Everyone loves these for late summer and autumn colour. Very hardy with flower head up to 50cm-1m . Deep-rooted, they dislike being moved once established. Pink and white forms, double or single.
August and September are the months to choose Culluna varieties. Plant in groups of 3-5 of each cultivar for a large bed, or singly in a small space. The Heather Society recommend using 5 plants per square metre in order to carpet the ground completely.
Deliveries of fruit trees arrives in early September: we have an amazing range of apples, pears, cherries, crab apples and plums. September and October are the ideal months to plant trees while soil is still warm.
Our new deliveries of trees arrives in early September: we have an amazing range of Acer (maples), flowering cherries, crab apples, rowans (Sorbus) and lots more. September and October are the ideal months to plant trees while soil is still warm.
Autumn flowering pansies are in store now, ideal for replacing summer bedding as it starts to run out of steam. Plant Pansies in a sunny spot in well drained soil. Don’t let them dry out and they should flower well into late Autumn and if they dont get frozen solid they should flower again in Spring. Deadhead them to prolong flowering. Violas have smaller flowers than their pansy relatives but some of the are scented.
Dwarf Miracle cyclamen are becoming increasingly popular as Autumn bedding. They can flower for months and in mild weather they can last in flower till near Christmas. They will take a bit of cold, but it is best to cover them with fleece in cold weather or bring containers in. Keep them moist but not too wet and avoid watering the flowers if you can. They look great in pots and window boxes.
Masses of daisy flowers in many colours, flowering from late August to November or even December. Ideal for containers, pots and window boxes for late season colour
Glendoick Speciality. These evergreen tall shrubs or small trees produce a mass of white flowers in late summer: the need to be in a sunny site to flower well. The smaller flowered 'Rostrevor' is hardier than the more spectular 'x Nymansay. Glendoick offer a compact free flowering form called 'George Graham' which is an excellent plant. You can see a fine 'Rostrevor' in our display garden at Glendoick.
Allium, Tulips, Crocus, Snowdrops, Daffodils, Bluebells, Hyacinths and lots more.
Plant the early flowering ones as early as possible: Crocus, snowdrops, bluebells etc. But the tulips and daffodils are best kept bagged in a cool dry place till later in the Autumn.
Outdoors
Autumn lawn fertiliser and feed and weed (Evergreen) are now available in store. Toughens up the grass to help it withstand harsh winter weather & improves greening the following spring. Contains extract of seaweed and iron sulphate to control autumn moss. For best results, apply using a Scotts or EverGreen spreader
Sow new lawns, patch and Feed old ones
September and April are the two best months to sow grass seed. It it not too hot or dry and the cooler days mean the grass can get off to a good start.
If lawns are looking a little tired at this time of year, feed or feed and weed will perk them up for the coming season.
