Garden and Flowers

How to Maintain a Perennial Flower Garden

As we all know that most flowering perennials are very dependable and easy care performers. That is why maintenance is a requirement for all perennial gardens. So the question is, how can I maintain my perennial flower garden? What are the important things to do so that my perennial garden is healthy? Well of course there are tips and tricks on how to maintain your perennial garden. So here are the 8 important things to do in order your perennial garden is healthy and floriferous.

Fertilizing
Most perennial flower plants are really heavy feeders and they will be happy with one spring application of a low-nitrogen, high-phosphorus fertilizer (5-10-5). For established perennial garden, just apply a handful of fertilizer around each plant.

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Diascia: The Annual and Perennial Species Summer Flower

Diascias grow naturally in South Africa: the annual species in the low-lying, dry regions, and the perennials in the mountains, particularly the Drakensbergen, where they flower on rocky ledges or along the banks of brooks. The perennial species from the mountains are the types cultivated in our part of the world. They rarely survive northern winters, however, and stem cuttings are therefore taken in late summer, and root cuttings in autumn (these are kept frost-free). Alternatively, they are propagated by seed in early spring. If sown early, nearly all species and all culti-vars will flower by mid-summer of the same year. The only seed on sale is that of Diascia barberae.

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