One of the most interesting things that plants do in the fall is change colors – each year, millions of people flock to the Appalachian mountains to look at all the bright colors of deciduous foliage.
You can have a huge range of interesting fall foliage in your own garden. Japanese maples, apples, ginkgos, and all of the other deciduous trees will light up with reds, purples, and yellows until winter bring all of that foliage down into crispy rake-able piles.
There are a couple of real autumn beauties from Wayside Gardens this year. Ginkgo Autumn Gold is certainly an eye-catcher with its bright golden foliage that will make your whole yard glow. Another fall favorite is the Acer Palmatum ‘Tiger Rose’ with its multi-colored leaves of salmon, pink, orange, and green.