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Depending on where you live in North America, fall in the garden can bring anything from a flood of vibrant color to just the slightest hint of a new hue. Here in New England, we\u2019re pretty lucky to get an explosion of autumnal colors most years. But today we decided to talk about those plants (trees, shrubs, perennials, and yes\u2014even an annual) that can be counted on to express THE most shocking color when the temps cool down, regardless of geographic location. We realize that some of you live in warmer climes, so we have included a few fall-bloomers that will put on a show into Zone 9, as well. If seasonal depression has started to set in, beat back those impending winter-blues by listening to this episode and then head to the nursery to pick up some fall stunners\u2014it\u2019s not too late!

Expert guest: John Forti is the executive director of Bedrock Gardens in Lee, New Hampshire and author of The Heirloom Gardener: Traditional Plants and Skills for the Modern World. He has previously directed gardens for Plimoth Plantation Museum, Strawbery Banke Museum, and Massachusetts Horticultural Society.

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Danielle\u2019s Plants

'Pocahontas' Japanese anemone (Anemone hupehensis\xa0'Pocahontas', Zones 5-8)

Blue-stemmed goldenrod (Solidago caesia, Zones 4-8)

Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia, Zones 5-8)

White baneberry (Actaea pachypoda, Zones 3-8)

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Carol\u2019s Plants

\u2018Vibrant Dome\u2019 New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Vibrant Dome', Zones 3-8)

Spicebush (Lindera benzoin, Zones 4-9)

\u2018Blackhawks\u2019 big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii \u2018Blackhawks\u2019, Zones 3-9)

\u2018Rouge Vif D\u2019Etampes\u2019 pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima, annual)

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Expert\u2019s Plants

Pineapple sage (Salvia elegans, Zones 8-10)

Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboretum, Zones 5-9)

Poke (Phytolacca americana, Zones 4-8)

Plumbago (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides, Zones 5-9)