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With more than 70 Japanese maples donning their fiery regalia, this Buckinghamshire garden is a foliage spectacle

Native trees hold a special place in the UK’s traditions, myths and ecosystems

A warm early autumn is great for invertebrates, says James Lowen

Throughout August I cut the box hedges that give shape to the vegetable garden. They’re just under waist height but that’s enough to protect most plants from the wind and they are a good dark backgrou

Plants are so clever at adapting to their increasingly hot, sunny and dry surroundings

Even a small country garden can contain an ‘orchard’ of trees and shrubs, so you can fill your fruit bowl with home-grown apples, pears, plums and more