I'm with you, Bill.
I think one of the most gratifying thing as a gardener is to watch the
perennials come back to life each spring. I've gotten immense pleasure from
starting some by seed and watching them grow stronger each year.
Annual flowers are great fillers and I grow many from seed each year to give
away as gifts (including herbs), but I am most fond of my "family" of
perennials :-) Just don't tell my tomato and peppers I said that!

Erin