Want a garden that’s beautiful all year long? It’s possible with these backyard gardening picks for year round flowers and perennial plants.

Perennial geraniums bloom from spring through summer, and some varieties bloom ... well in most garden settings because it thrives in all kinds of soil from sand to clay and needs little care ...

Perennials that thrive in the shade and bloom all summer long ... which appear around mid-summer. The plant then keeps on blooming for about two months after. This perennial is fast growing ...