A lavishly blooming bed from spring to fall is within reach if you get the planting plan right. With a combination of bulbs, flowering shrubs, summer flowers and perennials, you can make the dream come true in your garden. These instructions highlight all the important criteria for an ever-blooming garden bed.

If you plan correctly, you will have a blooming garden from spring to late autumn

Perennial flowering perennials - the cornerstones in the design plan

Most perennials are characterized by a rather short flowering period, which only lasts a few weeks. Of course, some selected species and varieties do not follow this rule, but boast a long-lasting flowering period. The following perennials are perfect as the floral backbone for an ever-blooming garden bed:

  • Sun bride (Helenium), flowering period from June to October/November
  • Goldcup (Chrysogonum virginianum), flowering period from May to September
  • Large-flowered Queen's Eye (Coreopsis grandiflora), flowering period from June to September
  • Spanish daisy (Erigeron karvinskianus), flowering period from May to October
  • Outdoor fuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica var. gracilis), flowering period from July to October

A premium perennial with a never-ending flowering season is Cranesbill (Geranium) with countless cultivars in enchanting colors. From July until the first frost, new flowers keep appearing, which bumblebees, bees and other insects really appreciate.

Flowery early start - that's how it works with bulb flowers and ornamental trees

Until your perennials shine in all their glory from April, early bloomers take over the floral scepter in the garden bed. Therefore, do not design the planting plan without bulbs such as snowdrops, crocuses, tulips and daffodils. Spring shrubs such as dwarf almonds (Prunus tenella), goldbells (Forsythia x intermedia), star magnolia (Magnolia stellata) and witch hazel (Hamamelis intermedia) inspire with lavish blooms and at the same time act as a visual framework.

Annual summer flowers - bloom sprinters fill in floral gaps

If you round off the bed design with annual summer flowers, a non-stop blossom festival is guaranteed. There is only a short time between sowing and the beginning of the flowering period, so that small gaps are closed in no time at all. Prime examples of summer colors are marigolds (Calendula officinalis) and snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus), which delight us from the end of May to October.

Repeat-blooming roses - royal continuous bloom from June to December

If roses enter the summer garden stage, they should be modern bed and small shrub roses. In contrast to historical rose varieties, new breeds bloom in several batches from June to December. Damask roses boast lavishly filled blossoms in fascinating shades of red. So that bumblebees and bees don't go away empty-handed in the bed, simply combine flowering ground cover roses, such as the 'Starflor' variety.

Design roses together with saffron sheafs (Achillea ptarmica), sweet nettles (Agastache) and autumn anemones (Anemone Japonica). These perennials have emerged as befitting foot soldiers for the queen of flowers.

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For the resourceful hobby gardener, doing without bright splashes of color in the garden bed in winter is out of the question. As the uncrowned winter queen, the native Christmas rose (Helleborus niger) shines in its picturesque blossoms from November to March. In milder areas, the pink and white flower heads of the winter snowball (viburnum) join them.

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