photos: Kerstin Zillmer
Frost-hardy plants for the garden
… and for the balcony or patio. Late summer and autumn are the perfect time to plant herbaceous perennials – allowing them to take root before the first frost.
Grasses, coneflower and Japanese anemone
Around one hundred nurseries – many of them working according to organic gardening principles – present their best herbaceous plants at the autumn fair of the Berliner Staudenmarkt. Tree nurseries have a variety of fruit trees and shrubs on display, as well as decorative garden shrubs in their finest autumn colours.
The rose – queen of the herbaceous border
Roses lend royal splendour to your herbaceous borders. Renowned specialist growers present old rose varieties and rarities – from dwarf roses to rambling, climbing and shrub roses.
Dry stone walls and herbaceous perennials
Herbaceous perennials are excellent companions for natural stone features. The Botanic Gardens’ new decorative garden on Unter den Eichen, designed and built by the Gärtnerhof GmbH, demonstrates this superbly. The Gärtnerhof’s experts are on hand to advise on the construction of dry stone walls.
Natural and artisan
Other attractions along the 1,000-metre-long market trail include GM-free and organically grown kitchen herbs, traditional tomato, chilli and pepper varieties, as well as seeds and bulbs for autumn planting.
And there is more: botanists lead a guided tour of the rose garden and explain the TerraBoGa topsoil creation project. Children can take part in flower craft workshops. And great prizes can be won in the Staudenmarkt prize draw.
Our patron in 2011:
Dieter Kosslick, Director of the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale)
