Getting more gold into your autumn color palette

Middle Virginia is in the midst of fall tree color change, and it's glorious to observe. Lots of red and orange predominate, and TGM was thinking about how to get more gold and yellow into the display. Here are some choices that add value to your investment: Consider white redbud for brilliant white blossoms in early Spring and yellow leaves in the autumn. Works well as an understory tree around the perimeter of the landscape:

Cercis canadensis alba - white redbud in early Spring Photo courtesy www.finegardening.com

Redbud fall color Photo courtesy www.davesgarden.com A large tree that is trouble-free is the male Ginkgo, which provides a golden yellow contrast for maples:

Ginkgo biloba 'Autumn Gold' Photo courtesy www.plantplaces.com Fothergilla 'Mount Airy' is a superb shrub for yellow display in the autumn:

Fothergilla fall display Photo courtesy www.davesgarden.com Here are more selections from The Green Man's palette: Prunus 'Hally Jolivette' shown here in Spring:

Photo courtesy www.odla.nu Also, consider planting these treasures: Clethra alnifolia or Summersweet Viburnum sargentii Spirea thunbergii These are easy to find in garden centers.

Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird'