Making the cut

Autumn and winter tend to be the seasons when the structure of a garden is most appreciated. Frost picks out the shapes of evergreen shrubs and hedging, and sun pierces through a filigree of bare bran

The leaves are tumbling and streaming from the trees like fallen dreams left scattered on the ground. The harvest is over, the year is folding in on itself and all those bright yesterdays are lost. Th

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

Looking after roses Cut back shrub ...

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

Tidy-up time is valuable as garden debris helps soil, wildlife and next year’s growth