Planting for Fall

Fall is great time to plant to plant your trees, shrubs and perennials. It gives them the boost they need to have a great start in the spring. When you plant in the fall, they develop larger, more established root systems and they take off more rapidly than the same sized plant transplanted in the spring. As plants go dormant they require less water but be sure to water transplants during the winter (once every 3-4 weeks). We do have cold winters here and sometimes don't get much snow to irrigate our plants. To sum this up, it makes sense to get out there and plant some of your favorites before the snow flies.

I have a list of a few of my favorite perennials to plant:

Centhranthus (Jupiters Beard)
Salvia (May Night Meadow Sage) always a winner and lasts a long time
Nepeta (Blue Catmint) the bees love this
Coreopsis (Sunray Tickseed) many varities of this plant and if you dead head, it will keep blooming
Artemesia (Silver Sage) a great filler
Agastache (Desert Sunrise) the hummingbirds love this one
Perovskia (Blue Spires) works well as backdrop and gets quite large, loves the heat
Lavandula (too many varieties to list)
Hemerocallis (so many to choose from)

I could go on and on but I need to start planning for planting bulbs.