Hey friends welcome to Gardening With Creekside today I am going to share uh part two of the
series my favorite plants to plant in the fall for spring flowers so today what we're going to talk
about are my seven favorite shrubs to plant in the fall for spring color we have got some fantastic
choices for you now before I get too far in and I forget to tell you this I want to make sure that
you know that these seven shrubs do bring you gorgeous spring color so the best time to prune
all of these shrubs will be after they bloom you do not want to prune these shrubs in late summer
fall or winter because they do all Bloom on Old growth if you prune them during that time then
you're cutting off all of your flower buds for the spring so just keep in mind on all of these plants
that I'm going to share with you if you need to prune them the absolute best time to prune them is
immediately after after they flower if you missed the first part of this series my seven favorite
perennials to plant in the fall for spring color make sure that you check out the link right here
above and you can see that video now without further Ado let's get in here and talk about
some gorgeous plants these are in no particular order I will say right these are ones that are
all fantastic in their own right first one for cythia Forsythia I always grew up calling them
yellow Bells because you can clearly tell why we would call them yellow Bells here in the South
these plants are absolutely covered in gorgeous true bright Cherry yellow flowers some of my
favorites are from Proven Winners it is the show off which is a gorgeous plant will be about in
that like five to six foot tall and wide range if that's too big you can go off with show off sugar
baby which is a nice little petite one and going to be about that two and a half foot tall range
these are going to be from part sun to full sun hearty end zones five to eight now as a
little tip I am a Zone 7B I have found that if my Forsythia are in lots of hot afternoon sun in the
summertime then that is too much for them so I have them in the garden where they get lots of
great morning to early afternoon sun and then they get a break in the late afternoon so just
be aware of that if you're in a zone five you can absolutely put them in full all day sun if you're
a zone eight you probably want to go for a break in the afternoon they are very heat tolerant and
they are deer resistant now if I say that a plant is deer resistant during this video I do not mean
it is deer proof there is absolutely nothing on this planet that is deer proof If a deer is hungry
it is going to eat it so just proceed with caution and um just know deer resistant does not mean deer
proof the Forsythia is a deciduous shrub so in the wintertime you are going to have just bare
sticks but that's all right not a problem those gorgeous yellow flowers are totally worth it come
early spring next on the list is a sweet Spire an Ikea scentlandia specifically is the one that I am
going to mention today it is going to be a shade or a sun shrub so yay for that extremely versatile
hearty end zones five to nine we are resumed 7B like I've already said mine is in full full sun
all the way from sun up to sundown about that two to three feet tall and wide I have found
that mine are naturally going to be a little bit more upright than wide so it's definitely mine are
either that three foot tall about two feet wide they are drought tolerant but yet they are also
a great bog plant so if you have a really wet area that you just don't know what to put in there try
centlandia it will be a great option I will tell you the wetter and more moist that your ground is
the more that this is going to naturalize so just keep that in mind because it will send out little
baby plants out from you know underneath it so if there is an area that is consistently wet for you
that's just a problem area try the scentlandia because they will be gorgeous beautiful almost
like a finger shaped white flower come that Springtime and it just fills in the area really
really well those white flowers are a great pollinator a tractor has a nice sweet scent to
it that's why it's called scentlandia it is deer resistant and has absolutely stunning gorgeous
fall color mine right now here in the middle of October in North Carolina are a brilliant deep
red burgundy color stunning gorgeous and they will hold on to that Fall Foliage for a very
long time so not only do you get Gorgeous Flowers in the spring you also get great fall color come
the end of the season this is a native plant to North America next we have one a little bit more
specifically geared toward the South this is the Sweet Talker viburnum this is again a sun or shade
very versatile zone seven to eight shrub now it is going to be a tall one it can be eight to ten
feet tall three to five feet wide this would be a great option if you're looking to add in maybe a
privacy screen or just something to give you that Evergreen backdrop in your garden Sweet Talker is
a great option love the Sweet Talker because again it is probably one of the absolute earliest shrubs
to bloom really nice little petite light pink flowers on it that have a delicious fragrance to
them so you will smell the plant probably before you even notice the flowers on it it can be very
very cold and you can still have flowers on your sweet talker so that is a great fun addition to
your garden they are heat tolerant deer and rabbit resistant and they too have a beautiful deep red
fall interest color on their leaves so it is a great one and it is an evergreen so you can have
that great color year round great structure in your garden next Edge worthy edgeworthia
chrysanthia that is a what we call a non-branded plant so I can't tell you you know it's from
proven Winters or it's from you know Southern Living or Monrovia whoever it is a non-branded
plant so when you go to your garden center you can just ask for an edge worthier it is also known as
a paper Bush that is one of its common names so you can absolutely ask for it that way as well
edgeworthy is going to be more for your shade Gardens I just planted one like a week or two ago
it gets a little bit of Morning Sun and then it's going to get a break in the afternoon so filtered
Sun that part shade conditions zones seven to ten another southern plant and it will grow to
be about a seven foot tall seven foot wide and it's going to be a little bit of a slower grower
so it's not just going to take off and overtake your area what's really fun about edgeworthia is
beginning in about December all the way through the spring it will do these really unique blooms
on it and the best way I can describe it they've already set their buds for this year so October
you can already see their little buds but they come up and they're like these little little grips
and they're these little teeny tiny trumpet white flowers so you just like white and orange all
together an amazing fragrance if you are familiar like if you're a Ascent person like I am this is
going to be a great option for you absolutely so edgeworthia is wonderful and then in the fall it
does a really fun buttery yellow foliage color it is deciduous so you're going to drop your leaves
in the winter time and it is deer resistant when you have your foliage and the leaves is a very
kind of a silvery blue green color very soft to the touch really fun so look for edgeworthia it
will be one that you will enjoy from Winter all the way through early spring for sure
speaking of an amazing fragrance that you're going to enjoy all fall into winter early spring do you
know what I'm talking about if you've been around Jenny for a very long at all you know that I am a
massive huge fan of sweet osmanthus where we live we call them tea olives in More Southern
regions maybe they call them a Sweet Olive so depending on where you live will be what the
common name is again most of this is going to be non-branded material so there's not like a
specific variety that I would say go and do this all sweet osmanthus are wonderful they will depend
on which one you do get though according to what the mature size is going to be so talk to your
local Garden Center ask what the mature size is going to be and then print plan appropriately
so tea olives as I call them are going to be for us a full sun plant because they are going to be
hearty in zones 7B to 11. depending on the variety maybe some of them will even say like an 8 to 11.
us as a 7B I have grown them for years I have them in multiple places in my garden and they do really
well now I do plant them in my hottest spot of the garden so that way they have lots of good Heat
they're going to be full to part sun if you're cooler like me full sun if you're Zone 11 you may
need to go to Morning Sun afternoon shade again be a student of your garden and understand the sun
conditions based on the growing zones these are a beautiful Evergreen that can get 10 feet tall
even taller depending on the variety some of them are even shorter average anywhere from like four
to six feet wide gorgeous nice deer resistant really thick glossy green leaves that are very
um uh kind of tough they're not prickly like a now some of them you can get a sweet off mantis
that is more like a holly the ones we have are not like that they're the big wide leaves on
them but they put on flowers beginning from the fall all the way through the winter into
early spring and they have the most delicious fragrance that is very reminiscent for me of a
orangey honeysuckle jasmine smell very very fragrant you will a lot of times for us we
smell them more like first thing in the morning or late in the evening gorgeous Aromas to them so
it is a definite like when you smell that sweet ass manthus it is just a wonderful
awareness that you're in fall or come spring that the season is starting to warm up and
you're getting those gorgeous fragrances in your garden this is perfect for a good upright border
so if you're looking for something that's going to flower that is Evergreen that brings a gorgeous
fragrance to your garden but it can also provide a little bit of privacy then the sweet awesome
mantis might be for you next on the list is Laura petalum so Laura petalums are going to be again
more for the southern climates they're going to be anywhere from part sun to Sun and this is not
so dependent on your growing conditions like your zones but where you need to put them so
if you need them in a little bit more shade they absolutely can do that if you want them in full
hot sun they can do that as well extremely tough Hardy plants lore petalums we love them they are
Hardy in zones seven to nine more petalums are great because they are a beautiful evergreen
shrub and when I say Evergreen I really should say like ever purple ever burgundy shrub because their
foliage is not green it is a beautiful shade of deep deep purple burgundy esque flower uh leaves
on them and then what's really fun about this lore petalums are also called Chinese fringe
flowers so coming out of winter going into the spring they will put on these hot pink
flowers that look like they have been shredded they really are very fringy now there are some
varieties out there proven Winters has one night moves that actually has white flowers Laura
petalums can go anywhere from a two foot small like purple Daydream is one of the smallest ones
it's like a two foot by maybe three feet tall and wide we have lower petalums at our house that are
probably like 15 feet tall and wide so depending on your variety will depend on which location you
want to put them in one of my favorites is the jazz hands bold because it has big huge
massive fat leaves on it and makes a very striking statement in your garden and just lower petalums
they are just one of the Staples you see here in the South because they are so easy and so like
just low maintenance no fuss shrubs whatsoever and then the last shrub that is guaranteed to give you
gorgeous flowers in late winter early early spring are Camellias specifically japonicas japonicas are
the Camellias that bloom from anywhere from January to February all the way through March
into early April again it will be dependent on the variety of the Camellia and Camellias are
going to be that southern plant that just are iconic with the South they are going to be more
for filtered son once you get your Camellias established you can't handle a little bit more
sun but those first couple of years getting your your Camellias established are really critical
um so once you get them happy then they are going to give you they're probably going to outlive all
of us because we Camellias I mean they are just those gorgeous ones japonica's specifically are
a little bit slower growing so they are slower Growers but will eventually become some of the
biggest Camellias out there and they can range in colors from Pure solid white all the way up to
your pinks and your Reds and your bi-colors just Gorgeous Flowers they make great cut flowers you
can bring them inside roughly they're going to be zones seven to nine-ish will depend on your
variety so make sure you check those out they are a gorgeous Evergreen nice glossy green leaves on
them and Camellia is when you're picking them out for your garden they really like moist yet
well-draining soil that is acidic and really rich in organic matter so those are some things to
think about when you're getting your Japonica Camellias but they are just oh man I I don't
know of another shrub honestly for my personal favorite that is just that brings me such joy
and interest to see those big huge massive blooms coming out of winter and you know that spring is
right around the corner because they are blooming and they are absolutely gorgeous so hopefully you
have found a shrub that has piqued your interest that you can add right now go to your local Garden
Center look for one of these seven shrubs whichever one has piqued your interest that
will fit into your garden talk to your local Garden Center maybe even if they don't have
it they can order it for you there still should be especially here in the South plenty of time
for your garden center to find those plants locate them for you and you can put them in
the ground so check out your local Garden Center talk with them ask them about some plants that
you're interested in and see how they can help you as always we so appreciate you thanks so much
for going in with Creekside y'all have a great day and we'll see in the next video bye friends