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Autumn has stolen in – again!

IN ELEVEN HEAVEN! • History is created at the Malvern Autumn Show as World Records for giant veg are smashed, reports Ian Hodgson

NEW FOR THE GARDEN

Foxglove varieties that keep on giving • Plants to get in the ground right away...

Feed the birds this season

Your garden GEMS! • Top gardening tips from our readers

A touch of sensory chic • A clever mix of beautiful planting, colours and practical elements makes for a little piece of paradise in Essex

Brand new PERENNIALS TO COVET • We’ve picked out some of the latest stand-out varieties that will have you itching to find more planting space in the garden

Create an autumn-winter herb garden • Rosemary, thyme, sage and bay don’t mind the winter cold, so keep growing them now to add warmth to seasonal food

Your definitive guide to JAPANESE MAPLES • Follow our expert tips to successfully grow these much sought-after trees for ace autumn colour

Nature’s great BOUNTY • It’s harvesting time at Glebe Cottage and I’m prepping produce to store over winter

My gardening DIARY

Over the FENCE

PLANT A CLIMBER • Take advantage of moist soil to give them a good start

GROW A NATIVE HEDGE • As well as looking good they are so beneficial to our wildlife

IT’S TIME TO SEE THE LIGHT! • A thorough pruning and some fresh planting will hopefully solve a shady problem area

PLANT RHUBARB • This great-value crop is reliable and very low maintenance

DISASTER WITH LEEKS AND CELERY • Disease and pests have been the undoing of my plants this year

It’s trial and error with my fruit crops! • Cherry trees are in the last chance saloon but strawberries are stars

Autumn harvest vegetable soup

PLANT AN AUTUMN ‘LASAGNE’ BULB POT • By layering your bulbs in a container you can enjoy an extended flower display

THE SEASON HAS TURNED • But that means I can start to harvest winter crops ready for hearty warming dishes

Event is a blooming success • There were some terrific exhibits at the Early National Chrysanthemum Show, held at the Staffordshire County Showground last month

THE PROBLEM SOLVER • Professor Buczacki is a horticultural expert, writer and former chair of Gardeners' Question Time

TEA BREAK

Pick of the POST

Romantic displays for the festive season

Quattrolore Christmas Cactus

Beautiful primrose combinations

People Plants & Places • Horticultural things that have caught our eye this week...

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