A mistake you really don't want to make

A perennial border. I will not be showing you a picture of the other word.

Today I was reading a post about gardens where the writer was talking about her "perineal" plants. 

Here's the definition of "perineal":

 of or pertaining to the region of the body between the anus and the scrotum or vulva

 What she meant, of course, was "perennial". 

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