Want a garden that keeps the blooms going into Fall? I’m sharing 5 tips to extend blooms, refresh containers and garden beds, and add vibrant autumn color so your garden stays beautiful all season long. Whether you’re searching for easy fall gardening ideas, the best fall plants, or ways to keep your backyard colorful before winter, these simple tips will help you make the most of your garden this autumn. Thanks for watching- Steph 🌱 (Gardening in Massachusetts zone 6b). #gardening #diy #hacks #lifestyle
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Think your garden’s best days are over once fall hits? Think again. From fiery foliage to late season blooms to containers that steal the show. Today I’m sharing my best tips to keep your garden looking stunning all autumn long. [Music] Hi, it’s Stuff and fall isn’t just for leaves and pumpkins. Today I’m going to share with you my top five tips for keeping your fall garden looking unforgettable. Starting with transforming your containers with fall ready perennials. Containers are the easiest way to make a big fall impact and over recent years I’ve talked to many gardeners who are shifting away from using mums only in their fall arrangements in favor of using more perennials. I have been a huge fan of this for years and I do it over and over again in my garden. I love it because perennials can last in containers a lot longer and when you’re done using them in the containers, you can find a home for them out in the garden. So, I feel like it is really a budgetconscious way to create containers and to still have plants that you can utilize in other places later. One thing that I like to do in the fall is use a little bit of annuals, but mostly perennials. And I did this last season when I created a driveway planter. I had added a beautiful solosia in the center, a seasonal ornamental grass, and I tucked in plants like hooker and tiarella as well as some aers. So, let me know in the comments. Do you prefer to use perennials in your containers? Do you do a lot of it? I actually have started to do quite a bit of it. And I do still like to add a little bit of seasonal color. Specifically in the spring, I’ll add a few pansies, which I think look really beautiful. I will start a couple of things from seed like alysum, which is super easy and looks really pretty. And in the fall, I also like to add things like ntorium that you can start from seed. Pansies are also available and patunias which are a plant that many of us use in our summer containers which can extend over into fall because they actually do like the cool temperatures of spring and fall. Another really great annual that you can use in your containers to provide a little bit of color along with your perennials are things like kolas. So there are lots of options when it comes to creating seasonal containers that don’t just include mums in fall. You can certainly use things like hookeras and ferns, sedum, and ornamental grasses that are perennial. My personal favorite in containers is hakanakloa, which is also known as Japanese forest grass. This is one that likes to be in the shade. So, if you have a shady corner or garden in a shade area, that would make a great container option for you paired with something like a fern and a coral bell or hooka. In my fall display last season, I used some hookeras as a standalone in a planter. I also think it looks really beautiful when you use a single plant in a planter instead of doing a combo of plants. So, you can certainly get a lot of impact by having multiple planters clustered together and having a single variety of perennial in each of those planters. So, a tip with using perennials in your containers is that they must be at least two zones hardier than your growing zone. Any plant that you put in the ground has the insulation of the earth to keep it alive throughout the winter. However, when you plant it in a container, it’s not as protected. So, they have to be pretty hearty plants. And I’ve had no issue with hookeras coming back, the Japanese forest grass, as well as ferns. Something else I really like to use in my containers are evergreens. They provide year round color, and you can add seasonal pops of color with annuals, things like mums and pansies or even trailing plants. I actually happen to have a couple of boxwood planted by my back door on my patio that I underplanted with some creeping jenny and sometimes I even tuck in some alysum and I think it looks really pretty and I have color all year round with the evergreen. So let me know, are you planning on using some mums in your containers this fall or are you planning on adding more seasonally appropriate perennials? Late season bloomers. This is really important to keep a garden that blooms from spring all the way through fall. And this is something that I have been working on in my own garden for the last couple of seasons and it’s really beginning to pay off. I have planted different varieties of sedums and ornamental grasses, Joe pieed and anemmones. Last season I added ironweed and aers and some true perennial mums. And I’m really loving the way it’s turning out. I have blooms nonstop through October which is a really difficult task to achieve. And you don’t have to just use blooms to keep the interest going in your garden. You can also use foliage plants. Things like hooker and brunna, lung wart, as well as lamb’s air. There are so many beautiful textural plants that provide a lot of interest and color just through the use of foliage. And don’t be afraid to add color with some annuals that will keep the color show going until the fall. They’re a great way to fill in some gaps when your perennials start to look tired. You can do this with zenyas, merry golds, cosmos, and even sunflowers. In fact, this season I planted some sun incredible yellow sunflowers up and down my walkway, and they are looking beautiful as we transition into fall. Remember to layer your plants for color and texture and to add varying foliage colors. It really makes your garden more dynamic and visually interesting. Ornamental grasses, they are such an underrated plant for the perennial garden. They provide a lot of texture and vertical interest. They are such a beautiful plant for graceful movement and softness and elegance in the garden. And they come in so many different varieties, so you’re sure to find something that will fit in your garden. They come in taller varieties and shorter, some wider, some thinner. And they also come with different bloom habits. And grasses do bloom. At the end of the summer, beginning of the fall, they will send up some seed heads. Some of them have a looser seed head, some of them have plumes, but they’re all so beautiful. My favorite variety that I grow in my garden for a taller grass is the Calamagatus Carl Forester reed grass. It is a more compact grass. It stands about 4 feet in height and only about 2 to 3 feet in diameter. They look really impactful and beautiful planted in drifts. And as we get to the end of the summer, they start pushing up their plumes, which look like straw or wheat, which is very seasonally appropriate, and I just love the way that they move in the breeze. I also really like a shorter stature fountain grass plants like the Hamlin and the bunny grass. I feel that they’re really beautiful. They get those plumes at the end of the summer, which also catch the light and make them look like they’re glowing. They especially look beautiful paired with plants like sedum and I have that in one of my borders and I really love the combination. I’ve also had them planted with lamb’s ear and the textural difference also looks really beautiful together. Dramatic foliage trees. Nothing signals fall like vibrant foliage. And there are so many beautiful trees that you can choose to add fall color to your garden. Most notably maples. There is the October glory maple or in my case I grow lots of Japanese maples. I have a whole collection of them and I absolutely love them. I have one specific tree that provides a lot of vibrant red color. It is the dancing peacock Japanese maple but there are several other trees that also provide really beautiful and vibrant fall color. Dogwoods, for example, get beautiful red fall color. Eastern red buds get golden color. Ginkos turn a very bright yellow. What other trees can you think of that offer really beautiful fall color? Let us know in the comments. You want to choose varieties that get deep reds and oranges and golden yellow colors in the fall and position them in your garden in an area that will make it a focal point, either in a front yard or in a backyard that you can see out a window. When looking for trees for your garden, try to find trees that have multiple seasons of interest. Whether it is blooms in the spring or vibrant fall color or even peeling bark that you can enjoy in the winter, by having trees with multiple seasons of interest, you are sure to enjoy that specimen for years to come. Fall shrubs with multi-season interest. Shrubs extend a garden interest from fall all the way through winter, and there are so many beautiful options for late season shrubs. Some of my personal favorites are hydrangeas. They look absolutely stunning as they continue to go through color changes from mid to late summer all the way through fall. They go through various shades of pink and just look absolutely stunning. Beauty berry. It also happens to be native. It also blooms and at the end of September, beginning of October, it will give me these clusters of purple berries. That is absolutely beautiful. Ninebark. These are a great shrub. They’re also native. They have these beautiful dark leaves. I have a couple of varieties in my garden. A smaller variety is the tiny wine ninebark by Proven Winners. It has these large clusters of blooms in the spring and then you get this dark foliage throughout the rest of the season. And in the winter when all of the foliage has dropped, you have a peeling bark. So it is a really beautiful shrub. I also have the ginger wine nine bark which has a really dark foliage with a hint of orange in the sunlight. It is stunning. So, a nine bark again will give you multiple seasons of interest with the spring blooms, the colorful dark foliage, as well as appealing bark in winter. Peptoodium is a newer one that I’ve added to my garden that also has a really long season of interest. It’ll get large shiny leaves in spring. It’ll have these beautiful white blooms in the later part of summer and even after the white blooms fade, the calixes or the bracks that hold on to those blooms will turn a fiery shade of red. It is absolutely gorgeous. Multiseason shrubs are really hot right now because gardeners want plants that do it all. Provide beautiful blooms, pollinator support, and winter interest. Well, it’s not the easiest to have a beautiful fall garden. I hope that these five tips showed you that it is possible. So, let me know in the comments what was your favorite tip that you took away from this video. Thank you so much for spending your time with me and I’ll catch you in the next one.
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I'm sharing my top 5 fall gardening tips you’ll wish you knew sooner! Learn how to extend blooms, refresh containers and garden beds, and add vibrant autumn color so your garden stays beautiful all season long. Whether you’re searching for easy fall gardening ideas, the best fall plants, or ways to keep your backyard colorful before winter, these simple tips will help you make the most of your garden this autumn. Thanks for watching- Steph 🌱 (Gardening in Massachusetts zone 6b). #gardening #diy #hacks #lifestyle
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I much prefer perennials! Annuals are getting so expensive
Thanks for linking that fab dress.
Nice video. For some reason, the title that shows in the thumbnail is Garden Trends.
Sassafras and sumac offer spectacular fall color and significant wildlife benefits. Just be aware—they might get a bit enthusiastic and try to take over the world!
This was great Steph. I use all that you mentioned except for the Japanese maples.. I had two for two seasons but they both died over the winter last year. I’m hoping to replace one of them soon. I put in a double file viburnum in one of the spots and I’m waiting to find an affordable Japanese maple to put in the other spot. I also have a beautiful Dogwood tree that I’ve had in it’s nursery container since spring but I haven’t been able to figure out exactly where I want to plant it but I made a decision on a location and hope to get it in the ground this next week, along with the 8 limelight hydrangeas I bought on clearance at Lowe’s TWO springs ago! They over wintered in theory nursery cans beautifully but I can’t do that again this winter! It’s time to get them in the ground! Thank you for the inspirational video!
Hello, Steph! 👋🏼 I loved this video! I just planted the Seven Sons. I ordered from Jenny from Creekside Nursery. So excited to watch it grow!
Is that a Pearl Glam beautyberry? I planted one two falls ago and the rabbits keep eating it back. I actually forgot about it. A neighborhood cat chased the bunnies away and my beautyberry is making a comeback!
oh I love using perennials in pots instead of mums. My husband and I take turns each year doing our front urns. We enjoy it so much! He loves growing mums! Enjoy your videos very much.
I love your ideas but I LOVE MUMS! I look forward to fall to getting to use mums in all their colors! But I just might make a fall planter with a few other items too. Thanks Steff! I live in Southeastern Pennsylvania and it’s supposed to and has gotten cooler here much earlier this year
Great video Steph. ❤️❤️❤️
I really like the idea of using perennials as well as annuals together in a container. I have never done that but will give it a try next season.
When you use perennials in planters, you go 2 zones hardier, but when do you plant them in the ground? Do they survive the winter in pots then get planted out, or plant out in late fall? Do you protect in any way in the pots? We have sometimes lots of snow, sometimes it comes and stays, others it is more freeze and thaw cycles so as stuff melts there is more water but then it freezes next time the temp drops.
Sassafras,plum and crab apples
I also have used perennials in my planters for summer and fall. I just put them in my garden with a good layer of mulch around them when I’m done with them in the containers. If the zone is 2 zones below mine I just leave them for next year to use again. Great money saver!!
I planted 5 winter hardy mums this year. They’re still not all blooming yet. I’m just glad they’re not a dahlia I have to dig up and store away this fall.
I have 1 nine bark but after listening I think a couple more would be a nice addition
I enjoy using perennials in containers as well. Many come back the following year in the container. BTW, I love all the dresses you wear, but this one is especially beautiful particularly for Fall. Would you mind sharing where you purchased it?
What plant is the one with white flowers in a pot where you're sitting? Lovely garden.
Hey Steph! 👋🏼 The tip on using perennials in pots is my fav. I did that last fall and have kept those same containers throughout the spring & summer and eventually will also have for when the fall season hits. Summer is not technically over until 9/22…LOL! 😆 Can you tell I love the summer and not claiming fall just yet! I have Red Head Pennisetum and Heucheras planted in those. Thanks for the great tips! Love the setting behind you…beautiful job of incorporating all the colors (green, blue, red & yellow) into your Japanese Maple garden! 🤩 Happy Gardening!
~ Jaisa 💚
I too use perennials in my pots throughout the year.
How do we tell if this is the fake channel or your original one??
Replanted my summer pots yesterday with abelia, eucalyptus, sedums, 2 ft. evergreen trees and heuchera. Grasses and nandina. Had to go to the nursery twice to fit it in my car. All of these will go into the landscape next spring. Your garden is gorgeous by the way.
Picking plants two zones lower than your area for planters is a valuable and little-known tip I wish I knew last year. We had a new raised garden bed and none of the perennials survived, although the Echinacea self-seeded. I'm going to try some perennials in my planters for fall. Thanks for the great tips! Your garden is beautiful as always.
Yes, I use all the above in my fall planters. I think fall has my favorite color combos as I love dark foliage along with the greens – less blooms and more colorful foliage. Thanks for your videos!
All of your information is very helpfull and I thank you for that.
I happen to have a hakonechloa that I got on clearance. I hadn’t thought of putting it in a container! I’ve never been a big fan of mums, so I love your alternatives.
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I absolutely love decorating both home and garden from September onwards 🤗
Steph, what is the first hydrangea variety shown at 8:17–8:20? It's gorgeous!!
Always a pleasure to watch.
Perennial mums 🧡
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What was the grass with the pink plumes?
I'm really needing some Fall in my 8a Alabama! You talked about trees with beautiful color. I think you would be remiss if you left out sugar maple, in shades of red and orange, most all the native hickories in shades of golden yellow and blackgum in shades of red! Loved the video!
Definitely using perennials in planters in the fall ❤
Thanks Steph 😉
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Another great video! I have shifted away from mums and love the use of perennials in containers. I do always add pansies/violas because they often bloom into winter.
Brilliant timing! My autumn garden's looking proepr shabby after the wet summer we've had. The chrysanthemum advice is spot on – planted some bronze ones last month and they're finally coming into their own. What's your take on winter pansies for continuous colour?