Typical for a modern style flower bed are clear shapes and few, but accentuated, plants. You are unlikely to find wild herbaceous beds here, nor is a natural design typical. Instead, the modern garden should primarily serve for relaxation and therefore be easy to maintain.
How can I design a modern flower bed?
You can design a modern flower bed with clear shapes, accent-based planting, gravel or stone beds, clever combinations of flowering plants and grasses as well as easy-care plants and privacy screens with flower borders in front of them. Design the bed like a colorful mosaic with colorful pebbles.
Easy-care gravel or stone beds
Flower beds in a modern style are typically covered with gravel or other stones, so that the bed always looks neat and well-maintained without much effort - weeds have no chance here, especially if there is a weed fleece underneath. In the middle of this stone bed, place individual plants that catch the eye with a special shape or color. A small stream or a water feature also fits perfectly into such an ensemble. However, it is important that gravel and stones are cleaned regularly with the help of a strong jet of water (€105.00 on Amazon), as they quickly become dirty and otherwise look unsightly.
Skillful combination of flowering plants and grasses
An absolute must in a modern garden are grasses that are cleverly combined with flowering perennials or subshrubs. Ferns such as the lady fern also provide a green focal point. By the way, the flower bed doesn't just have to be reserved for perennials and shrubs: groups of three small trees planted together, for example sand birches with their interestingly colored bark, complement the easy-care bed perfectly - provided, of course, that it is large enough. Furthermore, the plants do not have to be planted directly in the ground. Large square or rectangular containers can be planted with exotic-looking flowering plants such as palm lilies, canna lilies or hostas and arranged into harmonious groups.
Privacy screen with flower borders planted in front of it
The privacy screen is important in a modern garden, which is rarely designed with hedges, but rather with the help of fences, walls, gabions, etc. The narrow strip of beds in front of such a border is ideal for selective planting with a few but meaningful flowering plants and grasses.
Tip
When creating a gravel bed, you don't have to limit yourself to white or gray pebbles. Instead, buy the stones in different colors and shapes and design the flower bed like a colorful mosaic.
