A colourful autumn border
Combine ornamental shrubs with autumn colour, berry-bearing shrubs and late-flowering perennials for a border that keeps you interested into November.
Autumn brings warm tones
Chrysanthemums, autumn bloomers and decorations in warm colours create atmosphere in your home and garden, just in time for the shorter days.
In our range
Seasonal products
What’s specially in store for autumn at our garden centre.
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Ornamental shrubs with autumn colour
Keep the garden colourful after summer too.
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Berry shrubs
Such as firethorn and cotoneaster, with decorative berries well into winter.
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Flower bulbs
Tulips, daffodils and crocuses: plant them now for flowers in spring.
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Autumn planting
Heathers, Callicarpa, cyclamen and Gaultheria: colourful, berry-bearing potted plants that last through autumn and winter, ideal for patio, border or window box.
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Trees and hedges
Autumn is the best time to plant trees and hedges: the soil is still warm and the roots can grow steadily before winter.
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Pumpkins
Decorative, or to use in your own kitchen.
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Chrysanthemums
Colourful autumn bloomers for borders, pots and graves.
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Winter-hardy violas
Keep flowering into winter.
Practical
Arranging, positioning & care
Practical tips for autumn.
Arranging tips
- Plan your new trees, shrubs and hedges now: autumn is the best planting time of the year.
- Replace faded summer bloomers with autumn plants in good time for a well-kept look.
Position & placement
- Bring vulnerable patio plants inside before the first night frost.
Care tips
- Clear fallen leaves regularly to prevent fungal diseases.
- Plant flower bulbs now for glorious flowers in spring.
- Give the lawn a last, slightly shorter cut; it prevents snow mould in winter.
Inspiration
Styles & combinations
A few ideas to get you started; we’re happy to advise you further.
Plant now, bloom later
Layer your bulbs, tulips deep and crocuses shallower, for a border that keeps flowering from March to May.
A pot full of autumn colour
Heather, cyclamen and Gaultheria together in one large pot or window box, for a cheerful entrance all autumn long.
A new hedge, off to a good start
This is the moment to plant or extend a hedge, so it gets off to a full, healthy start next spring.
Atmosphere at the front door
Pumpkins, corn and a wreath of autumn leaves by the front door, for a warm welcome all season.
Questions about our autumn range?
Visit us in Milsbeek or get in touch; we’re happy to give you personal advice.