chrysanthemum sp.

The plant of the month for October is the Pot Mum (Chrysanthemum), a delightfully autumnal plant symbolising happiness and affection. The beautiful Pot Mum has flowers in abundance that suit all tastes and styles. The Pot Mum offers everything from small to large flowers with coloured hearts or double rows of bristly or smooth petals in red, white, purple, green, orange, pink and yellow or a colour combination, meaning there is always a Pot Mum suitable for every taste and occasion.

Autumn colours are slowly starting to dominate, and the garden is preparing for the winter. Now is natures best time for planting – so perfect for putting in new plants or trees.  Do you have you a suitable spot for winter-flowering plants that you can see clearly from the house? Then how about something like a witch hazel or a flowering cherry. And if you have a balcony instead of a garden, winter jasmine is ideal. Place the bush in a spacious pot or tub and give it some support - it will do the rest.