Late summer and early autumn are prime time for giving your garden that extra splash of pizzazz - the kind of vibrant, eye-catching colour that makes neighbours peek over the fence and friends ask, “Where did you get those?”.
You may think time in your garden is coming to a close, but this isn’t the time to play it safe. It’s time to go full throttle and invest in some rare, unusual, and downright dazzling plants that’ll keep your garden buzzing long after summer’s official curtain call.
6 Plants to Order Now for Late Summer and Early Autumn
According to green-fingered insiders, early summer is the moment to get ahead of the game and start planning your next wave of colour. And 'what are the stars of the late-season show?' we hear you ask. Here’s what the experts recommend adding to your planting wish list:
Dianthus A romantic cottage-garden favourite, these beauties deliver frilly petals and heavenly scent. They’re also perfect for cutting, so you can bring a little garden glamour indoors.
Erysimums (wallflowers) Loved by pollinators and humans alike, they’re bold, brilliant, and keep blooming for months. An autumn must-have.
Viola The ultimate space-filler. Ideal for pots, hanging baskets and sneaking in above bulbs for layers of loveliness.
Primula These cheery charmers are compact, colourful and long-lasting - great for brightening up a doorstep or tucking into a window box.
Dendranthema / Chrysanthemum Fancy a riot of colour as summer fades? These are your go-to. Plus, they double up as long-lasting cut flowers for your kitchen table.
Rosa ‘Amirose’ Fragrant, colour-changing and impressively disease-resistant. This low-growing groundcover rose is a true garden show-off - and it knows it.
The ideal time to plant these dazzlers? Around September and October - so pre-ordering now means you can line up your planting plan well before your wellies hit the soil. And let’s be honest: between juggling summer holidays, soggy forecasts and the occasional barbecue burnout, it’s easy to forget about autumn planting until it’s too late.
How and Where to Get Your Favourite Plants
So how do you actually get your hands on these garden stars before everyone else does? Easy. Yimbly’s new pre-order service is your backstage pass to the best plants of the season - no scrambles, no sell-outs, no sad-looking leftovers. Instead of waiting for plants to come into stock (and then missing out), with Yimbly, you can lock in your favourites now, plan your displays like a pro, and sit smugly while everyone else plays catch-up. Rare and unusual? Tick. Exclusive collections? Absolutely. Straight to your door as soon as they’re ready to plant? Naturally.
And because good things come to those who pre-order: you’ll get free delivery on all orders over £50.
