Top Plants for Your Fall Garden

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Wildflowers
In much of the West in spring, wildflowers carpet whole hillsides with brilliant blooms of yellow, orange, pink, blue, and white--especially after a rainy winter. You see annuals with willowy stems and crepe paper-thin petals that glow in sunlight. And you see tough perennials that have thick petals saturated with color. But you don't need a roadtrip to find wildflowers--they grow in garden beds ... more 

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Wildflowers
In much of the West in spring, wildflowers carpet whole hillsides with brilliant blooms of yellow, orange, pink, blue, and white--especially after a rainy winter. You see annuals with willowy stems and crepe paper-thin petals that glow in sunlight. And you see tough perennials that have thick petals saturated with color. But you don't need a roadtrip to find wildflowers--they grow in garden beds and even in containers. Buy a seed mix designed for your climate; an ounce of seed can cover 100 square feet. Broadcast the seeds over weed-free soil in a sunny spot, following package instructions. Lightly rake the soil to cover the seeds. Oh, and pray for rain!

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