Morgan Noll is a digital home editor for Real Simple covering home, real estate, and holidays.

If you're settled into your forever home, you're probably making decisions throughout your space with longevity in mind. It just makes sense to put your time, money, and effort into home projects that have staying power -- like upgrading your interior design for timeless appeal and fitting your counters with the most durable material. That same mindset can (and should) flow over into your garden and landscape planning as well. While it's always fun to experiment with new annual plants in your garden, establishing a foundation of long-living perennials will provide your home with flourishing beauty that you can rely on year after year.

Some perennials only last for a few seasons, but our picks below will bring beauty to your yard for (potentially) decades. This also means you won't have to spend as much time replanting or re-mapping out your garden each year, leaving you more time to simply enjoy the scenery.