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Planting for your Joy
The seasons don’t matter and you won’t mind extra color pop
Planting in the Fall is nothing new to the typical home gardener. If you are new don’t fret the seasons! There is always something you can plant at any time of the year.
August is a great time to plant for the Fall and allow time for blooming. Perennials are the ticket to evergrowing flowering plants that will come back next year. If you do, choose the flowers that will tolerate the most heat of Summer and less rainfall as well. I have flowers that bloom most of the Summer right into Fall until they die back on their own.
You should trim the die back and plant the perennial of your choice, such as Crysanthimums, Purple Coneflower, or Daylilies. These all come in a variety of colors and sizes. Yes, even the coneflowers. In fact coneflowers are my faves for heat tolerance and dryer soil. They can droop if you don’t water them in areas of drought, however. Especially in Spring they will need a little extra watering.
I have fire lillies, a type of daylily that looks deep reddish orange in the center and lightens toward the edges. Bright yellow stamens in the center make for a semi loud color display. They are smaller than other kinds of daylily and need plenty watering when the heat is on. Best to dig them up now and then and replant…
