Great effects can be achieved not only with a large flower bed - a small perennial bed measuring between one and four square meters can also become an eye-catcher in the garden. Of course, slightly different design rules apply in such a bed than in a larger one - after all, the plants shouldn't appear crowded and steal each other's show. With our tips you can create a flower miracle from even the smallest spot.
How do you make a small flower bed attractive?
To make a small flower bed attractive, choose the right location, a harmonious shape, and when selecting plants, pay attention to compactly growing leading perennials and coordinated main flowering times for a maximum of two seasons.
Create small flower beds in an attractive way
The following tips will help you make the small flower bed attractive.
Location
You are free to choose the location, because basically there is no wrong place in the garden - just the wrong choice of plants. Think carefully about where you want to place your small flower bed and what the light, temperature and soil conditions are there. If the soil is too heavy or sandy, it can be improved to a certain extent, but you won't be able to change the lighting conditions much. Fortunately, there is now a large selection of interesting flowering perennials even for semi-shady and shady locations - these can even be used to plant under the tree disk of a larger garden tree.
Shapes
Small flower beds, like the large ones, can have very different shapes. Very narrow beds are often found in front of a house wall, a wall or a fence, while in garden corners you can fit square, semi-circular or cake-shaped beds. A round bed can be easily integrated into the middle of a lawn and acts as an eye-catcher. Basically, the shape of the flower bed should match the garden style and the selected location and create a harmonious overall picture.
Plant selection
When choosing plants, you should consider the limited space, which is why it is better to stay away from very large perennials and prefer to use compactly growing leading perennials. A large perennial takes up a lot of space, so you don't have many options for additional planting - especially since many companion perennials only really come into their own when they are planted in groups. In a small bed you also have to concentrate on the essentials: all seasons cannot be covered here. Instead, you should coordinate the main flowering times of the perennials so that you can cover one or a maximum of two seasons.
Tip
When planting tree slices, make sure that the perennials selected for underplanting cannot build up too much root pressure. Use drought-tolerant species.
