Released On 24th Jan 2024

4 Reasons Your Gardens Need Perennials

One thing we can say with absolute confidence is that every garden can be improved by the presence of perennials. They're an essential part of a garden, and can have some brilliant benefits for your lifestyle and your garden. Today we’re going to look at the top 4 reasons you should add perennials to your garden.

Low Maintenance

Perennials are one of the best ways to add colour, depth and life to your garden with very minimal maintenance. Once a perennial has established itself, they largely take care of themselves! Which means you won't need to endlessly replant them. If you choose ground covering perennials, they can even help with weed management! So, you can reclaim your time and effort, and-put it into enjoying your garden.

Cost-Effective Gardening

We know that the first thing you look at when introducing a new plant into your garden, cost will be a concern. Both an up- front and ongoing costs. And yes, perennials might seem a little pricier up-front (especially when compared to annuals) they usually prove to be a wise investment in the long-term. This is mainly because, unlike annuals, you only have to buy the plant once. Perennials like peonies, day lilies hostas return each season, so you plant once. and don't have to make that expensive trip to the garden centre each year to refresh the flowerbeds. Over time, these versatile plants pay for themselves with regular lush foliage and beautiful blooms.

Year - Round Blossoms

The most well-designed gardens aren't the ones that just look good in spring and summer. They're the ones that can catch your interest at any time of year- even in the deepest depths of winter. This dream is easy to achieve using perennials. By carefully choosing a mix of early, mid and late- blooming perennials, you can craft a garden that showcases vibrant colours from spring to winter. Yes, this requires a lot of planning, but that's what people like us are for! We can help you build a garden that can bring you pleasure all year long.

Attract Wildlife

We all know now how important it to provide wildlife such as insects, spiders and bees with natural habitats, resting places and food sources wherever we can. Perennials are a triple threat here, doing much more than just making your garden look good. Many perennials like cone flowers, salvius and bee balms are magnets for pollinators like bees and butterflies, and provide sources of food and shelter for other beneficial insects. With just a few perennials in place, your garden can become a bustling haven for all sorts of creatures.

And that’s just 4 of the benefits! Each of those would be a good reason on its own to consider them for your garden, but when you put them all together adding some perennials to your garden is a no brainer. Perennial’s incredible ability to return year after year makes them hard to beat as a garden staple. Not to mention the vast variety of colours, blooms, shapes and fragrances, they can turn your garden into a breath taking space with reliability, low-maintenance nature and endless variety.

At CMA Garden Design we handle the planning phases of gardening within our maintenance packages, as well as helping you choose the perfect perennials for your garden. We can select, plant and care for each and every one of them, so you can tick one more thing off your gardening to-do list. If you’d like to find out more about our garden maintenance services, just get in touch with the team today.