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Mike Palmer explains how to prune, plan, polish and prepare for 2026

AND now the leaves suddenly lose strength… New ...

Growing the Good Life is especially rewarding as we start to prepare for winter celebrations. Not only can we harvest food for the feast, but also berries, seedheads and foliage for festive decoration

There is no doubt that 2026 will be different. As the year ends in the garden that I’ve created and tended over the past 23 years, a new challenge is waiting in the wings. We are moving from the chalk

REAL readers' gardens! Iona Chisholm A developing family ...