Late flowering joy to lift the spirits
The hours of daylight during October are shorter than the hours of darkness and this trend will continue for the next few weeks . However , the time of year doesn ’ t need to fill you with gloom . You can fill your garden with plants that bring zest and vigour into your days , in the form of flowers and colour to provide a visual feast . Make sure you can see the best of the autumn-flowering plants from your house so that you are able to appreciate them , whatever the weather .
Shrubs and trees form a framework within a garden and some of these will already be providing some glorious autumn leaf colour . Others will be displaying juicy berries and fruits for the birds . If you are lucky enough to have a callicarpa , known as the beauty berry , you might already be enjoying its clusters of mauve jewel-like berries that are a sight to behold .
Perennials that perform in autumn Perennials can surprise us the most at this time of year , often giving more in the way of flowers than we have experienced during midsummer , when the bright sun and dry soil can create challenges . There is an unexpectedly wide range of flowers to be found , particularly if you have continued to dead-head
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