The garden is still rich in autumn fruit, seeds, nuts and berries and also insects, but competition is fierce. Here are 5 ways to help the birds over winter.

You don’t need to wait for some frost or snow to add some white magic to your garden, Jean Vernon has plenty of ideas.

This Christmas bring some of your garden inside to create some beautiful, sustainable and cost-free decorations says Debi Holland.

If you know what you are doing, you can save money by buying and planting in winter, says Geoff Hodge

Learn how to make a plastic-free, natural wreath from things in your garden, Jean Vernon shows you how.

If you are tired of the rush of red poinsettias that hit the shops before the festive season, look out for the crisp white beauties available this season and ring the changes.

Geoff Hodge offers his timely advice on how to get the best from your Christmas tree.

Get ideas for preserving fruit in alcohol and make your own fruit brandy and liqueurs.

Adding colour and interest into your garden doesn’t just mean you need lots of flowers. Here are five great winter stemmed dogwoods for your garden.

Make the most of nature’s party plants and plant some colour and vibrancy for autumn.

This time of year, our garden birds need lots of tender, loving care (TLC) says Debi Holland.

Geoff Hodge talks pros and cons of lifting dahlias or leaving in the garden. As well as lifting begonia tubers.

If you love birds, look out for these magical movements of starlings as they swoop and swirl in magnificent murmurations.

Many gardeners have never seen a hedgehog, but that doesn’t mean they don’t live and breed in and around our gardens. Jean Vernon suggests some ways to support these threatened creatures.