All good gardens have just one thing mainly in common.

They offer something in terms of aesthetic natural beauty during each of the four seasons. So in spring as well as summer there are colourful perennials or annuals and beautiful flowering trees and shrubs which make a natural and pleasing focal point in the garden. Once summer flowers start to fade, the colorful autumn foliage will brighten the garden. During the winter, evergreens and trees with berries and darken bark will provide the garden with colour as the shape and form of plants and trees become more prominent against a stark winter sky.

In the spring, green is virtually always the dominant colour in the garden as new shoots and shrubs seem to be rapidly putting out new growth. Some bulbs and perennials that do flower in early spring will do so against the backdrop of rich, green foliage and brown soil. Bulbs are always the earliest blooming plants in the garden and essential to a spring landscape. Some bulbs will even give you colour until more of your perennials begin to bloom during May and June.

The early flowering perennials like Iris, will range in colour from a snowy white to yellow and to deep purple and also range in size from only a few inches right up to 4 feet. To ensure spring foliage, make sure to plant some hosta, they grow in a huge variety of greens, ranging from blue-green to yellow-green and make the most beautiful backdrop for spring flowers.