We do not always have the possibility of having a flat garden in which to plant all kinds of plants. Sometimes you have to deal with multi-tiered gardens. Even so, even these can be decorated in an eye-catching way.
But, for that, it is necessary to know how to work them and especially to have ideas to decorate them. This is what we proposed to do on this occasion. Do you want to see what we can think of to decorate stepped gardens?
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Landscapers’ tips for decorating terraced gardens
Ideas for tiered gardens can be found a lot on the Internet. However, when it comes to putting them into practice, they may not be so easy to stick to. And the main reason is that no prior analysis has really been done.
One of the first tasks that landscape designers perform when faced with a project of this type is, without a doubt, to analyze all the space in front of them. Not only visually, but in other features.
Por ejemplo, tienen que saber cuál es el clima, la exposición solar, elviento, las características que tiene el terreno en pendiente, si este es ascendente o descendente, cuál es su curva… Todo esto influye en el tipo de plantas que se van put. But there is more.
And it is that these stepped gardens are challenges. First, because you have to be sure of the type of plant you are going to put in, but also, because there may be earth displacements, deformations of the area or subsidence that would ruin your entire work.
For example, can you imagine that you are cascading plants and suddenly they all fall down? Well, that’s what you should avoid, and waiting is something you should anticipate, not think about after it happens.
The next step carried out by the landscapers is the movement of the earth (since many times the earth must be replaced to have one with nutrients) and design forms of containment. These are easy to imagine: retaining walls, steel shelves, railway sleepers… In fact, everything will depend on the height of the slope as well as the budget you have for it.
The trick of many landscapers to beautify staggered gardens
Want to know what landscapers use to achieve a beautiful stepped garden? Well, in the mix of areas with other elements like stairs, paths that connect, etc.
It’s about putting plants and decorating the garden, yes, but also making it almost an adventure, in a direction you want to explore to see everything you find.
In many cases, gardens are extensions of the decoration of the house, which is why it is necessary to take a lot of idea of that personality that one must be able to capture in the garden.
A few tiered garden ideas
That said, it’s time for us to get down to business. That is, to give you ideas for tiered gardens that can be interesting if you have one like this.
Tiered Container Gardens
The entrance to houses is a place where there is usually not much space in general to plant, unless you have a wide entrance. Therefore, the option that can be used is to use jars.
Normally the entrances are usually formed by a narrow path in which on one side there is usually a wall or a decoration. Take the opportunity to put pots at different heights, or even a piece of furniture with several shelves.
Create stairs in the garden
Another stepped garden idea you can think of is creating stairs in the garden. You can place them along one of the walls, so that each step itself becomes a planter where you can plant plants. In the upper part we recommend that they are climbers, so that they adhere to the wall and go up. In the middle stages, it’s best to have leafy plants that give you a view as if they were full.
And on the lower steps, you can opt for hanging plants, which will give a nice landscape to the ground.
Of course, you can change to do it as you wish, but it can be a good idea as we have proposed.
stone waterfall and plants
If you have a waterfall at home, one of the best step gardens you can make is to use this one. You can choose climbing plants for the vertical part of the stone of the waterfall and, for the bottom steps, nothing better than putting aquatic plants that decorate this area.
Even if it is a closed enclosure, and with a good depth, you will be able to place some goldfish. Of course, this will depend on how much space you have because, if well cared for, they can grow very, very large and not be suitable.
a decorative slope
If you have a sloping area in your garden, you can decorate it with grass or a similar plant that covers the ground. There are many plants that can do this and at the same time help you avoid landslides.
However, if you want something more, you will have to opt for plants that are well anchored to the ground, with strong roots that prevent it from falling. In addition to reinforcing the area to avoid accidents, of course.
Steps adorned with pots
Attention, this must be taken into account only if you have enough space since the ends of the steps will be used to place pots (more or less large) with which to decorate. However, it takes up space on the steps (and it’s not about being able to put only one foot on each…).
You can also put a single pot on the highest step, hanging type, and let it grow and the branches themselves come down the steps. Of course, check that it does not deviate or endanger your life when climbing the stairs.
The truth is, you can come up with lots of stepped garden ideas. But the most important thing is not so much that it looks beautiful but that it can really be done in this garden. Therefore, before thinking about what it would look like, you need to be aware of what you can and cannot have. From this will come many ways to decorate this garden. Can you think of more?