A natural-looking permanent planting in the flower box offers floral moments of happiness at any time of the year. With the right combination of bulbs, perennials, grasses and herbs, you can put your ambitious plan into practice. These tips for a sunny and a shady balcony show how it works.

With good planning, it blooms all year round on the balcony

Planting suggestion for the south-facing balcony - ideas for permanent planting

With a balanced combination of seasonal flowering plants and evergreen perennials, your flower box (€16.99) on the sunny balcony has something to offer from spring to winter. The following planting suggestion refers to the year-round planting of a 100 cm long balcony box:

  • Flower bulbs: snowdrop (Galanthus), crocus (Crocus) and grape hyacinth (Muscari)
  • Herbs: Sage (Salvia), oregano (Origanum), lavender (Lavendula) or creeping mountain savory (Satureja montana)
  • Perennials: Spanish daisy (Erigeron karvinskianus), cranesbill (Geranium) and perennial flax (Linum perenne)
  • Grasses: Love-grass (Eragrostis trichodes), Crested sedge (Carex comans) or Brocade sedge (Carex dolichostachya)

Arrange the plants so that upright perennials alternate with low and cushion-forming plants. In this way you create an exciting, varied appearance.

Planting suggestion for a shady balcony - fragrant pleasure instead of flowers

For a window box on the north side, perennials take center stage, replacing missing flowers with alluring fragrance and decorative foliage. The following plants are suitable for this variant of permanent planting:

  • Fragrant upholstery perennials: Pennywort (Lysimachia nummularia), Golddrop (Chiastophyllum oppositifolium)
  • Perennials: sweet violet (Viola odorata), corydalis (Corydalis elata), daylily (Hemerocallis minor), forest phlox (Phlox divaricata)
  • Grasses and ferns: Japanese sedge (Carex morrowii), spleen fern (Asplenium trichomanes), dwarf peacock fern (Adiantum pedatum)
  • Foliage Ornamental Plants: Mini Blue Funkie (Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears'), Small Gold Funkie (Hosta 'Goldene Wave')

There is nothing wrong with planting several balcony boxes (€109.00) in the same pattern. Rhythm and repetition are a central criterion for creative permanent planting if a harmonious overall impression is to be created. If you position cushion-forming perennials on the visible side, they develop into elegant hanging carpets.

tips

A permanent planting in the flower box only meets the high expectations if the culture substrate is structurally stable. Therefore, leave cheap earth from the discounter on the left. If the plants are able to stretch out their roots in good quality potting soil, they will remain vital and healthy all year round. Therefore, fill balcony boxes with a peat-free substrate, enriched with perlite respiratory flakes or lava granules.(13.99€)

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