Perennials

With colours of every colour of the rainbow, a breathtaking range of shapes and textures, and often fine scents, perennials richly deserve their popularity. Their diversity makes them suitable for all sizes and types of garden, while their reliability makes them a lasting source of pleasure. For many people, a traditional herbaceous border in full bloom is the epitome of garden beauty, but perennials can equally effective in mixed borders, interplanted with shrubs, annuals, bulbs, or even fruits and vegetables, or grown as ground cover in containers.