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 north-east facing Hebe Midsummer Beauty that is no trouble in a heavily shaded corner and flowers profusely in summer, several euonymus that never complain and a couple of Acers also very happy in shade with incredible autumn colour. All of the above offer structure

While many container displays are looking past their best by August, this late-summer display will brighten up a corner of the patio right through autumn. The fiery colours of Crocosmia 'Irish Dawn' and Celosia caracas contrast beautifully

the top colour is bright red, and look just right but all is not well, the top has leaves and colour but the bottom  two thirds of the shrubs have lost here leaves over the last few years and some of the lower branches are dead there is no filling out

and carex for an autumn pot displayEnjoy the long flowering season of Verbena bonariensisTrain a late-flowering clematis up a wallEncourage wildlife to visit your garden by growing flowers for year-round colour

.)Malus 'Red Sentinel': one of the finest crab apples with sensational autumn colour and jewelled clusters of small red apples that cling on long after the leaves have fallen. The blossom is a fine pinky reddy white in spring.Acer davidii, the snake bark maple

That's it - summer's over! There was a definite hint of autumn in the air this week - a certain crispness to the morning air, a dampness of dew underfoot and a freshening breeze.Even the plants seem to know that autumn is on its way, the odd leaf

, and see if that colours it up? All my acers receive direct sunlight between 1 - 5pm, and non of them have made any complaints about this.   Thanks for your comments, I will see what happens this Autumn and take it from there. my acers havent had so many

as are some varities of Sambucus. I have amalanchier on my 'list' , They have bloosom, berries for birds and amazing autumn colour but recently have added a Cercis Forest Pansy to the list- if you google it it looks fantastic for colour and interest

ground cover and Japanese anemones will give you late colour into autumn.   Aquilegias for late spring colour, bergenias for foliage ineterst and late winter/early spring flowers, campanulas, knapweed, euphorbias if you like acid colours, hellebores

I know that you're beset by articles about autumn leaves at this time of year (heaven knows, I'm responsible for more than my fair share), and the recent cold snap has accelerated the end of what the Americans call "leaf peeping". However, it's also