The Secret Way to Plant Perennials This Spring

Thawing temperatures are starting to lure us outdoors to get back into the garden. Next up in the process of preparing your home for spring: planting perennials

If you're wondering what to plant, we recommend Gaillardia 'Fanfare.' Its glorious sunsetlike colors and unique trumpet-shaped petals distinguish this hardy perennial, which thrives in most U.S. climates and blooms from late spring into fall. ($9.95 each; parkseed.com.) It will bloom continuously, May through fall, or frost. To prune, cut the stems all the way back to the foliage.

With a bit of extra effort-namely, judicious pruning-these choices will offer a repeat performance.

Tell us: What perennials will you be planting this season?

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