Usually in the United States your summer garden gets all the glory. Well in sunny Southeast Florida, when the warm weather begins to wind down, your beautiful garden show begins! The summer heat is hard to plant colorful blooms, yet come fall, it is time for residents to plant colorful annuals.  Southeast Florida has 2 basic annual seasons - winter and summer - with different plants for each one.

Winter annual plants can usually live through spring, but plant them too early in the fall when the weather is still hot, and they may not make it. If you plant during warm autumn weather, planting flowers such as geraniums, in partial shade where they will only get morning or dappled sunlight they should thrive.

Sometimes Southeast Florida annuals will surprise you and live for several years...especially if you plant them where they'll be protected from summer's blazing sun.

To keep color in your landscape throughout the year - especially in autumn when summer annuals have run their course and it's too early for winter ones - have some perennials in the garden. By planting fall flowers, you can enjoy colorful blooms. Fall-friendly shrubs, annuals, and perennials, which come back every year, add another layer of depth to your landscape as well as beautiful fall mums. As cooler fall evenings arrive, think firepit and evenings outdoors.