I was welcomed home from my international trip by my viburnum bush in my rear yard putting on an extraordinary display of beauty as it does every year. I?ve written about this bush before, it?s my favorite perennial in my yard. Also known as ?Chinese snowball? it booms in late spring and gives me the most gorgeous white puffballs.
A perennial is a plant that comes back year after year, and lives for at least three years, whereas annuals are grown from seed every year. I had no idea when I planted my perennial viburnum fifteen years ago that I would love it so much, it was a most happy accident. Today I cut a large bouquet of stems and created a bouquet for our living room to enjoy all weekend long. How fortunate to have a plant that gives me these stunning white blooms year after year.
There are many perennial bushes or shrubs you can plant in your particular zone for cut blooms each year. Below are ten worth considering planting in your yard to give you scented stalks or beautiful blooms for bouquets in your home.
1. English or French Lavender
World famous and extremely popular for its therapeutic oils and alluring scent, lavender is a perennial that grows in thin purple stalks and looks just as beautiful dried as it does fresh. Find a helpful lavender blooming guide here.

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2. Phlox
Small round clusters of little flowers that smell divine, these blooms come in shades of lavender, pink, and white and they attract hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies. ...