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What Plants Can Make My Garden Look Vibrant During Off-Season?

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Do you want to plant vibrant plants for fall interest?

Do you want to plant perennials for fall interest?

Do you want to plant shrubs for fall interest?

Do you want to plant vibrant perennials for winter interest?

Do you want to plant vibrant shrubs for fall interest?

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Fall gardens can be as bright and colorful as any in spring or summer. Perennials that can add vibrant color to your garden during fall are Allium cristophii (ornamental onion), Cyclamen hederifolium (hardy cyclamen), Dictamnus albus var. purpureus (dittany, gas plant), Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum' (barrenwort), and Eryngium bourgatii (sea holly).

Fall gardens can be as bright and colorful as any in spring or summer. Shrubs that can add vibrant color to your garden during fall are Berberis thunbergii 'Rose Glow' (Japanese barberry), Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii 'Profusion' (beautyberry), Calluna vulgaris 'Robert Chapman' (heather), Cornus sanguinea 'Winter Berry' (common dogwood), Cotoneaster lacteus (evergreen cotoneaster), Euonymus alatus (winged spindle), Fothergilla major (mountain witch hazel), Hydrangea quercifolia (oak-leaved hydrangea), and Viburnum opulus 'Xanthocarpum' (guelder rose).

Fall gardens can be as bright and colorful as any in spring or summer. Vines that can add vibrant color to your garden during fall are Clematis 'Rosy O'Grady’ (downy clematis), Clematis tangutica (lemon peel clematis), Cotoneaster horizontalis (fishbone cotoneaster), Parthenocissus henryana (Virginia creeper), and Pyracantha 'Orange Glow’ (firethorn).

Many of the plants that add interest to the fall garden also look good in winter. Perennials that can add vibrant color to your garden during winter are Bergenia 'Sunningdale' (elephant's ear) and Helleborus foetidus (bear's foot).

Many of the plants that add interest to the fall garden also look good in winter. Shrubs that can add vibrant color to your garden during winter are Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry), Erica carnea 'Golden Starlet' (winter heath), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena', and Mahonia japonica.

Many of the plants that add interest to the fall garden also look good in winter. Vines that can add vibrant color to your garden during winter are Hedera helix (English ivy) and Wisteria spp.

References

Miranda Smith, (2004), Gardener's problem solver, The Reader's digest Association, Inc., Pleasantville, New York/Montreal

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Hi! I’m Sreten Filipović. I graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Belgrade, with a master's degree in Environmental Protection in Agricultural Systems. I’ve worked as a researcher at Finland's Natural Resources Institute (LUKE) on a project aimed at adapting south-western Finland to drought episodes. I founded a consulting agency in the field of environment and agriculture to help farmers who want to implement the principles of sustainability on their farms. I’m also a founding member of the nonprofit organization Ecogenesis from Belgrade whose main goal is non-formal education on the environment and ecology. In my spare time, I like to write blog posts about sustainability, the environment, animal farming, horticulture, and plant protection. I’ve also published several science-fiction short stories. You can find me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sreten-filipovi%C4%87-515aa5158/