Mark Lane is an expert gardener and BBC presenter, who has presented Gardener’s World. He has reminded Britons “brown is actually a colour in the garden.”
Mark said: “I would say probably what you need to do is avoid leaving the types perennials you can tell would just collapse under lots of rain or frost.
“Things like herbaceous geraniums, Hemerocallis, the daylily.”
Any plants that will be destroyed by harsher weather should be cut back, Mark said.
“You can tell because they’ll have these softer leaves, and anytime it rains they kind of get battered.
Bare roots plants are especially good for roses and peonies and can be bought online.
Mark explained: “Now, towards the end of September going into October, we’ll go into the bear roots season.
“The bear roots season runs September, October through to March.”
Bare root plants are less expensive than other plants but take to the soil in gardens beautifully.