# @ahs_gardening on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DOjihCFk--E
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/55035540-ahs-gardening-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-09-13T20:09:18.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** American Horticultural Society | American Gardener Magazine (@ahs_gardening) — https://gondola.cc/ahs_gardening

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🍂 Fall = Shrub Season⁠
Autumn isn’t just for pumpkins and mums—it’s one of the best times to plant shrubs. They define borders, anchor containers, layer color into fading beds, and bring year-round structure. Thinking of adding a few new faces to your garden? Check out these standouts:⁠
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🌿 Surf™ Swell Hebe (Zones 8–9)⁠
Silver foliage with purple-pink new growth + magenta summer flowers = patio or border glow-up. Compact enough for small spaces. monroviaplants⁠
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🌿 Mini Touch™ Holly (Zones 6–9)⁠
Boxwood looks, no boxwood worries. Dark-green leaves make tidy low hedges, walkway accents, or evergreen layers. southernlivingplantcollection⁠
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🌿 Snowy River™ Viburnum⁠
Pollinator-friendly spring blooms, glossy summer foliage, red fall berries for birds, and drought tolerance. Grows 4–5 ft tall and 8 ft wide. starrosesandplants⁠
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✨ As we “shrub” off summer, which one would you bring home?⁠
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📖 Read more in our Sept/Oct issue at ahsgardening.org. Not a member yet? Join us at connect.ahsgardening.org/join.⁠
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#ahsgardening #sustainablegardening #gardening #americangardener #newplants #shrubs #gardens #plants #starrosesandplants #southerlivingplants #monrovia

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gardening, ahsgardening, monrovia, sustainablegardening, newplants, southerlivingplants, starrosesandplants, gardens, shrubs, plants, americangardener

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