In our previous posts were discussed the the advantages of planting in your garden in the fall. Today we will focus on shrubs that will add color and interest to your garden this fall and winter. These shrubs will add colorful blooms and foliage and are well suited to your garden in Connecticut.
The Knock Out rose is a hardy, disease resistant plant that is ideal for fall planting. Your garden will be brimming with color from this shrub which keeps its masses of cherry-red blooms until the first frost. The flowers are showy and attract butterflies and the foliage is dark purplish-green in summer and turns purple to burgundy in fall. It is suitable for planting in both full sun and partly-shaded spots in your garden.
Blue holly will add interest to you garden throughout the fall and winter months. This shrub has dark, glossy leaves and produces bright red berries that last through the fall and winter.
Winterberry holly is so named because its berries are showy and last throughout the winter and even early spring. This shrub brings a lot of color and interest to your winter garden and is well suited to for borders and foundations. The berries also attract birds in the wintertime.
If you love the look of the blooms of azaleas in the springtime, Encore Azaleas give you an encore of the spring bloom in the late summer and fall.
Barberry has beautiful arching branches of red leaves with red berries. The plant will lose its leaves in the winter, but the red berries will remain to give a pop of color to your garden year-round.
Another plant that will pay dividends through the winter is the Red Twig Dogwood. This shrub as a variegated leaf with red stems that looks stunning against the snowy landscape.
Add some golden fall foliage to your garden by planting Spirea. The plant will lose its leaves in the winter but will return in the spring with beautiful flowers to complement the foliage.
You don’t have to wait for spring for flower blooms when you plant Chinese witch hazel in your garden. This shrub adds vibrant color to your fall garden and flower blooms of red, orange and yellow.
Check out our video showcasing Knock Out roses and other colorful shrubs and blooms for your garden.
