Now is the perfect time to plant these flowers and have a colorful, flowery garden all fall long.
Although rain can discourage some gardeners from spending time in their garden, it is nevertheless the ideal time to plant certain varieties of flowers which will brighten up your beds, even as the first frost approaches. Fall is a good time to grow plants, as the temperature is much milder now that summer is over, meaning flowers can more easily establish themselves in a garden without worrying about heat stress.
This time of year is also extremely rainy, so you won’t have to worry about watering the plants often and the increased humidity will help the roots grow strong before the freezing winter weather arrives. It’s ideal to plant hardy perennial flowers now as they can survive the colder weather and help keep your garden looking beautiful and colorful.
Among the essentials, chrysanthemums stand out with their vibrant shades of yellow, orange, or purple. These robust flowers resist the first frosts well and offer generous flowering. Asters, for their part, bring lightness with their small starry, daisy-like flowers, in tones ranging from white to blue, including pink. They can flower until November depending on the weather. Asters are generally best suited to sunny, open locations, but they will tolerate partial shade.
Cyclamen will also flower your garden in autumn. They are delicate, butterfly-like flowers, requiring minimal care once established in a garden. These flowers are best planted in a shady area, such as under trees, fences or borders, to add interest to a garden where other plants may struggle to grow.
Let’s not forget the Japanese anemones, whose delicate flowers enliven the garden until the end of autumn. For more lively touches, consider crocosmias, which, with their flamboyant spike-shaped flowers, will give an exotic dimension to your flowerbeds.
To succeed in these plantings, be sure to choose a sunny or shaded location depending on the plant, and to prepare the soil well by enriching it with compost. By planting now, you guarantee your plants the time they need to get established before the cold weather arrives.