Gardeners love this popular shrub not only for its abundance.

Sep 25, 12 Fast-Growing Shrubs to Plant This Fall. Knock Out Roses. 1 / If the thought of maintaining rose bushes seems intimidating, then you should try Knock Out Roses.

In these warmer regions, crape myrtle is very popular and grows as a tree.

This forgiving variety Laurel. Privet. Burning Bush. Firethorn.

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Author: Jennifer Noonan. Aug 22, Most container-grown and balled and burlapped deciduous trees and shrubs sold at garden centers are excellent candidates for fall planting. Because these plants usually possess well- developed root systems, and because the roots of many landscape plants are capable of growing even when soil temperatures cool to 45 F, the prospects for successful plant establishment are quite high. The fall may be the best season to plant, surpassing even the spring.

Many people prefer January through March for planting, but the fall months of September through December have distinct advantages. Fall planting follows the heat of summer, before a cool winter season, and trees and shrubs planted in the fall use this to good advantage.