Garden Answers

Garden Answers is a vibrant and inspiring gardening magazine filled with ingenious design ideas and exciting plant combinations guaranteed to make your garden beautiful.

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This season’s FLORAL FIREWORKS • Borders take on a new lease of life when summer turns to autumn, with Michaelmas daisies adding new energy, while dahlias, inulas and persicaria carry on where summer left off

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AWARDS FOR TOP DAHLIAS TO GROW

Seasonal gold • Celebrate the beauty and usefulness of autumn leaves in the garden this month and for the rest of autumn

Wish list • These graceful grasses give the garden an extra autumn flourish

WIN A VONHAUS ADIRONDACK WOODEN ARMCHAIR! • This month we have a classic VonHaus Adirondack wooden armchair worth £149.99 up for grabs.

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Gone to seed • Textural seed heads are another autumn highlight. Can you identify the following?

CHANCE TO GROW AN HISTORIC APPLE

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TWISTED QUINCE IS THREATENED PLANT OF THE YEAR!

AUTUMN’S Blushing BEAUTIES • The autumnal garden has a faded elegance that’s unbeatable for atmosphere. Liz Potter reveals the Decadent Dawdlers and Late-season Lovelies for a rosy romantic glow

Design tricks for creating space • These simple but effective design techniques will help make small gardens seem bigger than they are, and make attractive use of all the available space

Spectacular Michaelmas daisies • These hardy perennials offer huge variety and an enchanting display, just when it’s needed

October • This is the ideal time for moving trees and shrubs, cutting back climbing roses, planting bulbs for spring and harvesting autumn veg

It’s time to take HARDWOOD CUTTINGS • Make new shrubs for free by taking hardwood cuttings from colourful roses, fruit bushes and favourite climbers

Make the most of GOLDEN FIREPOWER • Create a spectacular seasonal glow as your garden embraces the autumn months

Woody MARVELLOUS IDEAS • Adrian Thomas looks at how to create a woodland area in your garden to benefit both you and wildlife

The natural way • This Cheshire garden is based on organic, wildlife-friendly principles and proves that such a space can still look lovingly tended and beautiful

“It’s such a sanctuary from the outside world” • Gardener Heather Frances has created a unique garden on a steep slope, filled with a tapestry of lush planting

A HEADY MIX OF AUTUMN • Explore this seasonal paradise of mesmerising colour and foliage with delights around every corner

Life on the VEG PATCH • October is a surprisingly busy month and Jenny Thompson is juggling harvesting and sowing while enjoying the autumnal atmosphere

Growing salad IN A BASKET • Fresh, succulent homegrown salad is a treat in winter and growing it in a wicker basket will make it a beautiful feature too

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

Q&A • Why won’t camellias flower outside? Do I cut back pelargoniums? Read on

Design Solutions • Island beds, lawn paths and prairie planting work together to add interest to this wildlife haven garden

Hidden GARDEN LIFE • Geoff Hodge looks at wildlife cameras so you can watch what’s going on in your garden at any time of the day or night 

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