In the center or as a backdrop - tips for placement
Huge flower balls and majestic shape are the outstanding attributes of garden hydrangeas. Thanks to these properties, the magnificent flowering shrubs have the potential to replace a tree as a reference plant. You can also create visual depth in the small front yard by using higher shrubs as a backdrop for perennials and flowers. How to skillfully integrate hydrangeas into the planting plan:
- As the central figure in the center of the front garden, surrounded by a small box hedge
- In the large front garden, ideally flanked with rose-clad obelisks
- Located in the background as a blooming summer backdrop for small perennials, shrubs and flowers
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Hydrangeas are indispensable as a design element if you create your front yard as a cottage garden. Here, the task of the flowering bushes is to set authentic accents as a solitaire in the crossroads and as a blooming greening of the picket fence.
Recommended hydrangeas for the front yard - a selection
A wide range of species and varieties makes choosing the ideal hydrangea for the front yard a difficult undertaking. To support your decision-making, we would like to introduce you to the following triumvirate among flowering shrubs:
- Ball hydrangea 'Annabelle' inspires with furious, white flower balls in modern and classic front gardens alike
- Panicle hydrangea 'Limelight' trumps with an interplay of colors from light green to white and pink
- Plate hydrangea 'Cardinal' catches the eye with its dark red flowers from July to September
To create a small garden with hydrangeas, the magical plate hydrangea 'Rosalba' comes into focus. The flowering shrub remains at a height of 120 to 150 cm and blooms with pink-white or ice-blue plate-like flowers, depending on the pH value of the soil.
Tips
The central point in the professional care of hydrangeas is the correct use of the scissors. For the popular garden and farmer's hydrangeas, it is completely sufficient if you thin out the bushes in early spring and cut off the withered flowers. Extensive pruning always involves the risk of buds falling victim to the next flower festival.
