As a gardener I personally cannot wait for Spring to arrive. I can think of nothing better than visiting the local garden centres in Spring.Tesco Garden Furniture is a great place to do your research before venturing to your local garden centre.
Annuals and perennials are an important part of all UK garden centres stock. The implications of choosing one or the other without fully understanding the specific characteristics of that plant can sometimes have unexpected or undesirable consequences.
Trees and shrubs are perennials, as are many varieties of greenery and flowering plants; perennials can be small and dainty, large and impressive, or tall and stately - which means that size is not the sole characteristic that you can rely upon in determining whether a particular plant is perennial or not.
Perennials are the traditional element of garden centers, many with old-fashioned names and old-fashioned memories of simpler times. Perennials will be the main feature of your garden unlike annuals which are trendy and showy. Winter will kill your annuals as they cannot survive the cold weather and you will need to plant again the following Spring.
Annuals are the largest component of the plants on display at a garden center and they come in all kinds of different colours and styles. 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.
