The group of perennials is home to so many beautiful plants that it's hard to decide. In order to create a harmonious bed, it is always important to coordinate the choice of perennials - this means that the combined plants should fit together in all respects. We will give you some tips on which perennials create a harmonious overall picture in your garden.
Which perennials go well together?
In order to create harmonious combinations of perennials, their flowering times, colors and location requirements should be coordinated. Beautiful examples are: magnificent cranesbill with peonies, Turk's poppies and lady's mantle; Purple cow parsley with purple bells and star umbel; Steppe sage with catnip and globe thistle.
First step: plan the perennial bed
Before you can choose specific plants, you should plan your perennial bed carefully. Essentially it's about you thinking about
- what style your garden has and which perennials best suit it,
- what the location of the future bed is (sunny, partially shaded or shady) and
- what the soil looks like (loamy, sandy, etc.).
Depending on the nature of these basic conditions, certain perennials are ideal, while other specimens are out of the question at all.
Second step: Create a planting plan
After the first step comes the nice part: you can specifically select perennials that fit the profile of your garden. Get inspiration from garden centers (or online retailers instead, if you like).
Attention: Even in the sensual act of choosing plants, you have to take a few things into account - for example, making sure that the number of plants used corresponds to the space available in your green oasis. Furthermore, you can't just use so-called leading perennials; Rather, it is important to combine them with accompanying perennials and/or filler plants. This is exactly where the difficulty lies in planning an attractive perennial bed.
Ideas for harmonious combinations
To make your task a little easier, we'll give you some combinations of perennials that go well together below. Always remember that the flowering times of the plants should be as uniform as possible and the flower tones should be from the same color family or at least complementary. Here and there a contrast is of course permitted and even desired.
- Dark purple magnificent cranesbill with light pink peonies, the Turkish poppy “Gray Widow”, baby’s breath, lady’s mantle, catnip and the blood cranesbill
- Purple meadow parsley with purple bells, the silver-gray rue, the Pyrenean cranesbill, the star umbel, the flame flower and the Indian nettle
- Steppe sage with catnip, globe thistle, flat-leaved man litter, yarrow and chamomile
Of course, all of these are just ideas. At the end of the day, whatever you like is beautiful.
