Charleston Landscape ideas for Summer and Fall Color

It's officially summertime in Charleston and with the new season comes the heat! Most gardeners have either given up on their garden by July, or they were smart and planted strategically for easy color through summer and fall. We're here to help you fall into that second category! Take a look at this garden for Charleston landscape ideas with late summer and fall color.

Focus on heat loving perennials for a colorful summer garden! We utilized vibrant yucca 'color guard', along with various lantana, gaura, milkweed, and salvia throughout the space for persisting seasonal color. The yucca adds a pop of yellow all year long and a different texture, making the design more interesting. The flowering perennials attract pollinators and bloom through the summer. The lantana thrives in our heat and will continue flowering through our warm, mild fall until the first frost.

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Include plants with striking texture in your landscape for fall interest! The muhly grass and pampas have their time to shine once the summer blooms start to fade. The pink muhly is native and thrives in our Charleston climate. It adds delicate pink plumes that dance across a landscape while the pampas provides additional texture and structure. The landscape is anchored by crape myrtles that provide bold blooms July - September and fall foliage color.

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This space features a lush lawn for playing with kids and pets, a fire pit for entertaining, and easily boasts color and texture summer through fall. Think about plants with lasting blooms and varying textures when selecting plants for your landscape for a low maintenance, beautiful garden all year long.