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It’s time to begin the garden tidy up, but don’t leave borders bare and featureless. There’s opportunities to plant bulbs in pots, borders and lawns, sow sweet peas and take evergreen cuttings

MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR OUTDOOR SPACE THIS MONTH WITH OUR GUIDE TO THE CHANGING SEASONS

Advice and inspiration with Nige Eaton , horticulture expert at Moss & Moor, Ilkley

Keep watering pots, particularly those that are completely full as plants compete for the water and a sprinkling of rain has little effect. Check for moisture by pressing in a green split cane before

Sue Bradley rustles up some enticing ways to enable you to enjoy, and benefit from, your garden over the months ahead

This beautifully designed garden is a wild and wonderful riot of fiery late-summer plants