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- Leaf and flower decorations under treetops - with ground cover!
- What can cause ground cover under trees
- Species check - which trees, which groundcover?
- Other trees, other roots
- Typical deciduous forest ground cover and bulb flowers
Ground cover has a positive effect on soil quality under trees
Leaf and flower decorations under treetops - with ground cover!
Trees in the garden serve as natural shade dispensers, fruit suppliers or privacy screens - to increase their ornamentation, planting a groundcover is a great thing. Suitable varieties and the plant practice are decisive for the planning.
What can cause ground cover under trees
Many a solitary tree or a group of trees on the edge of the garden ekes out a somewhat expedient existence - for example, simply as a plot boundary or as a privacy screen. In order to bring a little more liveliness into such a scenario and to increase the feel-good value of your garden, the planting with a pretty ground cover is highly recommended. With decorative foliage and delicate flowers, this can result in highly attractive structure and color contrasts.
A more pragmatic reason for planting a ground cover under trees is the soil-improving effect of many varieties. For the microbiotope under the tree that can be very beneficial.
The arguments for tree planting with ground cover again at a glance:
Species check - which trees, which groundcover?
Other trees, other roots
Of course you have to match the species in the tree planting, taking into account both the tree and the ground cover. Because not only the ground cover must be able to tolerate a shady location, also the characteristics of the tree are relevant.
Flatroots such as maple or beech can take nutrients and water away from the ground cover and also make planting a little harder. They have less soil available here and must be careful not to damage the tree roots. If necessary, you may need to apply an additional layer of soil.
Typical deciduous forest ground cover and bulb flowers
When choosing the ground cover, of course, first the shadow or penumbrass compatibility is crucial. It is especially suitable for varieties that like to grow on forest soils in nature. These include, for example, anemones, cocksfoot, hellebore, cranesbill, forget-me-not or ferns. The delicate flowers and leaf structures of all these species blend in very harmoniously and naturally under deciduous trees.
In addition to these typical, simple deciduous forest beauties, there are also many other optically more present species, for example ornamental or bulbous flowers such as grape hyacinths, tuples and daffodils. Admittedly, these varieties, with their large, colorful flowers and their rather tall growth, form a relatively powerful contrast to the treetop.
As simple, robust and relatively firm sub-plantings are also easy to evergreen or ivy.