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Find the best flowers for autumn colour in our guide here.

Please find the best flowers for autumn colour in our guide here. Even as summer ends and we head into the season&#39;s changing colours, autumn doesn&#39;t&#39; have just to be red, yellow, and brown. We love those autumnal hues, but if you want to add plenty of other colours to your garden, there are still many options. After the abundance of summer colour, it is easy to assume that the garden immediately fades away, but keep that colour up in the garden with these autumnal flowering plants.&nbsp;

<ul>
	<li>Sedum&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Pansies</li>
	<li>Chrysanthemum</li>
	<li>Dahlias</li>
	<li>Teasel</li>
</ul>

<h2>Sedum spectabile (stonecrop) is one of the best flowers for autumn colour&nbsp;</h2>

If you want a plant that needs very little care, that the bees absolutely love, and that provides you with fleshy leaves, strong stems and many pink flowers, then this is the plant for you. Preferring well-drained soil and full sun, you&#39;ll see many honeybees and bumblebees enjoying the sweet nectar. You might also see this reclassified as Hylotelephium.

<h2>The best flowers for autumn colour are the ones that bloom all year&nbsp;</h2>

Pansies and violas can keep your gardening in flower all year long. Deadheading will prolong the flowering periods, and it is a joy to see the pretty purple, yellow, pink and white flowers peeping up above the snow in winter. So fill your hanging baskets, containers and any bare soil with plenty, and you&#39;ll&#39; have lots of colour in the garden.&nbsp;

<h2>Chrysanthemums are some of the best flowers for autumn colour&nbsp;</h2>

&#39;&#39;Mums&#39;&#39; for short, these are the stars of the autumn garden when they come into their own. Perfect pot plants for Halloween or tall stemmed cut flowers for the vase. Many varieties are available now, from big brightly coloured balls of petals to the more traditional, almost Dahlia looking blooms. They are not as hard to grow as their reputation!&nbsp;

<h2>The best flowers for autumn colour have to be Dahlias&nbsp;</h2>

Throughout summer, deep into autumn before the frosts hit, Dahlias are the stand out a flower for gardeners. With so very many varieties available, there is a Dahlia or two for everyone. They can be grown as cut flowers. The bees love them, and the more you cut, the more you will succeed. They hold on to colour when most other summer flowers are ending, and they bloom strong until frosts when you need to cut them back, lift them for storage or give them an excellent mulch to protect them over winter.&nbsp;

<h2>Try some wildflowers for the best flowers for autumn colour&nbsp;</h2>

Attract Goldfinches to your garden with the ever stunning Teasel. The seed heads have rings of purple flowers, and they remain stunning throughout autumn and into winter, giving birds some much-needed food as well as interest in the garden.&nbsp;

For autumn colour in your garden, we have a wide variety of choices in store. Visit us!

The best flowers for autumn colour

Follow these simple autumn lawn care tips to keep your lawn healthy through the winter and ready for another year.

Lawns get a lot of hard use during the summer, so they need a little care and attention in autumn to help them recover. Follow these simple autumn lawn care tips to keep your lawn healthy through the winter and ready for another year.

<h2>Autumn lawn care tips</h2>

<ol>
	<li>
	Keep mowing the lawn regularly, but as growth starts to slow down, raise the blades of your mower. As lawns are often wet with dew in the mornings at this time of year, it&rsquo;s better to mow in the afternoons when the grass is dry.
	</li>
	<li>
	Apply a lawn weed killer to eliminate any weeds that germinated over summer, always remembering to follow the manufacturer&rsquo;s instructions. Alternatively, if you only have a few weeds in your lawn, weed them out by hand, taking care to get as much of the root as possible when dealing with broadleaved weeds like docks and dandelions.
	</li>
	<li>
	Tackle moss by raking it out, or apply moss treatments &ndash; again, always follow the manufacturer&rsquo;s instructions when using moss killer.
	</li>
	<li>
	Scarify your lawn. Scarifying involves raking to remove thatch (dead grass) that builds up over the year and can form a thick layer over the soil, stopping water from reaching the roots of the grass. Scarify small lawns by raking them firmly with a spring-tine rake, or use a mechanical scarifier for larger spaces. As well as getting rid of thatch and moss, this helps to weaken broadleaf weeds like dandelions by damaging their leaves.&nbsp;
	</li>
	<li>
	After scarifying, it&rsquo;s a good idea to aerate your lawn, especially areas that have become compacted through frequent use. You can do this manually on small lawns, spiking holes in the soil at regular intervals with a garden fork or a hollow-tine aerator. However, this can be quite hard work, and for larger areas, it&rsquo;s best to use a mechanical aerator. Aerating the lawn breaks up compaction, allows air in and improves drainage, helping the grassroots grow strong so they can out-compete weeds.
	</li>
	<li>
	Once you&rsquo;ve dealt with weeds and moss, and the lawn has been scarified and aerated, give it an autumn feed. Autumn lawn feeds are formulated to promote root growth and &lsquo;harden&rsquo; the grass, helping your lawn recover from summer and strengthening it ready for winter.
	</li>
	<li>
	Autumn is a good time to sow new seeds on bare spots in your lawn and also to lay new turf or patch bare areas. Although there is generally enough rain in autumn to keep the soil moist, water regularly if the weather is dry, and don&rsquo;t let newly-laid turf dry out.
	</li>
	<li>
	Finally, as the autumn leaves start to fall, rake them off the lawn so that the sunlight can reach the grass and cut back any plants that are spilling over onto the lawn.&nbsp;
	</li>
</ol>

<img alt="Autumn lawn care - Trowbridge" src="https://www.trowbridgegardencentre.co.uk/files/images/Autumn%20lawn%20care%20-%20Trowbridge.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Autumn lawn care - Trowbridge" />

<h2>Buy everything you need for a beautiful lawn in autumn</h2>

Trowbridge Garden Centre offers a wide range of products to take care of your lawn. We store multiple tools to ease any lawn job.&nbsp;We have everything you need in the centre to get your lawn into great shape this autumn, so visit us soon!&nbsp;

Autumn lawn care

Now it&rsquo;s time to start planting spring-flowering bulbs to make sure you get that splash of colour in spring next year.

Now it&rsquo;s time to start planting spring-flowering bulbs to make sure you get that splash of colour in spring next year. Gardeners always have to look toward the seasons ahead, and this time of year can be a busy one for gardeners everywhere. As summer comes to an end and we head into autumn, look ahead to the time of year where nature seems to wake up after a cold winter. There&rsquo;s nothing more wonderful than seeing Daffodils, Tulips, Alliums, Hyacinths and many more spring bulbs blooming as the garden springs into life again.&nbsp;

<h2>Plan what you will grow before you start planting spring-flowering bulbs&nbsp;</h2>

Think about what you would like to grow next year. Will you have a bed full of spring bulbs and then plant with annuals, or will you plant your bulbs around shrubs and perennials? Consider your space, and then think about the colours you would like to grow. Would you like all pink or all calming whites? Perhaps you&rsquo;d like a mixture of all kinds of colours. Have a plan in mind, and that will make your bulb choices much easier.&nbsp;

<img alt="Planting spring-flowering bulbs - Trowbridge" src="https://www.trowbridgegardencentre.co.uk/files/images/Planting%20spring-flowering%20bulbs.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Planting spring-flowering bulbs - Trowbridge" />

<h2 dir="ltr">Start planting spring-flowering bulbs anytime from now</h2>

Autumn is a hectic time in the garden, clearing away plants, finishing the summer harvests, mulching the soil and composting. One of the most lovely jobs is planting bulbs, and most can be planted anytime from September to November as long as the ground isn&rsquo;t frozen or waterlogged. Tulips can be planted until Christmas, so there is plenty of time, but if you want to get ahead, why not start now.&nbsp;

<h2 dir="ltr">How to start planting spring-flowering bulbs&nbsp;</h2>

Bulbs need to be hidden under the soil, where they store energy through the winter until they pop up through the ground and give us so much spring joy when they bloom.

Planting depths are usually about three times the size of the bulb, but you can also use this guide to know how deep you should plant the bulbs:

<ul dir="ltr">
	<li>Tulips 20cm,</li>
	<li>Iris 10cm,</li>
	<li>Daffodils 15cm,</li>
	<li>large Alliums 30cm,</li>
	<li>smaller Alliums 15cm,</li>
	<li>Crocus, Snowdrops and Hyacinths 10cm.</li>
</ul>

Too deep may mean they won&rsquo;t flower but too shallow, you may find them eaten by squirrels!&nbsp;

<h2 dir="ltr">Start planting spring-flowering bulbs in containers&nbsp;</h2>

It doesn&rsquo;t matter if you have a small space. Bulbs grow really well in pots and containers as well. You can plant lots into one pot for a bustling display and even create a &lsquo;bulb lasagne&rsquo; where you plant a few of each bulb at the correct depths in the same container. So, for example, Tulips at the bottom on a layer of compost, then cover with compost and plant Daffodil bulbs and so on.&nbsp;Always plant late-blooming bulbs first and early-blooming flower bulbs on top of the container.

There are so many varieties to choose from. The options are endless, and you can create a gorgeous spring display.&nbsp;

Pick from our selection of spring bulbs in store to glam up your garden.

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