Climate
While you may be new to the Cotton State, Alabama has a very humid, subtropical climate – aka it gets hot and sticky here. The spring will be pretty warm with the average annual temperature being around 62°F. You will also have very hot summers.
Growing Season
As soon as the sunny warm weather hits, you may get the itch to start planting. Thankfully, the growing season is from late March to early November in Huntsville. This gives you plenty of opportunities to plant beautiful trees, shrubs, and flowers around your beautiful, new home.
Plant Selection
You may have your favorite flowers or plants that you enjoy, but some plants do better in a humid subtropical climate like Alabama than others. Make sure you do research to see which plants thrive in Huntsville’s climate. There are many beautiful plants native to Alabama that you may wish to incorporate into your landscape. These plants include flowering dogwoods, red maples, oakleaf hydrangeas, American beautyberry, coral honeysuckle, camellias, and much more.
Huntsville Landscapers & Nurseries
When you begin shopping for plants, there are many wonderful nurseries in the Rocket City to visit. Try shopping at the Botanica Huntsville, Bennett Nurseries, or Reseda Nursery & Stone Yard. Each of these nurseries has a wonderful selection of flowers and plants.
Once you find the plants you desire, it’s time to start planting. God may have gifted you with a green thumb or you may simply enjoy working the soil yourself. If you are not gifted in that way or you simply want to hire experts to help finish the job quickly, there are several fantastic landscaping companies in Huntsville to help. Three worth mentioning are Southern Scape, Appalachia Landscaping, and Veteran’s Lawn Care.
Now, that you know a little more about the Huntsville climate and plant options, it is time to begin transforming the landscape of your new home that you found with InTown Partners Realty.
