For spectacular colour, try compact acers

With more than 70 Japanese maples donning their fiery regalia, this Buckinghamshire garden is a foliage spectacle

Look to the beautiful beds and borders of Hidcote Manor to discover how to prolong the season of interest, with this advice from National Trust head gardener Lottie Allen

Hardy fuchsias bring jewel-like droplets of enduring colour delicately suspended in borders to brighten the September garden

Even a small country garden can contain an ‘orchard’ of trees and shrubs, so you can fill your fruit bowl with home-grown apples, pears, plums and more

Liz Zorab picks her favourite self-seeding and spreading plants for easier gardening

Brighten up the season with a collection of cheerful, chirpy and colourful containers