perennials or annuals, which plants to choose?

But what is the difference between a perennial plant and an annual plant? Which ones to choose? Follow the advice of Roland Motte, our gardener.

How to choose between a perennial or an annual plant? You already have to know the difference. Roland Motte, the gardener of France Bleu Besançon and France Bleu Sud Lorraine explains it to you.

A plant is necessarily perennial since it is alive, right?

In the garden you can grow perennials and annuals, in the ground or in pots, and with a suitable exposure.

Perennials are plants that are kept in the garden for several years. The aerial part is in bloom from spring until autumn, sometimes in winter. And then they disappear during the winter and reappear the following spring. This is the case with blueberries, poppies, rudbeckias, etc.

Annual plants are plants that are installed every year after the spring frosts and which die inexorably from the first fall frosts. They must be replanted or sown every year. This is the case with begonias, marigolds, nasturtiums, etc.

Perennials or annuals, all can be grown in balconies, pots, containers or in the ground. Just respect their preferred exposure, remember that 90% of plants are full sun plants.

All you have to do is choose! Perennials will give you less work, since they come back every year. Annual plants are often more prolific in bloom, but will require replanting each year. And if you hesitate between the two, make a mixture of perennials and annuals in your pots and beds. The main thing is to have fun planting and seeing your flowers grow.

Find Roland Motte on France Bleu Lorraine and France Bleu Besançon and on his website www.rolandmotte.fr.