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With cooler temperatures, vibrant colored foliage, and wonderful scents in the air, Fall is an absolutely remarkable time to be outdoors. Whether planning a patio, deck, or poolscape, you'll want to include plants in the landscape that will enhance your outdoor living during the Fall season.
In this article, we provide a comprehensive list of trees, shrubs, and perennials that will help you create fall interest for the landscape of your outdoor living space.
When thinking of fall foliage, most people immediately envision our native forests in stunning shades of red, yellow, and orange. Along with the many great natives found in forests, there are also numerous other garden trees that provide stunning fall foliage.
Pictured: Maple trees, both native and Japanese, provide stunning fall foliage color. Depending on the variety, maples provide fall foliage in shades of red, yellow, and orange.
Where trees mostly offer fall foliage interest, shrubs offer the potential for colorful foliage and flowers in the Fall. Be sure to pair these Fall-interest shrubs with evergreens to increase their impact.
Pictured: When it comes to shrubs, Burning Bush is an all-time favorite for adding fall interest. They are essentially the maple tree of fall shrubs.
Though trees and shrubs typically grab all the attention in the Fall, there are many perennials that can add significant and subtle impact to your landscape.
Pictured: Asters are a native perennial that provide stunning Fall interest. They offer masses of flowers from late Summer into Fall, where their cool colors perfectly contrast the warm colors widely associated with the season.
Whether you're incorporating your outdoor living space into your holiday gatherings or you simply want to see something festive when you look out your back windows, our tips will help you to create a beautiful holiday scene on your patio, deck, or porch.
Whether it's for a game day party, a chili cook off, or just a run of the mill Tuesday, we recommend kicking your chili up a notch by making it outdoors. In this article we provide all of the tips you need to prepare chili on your grill or smoker.
In this article, we suggest a wide variety of landscape plants that can be used to make wonderful and unique flower arrangements. We hope that this comprehensive list inspires you to start clipping the garden and bringing it inside!