Design after the heyday
One of the most important criteria when choosing plants for a visually beautiful flowerbed is the flowering time. So that you can enjoy lush flowers all year round, you should use perennials and shrubs with different flowering times plants. Naturally, the selection is greatest in summer, but there are still flowering plants for autumn and even winter. These provide a welcome splash of color in the dreary season. This combination is complemented by evergreen and decorative foliage plants, which make the bed look attractive even outside of the regular flowering times.
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| Heyday | Suitable species |
|---|---|
| spring | snowdrop, Tulips, Daffodils, Ranunculus, hyacinth, squill, crocuses |
| summer | Cranesbill, Roses, Splendid spar, Bellflower, Sun hat, Dahlias, delphinium, Gladiolus, many annuals |
| autumn | Chrysanthemums, Fette Henne (stonecrop), Herbstzeitlose, Herbst-Aster |
| winter | Christmas rose, Witch hazel, Winterling, Winter jasmine, Scented snowball |
Design according to colors and shapes
You also have different design ideas with regard to colors and shapes: Flower beds can be planted in one color, for example pure white, pink or blue flowering beds look exciting, as long as you combine plants of different heights and widths combine. In such a bed, the different types of plants create the necessary variety. If single-colored beds are too boring for you, you can combine two or three colors that harmonize with each other (e. B. red and white, red and yellow, blue and yellow, blue and white ...) or plant a different-colored, tall perennial in the middle of a single-colored bed. On the other hand, colorful beds with flowers in different colors look cheerful and never boring. However, always make sure to combine different heights and widths with one another: High-growing species belong Always in the background of the bed and slender flowers growing upwards should always be flanked by broad, bushy ones will.
Design according to garden style
Perhaps you are also in the mood for a certain one stylethat harmonizes with the rest of the garden or best suits your personal taste.
Flowerbed close to nature
If you want to do something good for insects, you can plant a so-called butterfly discount. The small butterflies and also other insects like bees and Bumblebees love Blue pillows, Lavender, heather asterisk, spur flowers, phlox, Candytuft and Sedum plant. As the center of a larger flower bed, a white or purple blooming lilac looks wonderful. If you have an insect-friendly bed, be careful not to include any half-filled or double varieties of flowers plant, because the additional petals are often an insurmountable obstacle for insects represent.
Romantic flowerbed
In a romantic flower bed, color and fragrance are the most important properties of the selected plants. The colors should be gentle and soft: pale pink, brown-yellow and white are typically romantic colors. Roses such as the historical Bourbon and Portland varieties are indispensable in such a bed. Typical romantic flowers are also Pansy, Ladder to heaven, Globe flower, Lady's mantle, meadowsweet, Clematis, Maiden in the green, forget Me Not and commemorate. In addition to pastel colors, dark purple and red tones also look gorgeous in the romantic flowerbed.
Tips
A flower bed does not necessarily have to consist of perennials and shrubs planted in a certain area. You can also use a Pot garden, for example on the balcony or terrace. Exotic, not hardy species also find a place here.