As Autumn starts to bring in the cooler weather, warm colours and cosy feeling, the flower garden can start looking a bit bare. However, there are several plants such as deciduous trees, shrubs and climbers that can really put on a lovely show in autumn. Autumn is also an excellent time some varieties of climbers, roses, shrubs and trees to bear hips, berries and other fruits.
1. Snowy Mespilus- has beautiful scarlet and crimson leaves in fall
2. Aster- flower late summer and early autumn
3. Beauty Berry- produces stunning, large clusters of purple berries mid-autumn
4. Judas Tree- leaves turn an impressive yellow in autumn
5. Autumn Crocus- flowers in September and October
6. Cotoneaster- bear beautiful red berries in autumn
7. Crab Apple- give colourful fruit and leaves in autumn
8. Nerine (Nerine Bowdenii)- give a beautiful lipstick-pink flower and can be grown outside if in a warm, sunny border that’s backed by the shelter of a wall
9. Chinese Virginia Creeper- has a velvety texture and turns a fiery crimson in fall
10. Sternbergia lutea- bright yellow flowering bulb that like a warm sunny spot with good drainage