Each fall, nature puts on a show of color for all to enjoy. Fall color in the landscape can be enjoyed right in your own yard year after year by carefully selecting trees and shrubs for your North Carolina garden based on their fall color tendencies.

A few shrubs that will provide spectacular fall color include Oakleaf Hydrangea, Burning Bush, Virginia Creeper and Chokeberry. October Glory Red Maple (and many other maple varieties), Tulip Poplar, Sourwood and Kousa Dogwood are a few examples of trees that will beautifully paint your autumn landscape with brilliant shades of red, yellow, orange and purple. Find these and more at a North Carolina Nursery or Lawn & Garden Center near you by clicking here.

Leaves typically begin changing color as early as September and continue to change color through November. The intensity of leaf color is dependent not only on the plant’s genetics but also on weather conditions.