At the end of the green season, a terrace without romantic plant arrangements becomes a very sad place. Fortunately, we still have many beautiful flowers and various decorative leaves at our disposal.They will help us conjure up a cheerful aura of late summer on the terrace.The choice of plants is large and allows you to create effective compositions.
In September asters in pink and blue, as well as gilding with an extremely rich palette of colors, can be proud of their considerable beauty. The sight of them makes all the sorrows of autumn pass away. Perhaps less effective, but very elegant are cyclamens. Even in large containers, they can be a small but significant part of the arrangement.Their characteristic, charming flowers in white, pink and red colors proudly rise on straight, stiff stems.
You can easily see them among the surrounding plants. One should also not forget about the more modest but charming ornamental plants, such as the horned violet Viola cornuta and the bellis daisy.For many weeks they effectively attract eyes and delight with the freshness of their flowers, still developing from new flower buds.
Eric's heather has become very fashionable in recent years. A nice, small shrub returns to the favors of flower lovers and enjoys growing popularity, which is also due to the large number of cultivated varieties. On the terrace, clumps of heather shoots densely covered with small flowers look impressive, both when planted individually in pots and in the company of other plants in larger containers.
In autumn compositions, leaves are an important addition to flowers.The whole collection of plants with decorative leaves in red, yellow or metallic silver shades serves to emphasize the beauty of the flowers. leaves of the old man Senecio, Helichrysum and Lavandula lavender. The leaves of the cranberry, bergenia and dark colored sedum flaunt with warm, strong tones of red and brown.
Plants with two-color and multi-colored variegated leaves are perfect for any ornamental compositions. The characteristic narrow leaves and blades of potted grasses, such as Pennisetum, Carex sedge or Acorus calamus, have similarly valuable decorative qualities.They create an interesting play of colors, and moreover, they can very much enliven a whole group of plants.
Fall potted plants care
Plants in autumn compositions do not require any special treatments. The containers can be planted quite densely.At this time of the year, plants grow only slightly.Before planting, it is best to place the selected species next to each other and assess which and in what arrangement they form the most harmonious group. Care comes down to watering and only when needed.
Even with such modest care, plants should remain nice looking until winter.Many of them will survive even a light frost, if we do not forget to cover their flowers with, for example, non-woven fabric overnight.Some species are frost-resistant and keep their leaves throughout the winter. In the spring, we can replace the empty places left by plants that have become frozen.
