Prioritising local, non-invasive perennial plants indoors and/or outdoors

Why prioritise perennial plants? Prioritising perennial plants offers several advantages: - Durability and resilience: Perennial plants live longer than annual plants. They can survive several growing seasons, which reduces the need to replant every year. Their ability to come back from one year to the next makes them more resilient and helps reduce plant waste. - Savings in money and time: Although perennial plants may have a higher initial cost, they can be more economical in the long run because they do not need to be bought again every year. Their upkeep may also be less intensive, which reduces labour and resource costs. - Support for biodiversity: Perennial plants, rooted over a longer period, provide a more stable habitat for wildlife, which supports biodiversity. - Soil protection: Perennial plants often have more developed root systems that help prevent soil erosion. Their roots remain in the ground even during winter, which helps stabilise the soil. - Water savings: Once established, some perennial plants need less water than annual plants, because their deeper root systems can reach moisture deeper in the soil.

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