Plants that Flower in October
The garden is lit up like a torch as as the leaves turn fiery shades, but there are still flowers to be had too. The ornamental grasses are often at their best now, but if you want something a little more exotic, try a nerine.
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- Plants that show resistance to deer and rabbits (47)
- Plants that will cope with the odd football (11)
- Plants to deter vandals and burglars (9)
- Resistant to diseases (46)
- Stylish in the border (9)
- Sublime umbelliferas (3)
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Used at Chelsea
- 2002 - HRH The Prince of Wales - Laurent-Perrier (1)
- 2003 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (2)
- 2005 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (1)
- 2006 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (3)
- 2007 - Jinny Blom - Laurent-Perrier (3)
- 2008 - Arabella Lennox-Boyd - Daily Telegraph (1)
- 2009 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (2)
- 2009 - Ulf Nordfjell - Daily Telegraph (3)
- 2010 - Andy Sturgeon - Daily Telegraph (2)
- 2011 - Cleve West - Daily Telegraph (7)
- 2012 - Arne Maynard - Laurent-Perrier (2)
- 2012 - Sarah Price - Daily Telegraph (2)
- 2013 - Christopher Bradley-Hole - Daily Telegraph (6)
- 2013 - Ulf Nordfjell - Laurent-Perrier (3)
- 2014 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (1)
- 2014 - Tommaso del Buono - Daily Telegraph (4)
- 2015 - Dan Pearson - Laurent-Perrier (2)
- 2015 - Marcus Barnett - Daily Telegraph (3)
- 2018 - Sarah Price - M & G (1)
- 2018 Tom Stuart-Smith - Garfield Weston Foundation (3)
- 2019 - Andy Sturgeon - M & G (2)
Kitchen garden planting guidelines
Liriope muscari
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Hebe 'Caledonia'
£14.99
Clematis 'Minuet'
£14.99
Heather collection (6 mixed heathers)
£41.94
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