Autumn Garden Borders. Autumn reds and oranges look great and all but you wont mind seeing a splash of pink through your window this September. Flower Garden Plans and Some Choice Woody Plants By Linda Wiles Extension Agent of Commercial Consumer Horticulture.
When youre ready to start a new garden this is the place to look for backyard borders flowerbeds and island plantings. Perennials planted in fall will grow strong root systems in the cooler wetter months ahead and be. Warm soil and cooler air temperatures make autumn the perfect time to fill gaps in your borders with evergreens like sarcococca and daphne which provide glossy green leaves and beautifully fragrant flowers even in the depths of winter.
Green onions can be direct sown in late summer and harvested through fall and early winter.
The versatile border plants thrive in. For an elegant larger shrub try spring flowering camellias or fatsia for its large architectural foliage. Looking for a naturalistic midsummer or fall border that would also be airy low care and with a long season of interest. Y ou can use the bulbous stem in.