BE FIVE PERENNIALS THAT I WOULD FOCUS ON PLANTING

These are five perennials that I would focus on planting heading into fall so that you have beautiful blooms next spring. First up is peonies. Peonies, like the quintessential fall planting perennial because it gives to settle in, get their roots established during the cooler months and then when it's time for the plant, most stressful thing that a plant is going to do, which is bloom, they've already had a chance to get a little bit acquainted with get their roots so that they can go through that process a little bit smoother. An entire video, by the way, about planting peonies, because there is science to it, and there's also a way to stagger your peonies succession of blooms. So let me know if you're interested in that. Next is bearded iris, and this is another good one to get its roots underneath it before it tries to do an early spring bloom. This applies particularly for tall bearded iris. I found that I have a lot more success with my blooms on fall planted iris rather than spring planted iris. If you are going to a specialty grower for a lot of them, they will only ship in the fall, so put this on your list for fall as well. Astilbe, these beautiful flowers here. They are a wonderful perennial, especially if you have a part sun, part shade moist garden. They do tend to, in my experience, like a little bit more consistent moisture than some part shade perennials might prefer. They are great to plant in the fall, especially if you do get more precipitation in the winter. That's really helpful for getting them and to again support that spring bloom. Next is hellebores. Hellebores are one of my favorite perennial. They are blooming when there really isn't much else going on in the garden. They have beautiful dark green foliage. Just so much to love about and I like their little downturned heads. They were more and there is breeding making that happen now, but I still like the classic downturned look a lot of the time. This variety is one that I am adding to my own garden this fall. This is, um, the wedding crasher variety that I am ordering off of White Flower Farm. They have pretty good pricing for online hellebores. Least is Dicentra or Bleeding Hearts. These are great perennial to add in in the fall because they appreciate a little bit of that winter moisture and then get themselves established before the early spring bloom. Let me know what you are considering adding to your garden this fall. I know for sure there will be more hellebores for me, but let me know what you're thinking about adding.