Flower beds can be designed very creatively, for example with colorful summer flowers or with a composition of perennial shrubs and shrubs. But while annuals do not have to be hardy, but have to be sown anew every year, you should choose winter- and frost-hardy species for permanent plants. These make winter care much easier for you, and with the right choice of plants you can also create an attractive focal point in the garden in winter.
The winter snowball blooms even when there is snow
Hardy flowers for the flower bed
No flower borders without perennially blooming perennials in splendid colors! Here the selection of hardy species is particularly large, but you should make a careful selection of plants that go together. These must in terms
- growth form and height
- color
- flowering and flowering time
- site and soil requirements
- care needs
harmonize with each other. High-growing, magnificent perennials such as phlox, wood sage, girl's eye, delphinium, lupine and hybrid tea belong in the background of the bed or in the middle, provided you group the smaller flowers in front of it. Short-flowering plants such as Turkish poppies and annual summer flowers should be considered, but should only be used sparingly. If they have bloomed, there will otherwise be gaps in the bed that need to be filled. Flat and carpet-forming perennials such as autumn anemones or silver candles come to the fore.
Evergreen and winter-flowering shrubs and trees adorn in winter
Evergreen plants provide fresh green during the winter months. For example, native species such as box, holly, bergenia and purple bells are hardy. These trees and shrubs are perfectly complemented by winter-blooming shrubs, which already show their delicate flowers in December or January: Winter viburnum ('Viburnum') not only blooms lavishly white, but also has an enchanting scent. The winter mahonia shows long, yellow flower clusters from mid-January, while the sulphur-yellow flowering winter jasmine opens its flowers as early as December. Witch hazel (November to February) and the delicate pink flowering Chinese winter blossom (December to March) have long flowering periods. Evergreen snow heather (Erica carnea), a ground-covering dwarf shrub, also blooms all winter long.
tips
Most hardy perennials and shrubs should be planted in early fall to give them ample time to root before the first frost. Then the soil is still warm enough to facilitate rooting and the plant no longer focuses on the development of flowers and fruit as well as shoot growth.