In his final column for the season, Joe Swift looks back at a memorable year — and work for the months ahead

Behind every great British garden… gardeners at work ...

REAL readers' gardens! Putting the garden to bed ...

Orderly hedges and classic features contrast with unruly wildlife-friendly planting in this rural Hertfordshire garden

DO YOU TAKE ON THE LION’S SHARE OF FESTIVE TASKS? I am very lucky – my husband is a thoroughly modern man. He cooks, takes out the bins and dotes on our kids. He even buys a lot of the presents. But I

Sturdy but oh-so-stylish, a new crop of gardenwear can take you from plot to shop and school pick-up. Put these brands on your Christmas wishlist