Perennial Plant Selection and Planting

Perennial Plant Selection and Planting

Perennial flowers are hardy, local flowers that return year after year without needing to be replanted. Selecting perennials can be a difficult task, so make a plan for the year. Create a timeline of flowering for the various types of flowers you want. Choosing the right seed mixture can provide your yard with a constantly changing array of colors. You might be able to find a custom seed mixture for your area at your local florist or nursery. When planting perennials, you should definitely use mulch.

If you've been growing a vegetable garden for a while, you might be getting tired of how boring it looks. I, too, began my gardening career with a vegetable garden, but I quickly realized that it wasn't as visually appealing as I would have liked. Perennial flowers, I learned from a friend, could be a great way to liven up my garden without adding any extra work for me.

Perennial flowers are hardy, local flowers that return year after year without needing to be replanted. During their off seasons, the flowers and stems die back and the plant is barely visible (rather than just dying and looking like hideous brown clumps in your garden). When it's time to bloom, completely new flowers emerge in place of the old ones.

Before deciding whether or not to plant perennials, make sure your soil has adequate drainage. If the water remains saturated for an extended period of time, you should construct a raised bed. To put it to the test, dig a hole and fill it with water. Wait a day before refilling it with water. Within 10 hours, all traces of water should be gone. You'll need to build a raised bed if the hole isn't completely dry.

Selecting perennials can be a difficult task. The goal should be to have them flowering as much as possible throughout the year, so make a plan for the year. Create a timeline of flowering for the various types of flowers you want. You can have a different type of flower blooming at any time of year if you plan ahead of time. Choosing the right seed mixture can provide your yard with a constantly changing array of colors.

You might be able to find a custom seed mixture for your area when you go to buy the seeds from your local florist or nursery. This eliminates the difficult research portion of the job. These blends are usually optimized for the local climate and do an excellent job of ensuring that flowers always grow in your yard. If one of these isn't available, ask the employees what they think would be a good combination. They should be happy to assist you in putting something together that will be optimal for whatever you want.

When planting perennials, you should definitely use mulch. This will reduce the amount of work you have to do overall by reducing weeds and increasing water retention. I've discovered that bark or pine needles work well, and depending on the rest of your yard, you might have them on hand for free. When your plants begin to sprout, you should use fertilizer sparingly.

When it comes time to plant the seeds, make sure to do so in small, separate clumps as directed. This is because they tend to spread out, and if you have too many too close together, they will choking each other out. Throw in a small amount of extremely weak fertilizer as you plant them. You should begin to see flowers blooming in no time.