Trade secrets: weave a cone

YOU WILL NEED ■ 50cm outer cotton fabric ■ 50cm waterproof fabric or cotton fabric and Vlieseline Lamifix waterproof coating for the lining ■ 50cm of firm iron-on interfacing ■ Matching thread ■ 4 x e

Allowing plants to fend for themselves without staking builds resilience and creates relaxed billowing borders in this windswept autumn garden

OCTOBER IS THE PERFECT TIME TO TRIM BACK YOUR GARDEN’S HEDGE GROWTH – HERE’S HOW…

Professor Buczacki is a horticultural expert, writer, and former chair of Gardeners' Question Time

Mimic their natural behaviour and get them going now to flower in spring

MATERIALS ■ 50cm (19¾”) wide peg loom (www.daleslooms. etsy.com) ■ Debbie Bliss Roma, 70% wool, 30% alpaca, 80m/87yd per 100g, two balls in Cream (53001) (Yarn A) ■ Lion Brand Hometown USA, 100% acryl