Want to know what to plant in Autumn? We have it covered in this quick guide. Find out about everything from bulbs to hardy annuals and get some handy tips on how to display your flowers too.

1. What flowers should you
plant in autumn?
By AVS Fencing Supplies

2. Forward planning is key when it comes to brightening
up your garden with colourful and blooming flowers
and plants.
It might seem a little early to be planting bulbs and
sowing spring and summer flowering plants in
autumn but you are guaranteed to be rewarded by a
wonderful early display if you do.

3. Autumn sowing is great for plants which are sown and
then flower and die in one year. These type of plants
are known as annuals.
There are also plenty of bulbs that can be planted in
autumn time that deliver a beautiful display come
spring and summer.

4. Sowing Hardy Annuals
Hardy annuals are annuals which are tough enough to
withstand the winter weather conditions. They should
however be planted in September ideally while the soil
is still warm and they may need a little protection over
the winter months if the weather is particularly harsh.
Cloches or horticultural fleece will do the job in this
case.

5. Take a look at the list below to see what plants we recommend
you to sow in autumn time:-
•Ammi majus
•Centaurea cyanus (cornflower)
•Limnanthes douglasii (poached egg plant)
•Linum grandiflorum (flax)
•Hordeum jubatum (squirrel tail grass)
•Nigella damascena (love-in-a-mist)
•Lunaria annua (honesty)
•Papaver commutatum, P. rhoeas, P. somniferum (corn and opium
poppies)
•Briza (quaking grass)
•Consolida (larkspur)

6. Planting Bulbs
The good news is that Autumn is bulb planting
season and you can fill up your garden or window
sill with beautifully fragrant flowers without very
little effort at all.

7. A few handy tips should help however when it comes to
planting your bulbs:-
1. Generally you should plant bulbs with the pointed end or
‘nose’ at the top and the flat bit or ‘basal plate’ at the
bottom.

8. 2.
Where there are just a few bulbs being planted, make the hole with
a strong trowel or cylindrical bulb planters. Where there are larger
groups of bulbs, use a spade to dig out a planting block to the
correct depth and replace the excavated soil once the bulbs have
been positioned.

9. 3.
If you are planting bulbs in in your lawn, peel back the
turf carefully, dig out the soil and plant your bulbs. You
can replace the turf once the soil has been replaced and
trod on lightly.

10. 4.
Cover the planting area with a layer of chicken
wire that is buried just below the surface if you
think rodents will be a nuisance to your bulbs.

11. Good bulbs to plant by the end of September are
daffodils, hyacinths and crocus, which will all flower in
spring. Summer flowering bulbs such as lilies,
crocosmia and alliums should be planted in September
and October whereas November is the best time to
plant tulips.

12. Presenting your Flowers
When all the work is complete, you will want to see
your flowers bloom in a well presented and
structured garden.
You can organise where you want your flowers to
grow and what to pair them with when they are
contained and well organised in flower beds and
behind stylish garden edging.

13. Railway sleepers are a great option for edging your flower
displays and adding an extra dimension.
With a range of sleepers to choose from, including oak,
rustic and softwood, as well as our variety of garden
edging products, you can find the perfect edging to
complement your plants.

14. Another idea is to use your railway sleepers
to build a raised flower bed which you can
fill with soil and grow your plants in.

15. If you have any favourite flowers you like to plant in
autumn, let us know! It’s always great to swap and
share ideas.
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