 beautiful perennials by lyn hayes forsyth county master gardener townloafer magazine may 2007 gardening with perennials can be very rewarding they can transform your landscape into a beautiful setting where you can enjoy the color and have a deep satisfaction that you have created something wonderful what is a perennial  herbaceous perennials are plants that grow and flower during one season die back and spend the winter as dormant roots and then burst back to life in the spring with wonderful new growth they continue this process through the years and can eventually be divided to create additional gardens throughout your landscape i am a big proponent of ldquo plant it once rdquo perennials are available in a wide variety of colors to choose from as well as size and shape try to picture what kind of garden you want to create an english cottage garden is typically made up of a loose design with a combination of perennials annuals vegetables and herbs you may choose to have a garden with more structure take into account that perennial plantings can live in the space you plant them for many years when developing and planting your garden plan selecting perennials because perennials die back in the winter the best time to buy them is in the spring look for strong healthy looking plants with rich green leaves or plump growth buds avoid plants with pale foliage or reddish brown rust spots read the tags for blooming time and size of plant this will help with placement of the plant when combining it with other plants to have an ever blooming garden plant with variety to achieve a successful perennial garden develop a full palette of color start with strong plants such as sedum daylily yarrow and other tireless plants that have staying power always consider shape and texture not just blooms grouping of grasses and sedums can make your flowering perennials ldquo pop rdquo with the contrast i love to group darks and lights next to each other as it lends interest and beauty 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