Now that summer has passed the garden can start to look a bit drab. To inject some much needed colour into the garden Writtle College lecturer, Tom Cole plans to tackle his containers. The geraniums have been removed and are being replaced by Forget-Me-Nots.

Riverside Nursery in Hockley, Essex is run by John and Bo Galsworthy. The nine acre site between Hockley and Hullbridge sits in the Crouch Valley. John took Ken for a tour around the nursery to look at some of the best plants for autumn colour.

Riverside Nursery in Hockley, Essex is run by John and Bo Galsworthy. The nine acre site between Hockley and Hullbridge sits in the Crouch Valley. John took Ken for a tour around the nursery to look at some of the best plants for autumn colour.

Riverside Nursery in Hockley, Essex is run by John and Bo Galsworthy. The nine acre site between Hockley and Hullbridge sits in the Crouch Valley. John took Ken for a tour around the nursery to look at some of the best plants for autumn colour.

Riverside Nursery in Hockley, Essex is run by John and Bo Galsworthy. The nine acre site between Hockley and Hullbridge sits in the Crouch Valley. John took Ken for a tour around the nursery to look at some of the best plants for autumn colour.

There’s no reason to let your allotment or vegetable plot remain empty through the winter months. There are loads of winter vegetables to grow including garlic, onions and shallots as Thompson & Morgan’s vegetable man Colin Randall explained to Ken Crowther.

There’s no reason to let your allotment or vegetable plot remain empty through the winter months. There are loads of winter vegetables to grow including garlic, onions and shallots as Thompson & Morgan’s vegetable man Colin Randall explained to Ken Crowther.

There’s no reason to let your allotment or vegetable plot remain empty through the winter months. There are loads of winter vegetables to grow including garlic, onions and shallots as Thompson & Morgan’s vegetable man Colin Randall explained to Ken Crowther.

There’s no reason to let your allotment or vegetable plot remain empty through the winter months. There are loads of winter vegetables to grow including garlic, onions and shallots as Thompson & Morgan’s vegetable man Colin Randall explained to Ken Crowther.

At this time of the year, houseplants aren’t as happy as they are in the summer. Just because your plants are inside, it doesn’t mean they are not affect by the change in season. Low and poor light levels can have an adverse affect, but that doesn’t mean they won’t pick up in the spring as Bayer’s Anita Dent told Ken Crowther.