When it is time for autumn planting, many people fall back on the same plants over and over again - mostly those that determine what is on offer in the discounter. There are significantly more options for designing the grave in autumn and winter. Interested parties can find out what is important and what is possible here.
Pay attention to quality
In autumn you can find a large amount of seasonal crops in discount stores. Unfortunately, these have often already spent a few days in a dark warehouse or a transporter and are therefore weakened. As a result, they often die within a short period of time. Anyone who plant the plants and would like to have something from them for more than a few weeks should therefore invest in quality and buy the plants from a nursery.
Avoid edible jewelry
Apples, pumpkins and nuts are often used on autumn arrangements and wreaths. Unfortunately, these autumn decorations attract not only birds but also squirrels, mice and rats. These decorative elements should therefore be avoided when planting graves in autumn. Alternatively, artificial variants can be used.
Color without flowers?
With multi-colored and evergreen perennial plants, the grave can be given colored accents even without flowers. Well suited
are for example purple bells (Heuchera), Funkie (Hosta) and the variegated olive willow (Elaeagnus pungens 'Maculata'). The advantage of these plants is that they survive the winter well - as long as they are planted. It is only necessary to ensure that the growth is limited if necessary with some varieties of hostas must be, because these become very lush and can therefore quickly become too large, especially for urn graves.Heath as a classic
Hardy varieties of the heather (Erica) are autumn classics for window sills, gardens and even the cemetery. They are available in different colors from white to carmine red and purple and often still bloom when the first snow is already on the horizon. It is particularly beautiful when different shades of color are combined with one another, for example a trio of white, pink and purple flowers. The small plants can also be used to create patterns and borders. Another advantage is the small size. This makes them ideal for urn graves.
Silver leaf as a resistant contrast
The hard-wearing silver leaf goes well with the cheerfully colored heather (Lunaria) wonderful as
Contrast. The evergreen plant can, however, also be combined with bright yellow, orange or red flowers when dried, fits in autumnal arrangements and wreaths and is also very effective in bowls decorative.Classic flowering plants for the grave
The classic flowering plants for autumn planting in the cemetery include:
- Cyclamen
- Asters
- Chrysanthemums
- Horned violets
- Pansy
- Shrub Veronica
- cyclamen
They all bring colorful accents to the grave planting in autumn, are available in numerous different tones and are comparatively easy to care for. They can also be easily combined with one another. If there is not much time left to care for graves, cyclamen and horned violets should be given preference. They are undemanding, bloom in autumn and are among the first plants to sprout buds and flowers again in spring. Apart from that, there are simple and double, multi-colored, large and small-flowered varieties. This can provide variety even if only cyclamen and horned violets are placed on the grave as flowering plants.
Grasses as an accent
Integrating grasses into the grave planting seems unusual at first. However, the plants set an accent and make the planting more dynamic thanks to a small difference in height. In addition, some species bloom in autumn and are also hardy.
However, care should be taken to ensure that grass species that remain small are selected and that their spread is limited. So it is better to put the grass in a bowl or pot or to integrate a root barrier. In addition, the ears should be cut off after they have dried up so that the seeds cannot spread in the area.
Suitable species and varieties that remain small include:
- Blue fescue grass
- Japanese blood grass
- Sweet flag
- Small lamp cleaning grass
- Pipe grass
- Flat ear grass
- Sedges, such as red sedge and Japanese sedge
- Fescue fescue
Integrate plates
If the grave is not to be replanted two or three times a year but still decorated with changing flowering plants, the combination of ground cover and slabs is ideal. The ground cover is the basis of the planting and serves as a background. Planted bowls or wreaths and arrangements can be placed on the plates, which act as seasonal embellishments and dots of color. The plant decoration in the cemetery is made much easier by the combination of leaves and planted bowls, Weeding is only necessary on the plates and other care is limited to watering and removing the Foliage.
Leave gaps
Lush planting made up of dense ground cover and some blooming accents can be a pretty sight. Often, however, graves with such lush vegetation also require a lot of maintenance. An alternative to this is to consciously leave space. A planting on the edge, in the middle colored accents or planted bowls and free areas with gravel or mulch are filled, create a very neat and well-groomed image - without having to do without the seasonal plant decorations must become. Watering and cutting the plants is just as easy as removing leaves. In addition, individual plants are shown to their best advantage.
Less is more
Ten different plants in ten different colors, shapes and sizes - this can quickly make graves look cluttered. The following applies to the planting: Less is more. The choice of plants should be limited to three to five different varieties. The same applies to very different colors. If the design is kept tone-on-tone, on the other hand, there may be more nuances.
