Thinking of buying mums for your fall garden? In this encore episode of Down the Garden Path, Joanne reviews the pros and cons of fall mums and shares why asters may be the better choice.
Some of the topics covered in this week's episode:
The pros and cons of fall mums: While mums are incredibly popular for fall colour, they can be higher maintenance than people expect, especially when planted in the garden or purchased too early in the season.
Asters as a better long-term fall garden choice: Consider asters as a perennial alternative that can return year after year, bloom late into the season, and work in a range of garden conditions.
Supporting pollinators with late-season plants: Asters provide important late-season food for bees and butterflies and serve as host plants for many caterpillars, which in turn support birds and the wider garden ecosystem.
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Down the Garden Path Podcast
On Down The Garden Path, professional landscape designer Joanne Shaw discusses down-to-earth tips and advice for your plants, gardens and landscapes.
As the owner of Down2Earth Landscape Design, Joanne Shaw has been designing beautiful gardens for homeowners east of Toronto for over a decade. She does her best to bring you interesting, relevant and useful topics to help you keep your garden as low-maintenance as possible.
In Down the Garden Path: A Step-By-Step Guide to Your Ontario Garden, Joanne and fellow landscape designer Matthew Dressing distill their horticultural and design expertise, along with their combined experience helping others create and maintain thriving gardens, into one easy-to-read monthly reference guide. Get your copy on Amazon.
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