If you want to beautify your outdoor areas with colorful, low maintenance, dependable plants, Long Island perennials are the answer. Hardy, flowering perennials will bloom year after year, providing colorful, textural and seasonal variety with little upkeep. Perennials have value that persists for a lifetime, whether you are an experienced gardener or just starting with a green thumb!
Heritage Farm & Garden is located in the center of Muttontown, New York. And we are your best source for high-quality perennials suited for Long Island's environment and soil. We help homeowners and landscapers bring their dreams to reality through horticultural expertise and depth of selection with perennial plantings.
What to consider perennials for your Long Island Garden?
With annuals, you have to replant each year. Perennials, however, come back year after year. This means less labor, ongoing expenses and the ability to create a maturing landscape season after season. Long Island's seasonal variety provides a vast palette for perennials, ranging from early spring bloomers to late summer and fall show stoppers.
No wonder perennials are a favorite for Long Island gardeners here are just a few reasons!
Longevity: once established, perennials can last for years and years!
Variety: with millions of plants to pick from, there are a variety of colors, shapes, heights and bloom times.
Sustainability: perennials can prevent soil erosion, support pollinators, and use less water than annuals.
Ease of Care: most perennials demand little attention once established and especially so for native perennials.
Top Perennials for Long Island Gardens
At Heritage Farm & Garden we are focused on building a perennial collection suitable to thrive in the Long Island ecosystem so whether you're planting a shady woodland garden, sunny border beds, or a coastal landscape, we have the best selections for every microclimate.
- Echinacea (Coneflower)
Echinacea has large, (daisy-like) flowers that are popular because of their persistence and pollinator-friendly qualities. These flowers are found in a series of purples, pinks, whites, and yellows and bloom throughout summer. Once established, Coneflowers will tolerate drought.
- Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia)
Black-Eyed Susan or Rudbeckia are another quintessential perennial for Long Island garden beds. The golden yellow petals contrast beautifully with a black/brown center, lighting up any garden. Black-Eyed Susans grow easily and are pest and disease resistant.
- Daylilies
Daylilies are incredibly versatile plants that come in a wide array of colors and have trumpet-shaped flowers. They do best in full sun and are ideal for borders or mass plantings.
- Hostas
A fantastic choice for shade gardens, Hostas have a variety of lush leaves in all shapes and colors from dark green to silvery blue. The flowers that bloom in mid summer, though subtle, do attract awesome summer visitors like hummingbirds.
- Astilbe
Astilbes provide a lovely plume of color with elegant feather-like flowers to shaded or semi-shaded spaces. They work great in woodland gardens and provide soft texture to any planting plan.
Native Long Island Perennials: Supporting Local Ecosystems
When planting native perennials, you'll find that they have a much better chance of success because they are adapted to the environment of Long Island, and they contribute to fostering biodiversity. Native species attract insects that are beneficial, birds, and pollinators to maintain a self-sufficient ecosystem.
Some examples of native perennials are-
- Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
- Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum)
- Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis)
- Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
Heritage Farm & Garden emphasizes offering a unique blend of native species that will contribute to the ecologically balanced garden and style you want to achieve.
Perennial Design Ideas for Long Island
When you think about designing perennial gardens, you have to think longer than just the gardening season. Here are some ideas on how to incorporate Long Island perennials into the garden:
Seasonal Layering: Pair early bloomers like crocus and hellebores to mid-summer stars like daylilies, and late-season bloomers like asters for interest throughout the growing season.
Pollinator Pathway: Create a pollinator-friendly corridor across your yard with flowering perennials.
Naturalizing Border: Allow perennial plants to soften fence lines, property edges, or stone walkways.
Mixed Beds: Combine perennial plants with your favorite annuals, herbs, low-mounding shrubs for variety and texture;
Heritage Farm & Garden staff is always available to help you choose the right plant combinations and soil amendments to the new perennial garden.
Caring for Your Perennials: A Guide
To take full advantage of your perennials:
Choose the Right Place: Make a good match between the needs of the plants (sun, shade, soil) and the areas of your garden.
Amend your Soil: Perennials like well-drained, nutrient-rich soil, compost or mulch can help.
Water Wisely: Water deeply and less frequently to promote a healthy soil-drying cycle for strong root systems.
Divide the Plant as Needed: Most perennials are better off being divided every few years if you want to have strong vigour in the plants.
Prune and Deadhead: Regular pruning can yield more blooms and reduce overcrowding.
At Heritage Farm & Garden, we have plant care products and seasonal reminders and tips to help you develop a full and lush garden.
Visit Heritage Farm & Garden – Your Long Island Experts in perennials
For more than a decade Heritage Farm & Garden has benefited gardeners throughout Long Island, and we are pleased to be so. Located in the beautiful area of Muttontown, our garden centre offers over 42 acres of gardens and landscape, with the best selection of perennials, native plants, shrubs, trees, and more.
Our knowledgeable horticulture staff is here to help you select the appropriate perennials based on your style, garden intentions, and Long Island's climate. Whether you are renovating a landscape, or creating a small pollinator patch, we can guide you through every step of the way: from selection, planting and maintenance!
Conclusion: Pair Your Perennials with Trees from a Long Island Tree Nursery
Perennials are just one part of a well-balanced landscape. To add depth, shade, and permanence to your garden space, develop a plan that couples your perennials with ornamental trees or shade trees. As your Long Island tree nursery, Heritage Farm & Garden has established a brand reputation for stocking premium trees suitable for residential or commercial landscapes.
Shop our full tree inventory and learn how you can make your property a flourishing, living, vibrant, blossoming paradise with Long Island perennials and premium trees all in one location.
