Outdoor plants

Outdoor plants are built for the Belgian climate — wind, rain and temperature swings — and can go straight into the ground, in a planter, or on a terrace. The right choice mostly comes down to light exposure (full sun, partial shade or shade) and your garden's soil type (clay, sandy or loamy). Regular watering in the first year, while roots are establishing, is usually all a hardy variety needs to hold up year-round afterwards.