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Add instant colour to your garden
Perennial plants are a wonderful way to add lasting colour and interest to your garden throughout the summer and early autumn. Often used in herbaceous and mixed borders, they create vibrant, eye-catching displays filled with beautiful blooms. You will find a mass of options for every taste at our garden centre in Colchester, such as bold echinacea or delicate lupins. The best part is that perennials return year after year, allowing you to build and expand your garden's beauty with minimal effort, ensuring your outdoor space looks stunning, season after season.
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You’ll find a wide selection of perennial plants available to Poplar Nurseries in Colchester, including favourites like echinacea, lupins, asters, and delphiniums, ideal for incorporating interest and lasting colour to your garden space. These plants return year after year, allowing you to create vibrant yet low-maintenance displays, and can even be divided to expand your garden without extra cost.
Spring
Create a stunning spring display with plants and bulbs which will come back year after year.
Summer
Let your summer garden become a perpetual display of impressive blooms and shrubs.
Autumn
Rudbeckia, dahlias and Japanese anemones, once established, will provide wonderful colour every year.
Winter
Delightful hellebores, cyclamen and snowdrops will come back year after year whatever the weather.
Foliage
Enduring foliage offers superb background colour and landscaping throughout the year.
Compost
Your plants and shrubs will thank you for adding compost to nourish your soil.
Discover a wide array of perennial plants and flowers
At Poplar Nurseries, we offer an extensive selection of perennials, with up to 200 different varieties in stock to suit any garden. Popular choices include asters, geraniums, petunias, and begonias, available in a range of colours and types to help you create the perfect long-lasting garden display. There is nothing more beautiful than the appearance of hellebores announcing winter is over followed by tall and elegant delphiniums.
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What is a perennial plant?
Perennial plants and flowers are those that come back year after year, adding beauty and longevity to your garden. Although they may die back at the end of their growing season, they will re-emerge the following year, often stronger and more vibrant. With thoughtful planning, perennials can offer colour and interest throughout much of the year. Plus, they can be divided to create new plants, allowing you to expand your garden without any additional cost.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Find quick answers to our most common questions. Have a different query? Get in touch – we’re happy to help!
Echinacea is a magnet for pollinators, as is monarda (bee balm), salvias and rudbeckias.
Hosta, astilbe, brunnera, bergenia, and Liriope muscari are all happy in the shade.
A herbaceous perennial is a plant that puts on growth from spring through to autumn and grows to its full height within each year. Most die back to the ground over winter and pop back up the following year but some, like most bergenias, are evergreen so keep their foliage through the winter.
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