They mature quickly. Traditional gardens, even if you “over plant” and source larger plant material, take years to mature. Most of the gardens we design and install don’t quite feel the way I want them to for 3-5 years! But perennial gardens look great the very first summer and mature by the second spring. It’s very gratifying to see your investment pay off so quickly.
They can be budget friendly. Most of the plants will be 4” or 1 gallon size, some might be seeds or bulbs. So while we need a lot of plants, we are only paying $10-$20 per plant.
They can be drought tolerant. It is not difficult, if you choose your varieties well, to have a perennial garden that needs very little supplemental water. Most of our perennial gardens are also drought tolerant or summer-dry.
Beauty, style, (nearly) instant gratification, budget and water wise… sign me up, right? As awesome as they are, naturalistic gardens do have some challenging aspects as well.
