The autumn nights may be drawing in, but you won’t find TV presenter Helen Skelton huddled under a blanket on the sofa, hiding from the outside world. The Morning Live host says hibernating the moment

From a milliner inspired by topiary to a model-turned-ecological gardener and a couple who swapped jobs in telecommunications for growing vegetables, Sir David Beckham’s rural heroes tell Julie Harding why craft and the countryside are key

Green-fingered Wakefield lad Jamie Butterworth is one of the country’s leading plant experts, a gardening broadcaster and author. Jamie’s book, What Grows Together , was published in September. His passion for horticulture can be seen on Gardeners’ World , and he also delivered Monty Don’s RHS and BBC Radio 2 Dog Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show this year. Jamie spends as much time as he can in Yorkshire where his family all still live

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

Nature needs time to adapt to changing conditions,

Nicole Brown on her trajectory from fangirling Mary King to commentating alongside Ian Stark – and how her curious nature has stood her in good stead