Content
- How to design a balcony box with grasses - ideas for the planting plan
- Top 5 of the ideal grasses for the sunny flower box
- Top 3 of the shadow parkers among the ornamental grasses
- Color contrasts with gravel and bark mulch - that's how it works
- Tips
Grasses are easy to care for and decorative
How to design a balcony box with grasses - ideas for the planting plan
The simplicity of Japanese gardens is in vogue, because this variant of white-green garden design slows down everyday life. So why not just transfer this philosophy to the balcony box? This works best with small grasses and white pebbles in the flower box. Discover here beautiful ornamental grasses for the balcony.
Top 5 of the ideal grasses for the sunny flower box
Grasses are much more than fillers or extras for large-scale perennials.The following 5 premium species for sunny locations provide convincing proof that grasses have the potential to become the main actor:
Annual and hardy ornamental grasses are the perfect candidates to replace withered summer flowers in late summer. Instead of long quarreling with the withered flowers, they pare the flowers and replace them with autumn-attractive grasses, such as mountain sedge (Carex montana) with sulfur-yellow brush ears.
Top 3 of the shadow parkers among the ornamental grasses
When there is a lack of light on the north balcony, the hour of shady grasses beats. The following types and varieties turn the planter into a green work of art at the low-light location:
Color contrasts with gravel and bark mulch - that's how it works
On the shady balcony, flowers and perennials are usually unsuitable as contrasting colorants. Creative hobby gardeners do not let themselves be discouraged, but use white pebbles, red or blue pine bark as a mulch among the grasses in the balcony box.
Tips
With flowers, grasses in the flower box enter into a harmonious community. If you do not want to limit yourself to a green chord, socialize with grasses with blue lobelia, perky pansies and elegant hanging peteunias. Onion flowers, such as crocuses, spring breakers or snowdrops, ensure a blossoming start to the year.