Is summer really over? It’s starting to feel like fall with cooler days and nights. Let’s talk about fun fall annuals. We mostly think of, and see, a lot of mums and pansies. But there are a plethora of other plants to fill your landscape with later fall colors!
As with most annuals we look forward to various colored flowers, but did you know that you can also use leafy greens and ornamental peppers to spice up you fall planters?!
Ornamental peppers produce colorful little fruits that are round or pointed. They are so attractive in their own right that they can be grown just for show — not eating. The peppers are indeed edible, but usually flavor is lacking compared to peppers grown for the table.
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Kale is the new super-food, but did you know ornamental kale and cabbage look great with mums and pansies? They are varied in colors and texture. And the cooler it gets the brighter the colors become! And like the ornamental peppers these plants are also edible (but really are too pretty to consume!).
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Another great foliage plant to add to your planters is Heuchera. There are many varied colors from golden yellow, deep purple to caramel colored leaves! These plants are actually perennials but can serve as an “annual” in your planters.
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Whether you mix them up or plant en mass, there are lots of options for fall color!
Contact us now to get your garden blooming for fall!
