Decorate the border with plants

One Borderthat is adorned with the right plants always has a positive effect on the overall appearance of the bed. In order to achieve the ideal harmony, you should first and foremost choose plants that match the color. Another important point: buy Perennialsthat are hardy in our climate. This saves you the annual replanting. The flowering time is also relevant! Plant flowers in your bed that ideally bloom one after the other from spring to autumn.

Suitable plants for border edging

• Of the Boxwood is a popular shrubbery, for example in the cottage garden style. B. Border vegetable patches. To do this, place the plants at a distance of approx. 20 cm at a right angle around the bed. It is best to tighten an auxiliary cord for a straight line.
• Upholstery phlox is an herbaceous, profuse flowering plant, which due to its low growth of approx. 10 to 15 cm creates an ideal border for the bed. Since the plant is also very good at
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  Rock garden If it thrives, it looks particularly beautiful if you work stones into the border of the bed, from whose crevices the perennial can spread out wonderfully.
• The upholstery phlox inspires with its bloom from April to June in the colors white, pink, rose-red, blue and lilac / white striped.
• The star bellflower with its blue to purple-colored flowers creates a beautiful transition from a meadow to a bed with taller plants. It blooms from June to August and quickly forms beautiful cushions with a star-shaped pile.


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• If you have chosen a low decorative fence for your bed border, you can also use somewhat taller perennials for the planting. However, the flowers should not grow more than 10 cm above the fence. The is very suitable for this lavender. Let a few twigs peek through the fence, this will loosen up the overall picture pleasantly.

Which plants you use to decorate your bed border is a matter of taste. Just make sure that the low-growing plants are always sitting on the "accessible" side of the flower beds and that they are facing back or towards the middle the height of the flowers rises.