Fall colours — Part 1

It is September — so we are moving into fall colour. The Ontario countryside in the fall is a spectacularly colourful landscape that we all admire and enjoy. Many of us make special trips to view the brilliant colours of Maples and waysides adorned with Goldenrod and Asters. But where is the colour in our own garden?
 
In planning our gardens, we very logically begin at the beginning. Spring flowering bulbs are followed by the early flowering shrubs such as Flowering Almond, Japanese Cherries and others. We realize that these flower only for a short time and look for other shrubs and trees for continuing colour throughout the summer: Deutzia, Mockorgange, Weigela and of course, Roses.
 
Soon, our garden space is fully planted and only in September do we realize that we have neglected to include the late flowering shrubs and those with brilliant fall foliage.

Here is a list of trees and shrubs that we think will bring amazing colour to your garden:
 

Trees for Fall Colour     Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum orange and red Red Maple, Acer rubrum   red Other Maples   yellow, orange and red Red Oak, Quercus rubra   red Pin Oak, Q. palustris   red Katsura, Cercidiphylum   orange-red Ash, Fraxinus   mainly yellow Mountain Ash, Sorbus   orange, red, yellow Ginkgo, Ginkgo bilobam   yellow Larch, Larix     yellow Dawn Redwood, Metasequoia golden                 Shrubs for Fall Colour     Wayfaring Tree, Viburnum lantana purple/bronze Arrowwood, V. dentatum   orange/red Serviceberry, Amelanchier yellow/orange Smoketree, Cotinus   purple/red Sumac, Rhus   orange/red Blueberry, Vaccinium   orange Dogwood, Cornus   reds and orange Spindle tree, E. europaea   red Amur Maple, Acer ginnala red Hedge Maple, A. campestris yellow

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