Just a few types of fall flowers

Extending your garden into the fall is easy with these types of fall flowers. In the still summer months some will be green foliage, but will bloom in the fall. They will provide you with color and contrast in your garden, as well as great cuttings for your table. The plants are hardy, and will be good until the first frost. The first one is your chrysanthemums, they provide you with a burst of yellows, oranges, whites, reds, burgundies and pale pink. Your sedum "Autumn Joy" is a great strong green foliage thru summer and starts to bloom into dark red flowers which will last till your first frost. Cosmos is another great fall flower, coming in white, purple or pink. They can even last a little past the first frost. Goldenrod produces flowers that look like plumes of fireworks. They are great for making floral arrangements, and also great to dry. Lastly is the Helianthus a flowering plant also known as the perennial sunflower. It is small, like a daisy, but attracts birds and butterflies until the first frost.