Care of a Perennial Garden A perennial garden is not the easiest kind to maintain. Though the plant may be perennial, the blooms are not. Most are seasonal. The trick is to provide an assortment of plants that bloom in different seasons. During the non-blooming season a plant may look untidy or drab without flowers to adorn it.
Grooming is essential.
Knowing when a plant has become too rambunctious and needs dividing is also important. 10th Anniversary Loni Brown of The Arboretum staff cares for the Kallam Garden. Together, Loni, Shirley Kerins and Sylvia Guerrero, of the LAAF, are revitalizing the garden for its 10th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, March 18. A special lecture and lunch presentation by Jan Smithen and Shirley Kerins will cover the evolution of the perennial border in England and its rebirth in Southern California, as well as the nuts and bolts of a perennial garden from defining a theme to location to soil preparation and plant selection. Make your reservations today for this one time only event.