Perennials are the ONLY Flowers to Plant

As I mentioned somewhere earlier, I don't plant a vegetable garden anymore. I only plant flowers and I try to plant perennials. They are the kind that come up every year; like tulips, iris, daffodils and crocus in the spring; lilies, liatris, black-eyed Susan, russian sage, and peonies in the summer; and sedum, hostas, and mums are the most common in our area for fall blooming. Roses bloom from early spring through summer, depending on the type. They do take a little more care than other flowers, but their continuous blooms and 'delicious' aroma make them worth it.
This spring I dug up a 4 foot area along the length of our garage so I could plant a flower bed to enjoy during the summer. I dug up some tulips, daffodils and a bulb some people call 'Naked Ladies' or 'Surprise Lilies' that were growing on the east side of the house. These lilies send green leaves up in the spring, then the leaves die off, and just when you least expect it (around the middle of August) large green stems with clusters of beautiful soft pink lily-shaped flowers 'surprise' your flower bed! My husband suggested I move them or they were going to 'disappear'. We needed to build up the dirt beside the house to help drainage away from it. I gladly followed his 'command'! Later in the spring, I brought a Stella D' Oro lily, a sedum and a hosta (don't know what kind they were) and some really beautiful deep purple iris and some yellow iris. I don't know what the name of these were either because they were already growing at the cabin we purchased a couple years ago. Whatever they are, they are really pretty and the flowers are GIGANTIC. I 'strategically' placed them across the prepared bed, trying not to dig up some of the spring bulbs I had transplanted earlier.
Later, I planted some petunias and marigolds. I know these aren't perennials, but sometimes you just have to bite the bullet to add some color. And besides they were only 50 cents a six-pack, so I got a lot of color for a few dollars!
Of course, then my son got a puppy and she has been a little tough on the plants, but they were getting ready for winter anyway, so we will see how they fare next spring. I'm reasonably sure they are going to be alright.
Until next time, have a great day!