more late season colour, Clematis 'Etoile Violette'

Autumnal hot colours,now is the the perfect time for moving and dividing.

Late season colour,pumpkin orange and yellow flower spikes of Kniphofia Rooperi

Autumn colours throughout border and repetition to give cohesion.

Cornus or Dog Wood have attractive bold coloured stems during winter. Now is the time to coppice them to ensure a fresh supply of young stems ready for next winters colour display.

Early Spring tidying up of shrub border finishingwith a thick manure to feed plants andthey resume growth and surpress weeds.