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Category: Autumn
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New Autumn Looks at Coolings Lifestyle
Find the new autumn ranges in-store at Coolings Lifestyle – the home of decoration inspiration! As the leaves change colour, the temperatures drop and the days grow shorter, we find ourselves spending more time indoors and what better way is there to bring some comfort for the colder months ahead than by giving your home a seasonal style makeover!
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‘Fall into Autumn’ Feel Good Garden & Seasonal Displays
Autumn has arrived at Coolings! Our ‘Fall into Autumn’ Feel Good Garden and seasonal displays are all about celebrating the transition between summer and winter.
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Bedding down for Autumn!
Autumn may be upon us, but it doesn’t have to mean the end of colour in your garden. Our bedding plants will brighten the shorter days and keep your pots and borders looking cheery. And we have some fantastic savings for Coolings Family Members.
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Come Back Colour for Autumn
There are plenty of late-flowering or foliage interest perennial plants to bridge the colour gap between summer and autumn and see you through September, October and beyond, brightening our shorter days. Try our beautiful planting combinations that will return each year.
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Bulbs for a Burst of Spring Colour!
Ensure a long season of colour in your garden with our choices of bulbs to plant in the autumn that flower in spring – with a little forward planning you can enjoy bursts of colour from bulbs almost all year round. Our ‘100 days of colour’ has varieties flowering one after another from March, right through to July.
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Branch Out this Autumn!
Autumn is the perfect time to plant a tree.
Planting a tree is a simple yet impactful action that will benefit you and the planet as a whole. It’s an investment in a sustainable and healthier future.
Planting a tree in your garden has numerous benefits. Not only will a tree add interest and beauty to your garden, but offers shade and cooling once established in the warmer months and provides environmental benefits too – their root systems can help with water and soil conservation, helping to prevent soil erosion and flooding, improve air quality and provide food and a natural habitat for wildlife.
There are trees in all shapes, sizes and varying colours and there is a perfect one (or few!) that will suit your garden! Trees that offer foliage, fruit, flower, form, shade, screening or autumnal colour we have them all, in a wonderful selection to choose from. Available in-store* or online.
*Trees not available at Coolings Lifestyle.
FRUIT…
Malus ‘Halloween’ – a low maintenance option producing gorgeous mini-pumpkin shaped fruits – hence its name!FORM…
Sorbus ‘Autumn Spire’ – perfect for smaller spaces, this upright, columnar tree turns purple, red and yellow in autumn. A beautiful form to add to your scheme.
FOLIAGE…
Malus ‘Royal Raindrops’– One of the prettiest Crab Apple trees with stunning pink flowers and reddish-purple deep cut foliage.
SHADE…
Acer fr. ‘Autumn Blaze’ – A very popular fast growing tree with a spectacular red canopy in autumn.
For more planting inspiration, check out our Autumn 2024 Cuttings magazine here our Branch Out feature is on pages 18 & 19.Why plant in autumn?
Planting in autumn, whilst the soil is still warm and there are plentiful rains, offers a tree just the right amount of time to establish a root system before the ground freezes.
When it comes to planting trees, pick a time when air temperatures have cooled so that newly planted trees can focus on establishing root systems.
Look out the window before planting. If your neighbourhood trees still have their leaves – you’re good to go!
How to Plant a Tree
- Dig a bowl-shaped hole about the same depth as the tree’s root, but as much as five times the width!
- Settle the root in the centre of the hole you’ve dug and then backfill with the soil you removed.
- Gently tamp the soil to remove air pockets, but don’t compact the dirt. The root collar should be slightly above the soil line.
- Water well! If the soil settles too much, add more more of the backfill.
- Water deeply two or three times a week.
See our range of planting equipment and accessories in-store* and online or if you live local to The Gardener’s Garden Centre, Knockholt, you can have our professional tree planting services plant them for you. Charges apply. For more information call 01959 532269.
‘The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today.’ Chinese Proverb
A tree for every garden
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Super Delicious Soft Fruit Season is here!
An exciting, fresh new delivery of soft fruit bushes has arrived! In stock are the some of the most popular and much-loved varieties, including blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, gooseberries, red, white and blackcurrants and more unusual varieties of grapes, fig, boysenberry, loganberry and kiwi.
If you haven’t grown soft fruits before, don’t be daunted! They are surprisingly easy to grow and care for and can bring an abundance of delicious fruits for relatively minimal effort. Savouring fruits you have grown yourself brings a great sense of satisfaction and well-being too.
Soft fruit bushes will grow in most garden soils that are free draining and can be planted either bare root into the ground or into containers or pots, so contrary to what you might think, you don’t need a large garden.
The addition of fruit bushes can add interest and variety to your garden borders or patio’s and attract wildlife through their abundant mix of flowers, fruits and foliage. Plant a variety of types and you will have something to pick and enjoy throughout the growing season. You can also freeze most berries and currants to enjoy later in the year.
HINTS & TIPS FOR SOFT FRUITS SUCCESS!
When to Plant: Best between October and early spring. However, container growing soft fruits can be planted at any time of year.
Where to Plant: Happiest positioned in open sunny spots – near a wall or fence helps too, where they can shelter from cold winds. They hate being water-logged, so look for a free-draining area in your borders.
How to Plant:
For containers, ensure to
place stones or broken crockery over the drainage hole in the bottom of the container and fill with good-quality compost, mixing with one third grit or perlite.Soil consideration: Will grow in most soil types, but ideally rich and well-draining is best. If you have clay soil, dig in lots of organic matter. Create a good soil mixture by using half garden soil with half general-purpose compost.
Watering: Water thoroughly once a week in dry weather, especially during the first year. In later years water during prolonged dry spells. Don’t let containers dry out, keep moist at all times.
Feeding: In spring, top up with mulch, such as compost, laying it at least 5cm thick and away from the canes or stems of the plants, to avoid them rotting. In containers, the plant uses up all the nutrients quicker, so liquid feed every 1-2 weeks during the main growing season May-August.
Pruning: Prune every year in later winter/early spring. The general rule is to prune out the dead and diseased. With most fruit bushes, prune all the shoots right back to encourage new growth. With mature bushes, prune out about a third each year. Regular pruning keeps fruit yields high.
Support & Safety: Some bushes need support – such as wires or canes. Have these in position prior to planting out. Keep fruits safe from birds, who also love the fruit when it appears with a fruit cage or netting over containers.
Check plant labels for individual care needs. For more help and advice, speak to our experts in-store
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Coolings Family Offers for November 2022
Keep your garden tidy and make the most of nature’s time to plant with our November offers, we have some fantastic offers available to exclusively to our Coolings Family cardholders. Offers are available in-store and online.
*Please note individual varieties may vary across all four of our centres and online shop.
Not a member? Join now and start saving on a whole range of plants, gardening products and much more. To find out more or to join click here.
Plant Online Links: All 2/3L Herbaceous Perennials | All 2/3L Shrubs | All 2-5L Soft Fruit
Shop Online Links: Smart Yard Broom | Smart Leaf Rake | Garland Heavy Duty Hand Leaf Grabs | Miracle-Gro Autumn Lawn Care
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A Tree For Every Garden
It’s plant a tree month here at Coolings! (October 2022)
Add autumn interest in your outdoor space with our top trees that suit any garden. If you are looking for a tree that offers fruit, flower or autumnal colour we have a wonderful selection for you. A tree for every garden! Available in-store* or online.
*Trees not available at Coolings Lifestyle.
Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC)
The Queen’s Green Canopy is a UK-wide initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022 by inviting people to “Plant a Tree for the Jubilee”.
The QGC initiative has now been extended to March 2023 to give people the opportunity to plant trees in memoriam to honour Her Majesty. Shop all trees here.
Plant a tree this month to commemorate the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III accession to the throne. Take £10 off all Ornamental Trees with your Coolings Family card (Valid during October 2022 only).
To learn more about how you can get involved, visit The Queen’s Green Canopy’s website here.
Malus ‘Jelly King’ / Liquidamba styr. Worplesdon’ / Parrotia ‘Vanessa’
Sorbus ‘Autumn Spire‘ / Amelanchier ‘Autumn Brilliance’ / Betula utilis jac. ‘Snow Queen’
Why October?
Planting in autumn, whilst the soil is still warm and plentiful rains, offers a tree just the right amount of time to establish a root system before the ground freezes.
When it comes to planting trees, pick a time when air temperatures have cooled so that newly planted trees can focus on establishing root systems.
Look out the window before planting. If your neighbourhood trees still have their leaves – you’re good to go!
How to Plant a Tree
- Dig a bowl-shaped hole about the same depth as the tree’s root, but as much as five times the width!
- Settle the root in the centre of the hole you’ve dug and then backfill with the soil you removed.
- Gently tamp the soil to remove air pockets, but don’t compact the dirt. The root collar should be slightly above the soil line.
- Water well! If the soil settles too much, add more more of the backfill.
- Water deeply two or three times a week.
A tree for every garden