Perennials: How to choose, plant and maintain for year-round flowers *

Washington County Master Gardener Association invites you to a free class on perennials. Perennial plants give the garden beauty and food for wildlife plus they create an ever-changing tapestry of color. On top of that, they are a good investment since they come back year after year. This class will discuss different types of perennials, from easy care to more challenging, and how to best care for them in terms of planting, pruning, fertilizing, pest control, and general maintenance, plus tips to extend blooming time for year-round color.

Presenter Lisa Graff retired in 2016 after a 28-year career at Intel Corporation in electrical engineering and business. She has had a passion for gardening for decades with a focus on densely planted, continuously blooming perennial beds. After retirement, she became a Master Gardener and blended her love of science with gardening and began propagating plants. She opened Lux Perennials Nursery in 2020 and has opened her 1-acre English garden for tours and customers at her nursery.

* Qualifies for 1 hour of MG Continuing education credit.