Autumn is upon us and it is time to start thinking about how your flowerbed will look throughout the seasons when you plant a mixed bed or border. The repeat flowering nature of roses will see them provide colour, blooms and contrast in your garden right through to November. For an extra autumnal twist pick shades of orange and apricot.

Don’t be afraid of the skeletons of finished flowers and the autumnal brown hues which can offset the autumn roses, much like the style of an on-trend dried floral bouquet. The fresh repeat blooms of roses can work wonderfully well into the darker days against the dried finished blooms of alliums, grasses or hydrangeas.