Add Fuss-Free Perennial Plants To Your Garden

Even though we don’t sell plants at Innes Building and Timber, we know that plants play a really important part in your landscaping plans. More and more people are looking for low maintenance garden solutions so they can spend time IN their garden rather than ON their garden. Perennial plants are a great way to achieve a great looking end result and they’re fuss-free.

Perennial plants are plants that are expected to live more than a couple of years. The great thing about perennials is, when you make this choice there’s no need to replant your garden every year. Adding fuss-free perennial plants to your garden is a great way to create an impact without investing hours and hours or even days and days at the start of every season. They’re also low maintenance when summer comes.

Perennials are often misunderstood and are thought of by many as a restrictive choice. However, the fact is there are many different types of perennials to choose from. Here are just some ideas:

Perennials with flowers

Perennials with flowers are often what springs to mind when you mention perennials to someone. Examples are lavender, sedum, geranium. These perennials bring colour to a garden and of course give you the option of cutting a few stems to take indoors.

Ornamental grasses

Ornamental grasses are often forgotten about but are a great way to make a big statement without investing a fortune in time or money. Mixed with paving or decking, ornamental grasses soften hard lines in your outdoor space and can be used to draw the eye to areas of interest in the garden.

Vegetables

When you mention vegetables in a garden, people are more likely to think allotment than designer good looks. If that’s you, think again. The likes of rhubarb and artichoke plants can look great if planned in the right way – all it takes is a bit of imagination.

Herbaceous perennials

Herbaceous perennials are plants with soft, green stems that die back to the ground when the weather gets cold. Not as pretty all year round as some of the other perennials, these are great options as fillers for the summer months.

Trees and shrubs

Trees and shrubs are another type of perennial that can add changing interest throughout the year. In season they may be bushy and colourful and in winter woody and bare. Either way, they bring real character to a garden without much effort.

It should be a no brainer to fill your garden with plants that are easy to maintain. Sometimes people make the mistake of choosing riotous blooms, without realising how tricky and time consuming they are to maintain. Whether its watering, feeding, or pruning – some plants take a serious amount of care. Go for perennials rather than annuals so you won’t need to replant your beds each year. For an easy front garden landscape idea, opt for evergreen shrubs that don’t require much attention and look great year-round.

Call in to see for yourself how easy it is to create a fuss-free garden that you can enjoy all year round, pay a to visit our gardening display area. You won’t regret it when you can sit back and enjoy your garden rather than finding it a chore.