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Spring bloomers for the balcony - these plants bloom from March

Those who missed the autumn planting time for bulbs and perennials will find what they are looking for in spring in garden centers and tree nurseries. There is a large selection of early spring flowers available for the balcony box. March is the planting time for the following species and varieties:

• Blue pillows (Aubrieta): cushion flower in beautiful colors with a flowering time from April to May; 5-10 cm
• Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens), the ideal complement to blue pillows with white star blossoms; 15 cm
• Gold-Milkweed (Euphorbia polychroma) for golden-yellow flowers in a sunny flower box; 25-30 cm
• Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris), the native spring perennial with purple shell flowers from March; 20 cm

Pansy and Horned violets can be discovered in splendid colors with single and double flowers. The distinctive perennials have therefore become the main protagonists in the lush

Flower box(€ 149.00 at Amazon *) crystallized for spring. The little beauties are so robust that even late frosty nights do not cause them any problems.

Bergenia heralds spring in the shade

You don't have to do without colorful flowers in spring on the shady balcony. Put in the flower box preferred Bergenia (Bergenia) greet the spring with pink flowers from April. When the planting time for summer flowers begins in mid-May, transplant the bergenias into the bed so that they will decorate the garden with their beautiful ornamental leaves for the rest of the year.

Think about spring in autumn - bulb flowers for spring

Thanks to increasingly mild winters, the Winter planting in spring continues in all its glory. By making provisions for fresh spring flowers in autumn, you save the effort of planting in spring. It's easy to do with flower bulbs. In autumn, plant bulbs of next to the hardy plants snowdrop, Anemones, crocuses, Larkspur and snow shine.