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Create small flower beds in an appealing way

The following tips will help you make the small flowerbed look appealing.

Location

With regard to the location, you are free to choose, because basically there is no wrong place in the garden - just the wrong choice of plants. Think carefully about where you want to put your small flower bed and what the light, temperature and soil conditions are there. A soil that is too heavy or sandy can be improved within certain limits, but you will not be able to shake the lighting conditions much. Fortunately today there is also for partially shaded and shaded Locations a large selection of interesting flowering perennials - with these even the Tree grate of a larger garden tree underplant.

to shape

Small flower beds, like the big ones, can be very different to shape to have. In front of a house wall, a wall or a fence are often very

narrow beds, while in garden corners you can fit more square, semicircular or cake-shaped beds. In the middle of a lawn you can sit down round bed great integration and acts as an eye-catcher here. Basically, however, the shape of the flower bed should match the style of the garden and the selected location and result in a harmonious overall picture.

Plant selection

When choosing plants, you should consider the limited space, which is why it is better to distance yourself from very large perennials and prefer to use compact, leading perennials. A large perennial takes up a lot of space, leaving you with little options for one more Planting remain - especially since many accompanying perennials only really come into their own when they are in groups to be planted. You also have to concentrate on the essentials in a small flower bed: everything Seasons cannot be covered here. Instead, you should coordinate the main flowering times of the perennials so that you can cover one or a maximum of two seasons.