Autumn Garden Inspiration

Cyclamen. So valuable at this time of year, that we've name it our November 'Plant of the Month'. Find a guide to Cyclamen varieties, care and complementary planting ideas via our Hillier website.

Brightening up a drizzly November Saturday with vibrant Polyanthus flowers. Another bedding plant that's a hero of the autumn - winter garden.

The beautiful bell-shaped flowers of Arbutus unedo rubra, as seen at our Horsham centre. Also known as pink strawberry tree, this evergreen with the RHS AGM will produce small strawberry-like fruits - which will perhaps be better enjoyed by birds than humans.

The bright emerging berries of Ilex aquifolium 'Madame Briot'. A fantastic bushy Holly with the RHS Award of Garden Merit. The berries are loved by wildlife.

Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Goshiki', a great shrub with the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Slow-growing and compact, with holly-like foliage, it is a welcome addition to the shrub border or grown as an informal hedge.

The pink, sword-shaped, statement leaves of Phormium 'Maori Queen'. A popular architectural garden plant, can be grown in a container to limit its tendency to spread.

This time of year we start turning our mind to the garden's winter heroes. Mahonia x media 'Charity' is a fabulous evergreen shrub. Beautiful pale yellow flowers from very late autumn through to spring. It is also a great plant for providing a nectar source for pollinators through winter.

An absolute favourite at this time of year; Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii 'Profusion' Plentiful clusters of bright purple berries from mid autumn - well deserving of the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Sedums - the butterfly's friend and delightful late summer / autumn flowerers. This is Sedum seduction Green-Pink, with the delightful contrast of the soft pink and bright green. Loves sun or partial shade.

A beautiful blue flower for the return of blue skies; Gentiana sino-ornata. A reliable growing variety of gentian, with spectacular autumn flowers.

A flame of Acer leaves at our Chichester Garden Centre 🍁

Skimmia is our October 'Plant of the Month'. A fantastically hard-working and versatile shrub, perfect for autumn-winter planting. Who else loves Skimmia? How do you use it in your garden?

Vibrant colour in every pot - our autumn planted containers.

Sunlight shining through the flaming foliage of Sorbus and Prunus.

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A fiery shrub: Euonymous alatus, also aptly known as 'Burning Bush'. A spreading shrub that offers outstanding autumn colour through its vibrant crimson-pink leaves.