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Rosa Rugosa displays large rose hips and typifies early autumn.
 Easy to grow with little maintenance they are very popular as a hedge rose. R. Rugosa is suitable for planting in a wild garden as they lack the formality of a traditional rose, and also the black spot. 
The Blackbirds and thrushes will take the hips over autumn and winter.

In autumn Acers make a spectacular splash of colour, a diverse genus with over 120 varieties varying significantly in size.
If you want the colour of Acers but do not have room for a large tree, check out A. palmatum dissectum  of which there are many varieties such as 'Ever Red' Tree, a beautiful weeping Acer which is compact reaching around 1m. Many of the smaller Acers are suitable to grow in containers.

This time of year there are many types of Japanese Anemones in flower, they can be prolific. One of the good things about J. anemones is that they will tolerate shade.
They are tall with saucer-like blooms in shades of white and pink, easy to grow, and tolerant of most soil types except boggy conditions.
A slight downside is that they can be invasive, especially if grown in ideal conditions. 

Hydrangea is not to everyone's taste, the pink or blue blooms used always to be associated with the cottage garden style of planting. Hydrangea paniculata, illustrated is 'Limelight' opens with lovely creamy white flowers with tinges of green and then turns a faded light pink, a stylish shrub. 

If you think you don't like Hydrangeas, Crocus has a fabulous range of H. paniculata.