"10 Essential Autumn Garden Tips to Keep Your Garden Looking Stunning All Season"

1. Preserve Your Garden Borders

Embrace the trend of a wilder, more natural garden by letting your perennials grow out. Their seedheads not only add visual interest but also provide essential food and shelter for wildlife. Birds, insects, and small animals will appreciate the natural habitat created by leaving one of your borders intact with fallen stems and seedheads. 

2. Refresh Your Lawn

Autumn is a perfect time to enhance your lawn’s resilience. Aerate it by making deep holes with a garden fork to improve water retention. You can also remove thatch and moss with a rake, which can be added to your compost pile.Turning garden waste into nutrient-rich compost, is perfect for boosting your garden’s health. 

3. Add Evergreen Plants

Fill the gaps in your garden borders with evergreens like daphne ,camellias or autumn heathers. These plants not only provide rich, deep green foliage and colourbut also fragrant blooms that bring life and color to your garden during the colder months. They thrive in shaded or dry spots, making them ideal for areas around paths or doorways.  

4. 4. Clear Away Old Crops

Cutting back old or spent plants is crucial to prevent rot and pests from taking over. If the plants aren’t diseased, toss them into your compost pile. For legumes like beans and peas, cut them at soil level to leave their nitrogen-fixing roots behind, which will benefit next year’s crops. 

5. 5. Plant a Tree

Autumn is the ideal time to plant trees. Consider a Paperbark Maple or Tibetan Cherry, which both provide year-round interest with stunning bark that glistens in the winter sun. Planting a tree not only captures carbon but also adds depth to your garden design. 

6. 6. Install a Water Butt

Autumn brings rain, and it's a great time to install a water butt if you haven't already. Collecting rainwater helps conserve resources, and rainwater is much softer and better for your plants than tap water. Explore our selection of water-saving systems to find the perfect one for your garden. 

( A great option is a rain barrel collecting rooftop runoff for garden irrigation,a simple yet effective water conservation practice for homeowners)

7. Harvest Seasonal Crops

Autumn is abundant with crops like apples, pears, leeks, and squash, alongside lingering summer crops like tomatoes and beans. Make the most of this productive time by harvesting and enjoying the season’s bounty. 

8. 8. Inject Some Colour

Brighten your garden during the gloomy months with plants like Heavenly Bamboo, which turns from yellow-green to bright red, or ornamental cabbages that offer a splash of color. Pyracantha and cotoneaster bring vibrant red and orange berries, which also provide food for birds during winter. 

9. 9. Plant Bulbs for Spring

Autumn is the perfect time to plant bulbs for a stunning spring display. Daffodils, crocuses, and tulips can be planted in both borders and pots. Layer them up in pots for a succession of blooming colors. For a bold display, try planting crocuses in drifts across large grassy areas. 

10. 10. Enhance Your Garden Walls

Consider adding some striking Yardart garden wall art to bring a stunning visual contrast to your greenery, creating a dynamic and artistic focal point in your garden.

For a touch of timeless elegance, explore Yardart's Vintage Range  of garden wall art, featuring designs inspired by classic and traditional aesthetics. These pieces blend seamlessly with nature while adding a refined, historical charm to your outdoor space. Whether you opt for a nature-inspired motif or a more abstract design, the Heritage Range elevates your garden with an eye-catching, personal touch that complements the natural beauty of your plants. Transform your garden walls into a statement feature and enhance the overall ambiance of your outdoor haven. 

Prepare your garden for autumn while also looking ahead to a lush and vibrant spring. Explore Yardartuk’s range of garden wall art to make your garden an inviting space all year-round.