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Perennials

Perennials have been treasured by gardeners for hundreds of years. Perennial plants die back in the winter and return each spring. The rainbow of flower colors and assortment of heights and textures make them a welcome part of any landscape. Most perennials are very easy to grow and will adopt to almost any garden site. If you are new to gardening and are looking for an easy, almost fool proof variety of plants to grow - perennial flowers are you best choice. Please explore our site for hundreds of varieties to choose from and if you have any questions please contact us.

:: 2009 Featured Perennial ::

Hibiscus 'Jazzberry Jam'

Stunning hardy Hibiscus with HUGE brilliant plum-purple flowers. Plants have bright green leaves and grow up to 5 feet tall making them perfect for a garden specimen or as a backdrop in the rear of the perennial border.

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Perennial Gardening Tips:

Soil Preparation: For the best results it always a good idea to amend your soil. Most of us are not blessed with rich soil. The best way to get your soil ready for planting is using a technique called "double digging". First dig a whole about 12 ato 14 inches wide with and equal depth. Place the removed soil into a wheel barrel and add two shovel fulls of peat moss and three shovel fulls of a good quality compost. Next add two hand fulls of bone meal and one hand full of blood meal. Mix the soil well making sure to mix the amendments equally. Dump the amended soil back into the hole and use your shovel to further loosen the surrounding soil. This process will give your new perennial plants a good loose, nutrient rich soil to establish themselves in. We can not stress enough that the success rate of your gardening efforts are reliant on a good soil structure.

Feeding: Most perennials will benefit from an early spring feeding followed by a mid summer feeding. We recommend that you add a top dressing of well rotted manure or compost to the plants in early spring just as new growth starts to appear. In mid summer around the end of June of middle of July feed again with bone meal and blood meal. Liquid fertilizers such as Miracle Gro can be used but recommend that you use them at half strength. Over feeding will result in increased leaf and stem growth at the expense of flowering. Over fertilizing can also result in weak stems that are unable to support flower weight. Most perennials are very light feeders - keep this in mind and you will enjoy remarkable success.