Make your own festive decorations

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

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

Don’t let autumn leaves go to waste – turn them into nutrient-rich soil improver

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

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

Editor and resilient-gardening expert Kim Stoddart rustles up some excuses for creative gardening play