The article provides information related to the different kinds of perennials. Firespike has a fiery red flower spikes and the favorite of hummingbirds. Mexican bush sage has a long spike of purple and white flower which also attracts hummingbirds. Oth...
Planting asters alongside late-blooming perennials and grasses with strong color brings the autumn garden to life. Here, Aster ×frikartii‘Mönch’ is joined by Rudbeckia fulgida‘Viette’s Little Suzy’, Rudbeckia subtomentosa, Hydrangea‘Annabelle’, Verbena bonariensis, Sedum‘Matrona’, and ...
20 fall-blooming annuals and perennials that will continue to bring color, texture, and beauty to your garden well past summer’s peak. By Anne Balogh FREE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER: Plants, Design Ideas, Gardening Solutions & More!When you think of flowers for the fall garden, classic late-...
although they are short-lived perennials in warmer climates. Snapdragons are cool-weather bloomers, and if planted in early spring, they will bloom through early summer and resume blooming in the fall.
Add Larger Perennials, Shrubs, and Trees If you’re working on an ornamental garden, one thing you can do to keep it attractive year-round is to vary the height and textures. These help add interest when little is blooming. Native trees and shrubs with berries or evergreen foliage can pro...
Plant bulbs close to other perennials (like daylilies or hostas) that come up later, so their foliage will cover the dying foliage of the bulb after they are done flowering. Planting bulbs in mounds or groups is so much more aesthetically pleasing than planting them in rows. We’re talking...
To know when to plant fall mums, know your frost dates. Hardy mums are perennials in USDA hardiness zones 5 through 9. In much of zone 5, the average first frost date is in mid-October, and in portions of zone 9, it is late November through mid-December. Everyone’s first frost dat...
Refresh your autumn garden with fall-blooming perennials and annuals. Here are beautiful fall plant, flower, and container ideas for autumn gardens and cooler weather in the South.
To rejuvenate both your garden and your own gardening enthusiasm, why not plant some fall-blooming annuals and perennials? The annuals may be short lived if you have an early frost, but they’ll certainly brighten things up until then. The perennials might also be low producers this first ...
Other fall bulbs, such as daffodils, will act as perennials and come up year after year. Fall Bulbs to Plant by Zone See our chart below for a summary of each bulb’s preferences—in terms of hardiness zone, soil type, soil depth and spacing, and other details. Below this chart, we’...