1.lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring. 2.(of plants) having a life cycle lasting more than two years. 3.lasting or continuing throughout the entire year, as a stream. 4.perpetual; recurrent. n. 5.a perennial plant.
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Native plants are often good choices, but it’s a sad truth that the predominant colour of natural areas in Victoria BC at the end of summer isbrown. Most of our native plants bloom in spring or early summer. For fall colour, introduced plants are needed. Another harsh truth is that two...
On the Eastern boundary at the Væres Venner community garden in Trondheim, I wanted to develop a small forest garden devoted to edible plants of the first peoples in North America. Two years ago I planted two of them which now have berries for the first time! They are a) Purple flowe...
When most of us hear the word “geranium”, we think of the bright red flowers of the annual “geraniums” we saw as potted plants at our grandmother’s house. These annual plants are actually pelargonium, not true geraniums This ubiquitous house plant is actually apelargonium, a cousin of...
A quart of sand/seed will usually produce around 5000 plants. Rather than seeding in place in the field, it is recommended that this seed go into a nursery for a year. From root: Select root pieces that are the thickness of your pinky finger and cut them to be 3-4 inches long, ...
For starters, a simple procedural rule, can avoid tragedy. Let's imagine a nursery worker who took a stack of original orders into the nursery to pull plants. Along comes a thunderstorm and all of the orders are lost or destroyed. Does this sound unrealistic? From first hand experience, le...
When Susan’s six grandchildren were young, they played hide-and-seek on the paths through the forest and gardens. And I’ll bet they loved this garden house. With so much shade here, hostas are used extensively (300 varieties!), along with native plants like Solomon’s seal. ...
which means they form a rosette and leaves in their first year, bloom in their second year, and then die. Foxgloves reseed easily, so plant foxgloves two years in a row for flowering plants. Also, new perennial varieties of foxglove have been developed that flower in year one.See our ...
that we stick non-invasive plants and that we oblige the ground-nesting birds with our mowing schedule, not mowing until June 1st after they’ve flown from their spring nests. The only rent we would pay would be in the form of a small share of the yields. After consulting with her ...