Autumn may be here but it’s the perfect time to fill your garden with fresh, new plants

Propagating plants from your own cuttings is a fantastic project, and a really satisfying skill to have. You can increase your plant count without breaking the bank, and can share your cuttings with g

Toby explains how plants and trees set up natural defences and outlines what we can do to help

We dispel some myths about this most quintessential of autumn tasks

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They might not be especially striking to look at–if you can see them at all–but seeds are among the natural world’s most awe-inspiring marvels, says John Lewis-Stempel