autumn

Autumn means bulb planting! This season, why not plant your bulbs in a pot, so that once blooming, the pot can be brought inside for short stints, for an indoor flower display unlike any other! How to pot up bulbs step-by-step Choose your pot Keep in mind your goal is to bring your pot of bulbs indoors for brief periods...

Autumn in the garden means bulb planting! Bulbs are surprisingly easy to grow and with a bit of TLC will reward you with a spectacular show of spring colour. Follow our step-by-step guide to planting bulbs.   Keep your bulbs cool Bulbs like to be planted in cool soil. If the weather isn’t cool enough (between 13 and 23 degrees...

Autumn is all about colour as trees that have been green and lush all summer long reveal new and flamboyant personalities. Expect to enjoy flame-coloured leaves on maples, burgundy and red on grapevines and yellow on ash trees while crepe myrtles have their own cascades of yellow and gold. The plants that put on these amazing leaf colours are deciduous...

The air is turning crisp and cooler days mean it's time to get your hands (or gloves!) dirty in the garden. There are plenty of plants in flower if you need some instant colour, but it's time to plant anything and everything with perfect growing weather over the next few months.

The lingering warmth has everything growing like mad, and gardens are looking lush and green as ever. There are still plenty of gorgeous, colourful plants to add to your garden right now - see below for what's in flower.

It's a lovely time of year at the moment, with warm, sunny days and cool, crisp evenings. It's great gardening weather and your last chance to plant, fertilise and prepare for winter before growth slows down.

The secret to a gorgeous spring garden isn’t a planting frenzy in early spring, but right now!