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Originally Posted by Kansai
Here's a Lady Lesson. The point is not in having an amaryllis. It's in receiving an amaryllis.
As for annuals--generally they add color and texture to the garden throughout the entire season, whereas perennials, shrubs and trees typically bloom for only a few days or weeks and then quickly fade. I don't do bulbs or annuals myself, but lucky for me the other half does.
DR
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I feel that theres enough varieties of trees / shrubs / climbers and herbaceous perennials out there to have all year interest, for example, rhodies and aza's are usually May time, Early crocuses, daffs, galanthus feb, Some cherries / malus march to april, crocosmia / gladioli / dahlia (if started indoors) for June, July. August/september - Canna, lavendula, october, november autumn colour from foliage, december cornus / acer palmatum stems, Jan - you can still rely on the cornus, or theres bamboos and other grasses which look great in large swards. None of these plants look good all year on their own, but when it comes to the garden who only wants to have one type of plant?
With bedding plants, I feel theres too much work, for too little return, with a tree or shrub its plant it once, prune it as necesary (which should be second nature to us anyway) and keep it well fed.
Bedding plants to have their place, but I prefer perennials or at least bienials over annuals.
-Matt-