Our Valley EventsGet out and garden!
It’s here! Fall has arrived. The weather is crisp, football is in full force, and baseball is winding down. That means it’s time to plant some plants!
Planting Season
Want to spruce up your yard? Pick up a serviceberry like this one at Saturday’s plant sale.
The fall is the best time to plant for several reasons:
- The temperature is perfect for being outside
- The ground is still warm and easy to work
- It provides plants the time to establish some roots in the new soil.
Your plant roots are growing even when you don’t see any growth in the foliage. This allows the plants to really take off once they flush with new growth in the spring minimizing stress to the plant as the summer heat takes effect.
Got Plants?
A great opportunity to find some wonderful plants and support a fantastic place in our community is at the third annual Huntsville Botanical Garden Fall Plant Sale. This year, the plant sale takes place October 13th and 14th. They have a great selection to choose from and include several of my favorites.
Fall isn’t just for football; it’s also prime planting season! Get your yuletide camellia’s (seen here) this Saturday.
A few of my favorites
SERIVCEBERRY
- If you’re looking for a small native tree to provide you with some spring color, and then a beautiful explosion of fall color, you should check out a serviceberry.
- With white blooms around April, this tree helps to signify that warmer weather is truly on the way.
- It also will provide some edible fruit that is believed to have good nutritional value.
- And the fall color for this tree will rival most if not all trees for beautiful leaves.
OAK
The garden guild also has several larger trees for both fall color and shade.
- The absolute best large tree you could plant for our area if you have the space is an oak.
- This tree is a proven performer to give you some much needed shade in the heat of summer and if planted on the south side of your house, has the ability to save you money on your power bills as it grows.
- I cannot recommend oaks enough, and while there are other trees at the sale, none will provide you the long term benefits or return on your investments like an oak.
Need some shade for your yard? Saturday’s plant sale has got what you need!
BLOOMING PLANTS
You may be thinking, “I love fall leaves and shade but I really don’t want to see the beautiful blooms I love so much fade away!” Well never fear, the Huntsville Botanical Garden Fall plant sale can also quench your thirst for blooms and interest that last well towards the year’s end.
These plants will give your garden enjoyment year round:
- ‘Karl Foerster’ Feather Reed Grass
- Swamp Sunflower
- Vitex
- Camellia Varieties
Event Information
Dates and Times:
Saturday, 10/13/12: 9am-5pm
Sunday Sunday, 10/14/12: 1-5 pm
Location: Huntsville Botanical Garden, Grisham Pavilion
Cost: Free admission
Chad Bostick
Chad Bostick, PLA, ASLA is an award winning registered Landscape Architect and founder of Bostick Landscape Architects a Professional Design Firm. He is a North Alabama native, and has developed an extensive knowledge of managing and implementing Landscape design projects of varying scales throughout the south. After graduating from Mississippi State University in 1998, Chad worked at the Huntsville Madison County Botanical Garden gaining hands-on experience before moving to a nationally recognized landscape architecture firm. Since moving back to Huntsville, his designs have included learning landscapes for the majority of new school construction throughout the Valley as well as developing plans and gardens for residential clients providing unique, inventive and site specific design solutions. Several of Chad’s landscape designs have been honored with City of Huntsville Beautification Awards.
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