EN Coxhead offer a wide range of perennial plants for sale throughout the early part of the year. For sale in 9cm and 2 litre pots, EN Coxhead perennials are available for trade sales to garden centres, landscape specialists and horticultural resellers in Preston and throughout the North West. For trade sales of perennial plants in Preston and throughout the North West, call the EN Coxhead sales office today on 01772 61224.

What is a Perennial?

The term perennial is used loosely by gardeners to indicate those plants which grow in beds and borders, which are not trees, shrubs or bulbs. Perennials, also known as herbaceous perennial plants, are the mainstay of garden borders. They can be deciduous and die back each year, or evergreen and give life to your borders all year round. This group of plants is commonly referred to as either Perennials or Herbaceous Perennials.

Perennials

This is the term used for all non-woody perennial plants, including herbaceous perennials. It includes those which are evergreen or semi-evergreen such as Bergenia.

Herbaceous Perennials

Herbaceous perennials differ in that all the stems die back in late autumn and early winter. The roots then survive below ground during winter, shooting again in spring. Well known examples include delphinium, geranium, miscanthus and sedum.

Perennials are widely used in the garden. However, the two main uses are in:

Mixed borders

…where herbaceous perennials are used along with bulbs, annuals, biennials, ornamental grasses, trees and shrubs to create a display. This is the most common use in gardens and in reality, is a general garden bed or border. These mixed borders will peak in interest in summer and throughout the early autumn. However, with careful planning and planting, they can provide colour throughout much of the year, except in the depths of winter.

Herbaceous borders

…where displays of herbaceous perennials are grouped together for maximum summer impact. These are now becoming a rarer sight, as smaller, modern gardens need borders to maintain interest throughout the year.

It is important to note that while most perennials are reliable and easy to plant successfully, some which originate from warmer climates suffer in winter and need the shelter of a wall or greenhouse and well-drained conditions. Please ask us for more information.

Perennial Plant Trade Sales

For trade sales of perennial plants, call the EN Coxhead sales office on 01772 61224, or email us on info@encoxhead.co.uk