Making a Garden
Gaura and goldenrod: An autumn marriage
Judith Adam
Well-behaved goldenrod cultivars are useful plants to have in mid-autumn. Goldenrod combines well with gaura, a compact cultivar.
Best fertilizer for lawn in autumn
Judith Adam
Autumn is the time to look in garden centres for bags of the best fertilizer for your lawn. October is the month to get it spread across the lawn.
Ornamental grasses in bloom
Judith Adam
Roses and ornamental grasses in the front garden continue to bloom and prolong the seasonal display, much appreciated in autumn
Late-summer blues: Great blue lobelia and willow gentian
Judith Adam
Two gorgeous blue perennials in bloom — great blue lobelia and willow gentian. They look particularly vigorous this year, no doubt because of the rain.
Short and tall Joe Pye weed
Judith Adam
Joe Pye weed has attractive wine-red stems and dusky purple flowers in late summer and early fall. Now, there are short versions useful for small gardens.
