Time for some autumn planting

Now’s the perfect time to start planning that new border you’ve always wanted.

Look for plants with a long flowering period and those that have two or more seasons of interest with flowers, fruit, colourful stems and interesting foliage.

Choose plants with different foliage colours and shapes and remember that while evergreens help bring structure and winter interest they may need livening up with deciduous plants.

Use winter and spring bedding plants to increase the seasons of interest and plant bulbs for extra splashes of colour.

Keep your garden looking bright and colourful by adding some new containers planted ready for autumn colour.

Plant them up yourself with favourites like pansies, evergreen shrubs such as euonymus and under plant with spring-flowering bulbs. Or make it really easy by taking home some of our ready-planted containers.