Fall Foliage for the Southwestern Garden
Does it look like fall where you live?
If you live in the West or Southwestern regions of the U.S. your answer is probably “no”.
we enjoyed on a trip to Williamsburg, VA several years ago.
Have you ever traveled somewhere else to find colorful fall foliage ?
What if you could have fall color in your own landscape?
Believe it or not, there are several plants that can offer some fall color for those of us who yearn for signs of autumn in the desert garden.
I shared 6 of my favorite plants for fall color in an article I wrote for Houzz.
Do you have a favorite plant that gives you fall color?
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Noelle Johnson, aka, 'AZ Plant Lady' is a author, horticulturist, and landscape consultant who helps people learn how to create, grow, and maintain beautiful desert gardens that thrive in a hot, dry climate. She does this through her consulting services, her online class Desert Gardening 101, and her monthly membership club, Through the Garden Gate. As she likes to tell desert-dwellers, "Gardening in the desert isn't hard, but it is different."
It actually doesn't quite look like fall where I live, even though I'm in Ohio. Fall foliage is quite late this year, so it's only just getting started. But they say it will be a spectacular year for it, and I can hardly wait!