If the only thing "fall color" means to you is that it's time to get out your rake, you are missing what can be the best season in the garden. Taking advantage of autumn, however, can often be an act of faith. Plants that pop late can come on slowly through the rest of the growing season, beginning to show their stuff often only in midsummer. The planting below shows evidence of a clever balance of interest so that the gardener has some highlights before the big autumn show. The Arkansas bluestar blooms in spring, and, like the grasses, has foliage that always looks good. Then, in early summer, the catmint and cosmos play a role while the sedum's flower heads begin to form. But then the late-season stars begin to take. over. Here is a closer look at some plants that make a fall border explode with interest.
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