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Go for a colourful autumn in your garden

While the days are slowly getting shorter and cooler, we can still fully enjoy all the beauty in the garden. Especially when plants treat us to a dazzling show as autumn approaches. Think of shrubs that turn your garden into a colourful spectacle with their strikingly coloured leaves or flowers or with their brightly coloured fruits. Proven Winners® has beautiful shrubs that will make your autumn garden shine.

Magic with colour

Shrubs such as panicle hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata) are known not only for their profuse flowering in summer, but also for their spectacular colour change in autumn. For instance, as the flowers of the panicle hydrangea age, they gradually fade to shades ranging from green, pink to fiery red, depending on the variety. The oak-leaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) is altogether an autumn topper: in addition to stunning flower colouration, the foliage really steals the show. The oak shaped leaves of the Hydrangea Gatsby® species turn to beautiful wine- and mahogany-red colours in autumn.

In addition to shrubs with colour-changing flowers and leaves, there are also shrubs that have striking leaf colours of their own. These too are a must in any colourful autumn garden. Good examples are the various cultivars of ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) and Diervilla. But bluebeard (Caryopteris) Sunny Blue® with its yellow-green leaves and the variegated leaves of weigela (Weigela) My Monet Sunset® also stand out in the autumn.

Berry splendour

And then there are shrubs that brighten up the autumn garden with their magnificent berries. St John's Wort (Hypericum) Sunny Boulevard produces numerous berries after flowering, ranging from red to black. And what about the cheerful, bright red berries of the elderberry (Sambucus racemosa) Lemony Lace®? They grow together in clusters and look a bit like small grapes. Very striking are the red spherical berries of buttonbush (Cephalanthus) Sugar Shack. These highly decorative ‘spheres’ give your garden an exotic touch.

Also important: the berries of these showstoppers not only add colour to your garden but also attract birds, bringing extra life and movement.

There are more than enough shrubs to make your garden shine in autumn. They each contribute in their own way to the autumn colours in your garden. Visit our webshop and discover how these beautiful shrubs can enrich your garden and make every autumn a colourful celebration.

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