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Autumn Plants

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Ornamental cabbages

Beloved of the French – and cultivated by them for centuries – the ornamental cabbage is the perfect hardy annual for introducing sculptural form and a splash of vibrant colour to a winter garden

October - heather

The distinctive white, lavender and purple hues of heather create a glorious autumnal display that is as suited to domestic gardens as windswept moors

September – water lilies

Immortalised by Monet in his exquisite paintings, water lilies have long been admired

From rich blue blooms to elegant white lacecaps and bunched purple-russet mop-heads, hydrangeas are statuesque beauties that change colour as they fade, thriving in gardens and drying well for displays in the home

November - acers

From giant parkland trees to smaller garden-sized shrubs, acers offer the ultimate in autumn colour, their leaves igniting the landscape with spectacular shades of scarlet and crimson, burnished gold and bronze

October - sedums

With their large corymbs of tiny star-shaped flowers and succulent, coloured leaves, sedums bring both dramatic shape and rich colour to the garden throughout late summer and autumn

October - ferns

Ranging from the more diminutive, puckered specimens to be found in the shady dells and woodlands of rural Britain, to the towering tree ferns of Australia and New Zealand, the diversity and beauty of ferns has always made them exciting to collectors