Leafy updates from BBC Gardeners' World Magazine and www.gardenersworld.com 🌿
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Leafy updates from BBC Gardeners' World Magazine and www.gardenersworld.com 🌿
Show us your apple harvests by adding a photo to the thread below, and we'll share a few of our favourites. Bonus points for baked goods đź‘€
October is a great time to plant bulbs – have you started yet?
Find out how and when to plant spring flowering bulbs in our bumper guide: https://bit.ly/4A8dfE2
What's the one thing you wish you'd grown more of this year?
October is a great time to get ahead and sow vegetables - planting now will make use of bare soil, while also giving you earlier crops.
For our full October planting list, have a read here: https://bit.ly/46nIGwC
October’s here, and there are plenty of jobs to be getting on with this week...
âś… Plant spring bulbs.
âś… Plant evergreen shrubs while the soil is still warm.
âś… Empty spent summer pots and hanging baskets.
For the full October gardening checklist, read our guide here: https://bit.ly/4gXzjd1
These rather late sunflowers are still brightening up the place!
Wich Hazel, Hamamelis “Arnold Promise”
This dahlia is looking good, its first flower, it was supposed to be scarlet flowered Bishop of Llandaff, this is more episcopal purple.
Which plant provides the best autumn colour in your garden?
October borders don’t have to bow out quietly – plan a garden that remains full of colour through autumn with late-flowering perennials, bulbs and shrubs. For our full list of autumn-flowering favourites, have a read here: https://bit.ly/4pzogZX
Thinking of winter pansies this October? Your bees would rather you planted these instead!
Read the full article for our pick of bee-friendly winter plants here: https://bit.ly/4hA04mN
Which part of your garden has changed the most since spring?
September borders can still put on a proper show with autumn-flowering bulbs – choose your favourites now, then save this for spring to get planting! https://bit.ly/4xtGzCQ
There's still time to get planting this September! Here are a few things to try... https://bit.ly/4hXhLP1
From Dublin
Show us your autumn harvests by adding a photo to the thread below, and we'll share a few of our favourites. No harvest is too big or too small!
How's your garden looking at the moment? Here are some jobs to keep you busy this month... https://bit.ly/4g9pnvu