The winter-proof planting in the flower box can only rarely come up with colorful flowers as a splash of color. With stylish winter jewelery you spice up the green basic chord in your appearance. Be inspired by these decoration ideas to elegantly present your winter flower box.

Flower boxes can be spiced up in winter with very simple means

Making decorations yourself is the trump card - tips for original winter decorations

Stylishly decorating the flower box (€16.99) for the winter is the ideal project for the whole family. When gardening is reduced to a minimum, there is plenty of free time for leisurely handicrafts. Below we have put together a colorful array of clever DIY ideas for you and your children:

  • Collect pine cones in the forest, spray them with color or paint them
  • Cut branches from hardy conifers and sprinkle with artificial snow
  • Wrap pieces of birch wood with fairy lights
  • Form mushroom hats from white modeling clay and glue them to wooden sticks with hot glue

Small figures can be made from plaster of paris. With self-crocheted hats and scarves you equip the little men for winter. Wrap wire around the feet of the mini sculptures, push them through the holes in the bottom of the flower box to fix them here storm-proof. In this way, other decorations can also be attached to the balcony box.

Decoration and winter protection in one go - that's how it works

If you winterize your flower boxes (€16.99), you will conjure up an attractive decoration from them at the same time. Wrap the box in bubble wrap beforehand to protect the root balls from frost. After this duty comes the freestyle, in which you hide the film from the viewer's view. The following options are available:

  • Wrap balcony boxes with colored jute ribbons, intertwined in lavish knots on the front
  • Lay coconut or straw mats over the foil so that they overlap the edge by 5-10 cm and tie with jute ribbons
  • Shape a winter coat for the flower box out of mottled grey, brown or white sheep's wool

Add the finishing touches to the decorative winter protection with stickers, ribbons or fairy lights.

tips

Do you use your balcony box as a growing area for vegetables? Then hardy plants take over the floral scepter for the cold season. Plant small box trees, privet or mountain holly for the winter. At Christmas time, decorate the evergreen trees with fairy lights. The flower box gets a red winter jacket made of fleece or jute, decorated with Christmas stickers.

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