The pampas grass and royal ferns around the lakes really come into their own at this time of year, adding texture and movement to the classic views over the lakes along with a dash of colour.
As leaves are falling our winter interest plants are taking the stage, initially the conifers are starting to come to the foreground and stand out amongst the rest of the collection, particularly our Blue Atlas Cedars.
Tips for your garden at home
• Now is the time to start gathering leaves for leaf mulch and to stop the leaves suppressing the grass in your lawns.
• Cut back any herbaceous plants that don’t have decorative seed heads and weed and mulch beds for the winter.
•Now the weather is getting colder, it’s perfect bulb planting season, especially tulips which need cold weather for planting to avoid tulip fire a fungal disease.
