- Farewell to winter - heralds of spring for the flower garden
- Summer bloomers with modest requirements
When hobby gardeners create a flower garden, low-maintenance plants are at the top of the shopping list. This selection introduces you to species and varieties that combine undemanding frugality with lavish blooms.

Farewell to winter - heralds of spring for the flower garden
Bulb flowers make your garden shine when perennials and ornamental shrubs are still dormant. As if by magic, the following heralds of spring are stretching out their blossoms towards the first rays of the sun:
- Snowdrops (Galanthus), indispensable classics with white flowers from February; 8 to 15 cm
- spring anemone (Anemone blanda) and wood windflower (Anemone nemorosa) from March to April; 15 cm
- Snowglow (Chionodoxa forbesii) white or blue flower cups in March; 20 to 25 cm
Daffodils (Narcissus) and tulips (Tulipa) continue the blossom festival from April. In summer they pass the floral scepter on to picturesque bulbous flowers such as lilies (Lilium) and Montbretia (Crocosmia masoniorum). Plant the tubers of dahlias (Dahlia) in the ground in May and the exotic beauties will bathe the autumnal garden in a luminous sea of blossoms.
Summer bloomers with modest requirements
In the imaginative design plan for the flower garden, annual permanent bloomers should not be missing. The following flowers compensate for a lack of winter hardiness with a never-ending flowering period:
- Cosmos bipinnatus 'Cosimo Red-White' with red and white flowers until autumn; 50 to 60 cm
- Zinnia (Zinnia elegans 'Canary Bird') competes with the sun with canary-yellow flowers; 40 to 50 cm
- Mallow (Hibiscus trionum) inspires with 5 cm large cup flowers from June to October; 70 to 90 cm
- Large-flowered Queen's Eye (Coreopsis grandiflora) easy-care flowers until October; 40 to 50 cm
- Scented Stone Rich (Lobularia maritima), the indispensable ground cover for sunny locations; 10 to 15 cm
Sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus) spread a romantic flair in the cottage garden all summer long. The historical tendrils green fences, pergolas and trellises with their fragrant blossoms until the first frost. If you want a motley appearance, keep sweet peas and morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea) that climb dizzy heights of up to 200 cm.
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When hardy flowers retreat into the ground after the first frost, the time has come for the magical Christmas rose. The native perennial adorns the garden with creamy white cup-shaped flowers and evergreen leaves from November until well into spring.