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Gardens to visit in November for glorious autumn colour
Head gardener Tom Brown recommends the gardens to visit the month of November to see seasonal plants at their best

Wild thing: Keith Wiley's Wildside in Devon
In the Devon landscape, plantsman Keith Wiley works in harmony with nature, allowing plants to thrive much as they would in the wild.

Discover the biodiverse, brilliant and beautiful garden that features on Monty Don's British Gardens this week
The garden of designer Nigel Dunnett, who worked on the planting at the Olympic Park, is brimming with a harmonious and joyful mix of naturalistic and biodiverse planting.
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Get your plants winter ready - here's the best environmentally friendly winter plant protection to use
Keep your plants safe through the winter with our pick of the best eco friendly plant covers and products for winter protection.

The best Christmas board games for gardeners
We round up a selection of lovely garden and nature related board games and jigsaws for Christmas gifts and festive fun.

Arabella Lennox-Boyd's bold and romantic garden with a twist on classic style
Hidden away in a secluded Cotswold valley, an elegant, old stone house has been given a worthy setting and married to its landscape by garden designer Arabella Lennox-Boyd

Marks Hall arboretum and walled garden in winter
Marks Hall has an enviable collection of trees thrown into sharp relief by a contemporary, lakeside garden, which comes into its own in winter. Words: Jodie Jones. Photographs: Marianne Majerus

Topiary delights at an Arts & Crafts garden in winter
The architect Clough Williams-Ellis, of Portmeirion fame, created his own stunning Arts & Crafts style garden retreat at Plas Brondanw, which shows off its strong architectural structure and topiary in winter. Photographs: Richard Bloom

Alison Jenkins' beautiful and sustainable Cotswold garden
In her own garden just outside Bath, designer Alison Jenkins has used a sophisticated palette of colourful planting to create a beautiful and sustainable garden that sits lightly in its rural setting. Words Sarah Price, photographs Annaïck Guitteny

A perennial garden around a modernist house in Australia
For a modernist house near Melbourne, designer Michael McCoy has created a separate perennial garden that sits like an island of colour in its distinctly Australian landscape Words Hilary Burden, photography Claire Takacs

Date for public opening of RHS Bridgewater announced
The date for the opening of the fifth RHS garden, RHS Bridgewater, has been announced

An American garden in Bath
For its first UK commission, the US design firm Oehme, van Sweden has created a New American-style garden in a very British setting Words Tim Richardson, photographs Claire Takacs

The Pig Hotel's kitchen garden
Discover what goes into a kitchen garden by meeting Ollie Hutson of The Pig Hotel Group, where the kitchen gardens lie at the heart of the operation. Words Alys Hurn, photographs Jason Ingram

Jimi Blake's borders at Hunting Brook Gardens in Ireland
For almost 20 years, plantsman Jimi Blake has been rewriting the rules on combining plants at his Hunting Brook Gardens in Co. Wicklow. Here he shares the secrets of his beautiful borders. Photographs Jason Ingram

An Arts and Crafts garden supplying London's top florists
Growers, designers and soil enthusiasts, The Land Gardeners are part of a small army of suppliers to London’s most exclusive florists, working from an original Arts and Crafts garden. Words Kendra Wilson, photographs Claire Takacs

RHS Chelsea | Past garden designs of Robert Myers
Discover some of the previous gardens created by Robert Myers ahead of his appearance at Chelsea Flower Show 2020

Chelsea 2020 | The past designs of Matt Keightley
Discover some of the previous gardens created by Matt Keightley ahead of his garden at Chelsea Flower Show 2020

In praise of follies
James Alexander Sinclair looks at how to make a folly work in your garden and the history of the whimsical garden buildings

Ron Lutsko's Californian non-garden
A carefully understated garden designed by Ron Lutsko in California’s Portola Valley takes its cues from the gently rolling landscape and non-native grasses of the region’s 19th-century pasture-land heritage. Words Tim Richardson, photographs Richard Bloom

Remarkable reimagined walled garden at Gordon Castle
At Gordon Castle, designer Arne Maynard provided the vision for a walled garden with history. Words Sorrel Everton, photographs Claire Takacs

The Garden of Cosmic Speculation designer Charles Jencks dies aged 80
Maggie's Centre co-founder Charles Jencks, known for his arresting gardens, has died at the age of 80

The top barometers for weather planning
Be prepared for whatever the weather may bring with one of these stylish barometers and weather stations

Eden Project installs CAMFED Chelsea gold-winning garden
The Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) African Garden tells the story of the charity's work with excluded girls and young women

Key plants for a warmer climate
Wondering what to plant in our changing climate? Here are nine key plants from Conrad Batten's Mediterranean-inspired Devon garden. Words: Matthew Reese. Photographs: Jason Ingram