October brings the first of the frosts, bewitching mist, the turning of leaves and a host of otherworldly visitors, finds John Lewis-Stempel

Have your very own Winter Watch at home and look out for some garden visitors in the coming weeks and months

If you want to plant a light woodland–perhaps underplanted with wild primroses and bluebells–or are looking for a luminous specimen tree for the garden, consider a birch, advises Charles Quest-Ritson

Plant your bulbs now for a lovely bright start to spring

Long dismissed as garden relics, these easy-care classics are now the go-to for effortless colour and pollinator appeal

These fab plants deserve to be in every garden