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Many people consider autumn the most beautiful time of the year. Trees like the Japanese Maple help explain the reason. The other plants listed here are all winners in the fall.

Japanese Maple
This versatile Japanese maple is popular for its fine-textured leaves and good fall color. The dissectum group has deeply-lobed leaves. It grows to 15 to 25 feet tall and wide, but smaller cultivars are available.

Monkshood
Named after its drooping blue flowers that resemble the hood on a monk's robe, this lovely flower is a favorite for fall gardens. It grows about 2 to 3 feet tall.

Boltonia
A terrific choice for the fall garden, boltonia grows 3 to 7 feet tall, depending on the cultivar, with a frothy explosion of white or pink flowers in late summer or early fall.

Chrysanthemum
A mainstay of fall gardens for generations, chrysanthemums come in a variety of forms and sizes and almost all colors except blue. The most common are cushion mums.

Sweet Autumn Clematis
How do you add fragrance, beautiful white blossoms, and verticality to the late-summer and early-fall landscape or garden? The answer is to plant sweet autumn clematis.

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