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LATE SUMMER GLOW • It’s that beautiful time of year when summer is not going away quietly, with warm colours glowing in low sun, given extra richness by the colours of golden seedheads and fruits continuing their slow march towards maturity

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SMALL SPACES • A trained fruit tree is a thing of wonder for a garden of any size. A beautiful, bountiful plant this month, it will also make a wonderful feature in spring

31 FOR PLANTS FOR SMALL GARDENS • Plants with three seasons of interest will transform your garden whatever its size, says Greg Loades

Real border appeal with sanguisorba • A winning combination of unusual and architectural long-lasting flowers, plus attractive foliage from spring onwards, gives this hardy perennial top marks says Sue Fisher

WHAT TO DO THIS Month • This is a great month for planting, dividing, gathering herbs, keeping plants in trim and perking up your pond, and there’s still lots to enjoy in the garden as you potter in the late season sun

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PLANT LATE-SUMMER ASTERS • Add a blast of colour to borders and containers, and keep the pollinators happy

TIME TO DIVIDE PERENNIALS • Rejuvenate spring and summer-flowering perennials by lifting and dividing them to create more plants

Pollinator PARADISE • Designing with wildlife in mind doesn’t mean you have to scrimp on beauty and elegant style

POND PERFECTION • Adrian Thomas describes how to make a pond, for you and for wildlife

What you’ll see…

Lost among the flowers • Summer goes on and on in this garden of vibrant perennials that celebrates the abundance of the season

“There’s nowhere we’d rather be” • This Nottinghamshire garden has been planted to offer something for all seasons and perfectly complement the spectacular surrounds

Autumn’s blushing beauties • Mix fiery foliage with late season blooms for a rosy romantic glow

WALK INTO A LIVING LARDER • Cumbria’s historic Sizergh is home to a kitchen garden that astounds with the glut of delicious fresh crops it produces every year

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Life on the VEG PATCH • For Alice Whitehead, this month is all about preparing for autumn by sowing green manures, getting squashes ready and looking forward to a deluge of luscious blackberries

Grow A GRAPEVINE • Train a grapevine along a sunny wall to make a fruitful feature, even if there’s no soil to plant in

Ask the Experts • Our experts will help you get the best from your garden

Q&A • When will iris plants flower? Why are raspberry leaves yellow? Read on…

YOU CAN SLEEP BETTER

Design Solutions • Dense planting, trickling water and hedges for privacy mask the traffic noise in this small garden

Peat-free compost for great results • Geoff Hodge checks out the composts we’ll be using in our gardens next year as the peat ban comes into force

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