ORNAMENTAL LAWN OR FLOWERY LAWN: WHICH TO CHOOSE AND HOW TO CREATE IT WITH DINAMITEK
Dinamitek presents an indispensable guide for those who are preparing to take care of the garden
Ornamental lawn or flowerbed: here's how to choose with Dinamitek.
With the arrival of warm weather comes the need to take care of your home garden. The key thing you need to know is that not all lawns are the same.
There are essentially two possibilities:
- the natural flower meadow
- the ornamental lawn
The differences are more radical than they appear: it's not just a matter of deciding whether to plant flowers or just grass, it's a matter of deciding what function the garden, or a portion of it, fulfills .
A flowerbed doesn't provide a walkable surface , but it adds color to the garden, offering a very pleasant visual impact and encouraging the passage of pollinating insects, a factor that positively impacts the life cycle of all the surrounding plants. It's excellent if there are fruit trees nearby.
Ornamental lawns increase the space in your garden by providing a fully walkable surface, where you can also place your favorite outdoor furnishings. It's a classic green lawn , but be careful: the intensity of the greenery depends on several factors, such as the type of grass chosen, the environmental conditions, and the care you give it. Avoid wishing for an English lawn and instead ending up with a dry, unsightly patch of brown grass.
The advantage of ornamental lawns is that they prevent weeds from spreading and help to moderate temperatures during the summer months.
As we've seen, both solutions offer advantages ; it's worth considering them before deciding how to organize your garden. To make this choice, however, you need to understand all the options available.
The flower meadow can be created in 3 different ways:
- natural meadow, made up of small-growing flowers and grasses
- flower carpet, a riot of colors and scents
- A flower meadow created through two separate sowings, spaced six months apart. The first sowing is for flowers, followed by grasses.
Maintaining a wildflower meadow is very simple , as the plants tend to self-sow, spreading throughout the landscape; the bulk of the effort required, therefore, lies in weeding out unwanted plants. This way, you'll have a garden perfectly tailored to your desires. Choosing your favorite flowers, scents, and colors is a matter of personal instinct. Obviously, opting for typical local plants helps preserve the site's specific biodiversity . It's recommended to avoid planting overly invasive species, which tend to overwhelm the entire garden.
Even when it comes to ornamental lawns, it's important to delve into detail. Lawn grasses can be divided into two main categories:
- microthermal, grasses that grow well in spring
- macrothermal, grasses that grow more in summer
Specific plants can create lawns with compact, uniform turf , with a very fine or coarse texture. Climatic conditions also favor certain plant types over others. For these specific needs, you can contact your local agricultural consortium, which will certainly recommend the solution best suited to your needs.
Now that you know all this and are determined to create your ornamental lawn, all that's left is to dispel one last conundrum: do you want to seed or use sod?
Sowing requires specific commitment and a certain amount of skill with gardening tools , and offers a result that you will be pleased with over time.
Ready-made lawn is easy to lay , guarantees immediate results, requires less maintenance but is decidedly more expensive.