Whether you're a new gardener planning your first perennial bed, or an experienced gardener hoping to improve your existing plantings, we can help make your garden a success. Many types of perennials are easy to grow and provide years of pleasure with minimal upkeep. Let's begin by answering a few common questions about perennials. Plants are classified as either annual, biennial, or perennial.
Annual plants live for only one growing season, during which they produce seeds and then die.
Familiar annual plants include impatiens, zinnias, and sunflowers. Biennial plants, such as some types of foxglove, live for two growing seasons before setting seed and dying. Then, when the season's over and the plants die, you pull them out. Next spring, the cycle begins anew. Perennial plants remain in the ground year after year.