But I will tell you that now is simply the best time to begin thinking about what you would like your garden to look like during those shorter days of the year.
I always think that those wonderfully coloured & scented planting schemes that you so carefully plan and look after should and can easily be replanted and be providing a great display for the time between Autumn and Spring.
Traditionally we have seen in the gardening trade that Autumn sales figures for plants are a lot smaller than in the Spring. But this need not be the case.
Just take a little bit of time to consider the options that are available to you to revamp the look of your garden.

AUTUMN & WINTER COLOUR
a) Bedding plants – although most will be at their most prolific post Christmas, when planted early enough these will provide great colour bursts from mid to late Autumn. Best selling lines are Pansy Mixed, Viola Blues and Wallflower Bloomsy Baby
b) Bulbs – just simply pop them in the ground, as per your instructions of course, and wait for them to grow! Simple really. That is unless you fancy a much more strategic planting scheme than me! Particular favourites are our fabulous Bluebells, Snowdrops and the trendy Mixed bulb collection
c) Garden shrubs – Always a firm favourite for Autumn and Winter because of the varying types of foliage and colours available. Evergreen shrubs such as Euonymus, Aucuba with its wonderful red berries and Choisya Sundance
d) Perennial plants – Between now and October is the perfect time to be planting your perennials so that they put down their roots before winter sets in and then flower from Spring time onwards. My favourites, and it would seem that they are yours too, have to be Poppies closely followed by Coreopsis and then Phuopsis.

So there you have it! My advice to you is to plan ahead and make sure that you have a brilliant garden from Autumn right through to Spring.

Until next time…
Joel