The days are getting shorter and cooler, and the beautiful Aster collection is coming into full bloom. Asters are also known as Michelmas Daisies precisely because they often look fantastic around Michelmas (29 September). This Aster collection dates from the 1940s and consists of nearly 100 different varieties. Find out more about the Aster collection here.
In the rest of the garden you can enjoy the varied colours as the trees turn to shades of bronze, gold, brown, yellow and red. Enjoy the crunch underfoot as you walk under trees and wrap up warm against the chill.
Looking down into the Bog garden from the terrace, use your nose as well as your eyes as it embraces the new season. Those with a good nose will pick up the smell burnt toffee from the Cercidiphyllum japonicum.
In the orchard you will see trees dripping with fruit. We are often asked why we leave fruit on trees and on the ground in the orchard: it's fantastic for our wildlife. Over winter this fruit will sustain birds, animals and insects whilst food is short over the colder months.
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