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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- 2015 - Marcus Barnett - Daily Telegraph (1)
- 2018 - Sarah Price - M & G (1)
- 2018 Tom Stuart-Smith - Garfield Weston Foundation (2)
- 2019 - Andy Sturgeon - M & G (1)
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Cyclamen cilicium
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Mimosa pudica
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Miltonia 'Sunset'
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Ferner Osten'
£17.99
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Cambria 'Lazio'
£27.99
Fuchsia 'Genii'
£14.99
Penstemon 'Apple Blossom'
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Hibiscus syriacus 'Woodbridge'
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Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'
£35.94
£17.97
Liriope muscari
£53.94
£26.97
Erigeron karvinskianus
£35.94
£17.97
Anemone × hybrida 'Honorine Jobert'
£35.94
£23.94
Salvia Collection
£14.99
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