A brief introduction to perennial gardening:

The recent gardening trends have seen a considerable increase in the reliance of perennial flowering plants every year. There is a natural reason to support the fact, as almost all of the perennial varieties possess certain specific qualities that enable them to fill satisfactorily almost all the gardening needs. However one should reasonably limit the selection of the species and also the extent of the backyard garden. This helps in achieving beauty and distinction. Although personal preference goes a long way in the selection of the plants but certain other criteria such as hardiness and ease of culture should also be considered. Other than these color, height and the time of bloom should also come under consideration while selecting the plants. For example for edging one may go for the variegated Bishop's-weed scientifically known as Aegopodium, podagraria variegatum, a crisp, neat foliage plant with white-margined leaves.

Planning a perennial garden in the backyard:

After a wise selection of the different plant species the next is the task of design and arrangement of the garden. A perfect knowledge of where to plant a certain species and how much room to give it for proper growth is very much imperative in this regard. It should also be noted that the effectiveness of a small backyard garden depends upon the fact that how well they serve from the decoration point of view. One must be sure that a bch yard garden though small and simple should be fundamentally well designed with a proper background and it should be relative to other parts of the ground and the house itself. Other points to be taken care of are the matters of balance, unity of composition, and accent, for a backyard garden should not merely appear to be a collection of flowering plants.

Some examples of perennial plants:
Below here is mentioned the list of some perennials having long blooming seasons. These includes anchusa italica Bugloss, aquilegia chrysantha Golden Columbine, campanula carpatica Carpathian Harebell, heuchera sanguinea Coral-bells, Iris, lathyrus latifolius Perennial Pea, lychnis coronaria Dusty Miller, scabiosa graminifolia Pincushion or Mourning Bride, scabiosa sylvatica, verbascums Mullein, viola cornuta Tufted Pansy and viola tricolor Heart's-ease.