QUESTION FROM READER:
What plants do you recommend for the fall and winter seasons?
GL365 RESPONSE:
Dear Reader,
We like getting the most bang for our buck when selecting plants. That’s why we start with a foundation of hardy perennial plants and work in other plants from there. With that said, we recommend plants that will last through both seasons and sometimes even through spring. Keep in mind though the life of your plants depends on their hardiness and your climate. So, performance may vary from region to region. But, the plants we suggest are hardy in many places.
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To add color with flowers:
Pansy – a very hardy cool-season plant lasting from fall to spring. It has beautiful heart-shaped or rounded flowers and comes in assorted colors.
Viola – an annual cool-season plant. Blooms from fall to spring in a wide variety of assorted colors.
Snapdragon – a slow-growing plant usually planted as an annual. It provides vibrant blooms in several colors, surviving in cooler weather from fall to spring.
To add color with shrubs:
Camellia – a beautiful evergreen flowering shrub. Blooms from fall to spring with white, red, or pink flowers.
Holly Bush – an evergreen shrub with several species to choose from. The needle-point holly is a hardy plant producing bright red berries with glossy green foliage.
To add color with ornamentals:
Cabbages and Kale – an ornamental plant, typically grown as an annual. A cool-season favorite from fall to spring, providing shades of rose, green, cream, blue, and purple.
— Journée ❤️