The creative front garden design cannot do without floral protagonists. With hydrangeas you give the imaginative appearance the ideal guiding figure, whose flower magic no one can escape. Find out here how the romantic flower stars present themselves perfectly.
How do you perfectly stage hydrangeas in the front garden?
Hydrangeas set accents in the front garden as central figures, in the background of the plants or in a cottage garden style. Recommended varieties include 'Annabelle', 'Limelight' and 'Kardinal'. Proper care includes moderate thinning and cutting off spent flowers in spring.
In the center or as a backdrop – tips for placement
Huge flower balls and majestic shape are the outstanding attributes of garden hydrangeas. Thanks to these characteristics, the magnificent flowering shrubs have the potential to replace a tree as a leading plant. You can also create visual depth in the small front garden by using taller shrubs as a backdrop for perennials and flowers. This is how you cleverly integrate hydrangeas into your planting plan:
- As a central figure in the center of the front garden, surrounded by a small boxwood hedge
- In the large front garden, ideally flanked with rose-covered obelisks
- Located in the background as a blooming summer backdrop for small perennials, shrubs and flowers
Hydrangeas are an indispensable design element if you create your front garden as a cottage garden. Here the flowering bushes have the task of setting authentic accents as a solitary plant in the crossroads and as flowering greenery on the picket fence.
Recommended hydrangeas for the front garden – a selection
A wide range of species and varieties makes choosing the ideal hydrangea for the front garden a difficult undertaking. To support your decision-making, we present the following triumvirate among flowering shrubs:
- Ball hydrangea 'Annabelle' delights with furious, white flower balls in both modern and classic front gardens
- Pranicle hydrangea 'Limelight' boasts an interplay of colors from light green to white and pink
- Plate hydrangea 'Cardinal' catches the eye with its dark red flowers from July to September
To design a small garden with hydrangeas, the magical hydrangea 'Rosalba' comes into focus. The flowering bush remains at a height of 120 to 150 cm and blooms with pink-white or ice-blue disc flowers, depending on the pH value of the soil.
Tip
The pivotal point in the professional care of hydrangeas is the correct use of scissors. For the popular garden and farm hydrangeas, it is sufficient if you thin out the bushes in early spring and cut off the withered flowers. Extensive pruning is always accompanied by the risk of losing buds for the next flower festival.
