Autumn

There's always something to do in the garden, even in November. Aaron Bertelsen explains a few key things you can do in the garden right now. Illustration Alice Pattullo

Put the work into your garden now and you'll reap the rewards come spring. Head gardener Benjamin William Pope and garden writer Aaron Bertelsen explain what you can sow in November

Head gardener Tom Brown recommends the gardens to visit the month of November to see seasonal plants at their best

There's plenty of ways to find colour and contrast in the garden on November days. Here Tom Brown and Fleur van Zonneveld pick the best plants for November. Photographs Jason Ingram and Maayke de Ridder

Discover terrifying stories of spectres, ghouls and ghosts from the spookiest gardens in England

We bring you 16 of the best trees for autumn colour, chosen by the experts at Kwekerij Arborealis nursery in the Netherlands. Photographs by Maayke de Ridder and Andrea Jones

Discover some of the blackest plants, just in time for Halloween

Aaron Bertelsen and Benjamin William Pope explain a few key jobs you can do in the garden right now. Illustration Alice Pattullo

Head gardener Tom Brown recommends gardens and places to see seasonal plants and flowers at their best

The flowers that are blooming bright this October month are warm and vibrant to help ease the transition to cooler days. Head gardener Tom Brown and nurserywoman Fleur van Zonneveld choose the plants they love. Photographs Jason Ingram and Maayke de Ridder

Collecting your own seed is satisfying, economical and, because it’s fresh and hyper-local, probably better than any seed you can buy. Plantswoman Derry Watkins shares her secrets

When autumn starts is different depending on whether you follow the astronomical or meteorological approach to the seasons. Here we answer the question what is the first day of autumn in 2025?

From cool pastels and foliage to hot colours, designer Jo Thompson creates a stylish container combination

With tight, bright burrs on wiry stems, long-flowering sanguisorbas offer a haze of gauzy colour

Persicaria are versatile perennials with late season, brightly coloured flower spikes on hearty green plants from July through to late October. Plantsman Rory Dusoir shares his advice on how to grow persicaria and where to plant it.

Discover the indestructible varieties that designers, head gardeners and flower growers rely on: the top easy-to-grow, long-lived, pest- and disease-free performers for your garden

Three gardening experts recommend 17 of the best contemporary bedding plants, which pollinators will love, for stunning displays

Vibrant rudbeckias bring bold colour to the garden in late summer and autumn. Here's how to grow them, and the best varieties to choose

Tim Stretton, head of gardens at Mounton House, explains exactly how to take cuttings from dahlia plants so you can increase the number of dahlias you have in your garden this summer

Struggling with slugs eating your crops? Here are 17 varieties of veg that they won't touch.

With spring firmly in the air, designer and plantsman Dan Pearson chooses his favourite plants from his garden Hillside, in Somerset, that bring him joy in spring

We break down exactly how and when to plant tulips to make sure your blooms emerge perfect in spring

Species tulips are the smaller, more delicate predecessors of modern tulips. Plant expert Jonny Bruce explains how to grow them, and recommends 13 of the best.