Grow simple crops with children for fresh, home-grown additions to a healthy school lunch box. There’s something wonderfully wholesome about growing food with children. It doesn’t have to involve a huge vegetable plot, complicated growing techniques or hours spent digging. In fact, some of the best crops for getting children interested in gardening are [...]

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Harvesting apples and pears at the right time helps you enjoy and store fruit successfully. September is a lovely month in the garden. It’s generally still and quiet, radiating the feeling that nature has done its job for the year. However, if you have apple or pear trees, there is one job that still needs [...]

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Discover ten standout plants bringing flowers, foliage and vibrant colour to gardens in September 2026. September is the month when a surprising number of plants start to produce brightly coloured flowers. They take advantage of the late-season sun and mild conditions. Colour can also be found in the leaves of certain trees and shrubs [...]

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September: The Start of a Colourful Autumn Hi , The summer holidays are about to come to an end, and the kids are off to start a new year at school! With this reset, take some time to enjoy outdoor spaces for what remains of the summer season. I have a brand new [...]

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Planting crocus in early autumn is a simple way to guarantee colour after winter. In September and October, the soil is cool, moist, and easy to work with. This timing allows roots to establish before hard frosts, setting up stronger flowering in spring. You can still plant into November if the soil is workable. [...]

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Updated 11/09/2025 As summer turns to autumn, many plants begin to fade – but there’s still a whole host of plants that will give autumn colour. Shrub up well Autumn is a wonderful time for shrubs because they offer something special for extra interest: berries. Symphoricarpos (snowberry) and firethorn are both [...]

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September Herbs and Climbers Hi there, Find out some of the best climbing plants to add to your garden trellis, plus, learn how to grow a delicious window box of fresh herbs. Climbers for Trellis Watch: Grow a Windowbox Full of Herbs Grow delicious herbs so they are right at [...]

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September is a month of mists and mellow fruitfulness, often with warm, bright, sunny days filled with the smell of people baking apple and blackberry pies.  It’s a wonderful time to be out in the garden, and here are ten plants looking especially good at this time of year.  1. Lespedeza thunbergii (Bush [...]

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Planting crocus in early autumn is a simple way to guarantee colour after winter. In September and October, the soil is cool, moist, and easy to work with. This timing allows roots to establish before hard frosts, setting up stronger flowering in spring. You can still plant into November if the soil is workable. [...]

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Gardening in September Hi , With the 1st of September came the start of meteorological autumn, although we can still enjoy a few more weeks of astronomical summer until the 22nd of September. Bird nesting season has come to an end this month, so perhaps you could get on top of your hedge [...]

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September is a great time to get your hedges and topiary back into shape. Birds have typically stopped nesting by then so you can be rest assured you won’t do them any harm. Find out the best way to trim your hedges and box topiary this September. Trimming Hedges Hedges [...]

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October: Autumn is here! Hi , Autumn is officially upon us, and with it comes darker nights, cooler temperatures, and wonderful autumn colours. Make sure to enjoy the changing shades of foliage by taking a walk in your local area or gardens. On the 7th and 8th of October, if you are in [...]

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The familiar, daisy-like appearance of Asters makes them a popular choice for UK gardens. Find out more about these lovely plants and find some suggestions for varieties you can grow at home. What is the scientific/botanical name for Asters? The scientific and botanical names for this lovely flower include [...]

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September Is a betwixt and between month, with summer fading and autumn starting to make its presence felt.  Happily, there are still many different types of flowering plants to choose from.  Here are ten that should be looking wonderful this month: 1. Anemone x hybrida 'September Charm' (Japanese Anemone) ‘September [...]

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September usually signifies the end of the summer holidays and a whiff of autumn in the air.  It can feel like the garden has given all its summer offerings, but there’s plenty more colour to come! With some planning, you can have different themed flower borders, bursting with vibrant colour, flowering right until the [...]

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Autumn is usually the time of year when bulbs appear in the shops and online for sale for planting between now and the end of the year. This month is the time to be planting out corms, so here’s how to do it… What’s the difference? Quite often the term [...]

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September is a time of year when life in the garden starts to quieten down. A lot of fruit and veg is maturing and some flowers are too. But on the contrary, there are lots of plants available to extend the flowering and season of interest well into late autumn and early winter. [...]

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September: Turn over a new leaf What a lovely start to September! The sun was shining over bank holiday weekend and it's stuck around. As we step towards autumn, our gardens are slowly changing, with blooms beginning to fade, and autumn growth starting to emerge. Even if your summer blooms are spent, it [...]

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There’s nothing more eye catching than the sight of seed heads in late autumn and winter, covered with a light dusting of frost. Now is a good time to allow flowering plants to develop those seed heads rather than ‘deadheading’ as they come to the end of their normal flowering time. Many seed heads [...]

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You can’t go wrong with a pizza night, whether as an activity with the kids, or a relaxing evening at home or in the garden. Making it yourself is part of the fun, and you can add toppings galore using this pizza recipe. Garden pizza What’s better than homemade pizza? Homemade [...]

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