IT’S been a mix of weather so far this October some fantastic days and some lovely crisp dry mornings.

If you had geraniums in beds or containers now is the time to bring indoors if you want to save for next year, they can make a lovely indoor plant with colour over winter. Its time to get beds tidied up and container /pots around the home remove any annual
plant that have completed their cycle. Prune back and clean up perennials remove any dead wood and clean around them. Remove bedding plant in containers that have given their best and maybe consider putting in some autumn bedding there is a lovely selection to choose from.

It’s nice to mulch up the beds this time of year to help protect perennial and other shrubs from the upcoming winter. Now is the time to plant your spring bulbs and one of my favourites is to do some layering of them in my pots its so nice to see them pop up in spring and I usually plant some autumn flower on top for colour now layer can easily be achieved it’s a great way to create a long-lasting display of blooms in the spring. Some of the ones I use are for an early bloom Crocus, Snowdrop, Bluebells. For a mid-season bloom daffodil and hyacinths and late bloom tulips alliums.

With Halloween just around the corner why not have a Halloween themed pot at the front door with your pumpkin full of Halloween themed plants? You could try a lovely Solomon and orange heathers, Add a pop of sliver and a wee bit of ivy. To add something extra bit, at Blossoms On The Go we have lovely witch picks and spooky ghost to add to your pot to complete the look. Just some food for thought as we creep into the spooky season.

“October is a symphony of permanence and change, of rustling leaves and cooling breeze, a quiet farewell before winters embrace.”

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