Perennials for the rock garden

What is a rock garden anyway?

A rock garden is the combination of stones and plants in the garden. Sloping terrain, walls and Embankments. Furthermore, the location should be sunny - also because the plants that grow in a rock garden mainly come from the mountains.

In short, a location on the southern, eastern or western side and on a slope is ideal. The intensity of the sun's rays is right there and the drainage, which is also essential, works best.

Plan rock garden

• Before the Planting the perennials any weeds need to be carefully removed. In particular root weeds such as nettle, ground elder, Couch grass or winds you have to fight consistently.
• Waterlogging is to be avoided at all costs. Give the selected area for your rock garden a drainage layer made of coarse gravel.
• A mixture of sand, gravel and earth forms the perfect substrate.
• Use stones that are found in the area. It is advisable to use a uniform stone material in order to achieve a harmonious overall picture. Larger boulders are very attractive: you can lean higher perennials decoratively against them.
• Speaking of perennials: of course, you have to choose plants that can cope with powerful sun and drought or even long for it. It is also nice when the perennials ensure a blaze of color until autumn.

These perennials are suitable for a rock garden

Below is a list of perennials that are made for rock gardens:

• Houseleek (diverse shapes, insensitive to drought, colorful)
• Gartensilberwurz (charming carpet-like mats, flowers in May and June, feathery seed heads after flowering)
• Autumn-Saxifrage (All year round brownish-glossy leaves, white veils of flowers in autumn, good for shady, dry locations, e.g. in the entrance area)
• Sedum hens (robust and easy to care for, intense red foliage possible, flowers in white, pink or carmine red)
• Soapwort (flowers from July until well into autumn, light pink, carnation-like flowers)
• Carpet Myrthenaster (tolerates drought, flowers white in September and October)
• White stonecrop (ground cover, very thick leaves - green in summer, copper-red in autumn)
• Thyme (diverse leaf variants in white, green or gray)