In the warm season we like to spend time on the terrace. To ensure that it really becomes an oasis of well-being, the stylish design and the successful selection of plants play a crucial role. We give you several ideas on how you can plant your terrace and thus virtually integrate the seating area into the garden.
Onethoughtful designcan make the garden a popular retreat. The whole family enjoys spending time on the terrace. There we grill together, eat together, and welcome friends and relatives. And you can relax on the comfortable lounge group. So it's worth investing a weekend and planting the area around the terrace. Below we will explain to you step by step the quickest way to do this.
1. Make a garden sketch, mark the terrace orientation on it and try to calculate the number of hours of sunshine per day in spring and summer. The best way to do this is to position a cell phone facing the patio on a sunny day and take a photo every 30 minutes. This is the quickest way to find out where the shadows are. You can decide on a suitable garden style based on the garden sketch, the terrace orientation and the hours of sunshine.
2. Depending on whether you have a large or small garden, you can choose the appropriate number of plants and flower beds. Use a garden hose to mark the edge of the bed around the patio to get a better idea.
3. Prepare the soil. If there is one therethere is lawn,then you can use a lawn blower to remove the grass. The device can be borrowed from most hardware stores and garden centers. Then you can loosen the soil with a spade and fertilize it.
4. Then you can plant the individual plants in the flower bed. Leave a minimum distance of 30 cm between plants. Finally, the new plants are watered.
When should I start planting on the terrace?
The right planting time depends on the flowers, ground cover and perennials. The right time is usually after the Ice Saints, when there is no longer permanent frost and sub-zero temperatures at night.
Plant a raised patio
A raised terrace is visually separated from the garden and therefore often looks uncomfortable. The right planting can create a seamless transition between the terrace and the gardensuitable privacy protectionoffer for this area.
The planting plan and the plants at a glance
If you would like to plant all around your raised terrace, then this is a good optionnext planting plan. The plants look beautiful all year round. The rock pear produces bright white flowers in spring, bears delicious edible fruit in summer and in autumn its leaves turn orange and red. The black birch offers sun and privacy protection and its beautiful white bark is particularly effective in the winter months. The right time to plant is in spring. The following tips will help you extend the flowering period:
- Remove the yellow leaves of the iris.
- Cut off the wilted iris flowers in spring.
- In winter, cover the ground around the black birch with mulch.
The plants at a glance:
A. Schwarzbirke
The black birch has an effective multi-stemmed growth. The tree reaches a maximum height of 20 meters and grows up to 15 meters wide. It thrives bestsunny locationsand loves loamy soil with a neutral pH.
B. Lily grape
The lily cluster is a popular ground cover that produces small flowers in late summer.
C. Bush chestnut
The bush chestnut grows up to 25 cm high and thrives best in sunny and shady locations. This makes it perfect for shaded areas.
D. Iris
The iris produces beautiful white flowers in spring. If you cut it off after it has withered, it can bloom again in early fall.
E. Red Sun Hat
The red coneflower grows best in full sun. Its large purple flowers add a splash of color to the garden from July to October. The flower grows to about 1 meter high.
F. Dainty Deutzie
The delicate Deutzia (also called Mayflower bush) forms large buds with bright white flowers in spring. In autumn, the plant attracts attention with its decorative foliage. The Deutzie thrives best in sunny and shady places.
G. Prachtscharte
The magenta grows to a height of around 70 cm and attracts attention with its magenta flowers. The plant blooms all summer long.
H. Stechpalme
Holly is a wintergreen shrub that thrives in both the glorious summer sun and partial shade.
I. Rock pear
The rock pear produces snow-white flowers in spring. Their fruits are edible. The tree feels particularly comfortable in partial shade and in sunny locations.
J. Lilien-Funkie
The lily hosta is particularly popular for its white flowers and beautiful leaves. The plant is perfect for locations in partial shade and shade.
Frame the terrace with plants: Create a kitchen garden with vegetables
If you want to frame your terrace with plants, then you are certainly not thinking about a kitchen garden. It's a shame, because vegetables and fruit trees can be very decorative. The next planting plan forgoes ornamental plants and instead effectively highlights the useful plants.
A planting plan for the kitchen garden with vegetables and fruit trees
But why is it a great idea to plant crops around the patio? Vegetables and fruit not only taste delicious, but also give the garden a natural touch. The next planting plan is designed so that the kitchen garden looks as natural as possible:
- The blueberries give the flower bed more structure.
- Thyme can fill gaps in shady locations (such as under a tree).
- Leafy vegetables such as ornamental cabbage and chard can successfully replace other ground cover plants.
- The pear tree of the “pine” variety not only bears delicious fruit, but is also considered a good luck charm in eastern cultures.
The plants at a glance:
A. Blueberries: 4 plants
The blueberry is a shrub that produces edible blueberries in summer. In autumn its foliage turns orange-red. The shrub grows up to 6 meters high and is also suitable as a privacy screen.
B. Ornamental cabbage of the “Lacinato” variety: 8 plants
The ornamental cabbage thrives best in full sun, but can also be planted in shady locations under certain circumstances. The plant grows up to 1 meter high and wide.
C. Birnbaum “Kieffer”: 1 Baum
The “Kieffer” pear tree bears its yellow fruits in autumn. It reaches a height of up to 5 meters and the tree crown is up to 3 meters wide.
D. Thyme – 18 plants
Thyme is the perfect gap filler. The ground cover has a gentle scent and grows up to 20 cm high.
E. Chard: 8 plants
The chard has a trunk that turns yellow, red, orange or pink. The plant thrives best in full sun and grows up to 50cm tall.
F. Leafy vegetables: possibly for plant pots
In addition to the other plants, you can have a mix of different types and varieties of leafy vegetablesplant in flower pots. Example of a mix: oak leaf lettuce, lamb's lettuce, rocket, chicory, nettle, green salad.
G. Zierapfel “Golden raindrops”: 1 Baum
The crabapple bears fruit in summer and grows up to 7 meters high and 5 meters wide.
H. Steppe sage: 7 plants
The steppe sage produces purple flowers, grows up to 60 cm high and loves full sun.
I. Currants: 2 plants
The currant is a shrub up to 2 meters high that bears red fruits in summer.
J. Wild berries: 17 plants
The wild berries are the perfect ground cover that can fill in the gaps between the other plants. They bear fruit all summer long.
Plant the terrace: A planting plan that offers privacy
If the windows of the neighboring houses look directly onto the terrace, then privacy protection is an absolute must. Especially in allotments, the area in front of the terrace often has nothing to offer other than a lawn. The next planting plan for replanting is perfect for patios that need sun and privacy protection.
These are the plants and trees at a glance:
1. Japanese ornamental cherry
The Japanese ornamental cherry offers privacy protection for the terrace. In spring it produces beautiful pink flowers and in autumn its leaves turn golden yellow.
2. Butterfly lilac
As the name suggests, the butterfly lilac attracts butterflies to the garden like no other plant. The color of the flower buds can vary - in garden centers you can find white, pink, blue or purple flowering varieties.
3. Japanese azalea
The Japanese azalea is a beautiful flower that blooms from spring onwards. The perennial has a very interesting shape that attracts attention even after the end of summer.
4. Dwarf ball tree of life “Danica”
The dwarf ball arborvitae is an evergreen perennial that adorns modern garden designs.
5. Lavender
Lavender is an absolute classic, and not just in the Mediterranean garden. It is now hard to imagine the home garden without it.
6. Funky
The hosta is a ground cover plant that is popular because of its two-tone foliage.
7. Lily of the valley
The lily of the valley is a very easy-care flower that is extremely long-lasting. It grows quickly and magnificently in flower beds.
8. Pine
Dwarf pines are perfect for the area around the terrace. They can also provide additional privacy.
9. Hedge yew “Taxus baccata”
The hedge yew can be cut into different shapes and offers privacy and wind protection for the terrace.
10. Rhododendron
Admittedly, the rhododendron is not an easy plant to care for. But its flowers are so beautiful that it's definitely worth the effort.
11. Spindle bush
The spindle bush is popular because of its yellow foliage. It is a ground cover and a climbing plant at the same time, so it is perfect for the area around the pergola.
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Surrounding the terrace with plants: tips for the rock garden
If you want to surround your patio with plants but don't have much free time, then you can opt for a rock garden. These plants are possible:
1. Mountain Pine – 6 trees
The mountain pine clearly plays the main role in this planting plan. It cuts a particularly good figure on the edge around the terrace.
2. Blue Fescue – 4 plants
The blue fescue is the perfect combination partner in the rock garden.
3. Alpine Carnation – 20 plants
The alpine carnation is perfect for a flower carpet. Its delicate purple flowers go particularly well with the blue geraniums.
4. Geraniums – 6 plants
Plant all around the terrace
If you have yourPlant all around the terrace, but at the same time you don't want to do without a lawn completely, then the next planting plan is just right for you. The main role is played by the trees, which provide both shade and privacy. Tall bushes perfectly surround the terrace and protect it from wind. The flowers and low perennials along with several ground covers offer variety. Climbing plants effectively complete the ensemble. This means that your home garden is full of blooms in the summer months.
These plants are possible:
1.Weißdorn “Paul’s Scarlet”
2. Cypress “Pendula”
3. Becher-Elbe “Hicksii”
4. Mug elf “Wojtek”
5. Raketenwachholder “Blue arrow”
6. Sawara-Scheinzypresse “Filifera Aurea”
7. Fingerstrauch “Abbotswood”
8. Blueberry “Diabolo”
9. Hedge barberry “Aurea”
10. Fingerstrauch “Goldfinger”
11. Hedge barberry “Golden ring”
12. Canadian Dogwood
13. Hydrangeas
14. Gold-edged hosta “Aureomarginata”
