Plant spring-flowering bulbs such as daffodils, tulips, crocus, bluebells etc.Continue the colour by replacing summer bedding with autumn flowering plants and spring bulbs.The days may be getting...
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Hamamelis
Winter beauty and autumn elegance
The spider-like flowers of Hamamelis (Witch Hazel) look delicate and frail but for six or eight weeks from late December through to mid-February they are perhaps the toughest of all winter flowering shrubs. The thin, strap-like petals form a profusion of flowers clumped along the stems. Many varieties have a sweet scent and the majority are also noted for their autumn colour with leaves turning yellow, gold or orange during October and November.
Tough, winter flowering, scented and with good autumn colour, what more could you ask for in a shrub? Hamamelis; Care & Cultivation Guide.
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