As a gardener I personally cannot wait for Spring to arrive. Spring is one of my favourite times of the year as I can get to work in my garden and visit all the local garden centres.This year I intend to do a lot of research online at places like Tesco Garden Furniture for my garden products.
There are 2 basic sections to most UK garden Centres and they are the perennials and annuals section. Be very careful when choosing as if you dont know what you are looking for you could have a lot of problems later on.
You will find that perennials could be large plants like trees but also small dainty flowers so you cannot rely on the size of the plant as the main factor in picking perennials.
Many perennials will come with old fashioned names and are the more traditional side of the modern garden centre. Perennials will last a long time but annuals will change regular as your tastes change. They will not survive wintering, and therefore, like trendy clothing, are intended to be featured in your garden for only one growing season.
Amazing colours and sizes of plants will jump out at you when you visit a garden centre and these are generally annuals. When you visit the annuals section it is easier to imagine what can be achieved in your own garden and it is easy to get carried away with all the choice and colours. Annuals tend to be fresh from the garden, especially in larger garden centers, as they operate their own garden center nurseries supplying their own requirements as well as those of smaller retail locations in their area.
