Content
- Needs little space: rock garden in the pot
- What you need for a pot rockery
- Which plants are suitable for the mini rock garden?
- How to lay the rock garden in the bucket - step by step
- Tips
The most important thing for the success of the mini rock garden is the right plant choice
Needs little space: rock garden in the pot
Nobody needs a large garden to set up a small alpinarium in it. A low-maintenance rock garden can basically be laid out in a small pot, a flat bowl or a balcony box.
What you need for a pot rockery
Particularly suitable are planters or pots that should be as flat as possible and have a drain hole at the bottom. This is immensely important for the drainage, so that your rock garden does not drown at some point in the rain or irrigation water. You also need:
Which plants are suitable for the mini rock garden?
For the mini rock garden in the bucket, all plants that are not too big are suitable. Which are the concrete, is left entirely to your imagination and the available space. Here are some suggestions for you:
However, not all plants are suitable for every location. Many rock garden plants prefer sun. However, there are also species that feel more comfortable in partial shade or even shade.
How to lay the rock garden in the bucket - step by step
Do you have all necessary utensils together? Then you can now make the design and planting of the planter.
Of course, you can also design a mini-rock landscape in a correspondingly large pot, for which you need natural stones in the right size. The joints between the stones should be large enough for the dwarf perennials to fit comfortably inside.
Tips
A miniature rock garden can be realized not only great in the pot, but also in a slightly larger dimension in the raised bed.