The fall season is upon us and with it brings the opportunity for extraordinary seasonal color. Fall’s seasonal color comes in an array of shapes, sizes, and textures suitable for any garden style. Depending on your garden, these versatile plants can fill your beds, borders, and containers with rich hues throughout the season.
See our Garden Management team’s top seasonal color selections that will make your garden extraordinary this autumn.
Chili peppers are more than a spicy addition to your favorite meal. Ornamental peppers are the hallmarks of edible landscaping. These multi-colored beauties accentuate their looks, adding an unexpected flair to a garden space.
Sun Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Requirement: Keep soil slightly moist
You'll find a kaleidoscope of colorful leaves on a croton plant, including yellow, gold, orange, bronze and red. These low-maintenance plants are relatively foolproof and thrive in warmer weather, above 60 degrees.
Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade. – If in partial shade, leaves will not be as colorful. It is best to keep in sun.
Water Requirement: Less frequent watering; soil to stay slightly dryer
The quintessential fall plant with beautiful mounds of flowers in purple, red, orange, gold, yellow, bronze, and white. Chrysanthemums are perfect for large groupings in containers, baskets, and beds.
Sun Exposure: Sun to Full Sun
Water Requirement: Keep soil slightly moist
This popular, ornamental grass produces purple or burgundy-colored graceful foliage with soft spikes of purple flowers. It can make a bold statement in the garden—on its own or grouped with other plantings — while requiring little maintenance once established.
Sun Exposure: Shade, Partial Shade, Sun to Full Sun - It will grow anywhere!
Water Requirement: Drought tolerant; less frequent watering
Bred for looks, not flavor. Ornamental kale and cabbage leaves form rosettes of purple, rose, and creamy white colors, making them a unique texture in a fall color arrangement.
Sun Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Requirement: Less frequent watering; soil to stay slightly dryer.