Perennials are flowering and foliage plants that live for more than two years. They die back at the end of the growing season and return from their root systems the following year. In garden and landscape design, they form the
Deciduous plants shed their leaves seasonally, entering dormancy through winter before producing fresh growth in spring. The term covers trees, shrubs, climbers and herbaceous perennials, though each behaves for slightly different structural reasons. In garden design, deciduous plants do something evergreen
Annuals are plants that complete their full life cycle within a single growing season. They germinate first, then set seed and finally die within roughly twelve months, sometimes less. Unlike perennials, they do not return the following year from the