Autumn Plants were the subject of our recent talk for members and visitors of the Society. This was given by Rosy Hardy of Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants, multiple Chelsea gold medal winners. Rosy started by telling us what herbaceous plants were good for autumn colour and also about the name changes of certain plants happening due to plant connections now being based at a cellular level
Rosy also brought along some lovely plants to support her talk and also to display autumn choices available still blooming well and likely to carry on doing so until hard frosts. Plants such as Asters and Salvias were high on the list along with some spectacular tall grasses down to the smallest ground cover plants such as an ornamental Oregano.
This was a really interesting and useful talk as not only were members able to buy the plants discussed but were also given great advice about the soil and position they prefer and how and when to cut them down to keep then looking good during dormancy and improving shape and flowering when they start into growth again in spring.
It was clear members enjoyed the evening and Rosy had far fewer plants to take away than came with her!