Things You'll Need:
- A seed catalog
- A garden plan
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Step 1
First, you need to decide where you want to locate your perennial garden, and how much you want to plant. Planting seeds is much cheaper than planting established plants, but seeds take longer to grow and mature, so you may not have a lot of blooms your first year.
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Step 2
Map out your garden plan by the size of your garden. Don't forget to plant the larger, taller perennials toward the back, and the shorter, spreading perennials toward the front.
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Step 3
Before you choose plants, make a visit to a local garden center, and find out just what perennials will do the best in your climate and growing conditions. Not all perennials are right for every location, so check with an expert for some ideas on what will work in your area.
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Step 4
Now comes the best part. Decide what you want your garden to do. If you want a flower garden with lots of flowers you can cut and display in your home, pick plants that offer long-lasting flowers throughout the summer, such as yarrow, bellflower, valerian, coneflower, blanket flower, Shasta daisy, and others that bloom throughout the summer months.
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Step 5
If you want a low-maintenance, drought-tolerant garden, plant low-maintenance grasses, such as pampas grass, maiden grass, sedge, fountain grass, and many others.
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Step 6
If you want a garden that blooms throughout the growing season, choose some plants, such as iris, lupine, balloon flowers, and columbines that bloom early, giving the spring garden color and texture.
