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2 Sep 2020

Highlight plants at Threave Garden in September

Written by Timothy Buchan and Denis McCance, School of Heritage Gardening students
A grand red sandstone house stands at the top of a grassy slope, surrounded by gardens. In the foreground are tall red, white and pink flowers.
Looking up to Threave House from the herbaceous island beds
As the season changes from late summer into autumn, the garden starts to look and feel different. Some of the plants grown for summer interest retain their appeal into September, whilst others are just beginning.

We’ve chosen 7 plants that are looking their best this month – just click on the pictures below to find out more.

A close-up of a cluster of flowers on a branch, with dark green leaves in the background. The flowers have four petals each, and are white or light pink. A close-up of a creeper plant with a mixture of deep red and dark green waxy leaves. A tall flowering plant grows in woodland. It has very dark leaves and pinky white clusters of flowers growing all the way up a long stalk. A close-up of a branch of a tree in woodland, with long dangling seeds hanging from the branch. A close-up of an ash branch, with the slender trunk seen in the background. Creamy yellow berries grow at the base of the twig, with waxy thin green leaves up to the tip. A close-up of a cluster of pale purple flowers at the end of a sprig with variegated yellow and green leaves at the base. A close-up of a thin branch of a shrub with yellow-red leaves and dense clusters of small purple berries all along the stalk.

We look forward to welcoming you to Threave this autumn!

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