Planting combinations: inspiration for next season

Written By Jennifer Adams

Autumn is the time of year when many gardeners move, divide, add and remove plants to get the garden ready for the year ahead. Here, our landscape architect and garden designer Rachael Emous-Austin shares some favourite plant combinations to get you feeling inspired.

Rachael Lilac Flowers Austin Design Works

Above: Black Parrot tulips + Salvia 'Mainacht'

Forget me nots Austin Design Works

Above: Forget-me-nots + Heuchera ‘Plum Pudding’

Landscape delicate flowers Austin Design Works

Above: Geum ‘Pretticoats Peach’ + Stipa tenuissima + Salvia ‘Mainacht’ + Saxifraga x Urbium ‘London Pride’

White giant flowers Austin Design Works

Above: Astrantia major ‘White Giant/Superstar’ + Deschampsia cepitosa ‘Goldtau’

Drumsticks Euphorbia Austin Design Works

Above: Allium sphaerocephalon "Drumsticks" + Euphorbia x martinii

Jennifer Adams
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