Ramp up the romance

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

Autumn is a brilliant time to get outdoors, connect with nature and boost your sense of wellbeing. Tune into meditative forest-bathing, wild swim in the sea and raise your eyes to the mystery of star-studded skies. Or simply walk, reflect and get creative, says Kerry Fowler

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

With drier springs becoming the norm, autumn is now the prime season for action in the garden

‘Leave seed heads standing – echinacea, fennel, alliums. They look like sculptures dusted in frost and double up as bird feeders. Beauty with a purpose.’ ● National Garden Scheme Winter Openings: Nove

There’s still so much to do and enjoy outside right now