If you create the flower bed with stones, you not only achieve a modern, attractive result, but also reduce the amount of maintenance required. Not only do the stones form an interesting contrast to the lush sea of flowers, weeds no longer stand a chance here either.
How to create a flower bed with stones?
Creating a flower bed with stones begins with choosing a dry, sunny location. Then dig a 15 cm deep pit, fill it with compost and sand, insert weed film and arrange stones. Plant plants, preferably drought-resistant species, and water them regularly.
Preparation
A sun-drenched and rather dry place in the garden is best suited for a stone bed. If the location is too damp and too dark, you can quickly have problems with moss. Once you have chosen the right location, dig a pit about 15 centimeters deep and fill it with a mixture of the excavated material, plenty of compost and horn shavings. Lining with a weed film (€19.00 at Amazon) is recommended in order to reduce the growth of unwanted plants - especially stubborn root weeds - from the outset. Arrange the stones themselves directly on the fleece, whereby the larger ones always belong at the bottom and should be stabilized with piled up sand.
Plant selection
Basically, all plants are suitable for the stone bed, unless they are particularly wet-room plants. However, drought-resistant plants feel most at home here. Flowers and perennials from the Mediterranean such as lavender are particularly perfect. Roses, pitch carnations, rue, ornamental onions and Junker lilies provide colorful variety. Flowering subshrubs as well as grasses, bulbous flowers and ground cover plants (e.g. creeping cranesbill or thyme) also fit into the stone bed.
Planting and care
When creating the stone bed, the rule applies that the stones are laid out first and the plants are planted later. Either leave the areas to be planted free from the start or remove the stones right down to the ground. Cut the fleece in a cross shape and plant the plant in the planting hole. Now fill this with soil, press the plant well and distribute the stones around the plant again. After the bed has been completely planted, you should water it thoroughly with the water hose. You should also water regularly later, because the plants in stone beds quickly become thirsty.
Tip
Frame a traditional flower bed with stones to prevent it from overgrowing its edge. This limitation also makes subsequent maintenance easier because you can mow the lawn more easily thanks to the edge.
