But how do you find them, especially since you’re going to buy the plants during the growing season, when they don’t show a hint of their autumn leaf colors? Do a little homework first.

Every autumn we revel in the beauty of the fall colors. The mixture of red, purple, orange and yellow is the result of chemical processes that take place in the tree as the seasons change from summer ...

We’re not about four seasons, we’re about water and drought and heat and fire.”But why do the fagus and other plants colour ...