Using Annuals and Perennials in the Landscape

1. Using Annuals and Perennials in the Landscape Ms. Gripshover Landscaping Unit 9

2. Our Objectives • Identify the difference between an annual and a perennial. • Explain how to use annuals and perennials in the landscape. • Describe how to design a flower garden.

3. Vocabulary Scavenger Hunt • Annual • Biennial • Border Garden • Bulbs • Deadhead • Herbaceous • Island bed • Mulch • Perennial

4. What is the difference between an annual and a perennial? • Flowers add visual interest as well as fragrance • Flowers can be divided into 3 categories: • Annual- completes life cycle in one growing season • Ex: marigolds, petunias, impatiens, and geraniums • Perennial- lives year after year, soft green tissue makes them herbaceous (unlike woody tissue on trees and shrubs) • Ex: peony, roses, delphinium, hosta, daylily • Biennial- lives for two years • Grows foliage in first year blooms in second year

5. A Special Kind of Perennial • Bulb- flowering plants that have underground storage structure that allows plant to overwinter and flower the following year • Ex: tulips and daffodils

6. The Difference In A Nut Shell ANNUALS PERENNIALS • Live for one growing season • Bloom the entire season • Die with the coming of frost • Must prepare the soil bed well • Live year after year • Bloom for about a two week span • Can overwinter by underground storage structure

7. How are annuals and perennials used in the landscape? • Annuals bring continuous color throughout the season • Good for window boxes/ containers • Attract butterflies • Cut flowers for indoor use • Perennials have many of the same uses as annuals • Blooming seasons are much shorter therefore you must pay attention to that when planning a garden • Use a variety of plants that bloom at different times

8. Taking Care of Annuals & Perennials • Proper location is a necessity • Specific environmental conditions needed • Two critical factors: • Sunlight • Moisture • *** Use a reference book when planning gardens to make sure these plants will work with the location • Garden will need to be mulched, weeded, and watered • Mulch- a material that is placed around plants to maintain moisture and keep soil temperature even, also used for the beauty • Deadheaded- removing flowers that are dying • Finally, perennials will need to be divided every 3-5 yrs.

9. How do you design a flower garden? • 1st design garden on paper • Allows the correct types and number of plants to be purchased • Once planted, no need to move them • 2nd- decide purpose of garden and location • 3rd- evaluate environment around garden and select proper plants • Pay close attention to blooming times, environmental requirements, etc.

10. 2 Types of Gardens • Border garden is used along a fence or a wall in the yard • Usually viewed from one side only • Tall plants in back, short in front • Stagger heights to keep from having a “stair step” view from the side • Island bed is placed in the center of a yard • Tall plants in the center, shorter on the edges