We are often asked when the best time to plant is, or whether our plants can be planted in autumn.

Our plants are all pot-grown and they can be planted at any time of the year, but autumn is the traditional time to plant hardy perennials and experienced gardeners prefer to plant in autumn or early winter.

There are several reasons for this, including:

• Plants planted in the Autumn/early Winter can usually be left on their own to get on with it and they have the best chance of fully establishing.
• Watering is not usually required, beyond a good soaking at the initial plant, unless we have an unseasonably dry autumn.
• The soil is in the perfect condition, warm, moist and easy to dig.
• Plants have time to gently settle their root systems before the onset of the harshest winter months.
• Although the plants will appear dormant over winter, their root systems often use this time to get established, meaning they get a head-start on plants put in the following spring.

In short, we agree with the Royal Horticultural Society (and generations of knowledgeable gardeners), that autumn is the perfect time for planting!