Just because autumn is gray doesn't mean it has to look sad on the grave. With the right plants, it will remain attractive until next spring.
In the fall, the grave is freed from summer planting and prepared for the cold season. Decorated with hardy perennials, for example with various heather plants, the grave remains attractive until next spring. The maintenance effort is low. On All Saints' Day you can also expand the planting with a flower arrangement. This gives the grave a beautiful look on this special day of remembrance.
Choose hardy plants for grave planting
When choosing plants for the grave design in autumn, you should make sure that you choose plants that are hardy and frost-resistant. Very suitable are e.g.:
All species of common heather and heather
The heather is also known under the name Erika. It is evergreen and differs according to the color of the flowers. From white to yellow and pink to strong magenta and purple, the plants offer a wide range. Depending on the variety, the appearance of the inflorescences also differs: either very delicate flowers or larger, spherical flowers are lined up on the stems.
Barbed Wire Plant
The barbed wire plant requires little water and care and is beautiful to look at all autumn long. The dwarf shrub with the finely branched, silver-grey leafy branches is also known as the silver basket or lattice plant. The barbed wire plant is actually not frost-resistant. But if you change the grave planting again in spring, you can still use the handsome perennial. Even when it is "dried up", the silver basket is still a beautiful eye-catcher.
Shinberry
Another evergreen eye-catcher, with red berries, is the cloudberry. It is also known as partridgeberry and American wintergreen. It belongs to the heather family, although it looks different from the heather varieties. The red fruit capsules and the dark green, glossy leaves add color to the grave planting.
By the way, heather plants and cloudberries bloom well into winter. Even after flowering, they are still decorative.
This is how plants thrive in the cold season
Different plants have different requirements. In the relatively small area, however, it is not possible to find the perfect soil mixture for every plant species. Basically, a loose, humus-rich soil is well suited for mixed planting. Prepare the soil by digging and bring some compost, then all plants will grow well.
After planting, water the new plants vigorously. In dry weather, water occasionally, later the humid autumn air is usually sufficient. You only have to reach for the watering can again if it doesn't rain for a long time. When temperatures drop below freezing, water is no longer necessary.
Summary
- choose hardy, frost-resistant plants
- pay attention to harmonious color contrasts
- Loosen the soil, work in the compost
- pour in well, later only water in very dry weather
- Do not water in frost