The romantic flowers of the hydrangea and the bright colors of the roses are one of the most beautiful bed compositions for many garden lovers. A combination of farmer's hydrangeas and roses looks particularly good in rural or English-style gardens.
How do I combine hydrangeas and roses in the bed?
To successfully plant hydrangeas and roses together, choose a location with part sun and part shade. Pay attention to different soil requirements by lining the hydrangea's planting hole with pond liner and filling it with special soil. Create a harmonious plant community.
Benefits of Plant Society
You can achieve an interesting design effect through companion planting. Hydrangeas placed behind the roses create a calm background against which the elegant roses are particularly attractive. Since the hydrangeas produce new flowers throughout the summer, they bridge the blooming breaks of the roses. Planted tone on tone, this companion planting looks elegant and fits perfectly into a modern garden setting. Strong color contrasts create exciting accents.
The right location
In natural locations, roses can be found on sunny and airy places, embankments, edges of bushes or poor meadows. They prefer companion plants that don't crowd or shade them too much. Roses are also among the sun-hungry flowering plants.
The hydrangea, on the other hand, is not a sun worshiper and prefers partially shaded and wind-protected locations. If you want to put both plants in one bed, you should choose a place that is partly in the sun and partly in the shade. This means you can meet the needs of both plants.
Meeting different soil requirements
Since roses prefer low-acid soil, you should line the hydrangea's planting hole with perforated pond liner. Add a drainage layer of expanded clay or gravel that is at least ten centimeters thick to prevent waterlogging. Spread garden fleece (€34.00 on Amazon) or perforated mulch film over this layer and fill the hole with special hydrangea or alternatively ericaceous soil. Mulch the hydrangea additionally with leaves, pine needles or bark mulch.
Tip
Hydrangeas change and lose flower color depending on the pH of the soil. This can disrupt the color harmony in the bed. The pH value can be lowered and the flower color influenced by hydrangea fertilizer, watering with vinegar water or incorporating leaf compost into the soil.
