{"id":142,"date":"2019-10-03T09:46:56","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T09:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landscapy.com\/?p=142"},"modified":"2019-10-03T09:46:56","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T09:46:56","slug":"perennials-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/perennials-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Perennials plant arrangement – what fits together?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Perennial borders tone-in-tone look dreamy and noble. With two and three main colours, a high-contrast overall picture is achieved in the shrub bed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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When designing borders, the colours of the perennials play a prominent role. You can give the different areas in the garden different moods. Tone-in-tone plantations exert a special attraction. These seem dreamy and noble. With their predominant hue, they draw attention to different plant structures, different inflorescences, leaf shapes and textures.<\/p>\n

While the different growth heights of the plants lend the borders a remarkable structure, also tone-in-tone plantations of large-flowered perennials with approximate growth, flowering start and duration can determine the overall picture of a perennial border. By the way, shrubs also perfect rose plants in tone in tone design. Herbaceous perennials are considered to be easy to care for. And yet they make high demands on the soil and careful planting.<\/p>\n

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1<\/span>Good soil tillage – flowering perennials<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Perennials should spend many years, sometimes decades, in the soil and delight the hobby gardener with healthy growth and outstanding flowering. It is therefore important to prepare the soil thoroughly for the herbaceous borders. Sounds banal, but is very important for lasting success.<\/p>\n

To the start: Preparing the ground with the digging fork<\/h3>\n
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  • First dig around the ground with the digging fork to a depth of about 25 cm.<\/li>\n
  • Removing weeds – special care is taken with root weeds.<\/li>\n
  • When loosening the soil, compost and rotten manure are worked underneath. Heavy and compacted soils become more permeable with sand. This prevents waterlogging.<\/li>\n
  • Stones must be collected during tillage.<\/li>\n
  • The soil should be loose and crumbly after cultivation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    2<\/span>Tone-in-tone but not monotonous<\/span><\/h2>\n

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    The interplay between a main colour and its subtle shades often appears monotonous on the herbaceous border. Even a well-chosen combination of perennials of different plant height, flower shape and leaf texture brings dynamism and contrast to the bed. For example, borders with two and three main colours appear richer in contrast and thus more invigorating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    contrasts<\/th>\nhues<\/th>\nExamples in the picture<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    faint<\/td>\n\n\"PerennialsFern and Funkien (\u00a9 jokapix – Fotolia.com) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    medium<\/td>\n\n\"PerennialsViolet plants act strongly against yellow coneflower (\u00a9 jokapix – Fotolia.com) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    strongly<\/td>\n\n\"PerennialsOrange yarrow as background color for matching color spots (\u00a9 miket – Fotolia.com) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    3<\/span>Perennials tone in tone at which location?<\/span><\/h2>\n

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    The choice of the perennials for the respective location is already a small challenge. For a shadow garden in the interplay between light and shadow, light colours are particularly suitable. On sunny locations perennials with stronger colours and colour nuances come to the fore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Location<\/th>\nhues<\/th>\nPossible perennials – Examples<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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    • bright red<\/li>\n
    • bright orange<\/li>\n
    • light blue<\/li>\n
    • green tones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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    • Magnificent pier, Bergenie<\/li>\n
    • Bergenia, Elf flower, Purple bell<\/li>\n
    • autumnal penguin violet, cranesbill, monkshood<\/li>\n
    • blackboard, funkie, caucasus forget-me-not<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    semi-shady to shady<\/td>\n\n\n
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    • White forest bellflower, white wolfsbane. woodland whiskers<\/li>\n
    • Yellow columbine, lady’s mantle, yellow-green-leaved Funkie<\/li>\n
    • Green-white sedge, green-yellow-leaved purple bell. hellebore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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    • Red-violet predatory leaf aster, red noble peony, Japanese blood grass<\/li>\n
    • Orange Yarrow, Orange Torchlia, Orange Sun Hat<\/li>\n
    • Yellow sunhat, golden head, big shed head<\/li>\n
    • Kn\u00e4ulglockenflume, ball diesel, gentian, lavender<\/li>\n
    • Splendour chart, Pechnelke<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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