I live in zone 8. Any suggestions for my autumn garden?

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   Cakes Reply November 22, 2011 at 1:26 am

   lists of autumn interest plants:

   10 gardens famous for autumn interest
   they prolly have pix at their websites

   winter blooming plants:

   winter bulbs:

   u know, i am not sure how warm u are there in zone 8 but i wonder if u WERE a little warm, then maybe u could chill some bulbs and plant them and they might grow right away thinking it is spring? like outdoor “forcing”.

   there are a lots of lists around about what bulbs are good for forcing and what their chilling requirements are. here is a starter:

   long blooming..when i was once upon a time thinking of this, non-autumn related, i liked the trumpet vine and gaillardia. just now i saw a bessera elegans. appears to be like a red trumpet vine but grows from a bulb. I can’t say it’s easy or good to grow because it looks like it is kind of new but if u come across one, pick it up maybe since i read it blooms in the winter.

   another good one would have been (certain kinds of?) statice. but u have to grow it in the spring/summer maybe but then it is like a bright dried flower that stays on it’s stalk until the weather beats it down.

   a good way to get stuff to experiment with is to ask the labs. they give for free if u will do research or breeding.
   the US germplasm request center:

   a few others (most of the world particiaptes in one way or another):

   internationally speaking, i think mediterranean plants have winter interest to northern climates in the winter.

   seed swap and plant exchange is another great way to acquire new genetics. a majority of online garden communities have a trade board:

   highly fragrant stuff

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