Welcome to Dr. Leonard Perry's Web pages for on-line perennial and related horticultural information, serving the Green Mountain State of Vermont and the world. This is your original source for herbaceous perennial information and links, celebrating over 16 years on the internet!

I hope you enjoy and find some useful information on your visit here. Don't forget to set your bookmark now and check back, as new content and links are added regularly
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May Updates

 new videos, blog at perrysperennials.wordpress.com, updated Vermont events, news articles, new trivia game (Arcade), garden of the month, plant of the month, quote

 

April Updates

July 2-day Garden Tour, overview of upcoming pollinator research by Annie White, blog at perrysperennials.wordpress.com,  new videos,  news articles, new trivia game (Arcade), garden of the month, plant of the month, quote

 

 

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A brief welcome by, and information on, Dr. Perry including audio and video clips and other media effects, with some java (lite version for slow computers).  Presentations for groups.
world imageFAQs
Frequently Asked Questions on perennials, grouped by general topic category. (also in Ukranian)
world imagePerennial Arcade
How well do you know your perennials? Try these fun quizzes, games and crosswords.
world imageFor the Home Gardener
Herbaceous Garden Plants Online course, Slide shows, articles, leaflets common name lists by language, VT events, radio and video programs, blog.
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Leaflets, dates and references for the grower or marketer of perennials.
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Current research, with links to more details on specific projects, from the Green Mountain State of Vermont.
world imageGardens of the Month
Photos of gardens from around the world, from small to large, public to private 
world imagePerennial of the Month
Each month a specific perennial, usually a choice cultivar, is featured with photo, characteristics and culture.
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An A-Z database of perennials and photos, together with  Perennial Panoramas (wallpaper backgrounds), Screen Savers,
world imagePerennial Publications
A listing by author and by title of some publications and references on perennials I find useful
world imageOther Perennial Sites
Many links to other sites relating to all aspects of perennials, including sources, organized by topic; also sites on hops, home fruit growing.
world imageCredits, Awards 
 credits; accolades and what others say about these pages.

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The Importance of Flowers

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Quote of the Month:  

"To dig in one's own earth, with one's own spade, does life hold anything better?"
        -- Beverly Nichols, 1898-1982, British author of Down the Garden Path

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