Fall is finally here! The leaves are beginning to change, the temperatures are beginning to drop and the holidays are beginning to draw near. Autumn is a wonderful time filled with new beginnings, beautiful colors and plenty of reasons to plant a stunning fall garden!

If you don’t have the time to plant the perfect garden, or know someone special in your life who really appreciates the beauty of autumn, nothing can put a smile on a loved one’s face like a bountiful bouquet of fall flowers from Freytag’s Florist- the leader in online floral delivery in the Austin area.

This “Autumn Apple Basket” from Freytag’s Florist is a great selection that is sure to delight anyone who receives it! Overflowing with hand picked fall flowers, fresh gala apples and lilies in a wicker basket, this arrangement is a great selection to celebrate the new season.

Many people think that fall symbolizes the end to the growing season, but those people would be wrong. Many flowers thrive in the cool autumn environment, and if picked and planted correctly, garden enthusiasts can have an impressive garden all autumn long!

The first trick to having the perfect fall garden is to plant your fall bulbs in the spring. At the nursery, choose firm bulbs without soft or moldy spots. Plant them pointy end up in a site that gets full sun; once planted, keep the soil moist but not soggy. Flowers that grow well in autumn include freesia, narcissus, chrysanthemum and sunflowers.

When fall gardening, be sure to cut down all dead spring flowers before beginning to plant any new bulbs. Spacing is an important thing to keep in mind when trying to achieve the perfect garden, because flowers planted to close to each other can interfere with the growing process of the other flower.

Flowers that grow well in autumn tend to be long stemmed flowers that can become top heavy and may droop over time if not pruned carefully.  Staking tall stem flowers and pruning other flowers will prevent your garden from turning into a giant flop.