Where do I start? Autumn planting know-how

You’ll learn about:

✔ Planting bare-root plants
✔ Getting results with bulbs
✔ When it’s best to plant bulbs
✔ In pots or in the ground

“There is much to be said for bare-root plants that can be established in autumn, not least the fact that they are less expensive”

Autumn planting know-how

Gardeners today take a lot for granted. Just as we can buy any fruit or vegetables in the supermarket at any time of year, so we are able to plant container-grown perennials, trees and shrubs all the year round. But this is a relatively recent innovation – I can remember when containergrown plants were limited to those used as decoration in the house. Almost everything else was dug up from nursery rows in the dormant season – between October and March – and planted ‘bare root’ with little or no soil attached. And they grew!

While the planting season has been extended to 12 months of the year thanks to container-grown stock, there is much to be said for bare-root plants that can be