Incorporate different colors and textures, use perennials, or try out some cold-loving annuals.

you could move the containers around to change the appearance of the grouping.

This is particularly handy when popularfall plants, such as asters andmums, start to fade.

flowering kale and mums

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you’re free to easily move them to an out-of-the-way spot and feature your best-looking containers.

Here are 20 ideas for afall container garden.

TheNemesia’Bluebird' in this floral mixture contrasts beautifully with the brown and orange snapdragons.

fall container garden with snapdragons and grass

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These blooms are meant towithstand the cooler temperaturesof the season and are very low maintenance.

This particular planter featurescoleus,fuchsia,impatiens, andpurple shamrock.

Create a container with a variety ofsunflowers, asters, blanket flowers, and more for a colorful arrangement.

mums and pumpkins

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The brightness of the marigolds adds colorful life to the greenery of the lettuce for a lush look.

Fall Container With a Gourd

This fall container fromVSF of New York Cityis both imaginative and beautiful.

The use of bittersweet, branches, moss, and ivy give the planter texture.

Log container garden filled with plants

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And the giant gourd andflowering kalereally drive home the autumn feel.

Purple Fountain Grass With Wire Vine

This fall container garden will last well past the first frost.

It uses purple fountain grass and creeping wire vine (Muehlenbeckia axillaris) in a simple arrangement.

sunflower basket with other flowers

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The combination of the dusty pink and sage of the sedum looks great draping over the edge.

This container garden is tolerant to the cold and will look fantastic through fall and into winter.

Fuchsia and Purple Shamrock

This container garden in a rustic basket is made for the shade.

orange and yellow marigolds with lettuce

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All together the arrangement is warm and inviting.

For a finished edge, tuck the bark under the rim of the pot.

Using a plant that drapes over the sidein this case wire vinealso gives a more finished look.

cabbage branches basket mum container garden

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Inaba Shidare

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Thisweeping Japanese maple plantmakes the perfect fall container.

Featuring the stunning red and orange of fall, this plant makes a beautiful planter on its own.

These perennials are low maintenance and provide a nice pop of color to the darkening season.

purple and pink dahlias

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Plant these with ornamental grass for a rustic look to contrast the brightness.

Coneflower

Theconeflower(Echinacea purpurea) is a beautiful perennial to grow in the fall season.

These flowers have a gorgeous opening of a white middle with color blooms that are easy to maintain.

annual grass and wirevine

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Sedum, grass, and rosemary in a container garden

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rustic basket of fuchsia and "charmed wine," shamrock

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Coral bells, toffee twist sedge, and pink mum in a fall container garden

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birch bark-covered container holding mums and wirevine

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potted inaba shidare

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blanketflowers

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conefllowers

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geum totally tangerine

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pale blue aster garden

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pincushion flower

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prairie flowerbed with wheat

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