The nippy chill and morning frosts of Autumn may
spell the end of Summer flowers, but they needn't be the swan song for
color
in your garden and yard. By planning and planting right, the
color
of Fall leaves can replace 
Summer blooms in both richness and
vividness.
The trick is to choose plants for Fall leaf color
in the same way you choose Summer floral varieties. By
placing 
trees and shrubs with complimentary Autumn hues next to one another,
the splash of color can be as striking as a May flower bed.
If you're the type who spends the "indoor" months
of the year planning your planting for Spring, we've created a list of
trees and shrubs you may want to consider adding. We aren't
experts at horticulture, so we can't necessarily recommend these plants
for heartiness in Wisconsin's cold, frosty winter (the original list
from which they came 
was created by the Delaware Department of
Agriculture.) All that's certain is the inspiration and
excitement they bring to a landscape when Fall's sunny days and cool
nights bring an explosion of color.
| Plants which that bring a red or purple fall color include: | ||
| TREES | SHRUBS | |
|
Amur Maple (acer ginnala)
Japanese Maple (acer palmatum)
Serviceberry (amelanchier spp.)
Kousa Dogwood (cornus kousa)
Sweet Gum (liquidambar
styraciflua
Sassafras (sassafras albidum)
Vibernums (vibernum spp.)
Red Maple (acer rubrum)
White Ash (fraxinus americana)
Red Oak (quercus rubra) |
Sugar Maple (acer saccharum)
Norway Maple (acer plantanoides)
Beech (fagus spp.) Tulip tree (liriodendron tulipfera) Star magnolia (magnolia stellata) Maidenhair tree (gingko biloba) Yellowroot (xanthorhiza simplicissima) |
|
| For a yellow or gold color, try the following: | ||
| TREES | SHRUBS | |
|
Serviceberries (amelanchier spp)
Chokeberries (aronia spp.) Barberries (barberis spp.) Smokebush (cotinus coggygria) Bayberry (myrica pensylvanica) Paxistima (paxistima canbyi) Vibernums (vibernum spp.) |
Cletheras (clethra spp.) Witchhazels (hamamelis sp.) St. Johnsworts (hypericum spp.) Japanese Kerria (kerria japonica) Spicebushes (lindera spp) |
|
Many of the plants listed should be available at most local
nurseries. Others may be ordered through your 
nurseryman or
located via mail order. However you find them, have fun...and
think Spring!
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