Fall Colors, Fall Foliage Vines, Shrubs

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Shrub, Bush and Vine for Fall Colors
A Top Ten Shrub Bush & Vine List for fall colors from your About Landscaping guide. These shrubs, bushes and vines display great fall colors, and can set the autumn landscape ablaze with their colorful leaves.

Fall Foliage of Quaking Aspen Trees
Description of quaking aspen trees as fall foliage plants. Quaking aspen trees, close relatives of poplar trees, display a shimmering golden foliage in a fall breeze.

Origins of Halloween
Introduction to the history behind the eve before All Hallows' Day, emphasizing the pagan origins of Halloween. The pagan origins of Halloween lie in Celtic belief, although a later influence comes from Christianity through All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day.

Plant Sumac Shrubs for Fall Foliage
Distinguish poison sumac shrubs from their harmless namesakes and consider the latter for great fall foliage, such as typifies New England. There are many varieties that display brilliant fall foliage and that are quite distinct from poison sumac shrubs.

Planting Fall Flowers for Autumn Colors
The importance of planting and growing fall flowers in autumn landscape design. Flower planting supplements autumn leaf color, and growing fall flowers is your garden's last hurrah!

Fall Foliage of Ash Trees
Descriptions of fall foliage specimens, replete with pictures for leaf identification. Fall foliage of American mountain ash trees and white ash trees in this segment.

Shrub Care -- Winterizing Flowering Bushes in Your Garden
Building a shrub shelter to protect deciduous flowering shrubs in winter, and practicing weed control at the same time. A key element in the care of flowering bushes is winterizing them.