Winter is often seen as a “rest period” in the garden, in which there is little to do, except waiting for spring. That's not true. There are manyHardy container plantswith which you can conjure up attractive compositions for outside. Luminous flowers, colorful berries, evergreen leaves and colorful branches can be combined excellently. With the right plants, you can create an effective but easy -care winter bucket planting, which raises the mood even on the most dreary winter days. Today we will show you how you can plant your buckets for winter!
Plant the bucket for winter: Use weatherproof materials
So that planted buckets can survive the winter unscathed, you should make sure that you consist of a winter -proof material. Ton or terracotta pots tend to tore in frost, so you should not use them for your winter decoration or look for frost-proof pots and vessels. Plastic, fiberglass and wood are all good materials for a winter bucket planting. Pay attention to pots that are marked as frost -proof and not as frost -resistant, as they can still break in a temperature fall. If you set up the buckets on plant scooters, wooden strips or bucket feet, the water can flow well, which prevents waterlogging and reduces the risk of frost damage.
Alpine veins, heather and bulb
We explained to you in autumn how to use flower onions in layersAccording to the lasagna methodcan plant. A nice idea would also be to hide a few onions in their winter cubic planting. So they can grow through the leaves and achieve a great effect. In the following we show you how to combine hardy deciduous plants such as Heucher and ivy with flowering pansies, alpine veins, heather and spring onions.
The best planting time for this plant composition is in October.
The bucket planting looks wonderful from October to April.
You need:
Big ceramic bucket, frost-proof
Mini-alpine violet
Flower bulbs
Ivy
Pansy
Purpurglöckchen ‘Berry Smoothie’
Erika plant
- Fill the bucket with all-purpose potting soil and put the onions into the ground with a little distance. Ceramic buckets keep the compost dry and are therefore ideal for avoiding winter rot for flower bulbs.
- Use the green plants as a backdrop to highlight the colors of the bright flowering alpine violets. As soon as you have put the plants in the bucket, fill the gaps with potting soil.
- Place the pot in its place and pour it sparingly over the winter. For a long flowering period, regularly remove the withered flowers of the pansies.
Japanese Skimmie, New Zealander Flachs, Federgrass
The red berries of the Japanese Skimmie 'Reevesiana' (Skimmia Japonica) and the flowers of the red Alpine veins bring color to the autumn garden, and they will still enjoy the eye in winter. The decorative grass forms a lush background, while the New Zealand flax 'Rainbow Queen' sets an accent in height.
The best planting time is from September to the end of November.
The bucket planting looks best from November to February.
You need:
New Zealander Flachs 'Rainbow Queen' (Phormium Tenax)
Feder grass (Stipa)
Japanese Skimmie 'Marlot' (Skimmia Japonica)
Japanese Skimmie 'Reevesiana'
Mini-alpine violet
Big pot or container
Multi-purpose plant earth, peat-free
Entire time:20 minutes
- Place the terakotta pieces in the bottom of the bucket and fill half with plant earth.
- Sprinkle long -term fertilizer granulate to maintain the nutrient content all year round.
- Place the spring grass in the rear part of the bucket and the Skimmia next to it. Assign the other plants around you. Fill up gaps on the edge of the pot with soil.
- Place the pot at its final location (preferably in the shade) and pour it thoroughly.
Snow heather, hard drain and snake beard
This winter bucket planting fascinates with an unusual color palette made of yellow -green and blue -black. In the bucket, the shiny leaves of the black-leafed snake beard ophiopogon Planiscapus 'niger' are combined with the light green of the yellow wood hardener and the Winterheide.
There are no large leaves, and all plants have a linear character in which the shapes between the leaves and branches are as important as the plants themselves. A similar effect can be achieved with willow and hardwear branches from the garden.
The best planting time is in November.
The bucket planting looks best from December to February. After that, the container plants can be planted in the garden in spring.
You need:
2 x schneeheide 'aurea' (Erica meat)
2 10 Gelbholz Hartreegel 'Flavairaimea' (Cornus)
3 x black -leaf snake beard 'niger' (Ophiopogon Planscapus)
Multi-purpose plant earth, peat-free
Large pot or vessel
Styropor, optional
Total time: 1 hour
- Place several bulky styrofoam pieces or converted plant pots in the bottom of the large bucket to reduce the need for expensive plant soil. Shovel the earth into the container and leave enough space to arrange the plants.
- Try the plants in different combinations to find out how best to come into their own. Since it is a circular arrangement, there is no front and back and it has to look good from every angle.
- Place the hard drain in the middle and two of the snake beard plants on the two sides, so that the leaves fall over the edge of the pot. Then put the two snow-side plants in the middle. Always add potting soil during the planting process and mulch with a layer of chopped bark.
Plant the bucket for the winter with purple bells, pansies and segge grass
When the cold weather is at the door, this bubble planting is guaranteed to bring a little warmth onto your terrace. The fiery colors are a welcome highlight on the most dreary winter days. The evergreen glossy and the bronze-colored Segge grass form the perfect backdrop for the arrangement and give the whole structure and movement. So that the cheerful steps of steps bloom continuously, you should simply remove the withered flowers regularly.
The bucket planting will look good for several months - from December to March. There is no real time to plant the buckets. Just do it between December and March.
You need:
Glanzmispel ‘Little Red Robin’ (Photinia x fraseri)
Neuseeland Segge ‘Bronze’ (Carex comans)
2 x Purpurglöckchen ‘Autumn Leaves’ oder ‘Autumn Cascade’ (Heuchera villosa)
2 x dark red pansies (viola x Wittrockiana)
Total time: 20 minutes
- Fill your bucket half with a plant earth. Add a portion of long -term fertilizers and mix well.
- Add the plants, starting with the glossy male, by carefully taking them out of their pots. This is followed by the Segge grass, the purple bells and at the end the pansies.
- Fill the gaps with earth and press them with your fingers. Pour well so that the plant earth stuck and does not dry out.
Japanese skimmie, purple bells and alpine violets
In this striking winter-beetle planting, the lemon yellow leaves was combined by Heuchera 'Lime' Lime Marmalade 'with pink alpine veins and black snake bar grass. The Japanese Skimmie forms a central focus. For an additional splash of color in the late winter and spring, you can use a few snowdrop, daffodil or tulip onions when planting.
The bucket planting will look good for several months - from October to March. To plant the bucket, choose a frost -free day between October and December.
What you need:
Japanese Skimmie 'Fragrans' (Skimmia Japonica)
Purpurglöckchen ‘Lime Marmalade’ (Heuchera micrantha)
Black -leaved snake beard 'niger' (Ophiopogon Planscapus)
purple alpine veil
Big bucket
Clay shard
Multi-purpose potting soil
Total time: 30 minutes
- Place a layer of clay shards on the bottom of the bucket and then fill it up to three quarters with potting soil. Plant the Skimmie in the middle of the bucket, as deep as it was in your previous pot. Position the Heucher plants on both sides around them.
- Fill the gaps on the edge of the pot with the Ophiopogon and Alpine Veil plants.
- Fill the gaps around the plants with soil and press them with your fingers. Pour thoroughly and drain the water before putting the bucket in its final place.
Christmas planting with red Alpine violets
And last but not least, a suggestion: Use red alpine violets for a nice Christmas mood. These magnificent flowers come into their own in front of a green backdrop of Segge-Grass and Skimmie. A small, leafy ivy can fill the gaps between the plants nicely.
Here were used: mini-alpine violets in red, Japanese skimmie 'theree' (Skimmia Japonica), Japan-Gold-Segge 'Evergold' (Carex Oshimensis) and Mini-Feu (Hedera Helix).
