In March, the first rays of sunshine arouse the joy of spring-fresh blossoms among balcony gardeners. It's still too early for summer plants. You don't have to do without a colorful play of colors. Be inspired by these planting ideas, which will stage floral moments of happiness on your balcony in March.
Primroses should not be missing on the balcony in March
Spring greetings in the language of flowers - planting plan for the balcony box
In order for your balcony to announce the approaching spring with colorful flowers in March, planting time is already in February. By planting the following plants in mid/late February, you set the stage for a romantic flower festival on the balcony in March. The following planting plan is for an 80 cm flower box (€16.99):
- 1 piece of white rose primrose (Primula vanilla)
- 1 piece of pink cowslip (Primula vulgaris)
- 1 piece blue Dalmatian bellflower (Campanula portenschlagiana)
- 1 white daisy (Bellis perennis)
- 1 piece propelled yellow daffodil, daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus)
- 1 piece of dwarf sweet flag (Acorus gramineus variegatus)
- 1 piece of golden-yellow gold lacquer (erysium)
- 1 piece of ivy 'White wonder' (Hedera helix)
Before inserting the plants, please spread out a drainage made of potsherds on the bottom of the box. Take this opportunity to check whether the bottom holes for water drainage are open. Fill the balcony box halfway up with potting soil. Before potting up the plants, soak the root balls in water until no more air bubbles appear.
Proposal for the plant arrangement
You can achieve an imaginative appearance if you plant the blue bellflower and the white rose primula at the two ends. The gold paint shines to the left of the bellflower. The dwarf sweet flag follows in the background, in front of whose tuft of grass the pink cowslip takes center stage. The direct neighbor of ornamental grass and cowslip is the yellow daffodil, in its function as a leading plant. Ivy and daisies lie at her feet.
tips
March is the perfect time to prepare overwintered geraniums for the coming season. Cut back the leafless shoots so that 2 to 4 buds or leaf bases remain. You should then repot the summer flowers, water them and place them in a bright window seat until mid-May.