Perennials: How do you wind down a perennial garden?, 1 by rteets

rteets wrote:
As far as the work involved with annuals, I use the buried pot system so I can change things up. I use pansies in the spring when there's still danger of frost, then when it gets too warm for pansies to thrive I go to a summertime plant. Then in the fall it's mums or asters, who dont mind a frost. I like to span a bit more time and with more variety than I can get with a typical annual. The petunias in the pictures below are in sunken pots.