Almost every home today has a terrace, which often connects directly to the living room and practically extends it into the garden. In fact, it is a living space that has been moved outside, which needs to be integrated into the garden in an optically meaningful way. To avoid an abrupt transition from patio to garden, you can surround the seating area with one or more flower beds. The design options are extremely diverse.
Flowers bring color to the terrace
Frame patio with flower bed
For example, the terrace can be framed with a flower bed at ground level, which does not necessarily have to be rectangular. L-shaped or even U-shaped beds are ideal at this point. If you like it more playful and romantic, choose a curved, semi-circular or triangular bed shape, of which several can also be placed next to each other. With regard to the planting, the location and soil factors decide which perennials come into the bed. Other decorative elements such as boulders, pebbles, gravel, etc. can also be integrated into the flower bed in a visually appealing way.
Use the flower bed as a privacy screen
However, you can also use the flower bed as a privacy screen instead of a hedge. This works if you plant raised beds - made of wood or stone - densely with tall-growing perennials. These should be about 120 to 140 centimeters high, which, together with the average raised bed height of about 80 centimetres, results in a beautiful, flowering and easy-to-maintain hedge. For example, the perennial sunflower (Helianthus decapetalus), the bushy growing purple rush (Eupatorium), the imposing giant squama (Cephalaria gigantea) and, planted in between, species such as yarrow (Achillea), delphinium (Delphinium) are very well suited for this purpose. , flame flower (Phlox), cranesbill (Geranium) or Indian nettle (Monarda).
Flower bed on the terrace
However, the flower bed can be placed not only in front of the terrace, but also on the terrace. There are also many great ideas for this, starting with a potted flower bed made of many individual plant pots, a table raised bed, large tubs, a planted wheelbarrow or a zinc bathtub. However, you can also integrate the bed directly into the terrace covering, which works particularly well with tiled surfaces (e.g. with wooden tiles). All you have to do is leave out or remove a few tiles and insert and plant in flat planters instead.
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To keep the perennial bed easy to care for, you can cover the ground with bark mulch or with pebbles.