When your summer blooms start to wither as chilly fall weather sets in, it's time to refresh your landscape with some fall annual flowers. Fortunately, there are a lot of fall annuals to choose from! Three annual flowers that make perfect additions to your landscape in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut are ornamental cabbage, chrysanthemums, and tulips. These annual flowers thrive under the cool weather conditions in the fall, so you can be confident that they will bloom their best during this season. Ornamental cabbage boasts showy rosettes that can come in different shades and adds interesting textures to your landscape. The eye-catching pompom blooms of chrysanthemums will add life and vibrance to your landscape display, while the timeless beauty of tulips is a great way to incorporate a touch of charm and elegance into your yard.

1. Ornamental Cabbage

Ornamental cabbages on a landscape in Tarrytown, NY.

The showy flowers of the ornamental cabbage are a perfect addition to your landscape in the fall. This annual flower is a cousin of the cabbage and kale we usually eat, but they tend to have a bitter taste. However, it shines the brightest on a landscape, as an edging or a border, with its large rosettes of leaves. Ornamental cabbage can come in blooms of white, pink, purple, or red, which doesn't show until the frost and cold weather fully sets in! The broad and flat leaves of this fall annual feature smooth and wavy edges, adding interesting textures to your landscape.

As a fall annual, this flower thrives under cool conditions. Ornamental cabbage also flourishes when planted in a sunny location on moist and rich soil. It requires adequate hydration to continue thriving, so you'll want to follow a good watering schedule if rain doesn't regularly come into your area. When cared for properly, your ornamental cabbage can grow into a foot-wide and 15-inch-tall beauty.

2. Chrysanthemums

Red, white, yellow, and purple chrysanthemums in Tarrytown, NY.

If you want a vibrant display of colors on your landscape in the fall, planting chrysanthemums is the way to go. This gorgeous annual flower sports its signature look of charming pompoms with multiple petals in shades of white, yellow, orange, lavender, purple, or red. Some cultivars even come in bicolor blooms, making the flower look even more beautiful and interesting. They can grow up to 2 to 4 feet tall and become great focal points in your landscape.

To ensure your chrysanthemums look their best, make sure you plant them in rich soil that drains well. They also perform well when they receive full sunlight because a lack of it can weaken the plant. However, once the flower bugs have developed and your chrysanthemums are at their peak, they can be moved to a shady spot to help preserve their blooms!

3. Tulips

Tulips are a classic fall annual flower that will definitely elevate the beauty of your landscape. This fall annual flower stands erect, reaching anywhere between 6 inches and 2 feet tall, with a single cup-shaped flower per each stem. Their tri-petal blooms come in various shades, like pink, purple, yellow, white, and orange, and their graceful growth can make an amazing show of elegance on your fall landscape display. What's more, taking care of tulips is fairly straightforward! Just make sure they are planted in loose and well-draining soil because heavy clay soil can cause your tulips to rot. You also don't need to water your tulips too much because excess water can be detrimental to their health.

For the best display of colors, make sure your tulips receive full sunlight for at least 6 hours every day.

Add seasonal color to your landscape with our annual flower installation service. Call us today to sign up!

If you want to keep your landscape looking fantastic in the fall, we can help by incorporating beautiful annual flowers into your yard. We offer an annual flower installation service that provides you with a wide selection of flower choices through different seasons, like ornamental cabbage, chrysanthemums, and tulips in the fall. Our team at Ascape Landscape offers this service to commercial properties, as well as HOAs, in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Some of the cities we serve include Tarrytown and Elmsford in Westchester County, NY, Alpine and Allendale in Bergen County, NJ, and Greenwich and Stamford in Fairfield County, CT. Give us a call today at (845) 353-6500 to sign up for our annual flower installation service!