Plant Hardiness Zones. Plant hardiness zones help gardeners understand which plants will most likely survive at a location. It is important that your plants can thrive year-round, surviving extreme temperatures. Note: Zone maps do have shortfalls; if the information is inaccurate, you may live in a microclimate.
In normal years, colors peak in the first week of October on the U.P., the second week of October in northern Lower Michigan and the last two weeks of October in southern Lower Michigan. When the colors do peak, here are some of the best bets for fall foliage viewing from Pure Michigan:
I've been asked by quite a few of you what I think the fall colors will be like this year in Michigan. I've been tracking the fall colors for 20 years now in Michigan, and there are some things I've learned. Last year was probably the best fall color show I've ever seen in Michigan.