It’s the end of the gardening season, or at least it’s starting to slow down. It’s the perfect time to reflect on what has done well in your own home landscape but also to look around for some new plants that you want to grow in your garden next year. These could be larger investment plants, such as trees or shrubs, or annuals that will perform better than the varieties you selected this growing season.
The State Botanical Garden of Tennessee, along with being a fantastic public garden to visit and get inspiration, is designated as an All-America Selections (AAS) Test Garden. This means we are one of the locations across the United States that puts the newest plant varieties to the test and evaluates how these new arrivals will stack up for home gardeners.
Many annuals we test will see their peak during the height of summer, but plenty keep on performing into fall and offer gardeners an extended period of color. This year, there are a few standout annuals in the late-season garden that are really looking good and show no signs of slowing down. Watch the video above to learn more about four fabulous annuals to add to your garden for fall color!
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Top-performing annuals for fall color featured in the video:
- Heartland® ‘White’ lantana
- Heartland® ‘Sunrise’ lantana
- Burning Embers celosia
- Solarscape® XL Pink Jewel impatiens
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Andy Pulte is a faculty member in the plant sciences department at the University of Tennessee.
