We love october

It may be September but there’s plenty of life in the garden yet!

Vibrant blooms for end-of-season splendour

September is a sweet spot for gardeners. There might not be the frenzied burst of activity you see in spring or the bold drama of midsummer in full bloom, says Martyn Cox , but there’s plenty to do before the colder months come round

REAL readers' gardens!

If I could grow only one rose, this would be it. Fine, coppery foliage on thornless stems form a wiry, many-limbed shrub. Small, tapered buds are held in loose sprays and open into single flowers of s

FOR JOHN KEATS, AUTUMN WAS THE SEASON OF MISTS AND MELLOW FRUITFULNESS. HERE, THE COUNTRY LIVING TEAM AND FRIENDS HIGHLIGHT WHAT THIS TIME OF YEAR MEANS TO THEM – FROM CRAFTING WREATHS TO BOTTLING SLOE GIN