Fall is for planting! Now is the ideal time to revive your Texas garden for a beautiful season. The summer was tough, but the cool autumn breeze is here. Get outdoors and level up your curb appeal with fresh blooms, new trees and shrubs and so much more! Ensure your Texas garden thrives all season long and learn what to plant in the fall in Texas with this helpful checklist.
The Benefits of Autumn Gardening
Why is fall a great time for gardening? Think of this time of year as a second spring. The cooler weather, more rainfall, and shorter days create less stress on your plants as they transition to your landscape or container gardens.
Fall planting provides a longer growing period for trees, shrubs, and perennials, allowing more time for the roots to establish before next summer. There are typically fewer pests and the seasonal planting selections are vibrant and vast!
Need inspiration? Here are some fall gardening ideas to utilize in October and November. This helpful must-have checklist will outline seasonal planting tips for annual blooms, seasonal tree varieties, and more!
Designing a Fall Color Garden with Vibrant Foliage and Blooms
Autumn gardening is never complete without lush seasonal color. Fall annuals and perennials give your gardens a burst of beauty all season long. They add visual interest to bare spots and complete the look of any landscape. Create a stunning autumn garden with these colorful favorites!
MATRIX® PANSY
Matrix® Pansies are prized for their bold blooms and consistent growth throughout the cooler season. They are low-maintenance and easy to care for in your garden, containers, and landscape, allowing maximum growth with little effort. Matrix® Pansies are hardy and will thrive during our cool southern seasons.
Pansies are a popular choice because there are many colors and patterns, and they are available in blotch or clear. What does that mean exactly? Blotch pansies contain a dark center, sometimes referred to as faces. Clear pansies come in one solid color.
GARDEN MUMS
Garden Mums are hardy perennials that bloom throughout the fall. They feature mounds of budding blooms in bright shades of purple, red, orange, yellow, and more!
Perennials are great for fall gardening. With proper care, they will return year after year and extend your garden’s beauty. Garden Mums thrive in full sun with consistently moist soil. Always remember to water at the base of your Mums to maximize bloom time and maintain healthy growth.
CYCLAMEN
Cyclamen is one of the most distinctive cool-season flowers around. It has swept-back petals in rich jeweled tones with heart-shaped leaves. Plant your Cyclamen in gorgeous pottery and create an impressive container garden. It performs well in partial shade, and it can even thrive indoors as a houseplant.
ORNAMENTAL CABBAGE & KALE
Ornamental Cabbage and Kale enhances any garden with attractive fall color and amazing texture. They love full sunlight and are prized for their easy care. As the season cools, the leaves will become more vibrant and colorful. Fill your flowerbeds with mass plantings or create stunning autumn container gardens with Ornamental Cabbage and Kale.
Creating a Stunning Autumn Garden with Trees & Shrubs
Fall is the best time to plant trees and shrubs. It gives your plants more time to establish, and the roots will begin growing as soon as they’re planted. Use stakes for extra support and maintain a proper watering schedule. Newly planted trees and shrubs need regular watering throughout the growing season. Create colorful fall landscaping with these seasonal tree varieties and autumn shrubs!
JAPANESE MAPLE
Japanese Maple trees are famous for their striking fall leaves. During this magical time of year, they shine in brilliant shades of red, orange, yellow, or purple. They are easy to grow, low-maintenance, and hardy, once established. Japanese Maples are smaller trees that will fit into most landscapes. Plant in an area with dappled light or morning sun and afternoon shade.
Shumard Red Oaks are stately shade trees with an attractive pyramidal habit. This is a tall tree variety with a high canopy. It provides great fall color year after year and is extremely adaptable to wet and dry soils. Shumard Red Oaks perform best in acidic soils in areas that receive full sun throughout the day.
BOXWOODS
Boxwood shrubs add style and elegance to any landscape. Baby Gem™ Boxwoods are resilient and easy-to-care-for autumn shrubs favored for their drought tolerance, pest-resistance, and deer-resistant properties. This versatile shrub is ideal for small & formal hedges or as topiaries. It takes pruning exceptionally well, allowing you to shape them according to your desired design.
SUNSHINE LIGUSTRUM
Enhance your fall garden with the colorful autumn leaves of Sunshine Ligustrum. This outstanding autumn shrub produces dense foliage that matures to a fabulous harvest gold. It’s fast-growing and tolerant of both wet and dry soil conditions.
SHOP WITH EASE
At Calloway’s and Cornelius, Autumn is in full swing! Visit us today and explore our entire collection of fall flowers, stately trees and shrubs and so much more!
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