How to Choose and Plant Your Perennials

Perennial flowers bloom each year without having to be replanted. The flowers and the stems die after their blooming season. When it is time to bloom again, new flowers appear where the old ones were.

You do need to some research before you plant perennials. You have to make sure that the soil in your flower garden has proper drainage. Perennials do not like a lot of water. You can test drainage by digging a hole and filling it with water. Wait a day and fill it with water again. If the hole is not completely dry after 10 hours, you will need to build a raised bed for your perennials.

When you create the flower garden for your perennials, you want it to have beautiful blossoms as much as possible during the year. You should create a calendar for the year. Research the flowering plants you want to put in your garden. The purpose of this research is to determine when the plants will flower. Create a timeline for the planting of each of the plants you have chosen. Your plan will give you a different type of plant blooming at any time of the year. The right mixture of seeds will give your flower garden a constant changing array of colors.

Sometimes your local nursery or a store on the Internet will be able to point you to a custom seed mixture for your particular area. This cuts down on your research. These blends are usually optimized for your local climate and you will have the blooms you want in your flower garden at the times you want them.

Mulch is important for perennials. It reduces the work you have to do to tend your flower garden. Mulch reduces the amount of weeds and increases water retention. You can use bark or pine needles as mulch. Use fertilizer sparingly after your plants start to grow.

Plant your seeds in small, separate clumps according to the directions on your package Perennials tend to spread and if they are too close together, they will choke each other. As you plant them, add a little fertilizer. Make sure the fertilizer is weak. Your flowers will start to bloom.

Perennials are a great way to have a beautiful flower garden with little work. The initial work when you start your flower garden will be rewarding when you see the flowers blooming year after year without a lot of grunt work on your part. Enjoy your colorful array of blooms.

You can find perennials for your flower garden and the tools and accessories you need to create your garden on the Internet.

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