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Perennials Magnificent: The annual ornamental grasses are usually grown for their seed panicles—flowers are there but they are minute and hardly noticeable—many of which dry beautifully for winter bouquets. Leaves of these grasses are usually not too showy.
The perennials magnificent have magnificent and varied foliage, with all shades of green, blue, and variegations of cream, white, gold, or a host of tans, in addition to notable seed heads.
On the opposite page is Ravenna grass, one of the stars in the grass garden and magnificent even in a northern garden.
Hardy perennials magnificent are very valuable in the garden and play a major role, as most of them are relatively cheap, grow quickly, and can readily be increased in several ways, including by seed, division, or cuttings. Most of them, like trees and shrubs, live for many years. In addition, most of them, unlike trees and < shrubs, are herbaceous as they have soft stems which die down in the fall and grow again the following spring. A number of them have evergreen leaves, and one or two grow in the winter and die down in the summer. Not all herbaceous perennials magnificent are in fact hardy, but here we are concerned only with those that are.
Herbaceous perennials magnificent may be used in a variety of ways in the backyard.
Flowering shrubs can be used to provide a permanent framework in the border and a setting for perennials magnificent, annuals and bulbs with their more flamboyant flowers. Many will also create year-round interest with fruits following flowers, silver or evergreen foliage and fiery color in the fall. The choice of perennials magnificent is almost without bounds but once you have selected your favorites, and once they are established, they will go on growing and flowering for several seasons, giving pleasure year after year. |
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