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Woodlodge win Choice Marketing Sundries Supplier of the Year Award
Wyevale Chairman backs a strong future for independent garden centres
Neudorff signs exclusive distribution agreement with DLF Seeds
September ends tamely but still the best since 2014
Stanmore and Woking win Squire's group's garden design 'friendly'
Chelsea Gold Medal garden finds new home at Eden Project
Glee 2019: sustainability and retail theatre drive optimism
'Audience with Milly Johnson’ event raises £850 for Tong GC's charity of the year
Santa's on his way...on a bus, carriage, classic car... and a fire engine
Promote the wellbeing benefits of autumn gardening
Spare a thought for the bats this Hallowe'en
Glee’s owners rebrand as Hyve
GIMA confirms two Knowledge Exchange Workshops for its autumn schedule
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Squire's stage 'plantathon' for World Mental Health Day this week
Wet weather hits plant sales
Chief plant officer to update nurserymen on plant health programme
Growing media sales suffer in the rain
Pooh tells the story of Christmas
Foundation with £100k scholarship heritage urges colleges to get on board
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September heading for a record high
Dobbies now offer a free plastic pot and tray return service
Perrywood celebrates its first birthday at Sudbury
Blue Diamond donate £6,000 to the Rose Society
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Promote the wellbeing benefits of autumn gardening

It’s all change in the garden this month as autumn colour and falling foliage transforms trees, shrubs and borders – a wonderful sight that brings the gardening year to a spectacular finale.

 

You can keep gardeners active with the ‘Gardening is Good for You!’ campaign, supported by National Garden Gift Vouchers.

 

Autumn is a busy season, with plenty to tempt us outside. There’s summer bedding to clear away, border perennials to cut down, veg plots to clear, and leaves to collect and convert into valuable leaf mould to use for mulching and feeding the soil.

 

Gardening throughout the year brings with it many benefits, like keeping us active in the fresh air, while direct contact with soil has been shown to be valuable to our mental health and wellbeing. Research has demonstrated the value of ‘earthing’ or ‘grounding’ in the alleviation of health problems, relieving stress, and improving our mood and restful sleep.

Research around the world continues to highlight the many benefits of gardening, and although the benefits of direct contact with soil and friendly bacteria aren’t yet fully understood they indicate what many people believe … gardening is great therapy.

 

DID YOU KNOW?

Some friendly bacteria found in the soil may act on our brain like antidepressants. Research on mice by University College London and Bristol University found that a common soil bacteria acts on brain cells to stimulate production of the ‘happy chemical’ serotonin, altering mood in a similar way to antidepressants.

 

PLANTS OF THE MOMENT: AUTUMN PLANTING

Autumn is a good time for planning and planting, establishing plants into warm soil before the onset of winter. Help customers to choose plants suited to their soil, site and conditions.

Large patio pots, tubs, troughs and baskets can also be planted with a selection of evergreen, flowering and berrying plants to provide colour and interest over the cold winter months ahead.

Many bare-rooted plants are only available from the autumn, offering great value for hedging and planting projects.

 

Seasonal favourites include:

  • Skimmia varieties eg ‘Magic Marlot’
  • Gaultheria mucronata
  • Cyclamen hederifolium (AGM)
  • Mahonia ‘Charity’ and ‘Winter Sun’ (AGM)
  • Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ and ‘Charles Lamont’ (AGM)
  • Autumn Flowering Camellia eg C. sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ (AGM)
  • Callicarpa ‘Profusion’ Dogwood varieties (Cornus)
  • Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’ (AGM)
  • Heathers
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