A terrace at your house only becomes really beautiful when it is planted. We present two design ideas including planting plans for downloading.
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| An open terrace becomes a protected oasis of well-being |
The lack of privacy from the street, a monotonous lawn and constant wind limit the use of the terrace at the house – there is also no sun protection , as the seating area faces south-west. The owners want inviting solutions to make them feel comfortable.
Proposal 1:
Roundabout with green shade In order to remove the existing emptiness from the garden, round shapes were used in this design. The result is a cosy terrace area that reflects the colour theme of violet, pink and white. The existing paving gives way to a round gravel area, at the front of which there is now a round, ground-level bed in which a colourful mix of flowering perennials such as peach-leaved bellflower , bleeding heart , noble peony ‘Do Tell’, ornamental grasses and giant leek ‘Ambassador’ grow.
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| An open terrace becomes a protected oasis of well-being |
A semi-circular
A semi-circular raised bed made of Corten steel was built on the street side , in which the planting from the front bed is repeated. This means that you are protected from the wind and at the same time you are no longer seen from the street. In addition, another wind and privacy screen was created on the street side. The raised birdbath in the background with its matching circular border, in which blood cranesbill and giant leek are repeated, successfully picks up the round shape.
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A semi-circular topiary hedge with hedge myrtle ‘Maigrün’ serves as a privacy screen facing the street. The newly planted Japanese dogwood ‘China Girl’ stands in a recess in the middle and looks best when it is planted alone. As a tree around five metres high, it attracts everyone’s attention in the front garden – especially when it is in bloom in early summer. From June onwards, it presents its white, opulent flowers. Later in the year, it makes its second big appearance when the colourful autumn colours begin to appear.
Suggestion 2:
Shady seating area with sweetgum duo In the second planning proposal. Two ‘Gumball’ sweetgum trees with their round, densely leafy crowns provide pleasant shade at midday. They keep their leaves until late autumn and turn bright yellow-orange-red before the leaves fall. Sweetgum trees are very easy to care for, undemanding and robust. To ensure that the two standard trees and the underplanting do not compete with each other in the root area. A regular application of long-term fertilizer in spring helps. The entire bed thanks you for additional watering with motivated growth and abundant blooms.
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The light violet-blue flowers of the wisteria give off a sweet scent from April to June. Which is also popular with bees. Two wind and privacy hedges made of cherry laurel also create a feel-good atmosphere. The rear hedge is easily accessible for pruning from the bed side via stepping stones. Instead of perennials, ground cover and small shrubs are preferred in this design. Their advantage: they are more robust and are not touched by snails. Even annoying weeds have little chance of gaining a foothold in the carpet of cinquefoil . Bearded iris (subshrub), flowering small shrubs and delicate feather grass ‘Ponytails’ bring year-round variety into play.
