What plants are suitable for planting in the villa courtyard?
1. Decorative and beautifying effect.
Carry out greening arrangements according to the indoor environment conditions after the villa decoration, not just for individual items and a certain part of the space, but for the entire environmental elements, and individual and partial decorations can be organized , to achieve the overall beautification effect. Especially when modern people live in reinforced concrete buildings in cities, green plant decoration can not only beautify the interior, but also make the interior full of life and interest, allowing them to enjoy the beauty and comfort of nature.
2. Improve the quality of indoor living environment
Nowadays, people are paying more and more attention to the indoor environmental pollution of newly renovated villas. Research by the China Indoor Environment Committee Monitoring Center found that indoor green plant branches and leaves It has the function of purifying indoor environmental pollution. At the same time, plants can also retain dust, absorb domestic waste gas, release and supplement oxygen that is beneficial to the human body, regulate air humidity, and reduce noise. Green plants such as morning glory, honeysuckle, and grapes on the balcony in summer can not only shade the sun, but also form a green barrier, and can also lower the indoor temperature and help save energy.
3. Improve the structure of indoor space
In villa decoration, green decoration can also play a certain role in the structure of the space. For example, rows of plants can be used to divide the indoor space into different areas according to the needs of people's living activities; vines climbing on the trellis can become a green screen that separates the space, and at the same time organically connects different spaces. The size and height of the plants can be used to adjust the proportion of the space and fully improve the utilization of limited indoor space.
The greening layout of villas and balconies generally has the following forms:
1. Suspended type: There are two methods. One is to hang on the balcony roof and plant spider plants in small containers. , crab claw lily, coleus, etc., to beautify the three-dimensional space; the second is to hang small containers on the edge of the balcony railing, plant vines or spreading plants, so that their branches and leaves hang outside the balcony, beautifying the fence and street view.
2. Pergola style: erect vertical poles at the four corners of the balcony, and place horizontal poles above them to fix them to form a scaffolding; or erect vertical poles at the outer corners of the balcony and tie poles between the vertical poles. or leashes to create a fence-like pattern. The branches and leaves of vines such as grapes and fruits are pulled to the frame to form a shade grid or hedge.
3. Wall-attached type: There are woody vines such as ivy and Lingxiao placed inside and outside the fence, greening the fence and nearby walls. You can also use the wall to embed special half vase-style flower pots, and then use them to plant foliage plants.
4. Flower stand type: On smaller balconies, in order to expand the planting area, stepped or other forms of pot stands can be used to arrange three-dimensional potted flowers on the balcony, or the pot stands can be set up. Beyond the balcony, space is required for the outdoors, thus increasing the green area and beautifying the street view.
5. Planter type: Planters can be made of cement, bricks, corrosion-resistant wood, etc. It is suitable for larger flowers and trees with fixed positions, and some climbing plants can also be planted. Waterproof facilities can be used in flower ponds and flower troughs.
Selection of plants and flowers in the green decoration of villas and balconies
For the flower box type, you can choose some drought-tolerant flowers that like sunshine, have many branches, have abundant flowers, and have a long flowering period, such as geraniums, Chrysanthemums, dahlias, periwinkles, etc.
If you use hanging type, you can choose weeping pot grass, small-leaf ivy, nasturtium, etc. Commonly used climbing plants include ivy, brocade, honeysuckle, grapes, loofah, etc.
There are many types of plants that can be used to beautify the balcony with a flower pile arrangement, but attention should be paid to clear layers and a unified style. The types should not be too many and too complex. Chrysanthemums, roses, cyclamen, asparagus, and colorful leaves can be used. Grass etc.
Coloring plants with different orientations of houses and balconies
If the room or balcony faces south and has long lighting time, you can raise some sun-loving flowers and plants, such as Milan, jasmine, hibiscus, Rose etc.
If the room or balcony faces east or west, it is best to plant some creeping plants, such as philodendron, vine, morning glory, etc.
If the room or balcony faces north, you can plant some shade-tolerant or semi-shade-tolerant plants, such as asparagus, dieffenbachia, clivia, orchid, four-season crabapple, monstera, etc.
So, in our villa life, we often use some green plants to optimize the environment, which not only gives people a green enjoyment visually, but also absorbs some harmful gases while the plants themselves It releases oxygen and other gases that are beneficial to the human body, so green decoration has always been the preferred way in our villa design.