The clocks change and suddenly it feels like winter, with cool mornings and dark nights
Take advantage of any dry weather to get your garden ready for winter.
Watch out for heavy frosts and bring in any tender plants that might need overwintering, things like dahlias, cannas geraniums etc.
Try to give your grass a haircut before the winter.
Time to protect your taps and hose pipes from the frost and check your fancy ceramic or terracotta pots have plenty of drainage to prevent frost damage
Plants to buy this month
Autumn & Winter Violas
They will flower longer than pansies, often well into the winter. Most Violas bought in flower during the autumn may stop flowering in the winter…
Autumn Bulbs
Spring flowering bulbs are harvested in late spring and summer and packed ready to sell in the autumn usually in September and October, but they…
Autumn Cyclamen
If you looked in any old gardening book the idea of using cyclamen for autumn colour would be frowned on. However things have moved on…
Autumn heathers
A range of heathers that flower throughout the autumn, from the traditional purple calluna growing high on the hills to modern bud heathers and the…
Box topiary
Buxus or boxwood are very popular evergreen garden shrubs. Slow growing with small glossy leaves they are perfect for trimming and shaping. Grown in huge…
Colourful Conifers
There is a conifer to suit every garden, no matter how small. They are unlike any other shrub, they provide structure, colour and interest all…
