The Savvy Life

One day my mother-in-law brought me an unimpressive green branch from her garden. A decade later the many children of that Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ are the backbones of my garden and I am convinced of the power of perennials. While annuals complete their life span in one year, perennials are long-lived plants that may die back or go dormant in the winter but return in the spring. Annuals will give your garden a few weeks of beautiful blooms but perennials contribute years of blossoms and the plants are often just as attractive when not in bloom.