Today, you can create a similar look in your yard by teaming white-flowering perennials together in a bed. In this border, the feathery cream-color blooms of goatsbeard pair beautifully with chamomile's cheerful, snow-white flowers in the late spring and early summer.

A cottage garden's romantic, informal style will work with almost any home. Cottage gardens contain an overstuffed mix of old-fashioned favorites, native plants , and modern hybrids. For example, pairing pink hollyhock and yellow heliopsis can make a well-tended garden bed look like a patch of native wildflowers.

As versatile as they are colorful, flowering shrubs should play a starring role in your perennial border. Some of the best low-growing bloomers include azalea, viburnum , spirea , hydrangea , and potentilla.

This easy-care mounding plant blends beautifully with the blue flower spikes of 'May Night' perennial salvia. Give your flower garden a layered look by planting tall, vertical species at the back of the border.

They act as a colorful focal point to draw the eye and give the garden visual balance. In this border, pink mallow , which can grow 4 feet tall, teams with 3-foot-tall yellow Asiatic lilies to provide a spectacular backdrop of bloom.

When you design your garden, remember green is also a color; mix different hues to make a memorable garden without relying on a circus of bright flowers. In this shady corner, tall cinnamon ferns tower over a subtle bed of white-flower tiarella , giving the space a sophisticated yet restful look.

Cinnamon fern gets its name from the cinnamon-color fibers found near the frond bases. You don't have to live in the tropics to enjoy hibiscus's big, bold blooms. These warm-weather beauties have a variety of cold-hardy relatives that prefer growing in the north.

Hardy hibiscus is easy to care for, often growing 6 feet tall in one season and producing dinner-plate-sized flowers in the late summer and fall. Each winter, they'll die back to the ground but pop back up when the temperatures soar in the early summer.

In this garden, this red-flowered hibiscus makes a stunning pair with Delphinium elatum. Most perennials come in solid colors, but some offer varieties with bicolor blooms. Bearded iris, peony , coreopsis , gaillardia , and phlox are just some examples of perennials with bicolor options.

And by selecting bicolor varieties, you'll double the color in your beds and borders. In this spring border, it just takes purple allium and bicolor bearded iris to create a tapestry of bloom. The crowning glory of any landscape, flowering vines will quickly envelop a fence or arbor in color.

But left unchecked, some vines, such as trumpet vine or wisteria , may smother perennials growing nearby. On the other hand, Clematis only grows feet tall, making it ideal for a perennial planting combination with flowers.

This sun-loving vine also comes in various flower shapes and colors, giving you plenty of options for any garden style. In this border, 'Jackmanii' clematis and 'Harvest Moon' coneflower are a feast for the eyes.

Sadly, most perennials die back to the ground after the first hard freeze. This means that your border in cold climates will look bare for several months of the year.

Team some low-growing evergreens with your perennial flowers instead of having nothing to look at during long winter days. They'll provide consistent color during the spring and summer; in the winter, they'll keep the color show going.

In this border, dwarf junipers and arborvitae stand guard over clumps of daylilies and other flowers. Large-leaved cannas make a dramatic statement in any garden.

These heat-loving plants are perennial in frost-free regions, but they must be dug and stored over the winter in the north because they're not cold-hardy, they're called tender perennials.

Available in standard types that can grow feet tall and dwarfs below 4 feet tall, cannas easily squeeze into the flower border. In this garden, a mass of red- and green-leaf cannas form a wall of color at the end of a long, winding perennial border.

Building a gorgeous garden isn't like building an ark. You don't need two of everything to make a big impact.

Instead, group your favorite perennial combinations in large drifts or clumps that take your breath away when they all bloom simultaneously. Starting around the end of September, the color starts changing to a yellow-green, then golden-yellow, creating a season-long interest of color.

Pair all of that with a bright and colorful planting of coneflower, and you have a stunning combination. Coneflowers come in many different colors so you can choose your favorite; almost any color will stand out against the green foliage of the Prairie Dropseed.

We recommend planting a variety that is taller than the Prairie Dropseed, so it can show off the beautiful blooms and give you some nice height variation. Even after Coneflowers are done blooming, they can provide some wonderful fall and winter interest with dark shades of stems and decorative seed heads.

This variety of Nepeta has dense and colorful flowers, with an upright growing habit with no flopping. The beautiful blue flowers will stand out with almost any plant that you have in the landscape; making it a wonderful pair with many different plants.

It starts blooming in late spring to early summer and continues to lightly bloom into early fall. Salvia is a garden favorite because it is so reliable and hardy.

Once the Salvia is done blooming, it can be cut back to promote reblooming and new growth. Its color can last almost as long as Nepeta, providing a wonderful display all summer long. Dwarf Lythrum is one of our favorite perennials for many reasons.

It will start flowering around late May or early June and keep going all the way until September. As the sedum starts to grow in spring and summer, before it blooms, it has very distinct mounding foliage.

This creates an interesting contrast with the blooming Dwarf Lythrum that provides a sort of groundcover underneath. Similar to the Sedum, they will start blooming soon after the Lythrum fades out.

The lavender color blooms, coupled with the yellow blooms of the sedum, make a great splash of late-season color. Another great reason to plant this grouping of plants is that they all attract butterflies, birds, and friendly pollinators!

This is a great combination to use in any shade garden. This hosta has a unique vase-shaped growing habit that allows for some shorter plants to grow underneath. It has large blue-green to gray-blue leaves and trumpet-shaped lavender flowers in the summer.

This Autumn Fern is an incredibly colorful addition to a shaded area. Here is a quick list of the 19 of the most popular varieties on the market today. One of the most common and most cultivated perennials, there are thousands of different varieties of daylilies coming in just about every size shade and color except blue!

Daylilies can survive many harsh conditions that other plants cannot including: polluted city environments, slopes, poor and dry soils, near pavement that is salted in winter, and under Black Walnut trees.

Hostas are exceedingly popular perennials in today's gardens due to their versatility in the landscape. Their subtle colors, tall flower scapes, and broad, coarse leaves fill a niche in garden designs that few other plants can achieve. Their large leaves provide excellent coverage for dying bulb foliage.

Hostas also grow well in city environments where the air may be polluted by car exhaust, etc. Hibiscus love the sun and need moist, well-drained soil. Keeping these plants watered will result in larger flowers and lush foliage.

Deadheading will improve the appearance of the plant. It is best to plant Hibiscus in the garden before the heat of the summer arrives, and should be heavily mulched the first winter.

In spring, cut back any remaining stems before new growth appears. A strong pair of loppers or a saw will be necessary to cut this plant back. Be advised that Hibiscus is always one of the last perennials to emerge in spring.

Its vigorous growth rate more than makes up for this late start, however. Japanese beetles find these plants especially delicious.

Coral bells are easy to grow and blend easily with most other perennials in the landscape. Because of their low, mounding habit, they are often used as edging along paths or in containers.

Try cutting a few of the tall flower scapes for fresh bouquets. Nepetas are easy to grow perennials that provide a beautiful show of color all summer long. They prefer to be planted in full sun and ordinary, well-drained soil. When Nepeta's stems are broken, they release an aroma into the air that tends to attract cats, thus its common name, Catmint.

Its difficult to point to one genera of ornamental grass as the most popular. However, most every garden features at least one variety. This is due in no small part to their durability and flexibility in the garden. The ideal plant for hot, dry climates! Russian Sage is classified as a subshrub or woody perennial.

It performs very well in full sun and any well-drained soil. Average to dry moisture levels are ideal, and few pests bother this plant. If pruning is necessary, do so in Spring when new growth appears.

Prune back to just above the lowest bud. Salvia is easy to grow in almost any climate. Though it is drought tolerant, it will bloom better with regular watering. Deadheading encourages a longer bloom time. If plants get leggy during the season, cut them all the way back to the newly developed foliage.

If cut back, plants may rebloom in fall but often the flowers are fewer and smaller. This perennial is tolerant of a wide range of well-drained soil types.

Hibiscus Heuchera (Coral Bells) Nepeta (Catmint, Catnip)

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In their book, Essential Perennials , authors Ruth Rogers Clausen and Thomas Christopher stress the importance of soil prep. With perennials, however, this is not possible, so extra care must be taken to prepare the soil well and thoroughtly before planting.

Basic maintenance involves some, or all, of the following:. With so many to choose from in a wide variety of colors, shapes, sizes, and textures, take a cue from the gardens below for good ideas on how to design a perennial border, use them to add interest to a meadow, and more.

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Adding perennial flowers and plants to your garden makes keeping your landscaping gorgeous a whole lot easier. Once the perennials take root, you'll just need to trim back, weed, and perhaps separate out some of your plants if they start to take over your garden.

But with literally hundreds of perennial garden plants out there, how do you choose the ones that'll thrive—and add a little wow factor year after year? Check out the most popular perennial flowers and plants for a little landscaping inspo.

If you want your perennial flowers and plants to come back year after year, you'll want to assess your local climate, soil, and sunlight exposure. Plants that are native to where you live are the most likely to thrive in your soil and weather. That means they'll require minimal watering, fertilizing, and upkeep to look great—and they can provide food and habitat for local wildlife, Lenhart says.

Be realistic about how much time you have to garden—and how much time the plants you pick will require as far as upkeep like deadheading or cutting back.

Look at the bloom times of the plants you pick, and try to arrange to have something in bloom throughout the growing season. Many perennials are relatively inexpensive—especially if you decide to try to grow them from seed—so go ahead and try something new.

These pretty and edible! blooms are a fun perennial to add to your garden, with those Seuss-like globe flower heads. You'll see flowers in late spring and early summer from these drought-tolerant plants. Also known as sagebrush, these native perennial plants are prized for their lacy, silvery green foliage, Lenhart says.

You'll get small yellow flowers in the summer, but the biggest benefit is an environmental one. If you have a dry, sunny spot, this is the perfect perennial to plant there, though they can take up some space—some cultivars can reach to three feet tall and 10 feet wide. Lenhart suggests smaller cultivars like Powis Castle if you're short on space.

Astilbe are noted for growing in many different sunlight conditions—they do best in part shade, but can handle full sun or full shade as well. They come in a variety of shades from white to pink to purple, and do best in a moist soil. The bee balm AKA monarda comes by its nickname naturally, as it's a magnet for pollinators like bees, moths, and hummingbirds, Lenhart says.

This perennial flower features fringe-like petals and comes in a variety of colors to match any garden color scheme. You'll want to plant it in full sun to help it thrive. Black-eyed Susans are a native plant that thrives pretty much anywhere in the U.

They're also a good pick if you live in drier areas, as they're drought tolerant plants, Lenhart says. Wildflowers are an excellent choice for a perennial garden, since they're already known to thrive in that area. Lenhart suggests blanket flower for its striking bright blooms, and easy-to-grow nature.

It thrives in poor soil and in prairie and meadow landscapes. Milkweed is essential for helping butterflies thrive, as it provides both food and shelter for monarchs and other butterfly species. Butterfly milkweed has pretty orange flowers, so it looks gorgeous in your garden. This fall-blooming staple comes in an array of colors, from fall-like crimson, orange, and yellow, to white, pink, and purple.

They're easy-to-grow perennial flowers that thrive in a sunny and well-drained spot. While many perennial flowers have a short bloom time, coreopsis is an exception, blooming from late spring all the way through the summer.

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You'll get healthy and vigorous plants shipped at the perfect time for planting. In their book, Essential Perennials , authors Ruth Rogers Clausen and Thomas Christopher stress the importance of soil prep. With perennials, however, this is not possible, so extra care must be taken to prepare the soil well and thoroughtly before planting.

Basic maintenance involves some, or all, of the following:. With so many to choose from in a wide variety of colors, shapes, sizes, and textures, take a cue from the gardens below for good ideas on how to design a perennial border, use them to add interest to a meadow, and more.

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