Do you want to enjoy your Zoetermeer garden again next summer? Then it is wise to roll up your sleeves now. According to Rachel Lancashire, gardening expert at Dragonfly, September is the month for planting. And with the latest garden trends you will be in good hands in 2024.
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You can do the following chores this month so that your garden stays beautiful for longer and is well prepared for next year.
Just plant!
Were you annoyed all summer about a perennial plant that was in the wrong place? Or can’t you wait to fill that bare spot in the border with something new? Now is the time to put plants in the ground or move them. Rachel: “In the spring is also possible, but in cold soil the greenery takes root less quickly than in the warm, moist September soil. In late summer and autumn, plants do not have to put energy into making leaves and flowers. So all attention goes to the roots.”
To the grower
According to Rachel, September is also the perfect month to buy new plants. “In the spring you are easily tempted to make impulse purchases because your garden is so bare. At the end of the summer you will know much better what you need. Which plant was where is still fresh in my memory, as well as: how big they got, when they bloomed, what color they were and where there were holes.
“September is therefore a good time to see what you want to change or add. The growers’ sales beds are now also full of plants that could grow all season long. This means you can clearly see what you are buying. That makes it easier to choose the right color, leaf shape or inflorescence.”
September bloomers
The plants below start late or bloom for a long time. They also have a lot of color and are good for insects. Perfect for the late summer garden.
Below you can read the color of the plants, the maximum height, whether they should be in the sun or shade and when they bloom.
- Caryopteris clandonensis ‘Dark Knight’: deep blue, 120 centimeters, sun, August-September
- Rudbeckia hirta ‘Cappuccino’: orange-brown, 50 centimeters, sun/partial shade, July-October
- Penstemon campanulatus ‘Garnet’: pink-red, 90 centimeters, sun/partial shade, July-September
- Hylotelephium telephium ‘Herbstfreude’: pink changing to pink-red, 60 centimeters, sun, August-October
- Salvia uliginosa: azure blue, 150 centimeters, sun, August-September
- Dahlia ‘Bishop of Llandaff’: bright red with dark leaves, 100 centimetres, sun, July-October,
- Aster novi-belgii ‘Violet Queen’, lilac-purple, 40 centimeters, sun, September-October
In Zoetermeer you can go to De Driesprong garden center or Intratuin for these plants.
Garden trends 2024
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Thanks to Rachel’s tips, you now know how to prepare your Zoetermeer garden for the new year. But what are the garden trends of 2024? Rachel lists them for you:
- The sustainable garden: With a sustainable garden you help the environment. Go organic and ecological, use water wisely and stimulate biodiversity. So move some tiles, replace a fence with a green hedge, install a rain barrel, make a compost heap in a corner somewhere and help bees, bumblebees, butterflies and hedgehogs find a home. In addition, choose solar-powered lighting. Also fun, tasty and educational: plant a mini vegetable garden for the children.
- Inside Outside: The garden will not be inferior to the living room next year either. Be it a balcony, terrace, canopy, small or large garden: it is an extra place to retreat or to be together. With beautiful outdoor rugs, nice lounge corners and nice accessories. Go for sustainable materials such as wood, bamboo, rattan, jute and lighting solar energy.
- Cottage garden: The classic English cottage garden is hot! But with a new twist. A romantic cottage garden becomes fuller, hipper and cooler if you combine the flowers with grasses and perennials. In the modern cottage garden nostalgia and modernity come together. An added benefit: the cottage garden style is usually at its best in late spring and early summer, while prairie gardens peak from late summer well into winter. If you mix the two styles, you have a garden that can be enjoyed for an extra long time.