August can be a busy month and can bring lots of colour to the garden.

There are some autumn flowering perennial now available i the garde centre. The perfect choice to help keep the garden looking it best.

Astrantia have a lovely flower looks delicate but is hardy and produces lots of blooms.
Delphinium are producing another lovely flush of growth and with the height can add a lovely structure to the beds and borders.
Dahlia is the gift that keeps giving once they recieve regular deadheading they will bloom well into autumn.
Coreopsis is a great bloomer with lots of flowers and comes in lovely colour giving late autumn flowers.
Ground cover perennial like Geranium is great and comes in nice shades of blue and pink. It also give great coverage of flowers.
Nepeta is a great perennial and has a a few types to choose from. Whether it’s a low size plant or a tall variety it comes in both and looks similar to lavender but it is a show of purple colour once in bloom.

Echinacea commonly known as coneflowers come in a selection of colour and are a show stopper with the unusual way the flower tilts.
These are just some of the plants available but if you find that some of the perennials have finished flowering maybe consider adding some to continue the flowering into the Autumn season.

Vegetable are back we have cabbage, lettuce and mix lettuce. So if you have space in the garden and are looking to help keep the ground clean pop into the shop and see what we have to offer.

If you are interested in adding some new bits to pots or planters we a have a lovely selection of bedding plant. Viola, pansy and dianthus are available now. Cyclamen is also now available with a lovely show of colour.

There are lots of offers in store at the moment from perennial herbs to roses and everything in between so don’t miss your chance to grab a bargain wilst stocks last.

Wishing you a lovely week and happy gardening.

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