Posts tagged El Dorado Hills

Fall is the most spectacular time of the year in the garden. It’s the time when green foliage changes into a showy display of hues in the fall color spectrum. We see red mingled with burgundy, lime green with gold, bronze with purple on trees, shrubbery and blooms. Fall is nature’s growing season, when new plantings become established before winter chills. It’s the perfect time to select plants such as Nandina, Japanese Maple and Burning Bush to add brilliant color and interesting textures to your landscape. Many fall plants grown specifically for our unique climate zone are available at Green Valley Nursery & Landscape in El Dorado Hills. Here are just a few to plant separately or combine in pots to welcome fall with vibrant color.

Rosy Glow Barberry (Berberis) are hardy shrubs that provide a nice blend and balance of color with other fall foliage plants. The leaves are primarily burgundy colored with a pinkish tinge and are easily grown as foundations, borders or en masse. If you’re bothered by critters, no need to worry. Deer avoid Barberry because it’s covered with sharp barbs or thorns.

Sunset Gold Breath of Heaven (Coleonema) is a low-growing, mounding evergreen, which has soft, feathery foliage in a beautiful More >