Perfect Perennials
What types of plants return annually, deter weeds, require little fertilizer, are resistant to disease and pests, tolerant of their growing conditions and are extremely beautiful? Perennials of course!
Popular Perennials
• Lavender: Famous for its attractive flowers and beautiful fragrance.
• Daisies: Blooms all summer with flowers in white, purple and yellow.
• Daylilies: Plants come in almost any size or color including yellow, red, pink or purple.
• Hostas: Do very well in shade, with new varieties being grown specifically as showy flowers.
• Poppies: Bright orange flowers. Other varieties include salmon, yellow, pink, white and purple.
• Yarrow: A traditional plant with fern-like foliage and bright yellow, pink, white, red and salmon flowers.
Follow these simple steps to a low-maintenance and hardy garden.
Step One: Make a Design Plan – First draw out the existing landscape. Use a ruler and graph paper to draw it to scale. Include everything you don't plan to move or remove, such as your house, garage, trees, bushes and swing sets. Once you have the base plan, start your new design. Look for inspiration in your neighbors' yards or in garden magazines and books. Consider the colors, textures and plant heights you want. You can create a formal style with straight lines and symmetrical beds or a more informal look with curving lines and asymmetrical beds.
Step Two: Choose Plants & Prepare Beds - Choose your plants before you even enter a nursery. Use your final plan to decide which plants to buy--and how many you need. Consider the growing environments and make notes on each bed's lighting (shade, bright sun, partial sun) and moisture (dry, wet, normal) conditions. Next, make a list of your favorite perennials with the growing conditions they prefer. Select varieties native to your climate and growing region first, then simply match your dream list of perennials to your own climate and conditions. Place them into the design based on where you want certain heights, colors and textures. Know that perennials sometimes take multiple seasons to fill in and spread, so it's all right if it takes a few years for you to acquire all the plants in your plan.
For more steps in caring for your perennials, click here. Also please contact Nolting Real Estate for all your real estate needs at 636-391-9997 or www.noltingrealestate.com.
Popular Perennials
• Lavender: Famous for its attractive flowers and beautiful fragrance.
• Daisies: Blooms all summer with flowers in white, purple and yellow.
• Daylilies: Plants come in almost any size or color including yellow, red, pink or purple.
• Hostas: Do very well in shade, with new varieties being grown specifically as showy flowers.
• Poppies: Bright orange flowers. Other varieties include salmon, yellow, pink, white and purple.
• Yarrow: A traditional plant with fern-like foliage and bright yellow, pink, white, red and salmon flowers.
Follow these simple steps to a low-maintenance and hardy garden.
Step One: Make a Design Plan – First draw out the existing landscape. Use a ruler and graph paper to draw it to scale. Include everything you don't plan to move or remove, such as your house, garage, trees, bushes and swing sets. Once you have the base plan, start your new design. Look for inspiration in your neighbors' yards or in garden magazines and books. Consider the colors, textures and plant heights you want. You can create a formal style with straight lines and symmetrical beds or a more informal look with curving lines and asymmetrical beds.
Step Two: Choose Plants & Prepare Beds - Choose your plants before you even enter a nursery. Use your final plan to decide which plants to buy--and how many you need. Consider the growing environments and make notes on each bed's lighting (shade, bright sun, partial sun) and moisture (dry, wet, normal) conditions. Next, make a list of your favorite perennials with the growing conditions they prefer. Select varieties native to your climate and growing region first, then simply match your dream list of perennials to your own climate and conditions. Place them into the design based on where you want certain heights, colors and textures. Know that perennials sometimes take multiple seasons to fill in and spread, so it's all right if it takes a few years for you to acquire all the plants in your plan.
For more steps in caring for your perennials, click here. Also please contact Nolting Real Estate for all your real estate needs at 636-391-9997 or www.noltingrealestate.com.
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