While initial costs may be higher than annuals, perennials provide long-term value as they continue to bloom for multiple seasons.
Perennials
Perennials often attract bees, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators, promoting a healthier ecosystem in your garden. They are full of nactar and help the ecosystem function properly.
Perennials deep root systems help prevent soil erosion and improve soil structure over time. They are soil enhancers as well and are low maintenance.
Many perennials have extended bloom periods, providing colorful flowers throughout the growing season. For example the purple coneflower perennials blooms in late spring, summer and in the fall season.
Perennials are environmentally friendly as they require fewer resources and reduce the need for frequent replanting. They also are pest and disease resistant and do not require alot of water making them the perfect staple for dry hot climates as well as humid.
Foam Flower is one of the many species of Tiarella, a genus of wildflowers and perennial plants found in Asia and North America. Foam flower perennials grow on various soils and is best grown in full shade or dappled light. Its heart-shaped leaves are pale green and turn bronze in fall. It produces a spike of starry white flowers on 4- to 12-inch stems. It is self-Sower and will grow anywhere, so don't be afraid to try it...
It’s easy to confuse annuals and perennials, especially when you are new to gardening. There is even something called a biennial. From home gardeners to nursery owners, it seems like everyone is throwing these words around. But what do they mean? Why does it matter for your garden? Are they really all that different?...
Native flowers can add color and beauty to a landscape. You can frame your home or garden with distinctive flowers attracting birds and butterflies. Gardening with native plants and wildflowers helps the environment in which you live. That is because native plants are disease resistant and are better able to withstand an insect attack. Wildflowers native to different regions can look drastically different with many color variations in the fall and winter months. You can find wildflower options on online nursery sites that sell to your region. Fall and winter wildflowers are naturally found in pastures, forests, creeks and ponds, lakes and rivers alongside the beds, and along jagged edges of an ocean or another body of water....