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- The most beautiful perennials for a hardy flowerbed
- Winter hardy flowers for the flowerbed
- Evergreen and winter-flowering shrubs and trees adorn in winter
- Tips
The winter snowball flowers even in snow
The most beautiful perennials for a hardy flowerbed
Flower beds can be very creative, such as colorful summer flowers or with a composition of perennials and shrubs. But while annuals do not have to be hardy, but are re-seeded every year, you should opt for the perennials for winter- and frost-hardy species. These make winter care much easier for you. In addition, you can create an attractive viewpoint in the garden even in winter thanks to the choice of plants.
Winter hardy flowers for the flowerbed
No flower borders without perennial shrubs in gorgeous colors! Here is the selection of hardy species especially large, but you should make a careful selection of plants to each other. These must be in terms of
harmonize with each other. Highly awesome perennials such as phlox, steppe sage, girl's eye, larkspur, lupine and edelrose belong in the background of the bed or in its center, as long as you group the smaller flowers in front of it. Short-flowered plants such as Turkish poppy and annual summer flowers are among them, but should be used sparingly. If they have flowered, otherwise fill in gaps in the bed. Flat and carpet-forming perennials such as autumn anemones or silver candles are coming to the fore.
Evergreen and winter-flowering shrubs and trees adorn in winter
Evergreen plants provide fresh green during the winter months. Winter hardy, for example, native species such as books, holly and Bergenien and purple bells. These trees are perfectly complemented by winter-flowering shrubs, which already show their delicate flowers in December or January: Winter snowball ('Viburnum') not only flowers lushly white, but also smells beguiling. Long, yellow flower clusters show the winter mahonie from mid-January, while the sulfur-yellow blooming winter jasmine opens its flowers in December. Long flowering times have witch hazel (November to February) and the tender pink flowering Chinese winter bloom (December to March). Also the evergreen snow heath (Erica carnea), a ground covering dwarf shrub, blooms all winter long.
Tips
Most hardy perennials and shrubs should be planted early in the fall so that they have enough time to root before the first frost. Then the soil is still warm enough to facilitate rooting and the plant is no longer focused on forming flowers and fruits as well as shoot growth.