Phlox ‘Jeana’ – Perennial of the Year 2024
Since 1990, the Perennial Plant Association has selected one perennial per year that has exhibited exemplary qualities throughout the United...
Flowers, Foliage and Ornamental Grasses
Color, Texture and Food For Pollinators
At Yard ‘n Garden you will find a large selection of locally grown, high quality perennials. Perennials are plants that typically live longer than one season. They offer a variety of flowers, colors, textures and forms making them a valuable asset to mixed borders, beds and containers. Bloom times vary depending on the species. This provides continual change and drama to your garden. You will find many perennials tolerant of sun, shade, poor soil and drought.
Most perennials are herbaceous, meaning they die back in the winter and then grow back in the spring. A few types will maintain a semi-evergreen structure through the winter. When planting a new perennial, make sure to keep it watered its first summer, at least one inch per week. By the following summer it will be established and you can then water it according to its specific needs. Fertilize in spring.
Perennials are a food source for pollinators.
See our articles on:
Creating a Butterfly Garden
Creating a Bee Garden
Creating a Hummingbird Garden
Sun Lovers
Design a colorful garden that will hold up to the heat of summer with sun loving perennials. Cutting gardens, scent gardens, pollinator gardens, cottage gardens, xeriscape, prairie style, the list goes on with what you can do!
Sun loving perennials usually need at least 6 hours of direct sun per day. However, many varieties can take part shade as well. Part shade is a minimum of 4 hours of sun.
Many of the Sun Loving Perennials We Carry
You will find these in our nursery spring through summer. Inventory changes frequently throughout the season.
Shade Lovers
Lush, cool and lovely. Shade gardens have a tranquil beauty which can be a welcome relief in the heat of summer. Many shade perennials carry blooms, however, their foliage is just as striking offering a variety of shapes, sizes and colors.
There are several types of shade: Morning sun only, dappled sunlight, exposure to open sky (no direct sun), 2 or 3 hours of direct sun per day, and deep shade (no exposure to any sun or sky). For the most part, shade perennials require protection from hot afternoon sun. Some can tolerate deep shade, but many need at least a few hours of direct sun or dappled sun.
Many of the Shade Loving Perennials We Carry
You will find these in our nursery from spring through summer. Inventory changes frequently.
Ornamental Grasses
Ornamental grasses add texture, drama and movement to the landscape. There are many shapes and sizes to choose from depending on your needs and space. Tall grasses are great planted as single specimens or grouped together to create a barrier. The smaller grasses add variation to containers, borders and beds and make lovely groundcovers. Many are evergreen and some turn beige in the winter retaining interesting seed heads.
Many of the Ornamental Grasses We Carry
You will find these in our nursery from spring through summer. Inventory changes frequently.
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