Top Plants for Your Fall Garden

Photo by: D.A. Horchner / Design Workshop

Natives
For an easy-care garden, native plants are the natural choice. Many tolerate drought once their roots are established. Unless your soil is compacted and drains poorly, don't bother amending it before planting--most of these plants adapted to native soils long ago. And forget fertilizer; they rarely need it.

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Photo by: D.A. Horchner / Design Workshop

Natives
For an easy-care garden, native plants are the natural choice. Many tolerate drought once their roots are established. Unless your soil is compacted and drains poorly, don't bother amending it before planting--most of these plants adapted to native soils long ago. And forget fertilizer; they rarely need it.

More on native plants