As I have stated in my previous articles, Fall is my favorite time of the year. For lovely Fall color, mums are always a good choice. You can refer to my article I wrote last year on mums and their care. After cleaning up the garden, and dead-heading and pruning your plants, mums are the perfect burst of color to add here and there. They make a great filler in the garden and make great flower arrangements for your fall table. Another good, reliable flower for Fall is the black-eyed susan (Rudbeckia hirta). These spectacular flowers start blooming in mid-summer and continue right on into the Fall. They also make great table arrangements. Calendula or pot marigolds are also a great plant for the Fall. These shots of garden color are extremely low maintenance and easy to grow. Another good plant to add to your Fall garden is verigated sedum. This plant is easy to grow with low maintenance. Please refer to my blog on Succulents/Cacti to find out further about sedum.
Do you love to watch hummingbirds interact with each other? You can provide a haven for them with the multi-toned, red-orange, yellow and green cigar plant (Cuphea Micropetala). This hardy plant will start blooming in mid-summer to late Fall. This beauty likes a sunny location with well-drained soil. Watch those hummers fight over this plant! I like to keep a hummingbird feeder next to this plant and watch them go back and forth……..it is quite a show!
Don’t forget to add a rainchain or two with our lovely copper-rimmed basins to your Fall garden. I am sure there is a gardener on your Christmas list who would love a rainchain. We have gift certificates also if you don’t know exactly which chain to give to who. What better gift can you give a friend or loved one…….one that reminds them of you every time they go into their garden. Sounds of running water and the sight of lovely flowers soothe the soul and brings your landscape to life.
