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Autumn is here and the weather is definitely starting to feel a bit more brisk! This is a great time to get loads done in the garden, whether it's harvesting the season's bounty or getting some new plants in. Read on to find out what's new at Riverside...
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Apple season: share the bounty


With autumn now underway, apples are ripening up all over the place! If you've been harvesting apples and have more than you can use, you might be interested in our surplus apple collection. To take part, collect special sacks and cards from us (just ask in the shop), fill your sacks with freshly picked, good quality apples and then bring them back to Riverside on one of the collection days. The dates for the next collections will be posted on our website, so keep an eye out there for the latest updates.

We run this scheme in conjunction with The Cotswold Fruit Company Ltd. They will exchange 1 litre of juice or cider for every 10kg of apples you bring in. Full details of how it all works can be found on our website. Happy picking!
 
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Autumn colour is here!


Is it time for your planters and baskets to get a sprucing up for autumn? We have a great range of colourful flowers and lush foliage to help you do just that! Pansies and Violas, Cyclamen, Heucheras, Ferns and autumn flowering Heathers are just a taste of what's on offer. Don't forget you can also underplant with bulbs to provide you with extra colour next spring. (One of our favourites for this is Narcissus 'Tête-à-tête'.)

We also have the ever popular Wallflowers in stock now - sold as either bare root plants in bunches or in module packs. Wallflower crops suffered in this past summer's drought, so we are predicting a shorter season for these this year. If you're an avid Wallflower fan we would advise buying soon to avoid disappointment.

Plant pots that fight ocean pollution

Sustainability is really important to us at Riverside, so we're very excited about the beautiful 'Ocean Collection' plant pots from Elho, now available in our shop. These pots are made from marine waste and plastic from the ocean such as fishing nets and ropes. They are not only made of 100% recycled plastic, they are also 100% recyclable and are manufactured using wind energy. The materials used gives each pot a unique marbled finish in marine shades of blue and green. We think they're fantastic and we hope you'll like them too!

Grow your own: what to plant in autumn

Just because the days are getting shorter doesn't mean the time for planting in your veg patch or allotment is over for the year. Many varieties of onion, and some shallots, can be planted in autumn as sets (immature bulbs) and left to develop slowly over winter. Growth will speed up in spring, with mature bulbs ready to be harvested in the summer. Most types of garlic are best planted in late autumn or early winter, as they benefit from being exposed to a period of cold. Break up the garlic bulb and plant individual cloves. Each clove will become a new bulb of garlic by summer!

You can also sow some varieties of broad bean in autumn, the best time being around late October or early November to allow short young plants to develop just before the shortest days of the year are upon us. In spring the young plants will romp away and are often well on their way to fruiting before the dreaded blackfly can move in.

Garlic bulbs, onion and shallot sets and broad bean seeds are all in stock at Riverside now. Ask our friendly staff if you need further advice on growing these or anything else!

Happy to help.

If you have any questions at all then please feel free to contact us, we'd love to hear from you!

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