20 Longest Blooming Perennial Flowers For Everlasting Beauty
Have so much fun making these fantastic gardens with long lasting blooms. Let your creativity take over and make something to be proud of. Sky is the limit on what you can make when you are working on putting together a Flower garden. Have a look through this list of
20 Longest Blooming Perennial Flowers For Everlasting Beauty for Your Lawn and Garden and let these inspire you.
“Choosing perennials with long blooming periods won’t just bring welcome color to your garden. It will be great for pollinators and other wildlife too.
And what’s good for the wildlife in your garden is good for you.
Here are 20 of the longest blooming perennials for a wildlife-friendly and relatively low maintenance garden:”
20 Longest Blooming Perennial Flowers For Everlasting Beauty
Peppermint Meltaways
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
FROSTING:
2 tablespoons butter, softened
2 tablespoons 2% milk
1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
2 to 3 drops red food coloring, optional
1-1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1/2 cup crushed peppermint candies
In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners’ sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in extract. In another bowl, whisk flour and cornstarch; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, 30 minutes or until firm enough to handle.
Preheat oven to 350°. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 9-11 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
In a small bowl, beat butter until creamy. Beat in milk, extract and, if desired, food coloring. Gradually beat in confectioners’ sugar until smooth. Spread over cookies; sprinkle with crushed candies. Store in an airtight container.
