What are evergreen perennials?
Evergreen perennials will keep their foliage throughout the cold winter months – as opposed to herbaceous perennials, that die back in the autumn and winter. This brings many benefits. In the winter months, the foliage will bring continued interest to beds and borders. Perennials are best planted in spring (March to early May) or autumn (late September to October), while the ground is moist. Barerooted plants These need to be planted at the optimum times, mentioned above.The best times for planting perennial flowers are during the spring and fall. Planting during these seasons will ensure your plants grow healthy and strong. In the spring, you have warmer soil, plenty of rainfall, and longer days with more sunlight. Planting in the fall also has its advantages.Water newly planted perennials regularly for their first year, until they’re settled in. After that, most only need extra water during long dry spells. Perennials in containers should be watered regularly during the growing season, and especially in hot weather.
Which is a perennial plant?
Trees and shrubs, including all gymnosperms (cone-bearing plants), are perennials, as are some herbaceous (nonwoody) flowering plants and vegetative ground covers. Perennials are a flower garden’s backbone, providing beautiful color, texture and form. They are easy-care, dependable performers that come back every year.Some of our most beautiful garden plants are perennials, grown for their colourful flowers or attractive foliage. Perennials don’t have a woody structure, unlike shrubs and trees. Deciduous types die down to the roots every autumn, while evergreen perennials keep their leaves all year round.Once planted, perennials come back each year. Depending on the type of plant you’ve planted, they can live anywhere from 3 to 15 years! While you can always dig them up and re-plant, it’s usually best to pick a plant type that you can see yourself living with for a few seasons in your garden.
What plants are good for outside all year round?
Evergreen flowering perennials will keep their green foliage all year, long after the blooming season is over. Many herbs are particularly known for being great practical flowering plants with evergreen foliage, such as Lavender, Rosemary, and Salvia, among others. Any list of the best evergreen shrubs would be incomplete without gorgeous lavender. With scented silver-green foliage and lovely flowers in shades of purple, lilac and pink, this well-loved hardy shrub is attractive, versatile, deeply fragrant and acts as a magnet for bees and other pollinators.The two basic types of evergreen shrubs are conifers, which produce needles, and broadleaf evergreens, which have foliage. Evergreen flowering shrubs bloom in different seasons, while other evergreen bushes produce insignificant flowers or no blooms at all.