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“The warmer fall months will lend
themselves to increased attention
on outdoor spaces, as homeowners
look to extend the summer outdoor
entertaining season and adapt their
landscapes for enjoyment throughout
the year,” said Missy Henriksen,
vice president of public affairs for
the National Association of Landscape
Professionals.
Flowers, shrubs and trees that
highlight the warm colors of the
season and reach their peak blooming
time in fall and winter, such as
chrysanthemums — mums for short
— boxwood, and maples, make for
classic fall landscapes.
But looking beyond the immediate
change of seasons, green thumbs
who that plant in fall are also following
Mother Nature’s lead, similar to
how most wildflowers drop their
seeds come autumn. This allows the
plants to take root well before spring.
“Fall-planted perennials can
get acclimated, and their roots
grow in the cool weather leading
up to winter,” said David Salman,
chief horticulturist for HighCountryGardens.
com. “Root systems will
start to grow again in early spring
once the ground thaws — and these
plants will be larger and flower
more profusely than those planted
later in the spring.”
So now is the time to plant it
forward.
“Bulbs like tulips and daffodils
need to be planted in the fall, before
the ground freezes,” Heritage Farm
& Garden in Muttontown says on
its website. “The long, cold months
that we humans dread are the perfect
incubation period for these
beautiful flowers — the cold temps
initiate a biochemical process in the
bulbs that is necessary for them to
flower.”
It’s similar for trees.
“Planting trees in late summer
and early fall allows the roots to get
established before harsher weather
conditions, like extreme heat, cold,
or lack of water, can threaten their
growth,” Heritage says. “The roots
will be active all winter, so when
spring rolls around you’ll get a
beautiful tree full of leaves or
flowers.”
And best of all, doing all the heaviest
lifting involved in gardening is a
lot less sweaty job in the crisp fall air
than on a hot spring or summer day.
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“Now is the time to plant it forward.”
Trees and other greenery need to be planted in fall to allow their roots
to grow during fall and winter.
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