It is also important to mulch them and try to select a site for planting that will not receive a lot of winter wind. I recommend leaving the old stems and foliage standing until March or April, then trim them off at the ground. After all of that, we hope and pray that they will survive. Additionally, I always look forward to planting pansies in the fall. They are another flower that comes in many wonderful colors, and they always have a sweet smell.
Pansies perform beautifully in the fall.
They usually come back even prettier in the spring. It always helps if you mulch them good in the fall and, along with a blanket of snow from Mother Nature from time to time, they usually do fine. They are definitely among my favorites for the garden. A couple of other fall plants that do not get a lot of attention in our area are ornamental kale and cabbage. These are beautiful plants to have in your garden, especially going into the months of November and December when the mums are starting to fade out.