| Imagine the next time you join a discussion about | | | | always be blooming, and combining colors carefully will |
| Perennials for your garden. When you start sharing | | | | help ensure that those blooms will be stunning and |
| the fascinating Perennial facts below, your friends will | | | | beautiful. |
| be absolutely amazed. | | | | Some gardeners prefer to use spring flowering bulbs |
| Perennials have always been a favorite among | | | | such as crocus, hyacinth, daffodils and tulips to start |
| beginning and experienced gardeners alike. The idea | | | | the growing season off right. In addition, other plants |
| of planting once and enjoying season after season of | | | | that bloom at the same time, like rock cress, |
| beautiful blooms is certainly appealing, and the sheer | | | | bluebells, and bleeding hearts can provide a striking |
| variety of colors, shapes, sizes and textures makes | | | | contrast in the garden bed. |
| perennials difficult to beat. | | | | For late spring color, many people like to add some |
| So whether you already have a green thumb, or you | | | | false indigo, columbine, candytuft, leopard's bane, |
| are just getting started, you owe it to yourself to | | | | bellflower, peonies and oriental poppies. These |
| check out the many perennials that can provide | | | | flowers provide some gorgeous blooms in the late |
| vibrant color and long lasting beauty season after | | | | spring, and they often last into the summer months |
| season. | | | | as well. |
| Since perennials come in so many different colors, | | | | For mid to late summer blooms, try some mountain |
| however, it is important to plan your flower be | | | | bluet, yarrow, snow-in-summer, garden lilies, violet |
| carefully to take advantage of those color | | | | sage and stonecrop. These flowers are great |
| combinations. With the right mixture of perennials, | | | | replacements for the faded spring and early summer |
| you can have a vibrant, colorful garden from the | | | | flowers. |
| earliest days of spring right through the latest days | | | | The late summer and fall seasons bring perennials like |
| of fall. | | | | aster, boltonia, blue leadwort, mums, purple |
| The main goal of a bed of perennials is to provide | | | | coneflower and plantain lily. Other great fall perennials |
| long lasting color, and a variety of different shapes | | | | include black eyed susans and goldenrod. |
| and textures, year after year and season after | | | | As you can see by the above list, it is possible to use |
| season. That is because unlike annuals, perennials do | | | | a clever combination of perennials to provide striking |
| not have to be replanted every year. | | | | color and contrast throughout the entire growing |
| Even though perennials have the ability to come back | | | | season. There is no wonder that perennials remain so |
| year after year, their actual blooming season is often | | | | popular with all kinds of gardeners. |
| relatively short, and for that reason it is best to plant | | | | There's a lot to understand about Perennials for your |
| a variety of perennials, which bloom at different | | | | garden. We were able to provide you with some of |
| times. This is the best way to provide a season full | | | | the facts above, but there is still plenty more to |
| of beautiful blooms. The right combination of perennial | | | | write about in subsequent articles. |
| plants will ensure that something in your garden will | | | | |