Filed under: Garden Plants, General Information | Tags: flowers, gardening, gardens, plants, shrubs, Trees
Plants come in all shapes and sizes!
The Venus Fly Trap pictured above, is not a garden plant - well not a plant that would grow in a British garden anyhow…
Little shops selling these horrors, should stay little in my opinion… Otherwise we might find ourselves in a scene from Day of the Triffids 
Types of Plants
Plants can be sub-divided into the following categories:
- Annuals
- Biennials
- Perennials
- Shrubs
- Flowering and Ornamental Trees
- Climbers
- Bulbs
Annuals – These are plants that live for a period of a year or less. They include plants such as; basil, petunias and salvias to name a few…
Biennials – From the name you could probably have guessed, they are plants that have a life span of two years, from seed to when they finally die… An example of this type of plant would be the foxglove!
Perennials – These plants generally take a few years to start flowering, after which, they carry on flowering for years. Examples of perennials, include; geraniums, Nile lily and lavender.
Shrubs – Shrubs tend to be small and normally have many stems, this is one of the aspects, which differentiate them from trees – shrubs include; sage, spotted laurel and magnolia.
Flowering and Ornamental Trees – exactly as their name suggests, they are trees used for decoration, although quite a number bear edible fruits - examples include; the apple tree, the cherry tree and the pear tree!
Climbers – These plants are those commonly seen attached to the side of houses, walls or even other trees and plants – they include; Ivy, winter jasmine and the wisteria plant!
Bulbs – bulbs are easy to grow and beautiful to see! They are planted below the surface and their flowers push their way to the surface before blooming. Types of bulb include; tulips, bluebells and daffodils!
In my next article, I will be discussing a number of plants in much closer detail, examining where they could fit into your garden!
Until we next meet…
