.

The main thing is not to forget: both the earth and the drainage will settle, so the height of the alpine hill itself will become lower than it was when it was laid.

After the slide is ready, the process of “populating” it begins. Here your imagination should not be limited by absolutely anything. The richness of flora today has reached its apogee, so you won’t have any difficulties choosing plants for your slide.

A good addition to an alpine slide can be paths paved with flat stones, plaster sculptures and the like. However, if you plan to build an alpine hill or a small waterfall that resembles a natural mountain river in miniature, then you cannot do without expert advice.

Moreover, you should seek advice while planning the slide, and not after its completion, otherwise you will have to destroy part of your own work. Of course, if you created a slide a long time ago, and now you decide to add rushing water to it, that’s a different matter.

In order for an alpine slide to meet its purpose, it must be constructed taking into account certain rules. Not every plant is suitable for a rock garden, so careful selection is necessary, taking into account the timing of flowering of plants, the possibility or impermissibility of coexistence, the duration of flowering and many other factors.

If all planting conditions are met correctly, then the alpine hill will delight you with beautiful and luxurious flowering all summer, and, possibly, autumn.

For this to happen, when planting a hill, it is necessary to choose those plants that begin to bloom one after the other. Thanks to this, the rock garden will constantly change and have a picturesque and well-groomed appearance.

To create alpine slides, they mostly choose low growing plants. These are, for example, cinquefoil, salvia, low-growing varieties of nasturtium, spirea, daisies, primroses and many others.

In addition, slowly growing tree-like or, again, low-growing coniferous specimens are planted on the hill, but to create accents they add a couple of large plants or bushes.

In order for an alpine slide to become a decoration of the garden not only in summer, but also in winter, the plants should include coniferous species. Juniper and dwarf pine are good for this.

In addition to ornamental plants, you can also plant on the alpine hill medicinal herbs, then she will also become a home healer. For example, thyme, rosemary, chamomile, sage and other similar plants are very suitable for this.

In addition, before landing, it is necessary to take into account the cardinal directions. This is done so that all types of plants can take root well and gain strength, since some of them, due to the fact that they need a significant amount of sunlight, prefer to grow only on the south side.

Unpretentious or shade-loving plants They also grow well in the northern areas of the rock garden. And flowers such as bells, crocuses and chrysanthemums take root well everywhere.

Thus, if you put in just a little effort and follow all the above recommendations, you can create a real creation in your garden.

What plants are needed for a rock garden?

When constructing a rock garden on the territory on your own, it is very important to know how to correctly and successfully choose plants that will not only look great, but also for a long time delight with its flowering. Plantings should not only be diverse, but also well adapted to the climatic conditions of the summer cottage.

When choosing plants for, you should not neglect carpet and low-growing plantings, which will become the basis and background of the finished rock garden.

When choosing green spaces, you should definitely take into account the weather and climatic conditions to which the area where the alpine slide will be located is exposed. Plants must have enough sunlight, moisture, heat and fertilizer.

It is also very important to pay attention to the intensity of growth and branching of plantings, as this can spoil the appearance and flowering of the alpine hill. Plantings must be harmonized with each other in size, color, growth rate, and flowering time.

Since the rock garden is being built on long term, plants should be selected both annual and perennial. First of all, you need to take care of planting ground cover plants that will help densely cover the surface of the earth.

Landscape designers recommend that when choosing plants for a rock garden, take into account the size and color of the boulders, which will create the basis of a decorative object. To make the rock garden look harmonious and not overloaded, the stones should be laid asymmetrically and loosely. You can fill the bare spaces between them with low-growing plantings.

In addition, plants should be planted in tiers, the top should be the tallest and most lush species, and with each subsequent circle, the height and size of the plantings should be reduced. For the rock garden to function all year round, the slide can be decorated with coniferous and evergreen plantings.

Perennial plants for alpine hills - photos and names

To make it easier to choose plants for an alpine hill, we present you the most popular ones with names in two languages and photos.

Anemone

Rocky alyssum - Alyssum-saxsatile

Alyssum white

Badan – Bergenia

Herbaceous periwinkle - Vinca-herbacea

Marigolds – Tagetes

White perfection - Musk mallow - Malva moschata

Mountain cornflower - Centaurea montana

Veronica - Veronica

Loosestrife - Lysimachia nummularia

Carnation - Dianthus

Carnation low growing

Geranium - Geranium

Loosestrife - Lythrum salicaria

Dicentra

Tenacious – Ajuga

Creeping tenacious

St. John's wort - Hypericum

Iris

Saxifraga rotundifolia

Catnip – Nepeta

Lavender angustifolia - Lavandula angustifolia

Cinquefoil - Potentilla

Nepalese cinquefoil - Potentilla nepalensis

Lupine - Lupinus

Young - Sempervivum

Euphorbia - Euphorbia

Euphorbia fringed (bride)

Peony – Paeonia

Purslane - Portulaca oleracea

Multi-colored purslane on an alpine hill

Primula

Rudbeckia

Sedum

Amethyst eryngium - Eryngium amethystinum

Amethyst eryngium

Sleep-herb - Pulsatilla

Dream-grass

Yarrow - Achillea

Thyme - Thymus

Violet – Viola

Phlox subulate - Phlox subulata

Phlox subulate

Chistets -Stachys byzantina

Evening primrose missouriensis - Oenothera missouriensis

Cerastium - Cerastium

Yaskolka

Many owners of personal plots know how important it is to keep their territory tidy and clean. Everyone tries to bring a little something there bright colors and greenery that will transform a modest landscape design.

An excellent decorative object is an alpine hill, which is a pile of stones and plants that can become a real source of pride and decoration for any site.

What is an alpine hill and what plants are suitable for it - expert opinion

Read about everything here.

Selecting plants for an alpine hill is not as easy as it seems. Typically, these are low, small-leaved varieties with beautiful flowers or decorative leaves. You can grow valuable specimens yourself from seeds, because finding them on sale is quite difficult.

The best choice for an alpine hill would be low-growing perennial and annual plants, whose homeland is the highlands.

They are undemanding to soil quality, resistant to lack of moisture, winds and frosts.

The following plants are suitable for an alpine hill:

dwarf conifers;
young-like breaker with pink flowers;
silky breaker with white flowers;
bellflower with miniature snow-white flowers similar to lilies of the valley;
Houstonia with bright blue star flowers;
globularia, a miniature flower similar to cornflowers;
Alpine carnation, pink;
creeping edryanthus, blue;
delosperma twisted, with bright yellow flowers;
pterophyte rotundifolia;
gentian Koch with potefon flowers;
veronica;
small petal blooming with small white daisies;
Alpine semolina;
snow edelweiss;
Shamiso bell;
alpine mertensia;
Levisia cotyledon, delicate flowers of cream, hot pink, white;
primrose hill;
Carnea breaker;
Chorispora Brunhe;
Carpathian bell.

When choosing plants, you should consider where the rock garden is located - in the shade or in the sun. Shade-tolerant crops are suitable for a shaded area; sun-loving crops are planted in a well-lit area.

In addition to similar requirements for growing conditions, flowers for an alpine hill must be combined in color and height. The growth rate of the inhabitants of the rock garden should be slow, otherwise it will soon become like an ordinary flower bed.

Annual plants for rock gardens

Annuals can be planted every year in a new place, changing the design of the rock garden. They decorate the hill with their bright blooms, adding variety and filling the air with aroma.

Ageratum - flowers that look like small chrysanthemums of various colors, bloom very luxuriantly from mid-June until frost. It is a heat-loving plant, so it is grown as an annual.
Astra – unpretentious flower. Low-growing varieties are suitable for alpine hills. It easily propagates by self-sowing, so faded inflorescences need to be cut off.
Bartonia is an annual with yellow flowers about 5 cm in diameter. It blooms from mid-summer to September. The flowers have a pleasant aroma, close in cloudy weather, and are photophilous.
Delosperma profusely flowering is a ground cover with pinkish-lilac star-shaped flowers. A heat-loving plant that grows well in full sun and likes frequent watering.
Chinese carnations are perennial flowers that are grown as annuals. middle lane Russia. There are varieties with different colors of inflorescences.

To the long-blooming beautiful annuals also include: snapdragon, purslane, nolana, brachycoma, dimorphotheca, marigold.

What to plant on an alpine hill of perennial plants

On sale you can find perennial flowers for rock gardens; most often they will have to be grown from seeds. There are unique varieties and various hybrids in the collections of breeders. The initially sparse vegetation of the Alps has changed beyond recognition thanks to the efforts of flower growers.

Azorella three-forked is a ground cover plant with glossy bright green leaves reminiscent of spruce. In summer it blooms with yellow spherical inflorescences, forms a continuous dense carpet, flows around the rock garden stones and follows all the unevenness of the soil.
Aquilegia – beautiful flower of various colors, the corolla of which consists of two rows of petals. Shade-tolerant and unpretentious plant. Low-growing varieties are chosen for rock gardens; they go well with other flowers in the flowerbed.
Bergenia - grows well in rocky rock gardens, it has leaves with original patterns and pink flowers. Withstands shady places without losing shape and decorativeness.
Galanthus - primroses. Another name is snowdrops, in nature these flowers are listed in the Red Book, the only chance to admire them is to plant them in your rock garden.
Globularia dwarf. Blooms in late spring or early summer with blue spherical flowers. Requires calcium-rich soil with good drainage.

Also popular are: rock alyssum, aubrieta, tomentosa, phlox, bryozoan subulate, lungwort, sedum, young, rezukha, filamentous yucca, tulips, crocuses, hyacinths.

Plants for rock gardens that bloom all summer

In the composition of plants in a rocky flowerbed, those that bloom all summer always look advantageous.

Among the annual low-growing flowers you can choose:

nemophila;
ageratum;
petunia;
Iberis annual;
night violet;
marigold;
purslane.

No less beautiful are perennial flowers that bloom at the beginning of summer and bloom until the cold weather:

phlox subulate;
daisies;
ever-blooming begonia.

Carnation, delosperma twisted, speedwell, and ageratum are also distinguished by long flowering.

Layout of stones and plants

The shape of the alpine slide can be different. The placement of stones and plants on it will depend on the chosen project.

The basis of a high alpine slide is the number of floors. The height of the upper tier is made no more than 50 cm from the ground surface. If the slide is higher, in winter perennials may freeze out.

Device stages:

Pour a large amount of sand and gravel. If the soil is soft, more crushed stones are added. The high sand base is made in the shape of a trapezoid.
Accent stones are placed, the largest and heaviest. They should look natural, as if they had always been in the place where they were placed.
Then the remaining, smaller stones are placed. They must match in color and be the same in structure.
After the upper tier of the alpine slide, the lower one is laid, making a couple of large stones the accents of the composition.
When the flowerbed is geometrically correctly built, select a little sand from each tier and add fertile soil.
Plants are planted.

It is not advisable to fertilize plants growing on an alpine hill - they grow greatly and lose their dwarf appearance.

In order to increase soil fertility, humus is added when planting. Plants with taproots, such as Levisia, need good drainage as they are prone to getting wet.

The most popular options for creating a rock garden:

racing slope:
rock;
mountain valley;
terrace;
ravine;
stone wall;
Mountain Creek;
mountain pond;
Japanese garden.

Landscape design provides various options for creating rock gardens. It could be a rocky flower bed, reminiscent of a real mountain landscape or design solution in the form of regular geometric shapes.

Rock garden in landscape design: design options

To build a rock garden in the form of a rock, create cool design, consisting mainly of boulders. The largest stones are placed at the bottom, then medium-sized ones and at the top - the smallest ones. For such rock gardens, ferns, crassulas, bells, junipers and dwarf conifers are suitable.

Mountain slopes are constructed mainly from small stones. Large boulders are used as accents and boundaries of the structure. You can plant it on an alpine hill dwarf trees and shrubs with a well-developed root system to strengthen the soil. Creeping ground cover plants are also used.

A rock garden in the form of a mountain valley is made in the form flat design using stones of various sizes and shapes. They are located in creative disorder, but so that the stones match in color and look natural. The plants used are mountain herbs, low-growing conifers, bright and beautiful flowers. Ground covers are used as a background.

A rocky garden decorated with a flower bed is a fairly common element in many garden plots. The decorative appeal and ease of care of the rock garden are the reason for the popularity of this element of landscape design. Rock plants for an alpine hill always visually enliven a stone composition, but at the same time retain the effect of a natural mountain landscape.

Create a stone composition that will become spectacular decoration suburban area, not difficult. To do this, when selecting plants for a “rocky garden”, you must adhere to the following recommendations:

When creating a composition, preference should be given to compact and low-growing forms of plants that correspond to the proportional dimensions of the slide itself.
The choice of plants should be carried out taking into account their resistance to local conditions: soil characteristics, climate.
When choosing a place for rooting, it is important to consider the plant’s relationship to sunlight: sunny areas - for light-loving representatives flora, shaded - for shade-tolerant.
The intensity of growth and tillering of individual species is an important point, the lack of which can lead to the death of the “neighbors” of a rapidly growing plant.
When creating compositions, it is important to take into account the characteristics of each of the plant inhabitants of the rock garden in order to avoid an “unfavorable neighborhood”. For example: very attractive and unpretentious to care for, jasmine, rezuha and aubrietta have a bad effect on their “neighbors”.
It is advisable to plant plants taking into account their “common interests”: they should be combined with each other not only appearance, but based on the similarity of growing conditions, growth and development rates, as well as flowering rhythm.

Material on choosing will also be useful suitable stones for an alpine slide:

When choosing perennial flowers for landscaping an alpine hill, you should focus not only on the location of the rock garden on the site, but also on the general style of the composition

The most effective combination is provided by combinations of herbaceous perennials with shrub and tree-like forms, decorated with variegated mats of beautifully flowering creeping species and lush green touches of evergreen and decorative foliage species

Examples of decorative varieties

The ideal plants for a rock garden are slow-growing, woody and low-growing plants. Conifers for alpine hills make the composition highly decorative throughout the year.

Creeping and dwarf forms coniferous crops: miniature Canadian spruce “Conica”, black pine “Nana”, scaly juniper “Blue Carpet”, thuja western “Danica”

By combining conifers with different crown shapes and needle colors in one composition, you can significantly enhance the picturesque effect.

Among deciduous shrubs for alpine hills, the obvious favorites are decorative forms of barberry, cotoneaster, chaenomeles, spirea

The tops can become a bright decoration perennial carnation and Iberis is ever green

A fluffy carpet of Iberis will cover the top with snow-white flowers in May-June, cushion-like carnation bushes will delight abundant flowering and a pleasant aroma throughout the summer

Sun-loving edelweiss growing on the slopes of inaccessible mountains can become the main decoration of a rock garden, and lush purple mats of creeping thyme will attract many bees and butterflies with the honey aroma of flowers

Middle tier of stone composition

Plants that prefer sunny areas, but can easily tolerate light shading, can decorate the middle part of a rocky hill. At an average level more high humidity soil. This makes it possible to expand the range of plants for decoration with moisture-loving beauties.

In the days of May, the awl-shaped phlox will sparkle with riotous colors of pink, blue and snow-white shades. An effective background for phlox can be the woolly chickweed with silvery pubescent leaves that are pleasant to the touch.

Anaphalis three-vein and Artemisia Schmidt also have noble silvery shades.

Aubrietta is a universal plant for landscaping, because in addition to its gorgeous flowering in the summer months, it has decorative foliage, the richness of color and attractiveness of which remains throughout the year.

At the end of May, the beauty Aubrietta cultivars will take over the flowering baton, delighting the eye with lush streams of soft pink, deep crimson and dark purple flowers

The sunflower subshrub is well suited for the middle tier and is easy to care for. On sunny areas tiers you can place all kinds of sedums, which form into cute pillow-like bushes, decorated in the summer months with miniature star-flowers

If you choose among the names of flowers for an alpine hill that feel comfortable in our latitudes, then the slopes of the hill can be decorated with all kinds of bulbous, varied, dense bushes, delicate alpine aster, primrose primroses, and the beautiful autumn-blooming colchicum.

The foot of the rock garden

Plants that like to grow in rich, moisture-saturated soil and are not afraid of shading are planted at the foot.

Color accents at the base of the composition can be placed using compact saxifrage bushes and spike-shaped liatris flowers

The lower tier is also reserved for the placement of tree-like and shrub plants. Often, group plantings of miniature dwarf conifers and rhododendrons are placed on this part of the hill.