Helen's monthly choice - September
Helen Derrin, Crocus plant doctor
Last updated August 2024
September always feels like a pivotal month of the year. We can still lap up the last of the summer sun on warmer days, but the evenings have now starting to take on a cooler, autumnal edge. There’s still plenty of late-flowering colour to enjoy (see below for a few of my favourites), but now the hottest days are behind us, it’s time to start making plans for next years display. I want to make sure I've oodles of colour to look forward to, so one of my priorities will be putting together a few spring-flowering bulb combinations, and getting my order in early - before the most popular (or unusual) ones sell out. Also, towards the end of the month (and before the weather starts to turn nasty), I’ll be lifting, dividing and replanting any clumping perennials that have gotten too big. Not only will this give them additional 'get up and go' next year, but it will also give me a few extras to fill gaps in the border.
