A lavishly blooming bed from spring to fall is within reach if you design the planting plan correctly. With a combination of bulbous flowers, flowering shrubs, summer flowers and perennials you can make the dream come true in your garden. These instructions highlight all the important criteria for an ever-blooming garden bed.
How do you create an ever-blooming garden bed?
To make a garden bed ever-blooming from spring to fall, combine ever-blooming perennials such as sunflowers and cranesbills, early bloomers such as snowdrops and ornamental trees, annual summer flowers such as marigolds, snapdragons and more frequently blooming roses.
Continuously blooming perennials – the cornerstones of the design plan
Most perennials are characterized by a very short flowering period, which only lasts a few weeks. Of course, some selected species and varieties do not adhere to this rule, but boast a long-lasting flowering period. The following perennials are perfect as a floral backbone for an ever-flowering garden bed:
- Sun Bride (Helenium), flowering period from June to October/November
- Golden basket (Chrysogonum virginianum), blooms from May to September
- Large-flowered girl's eye (Coreopsis grandiflora), flowering period from June to September
- Spanish daisy (Erigeron karvinskianus), blooms from May to October
- Outdoor fuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica var. gracilis), flowering period from July to October
A premium perennial with a never-ending flowering period is cranesbill (geranium) with countless varieties in enchanting colors. From July until the first frost, new flowers continue to emerge, which bumblebees, bees and other insects greatly appreciate.
An early start full of flowers – this is how it works with bulb flowers and ornamental trees
Until your perennials shine in all their splendor from April, early bloomers will take over the floral scepter in the garden bed. Therefore, do not design the planting plan without bulbous flowers such as snowdrops, crocuses, tulips and daffodils. Spring shrubs such as dwarf almond (Prunus tenella), golden bells (Forsythia x intermedia), star magnolia (Magnolia stellata) and witch hazel (Hamamelis intermedia) delight with their lavish floral flora and at the same time act as a visual framework.
Annual summer flowers – flower sprinters fill floral gaps
If you round off the bed design with annual summer flowers, a non-stop blossom festival is guaranteed. There is only a short time between sowing and the start of the flowering period, so small gaps are closed in no time. Prime examples of summer colors are marigolds (Calendula officinalis) and snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus), which delight us from the end of May to October.
Frequently blooming roses – royal continuous bloom from June to December
When roses enter the summer garden stage, they should be modern bed and small shrub roses. In contrast to historical rose varieties, new varieties bloom in several bursts from June to December. Damask roses boast lush, double flowers in fascinating shades of red. So that bumblebees and bees don't go away empty-handed in the bed, simply combine flowering ground cover roses, such as the variety 'Starnflor'.
Design roses together with Bertram's sheaves (Achillea ptarmica), scented nettles (Agastache) and autumn anemones (Anemone Japonica). These perennials have emerged as befitting foot soldiers for the queen of flowers.
Tip
Foregoing colorful splashes of color in the garden bed in winter is out of the question for the resourceful hobby gardener. As the uncrowned winter queen, the native Christmas rose (Helleborus niger) shines in its picturesque flower dress from November to March. In mild locations, the pink-white flower heads of the winter viburnum (viburnum) are added.
