Perennials

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Title / Author Tags Date
Why Do Perennials Take Three Years To Mature?
Jeana Harris, House Digest
Perennials 6/21/21
Plan Your Prettiest Garden Yet with this Guide to Perennial Flowers by Season
Deb Wiley, Better Homes & Gardens
Landscape Design, Perennials, Plant Selection 2/26/21
7 Gardening Mistakes You Might Be Making with Your Perennial Plants
Nancy Mock, Taste of Home
Perennials 12/15/20
7 Gardening Mistakes You Might Be Making with Your Perennial Plants
Nancy Mock, Birds & Blooms
Perennials 7/8/20
15 Fall Flowers to Grow for a Gorgeous Garden Beyond Labor Day
Hadley Mendelsohn & Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful
Annuals, Fall Gardening, Perennials 7/2/20
Keep Growing: Fall is the Perfect Time to Plant Perennials
Sally Roth, Birds & Blooms
Fall Gardening, Perennials 6/30/20
Problem-Solving Perennials for Tough Gardens
Better Homes & Gardens
Perennials, Plant Selection 7/3/19
How to Water Perennial Plants
Garden Gate Magazine
Perennials, Watering 2/4/19
Art in the garden: Late summer is a good time to plant perennials
Daily Herald
Perennials, Planting, Summer Gardening 8/20/11
Beautiful Foliage Plants for your Perennial Garden
Ken Druse, Garden Design
Perennials
Instructions for planting perennials in hot, dry weather
Missouri Native Society
Perennials, Planting, Summer Gardening

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Field-Grown vs. Greenhouse-Grown Plants

Plants which are well-adapted to our local climate are most often field-grown (outside). Field-grown plants are generally cheaper and have the advantage of already somewhat acclimated to our cold winters, but that means they’re not artificially far along in the spring and tend to bloom at the normal time in our area.

Spring annuals and tender perennials are typically grown in Greenhouses so they can be ready and luxurious exactly when customers want them. Some perennials are also “forced” into early bloom in greenhouses. In May, there can be a very big difference between field-grown and greenhouse-grown plants of the same type. The latter typically look good right away (so they’re a great choice where that’s important), but we typically pay a premium for it.


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