Garden Answers

Garden Answers is a vibrant and inspiring gardening magazine filled with ingenious design ideas and exciting plant combinations guaranteed to make your garden beautiful.

Meet the Contributors • “This month in the garden I’ll be…”

Welcome

Celebrate A TANTALISING TAPESTRY • Autumn colour reaches its peak with golden glows and a floral finale

Be inspired by… • Plants, books, events & buys for the month

Wish list • These richly coloured flowers will make sure autumn is celebrated in style

A little shelter FOR WINTER • Help your plants through the colder months with simple ways to protect borders and patio pots from frost, wind and rain

Make your garden glow WITH BEAUTIFUL TREE BARK • As leaves fall, the grandeur of trees with outstanding bark is revealed in all its glory

AUTUMN SHRUBS • Bedecked in decadent fruits, berrying shrubs add colour to the autumn garden and provide food for wildlife. Sue Fisher chooses her favourites

November • As the garden tidy-up begins, plant tulips and evergreens and protect plants and pots

SAVOUR SEEDHEADS • These add drama to seasonal displays and help wildlife

Make your garden GREAT WITH GRAVEL • Ditch your drought-intolerant lawn and switch to on-trend gravel instead

The rise of WILDLIFE GARDENING • Adrian Thomas explores how wildlife gardening went from being an odd curiosity to something that gardeners across the country enjoy

The view’s the thing! • This slick, contemporary garden blends beautifully with the natural splendour of Epping Forest

Exotic ambitions • This sandy Leicestershire garden is a haven inspired by tropical travels

Autumn on the rocks! • The historic rock garden at Emmetts Garden in Kent is ablaze with gorgeous autumn finery and in the care of head gardener Ignacio Silva de la Iglesia

Enjoying Garden Answers? • Garden Answers is your go to companion, helping you enjoy your garden in every season. Each issue is packed with expert advice and practical tips to keep everything looking its best. From easy maintenance ideas to inspiring real gardens, we’ll help you nurture, protect and make the most of your space, so you can enjoy your garden all year long.

Welcome to my lovely plot • On her Devon plot, Olga Grieves is busy protecting and nourishing the soil for a flourishing year ahead – you should, too!

SEASONAL DELIGHTS • Winter approaches but tulip planting and planning is keeping Fiona Cumberpatch busy in her container garden

Ask the Experts • Our experts will help you get the best from your garden

Q&A • Will my poorly hydrangea recover? What caused tomatoes to crack? Read on…

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GARDEN PATHS • Perfectly placed paths made from recycled or natural materials will have a light environmental footprint

Bright ideas FOR YOUR GARDEN • Geoff Hodge’s illuminating guide to garden lighting

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FREE* Giant Snowdrop Bulbs • When winter feels endless, Galanthus elwesii deliver the first promise of warmer days ahead

Spring Radiance Erysimum Collection • A luminous mix of perennial wallflowers specially selected to brighten your garden

Heavenly hellebores • Hellebore ‘Queen Mix’ is a varied winter-flowering display like no other, hardy and so easy to grow!

Win these gardening prizes • Enter this month’s crossword for a chance to win one of four Tulip Collections worth £14.99 2026 Christine each – Ansell enter over the page

A mirror to our nature • From unruly lawns to plants languishing in their nursery pots, our...