Find yourself in the winner’s circle the entire autumn season with these varieties that are bred for your gardening success.
- Matrix® Pansies
- Garden Mums
- Pumpkins, Corn Stalks, Straw Bales and lawn décor
Across the board, they will take you from October all the way through the Thanksgiving Holidays.
This Weekend
Show off your Matrix® Pansies or Mums in seasonal containers on your front porch for a warm and inviting look. You can literally, elevate your design with straw bales. This will add height and texture to all your displays. Stack your bales neatly or lean one against the wall to add more visual interest. Complete the look with fanciful items like corn stalks, pumpkins and other décor items. The Round Top Collection has metal lawn art for every occasion including autumn, Halloween and Thanksgiving. You can create different themes for your outside entertaining areas by simply changing out your great pieces of metal art.
It is easy to spice up your flowerbeds and containers with masses of Matrix® Pansies. They are a fan favorite with their big, bold blooms that will continue to delight you until next spring with little effort once they are planted. They love the cooler temperatures and with a bit of mulch you’ll be surprised when they bounce back after a cold spell. The experts at Calloway’s and Cornelius love Matrix® Pansies for their bigger than life blooms, sturdy stems, color selection and staying power. Not all pansies are the same so be sure you select Matrix® Pansies. They are meant to be planted in masses so go wild and create a colorful flush of blooms throughout your garden. Keep them well fed with our Premium Flower Food, it is specially formulated for blooming plants like Pansies and our Texas soils.
Garden Mums will round out your autumn display with their explosion of blooms. Chrysanthemums from Calloway’s Nursery are incredible. The color and size options will help you fill in all your porch decorations, containers and flowerbeds. You may want to mix the sizes or just go all out with our big 10” Garden Mums. The smaller 6” and 8” pots are great for filling in smaller areas. As for color, there are more than enough choices so you can really change up your displays.
Before Halloween
Set aside some fun time to carve out the Jack O’Lanterns for all the trick-or-treaters in your neighborhood to enjoy. All you will need is a few of the Jack O’Lanterns from your front porch because they are ideal for carving. Sprint to the finish line by composting your pumpkins afterward. They can actually improve your soil since they are high in nitrogen and fiber. Nitrogen is a crucial nutrient for the microorganisms that break down organic matter, which allows them to grow and reproduce rapidly. Fiber provides the necessary carbon source for those microbes to use as energy. This is the environment that makes decomposition efficient. They also add moisture to the compost pile. Just remember to remove candles, wax and any decorations. Pumpkins with paint or glitter should not be composted. You can compost at home or donate it to a community composting site.
November and Prepping for Thanksgiving
There is still plenty of time to enjoy your pumpkins and gourds. Now is the time to shift more of your Autumn Harvest décor inside to warm up your home and set the stage for Thanksgiving.
Showcase an assortment of heirloom and specialty pumpkins on tabletops, bookshelves and little areas that your family will gather. Overnight guests will be delighted with just a few of these tucked in the corner of their room. Pumpkins and gourds have a long shelf life and will stay charming and colorful all season.
A temporary setting for your Matrix® Pansies could be planted inside a hollowed-out pumpkin. *Matrix® Pansy colors may vary by store. It is creative and will make a great centerpiece at any gathering. After showing off inside, place your Container Creation on the patio to keep the Pansies happy and healthy. In a few days you can transfer the pansies to your flowerbed or into a fabulous container.
To achieve the coveted Triple Crown, you’ll simply need to plant your mums and pansies in your flowerbeds with a nice layer of mulch and nourish them regularly with Calloway’s Premium Flower Food. These two things will really make a difference.
We all know our weather can suddenly change and mulch will be there to protect the plants from extreme temperatures. Calloway’s Premium Mulches are specially formulated to help regulate moisture and temperature levels, keep the soil loose and add nutrients back to the soil. These are just the things your pansies and mums need. Mulch is so much more than just an attractive look for your garden.
Pansies grow and bloom a lot and that takes a lot of energy. Calloway’s Premium Flower Food will make sure that they keep up the good work. Just ask any of their Certified Nursery Professionals how important it is!
Visit any of our 29 neighborhood locations in Dallas Fort Worth, Cedar Park, Houston and Galveston. We are stocked with fresh shipments of fall annuals, lush trees & shrubs, fun indoor plants and stylish pottery. Let us help you beautify your spaces as we enjoy the Autumn Harvest season and transition into the holidays.
