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Caring For Lawns In Autumn
Ruth explains how to prepare your grass
for winter
Autumn Container Care
It’s all change for your patio’s potted colour, says Ruth
Looking After Hard Surfaces
How to keep your garden’s framework in
good nick
Great garden ideas
Just Desserts
Thinking of getting an apple tree? Tamsin offers six options
Six Of The Best: Trumpet Daffodils
A classic narcissus – but which are the best performers?
How To Grow Spring-Flowering Crocus
Anne shows you how to guarantee carpets of colour
Put The Zing Into Spring With Primulas
There’s a primula for every taste and garden situation
The Other Irises
We reveal the best iris for nearly every month of the year!
Gardening wisdom
Peter Seabrook
What Peter learned thanks to a nasturtium trial in Essex…
Bob Flowerdew
You can help plants adapt to colder weather, says Bob
Val Bourne’s Garden Wildlife
The Asian hornet is a threat to our bees, as Val explains
Lucy Chamberlain’s Fruit and Veg
Focus on leeks, growing peanuts, how to beat plum moth
Ask John Negus
Rose cuttings, patchy lawn, and cutting back phormium
Anne’s Masterclass
Encouraging seedheads for beauty and wildlife
How To: Replace Greenhouse Glass
It’s not as tricky a job as you might think, says Tim
A Gardener’s Miscellany
Chrysanths are the subject of this week’s trivia and puzzles
Your Letters
Readers rally to defend BBC Gardeners’ World
Toby Buckland
Celebrating the seedless lovelies that keep flowering
Product tests and news
Robot Lawnmower Tested
Ruth tries out the Honda Miimo on long-term test
Latest Garden News
Slug pellet ban, garden show TV coverage criticised
Cover photo: Iris unguicularis (pic: Garden World Images)