| Choosing a colorful mix of perennials for the gardenChoosing a colorful mix of perennials for the gardenChoosing a colorful mix of perennials for the garden By Tony RobinsonPerennials have always been a favorite among beginning andexperienced gardeners alike.
The idea of planting once andenjoying season after season of beautiful blooms is certainlyappealing, and the sheer variety of colors, shapes, sizes andtextures makes perennials difficult to beat.
So whether you already have a green thumb, or you are justgetting started, you owe it to yourself to check out the manyperennials that can provide vibrant color and long lastingbeauty season after season.
Since perennials come in so many different colors, however, itis important to plan your flower be carefully to take advantageof those color combinations.
With the right mixture ofperennials, you can have a vibrant, colorful garden from theearliest days of spring right through the latest days of fall.
The main goal of a bed of perennials is to provide long lastingcolor, and a variety of different shapes and textures, yearafter year and season after season.
That is because unlikeannuals, perennials do not have to be replanted every year.
Even though perennials have the ability to come back year afteryear, their actual blooming season is often relatively short,and for that reason it is best to plant a variety of perennials,which bloom at different times.
This is the best way to providea season full of beautiful blooms.
The right combination ofperennial plants will ensure that something in your garden willalways be blooming, and combining colors carefully will helpensure that those blooms will be stunning and beautiful.
Some gardeners prefer to use spring flowering bulbs such ascrocus, hyacinth, daffodils and tulips to start the growingseason off right.
In addition, other plants that bloom at thesame time, like rock cress, bluebells, and bleeding hearts canprovide a striking contrast in the garden bed.
For late spring color, many people like to add some falseindigo, columbine, candytuft, leopard's bane, bellflower,peonies and oriental poppies.
These flowers provide somegorgeous blooms in the late spring, and they often last into thesummer months as well.
For mid to late summer blooms, try some mountain bluet, yarrow,snow-in-summer, garden lilies, violet sage and stonecrop.
Theseflowers are great replacements for the faded spring and earlysummer flowers.
The late summer and fall seasons bring perennials like aster,boltonia, blue leadwort, mums, purple coneflower and plantainlily.
Other great fall perennials include black eyed susans andgoldenrod.
As you can see by the above list, it is possible to use a clevercombination of perennials to provide striking color and contrastthroughout the entire growing season.
There is no wonder thatperennials remain so popular with all kinds of gardeners.
About the author:Tony Robinson is an international author and webmaster.
In hisbusy life he finds time to "Smell the Roses".
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