Houseleeks (Sempervivum) are very undemanding and easy-care thick-leaf plants that tempt the resourceful gardener to all sorts of creative design options. That's why we've put together a few particularly beautiful decoration ideas for you and your garden here.
Almost anything can be decorated with houseleek
Great decorating ideas with houseleek
When designing and decorating the houseleek ensemble, pay attention not only to the specific living conditions of the plants, but also to their growth: over time, the individual rosettes form offshoots called daughter rosettes and quickly overgrow larger areas. Therefore leave a little space between the individual rosettes so that they can spread out and form clumps. However, you can also remove excess offshoots and plant them as independent plants - for example, use them for new planting ideas.
materials for decoration
There are basically no limits when it comes to decorative materials, because you can place the houseleeks in any conceivable planter and combine them with stones, various decorative objects and / or other rock garden plants with similar needs. Use discarded (maybe even broken) crockery, old clay pots, jugs, kettles, chairs, window frames, wooden boxes (e.g. tea chests), saucepans, enamel, soup ladles, seashells and snail shells… basically houseleeks can be planted in anywhere, in where only a bit of earth can be piled up.
Combine houseleek with other plants
In addition, the houseleek can be combined very well with low sedum plants (Sedum), the spectacularly flowering midday flower (Delosperma), the cushion roseroot (Rhodiola), the starroot (Orostachys), Saxifraga (also known as "saxifrage") and other succulent plants. Houseleeks of different colors and shapes also look very pretty planted together.
Create a rock garden close to nature
First of all, a well-designed rock garden has little in common with a mere "pile of stones", because the plants should set the tone. In semi-natural rock gardens, stones should not be deliberately placed upright, but arranged irregularly in groups, as in nature. It is best to combine small and large as well as different colored stones with each other. With different types of rock (e.g. tuff and slate) you can create variety in the rock garden, but you can also limit yourself to just one type.
The boulder garden
A special form of the rock garden is the scree garden. Scree is a flat or sloping accumulation of rock debris and some soil. Plant various houseleeks and possibly other outdoor succulents or rock garden plants between the rubble.
tips
If you don't have enough space for a "real" rock garden, simply create one in miniature - for example in a wooden box, a discarded chair, on a rock or in a raised bed.