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for small gardens.Small gardens can only accommodate one or two trees, so it's important to make the right choice. A small tree can provide year-round interest, with spring blossom, summer fruits and autumn colour. Once the leaves have fallen from the tree

is in autumn. thanks all. I have several of varying sizes, which are (nearly) all in the ground now. It's just, with this being the biggest, and my first one, I want to give it the best chance. It has the most glorious colours in autumn...and the blue tits

and sunshine how could I resist writing about leaves?We are not really up to the New England standard (we are a bit short of red sugar maples) but there is still enough variation in leaf colour to excite. Aside from the general appearance of autumn - low

mould and compostingFollow our video guide to making leaf mouldAdvice on collecting autumn leavesChoose plants for autumn colourHow to build a compost binPractical guide to making garden compostRead Kate Bradbury's blog on autumn tidying in the garden

or variegated, viburnum Eve Price which has flowers in winter, skimmia ditto.  For the holly and skimmia to bear fruit you need one of each sex in the neighbourhood or garden.  I'd also plant some shrubs with coloured stems that glow in winter such as cornus

Much of my gardening time in September is spent planning for spring colour. I'm not wishing the year away - I love autumn in all its fading glory - but now is the time to buy spring-flowering bulbs for planting over the next couple of months

value grown from seed. I am a bit confused natalia-are you looking for plants for autumn/winter colour? Just looking at my garden now I have several things still flowering. Kaffir Lily (schizostylis coccinea).  It spreads quickly and is beautiful

the glass with bubble polythene is a cheap and effective way of keeping your plants snug and protected from draughts.Collect and compost autumn leaves Cut back suckers growing around the base of treesVisit garden centres to choose bulbs and bedding Around

Grow dahlias from seedColourful dahlias make a welcome addition to the late-summer garden and will continue to flower until the first frost. While many dahlias are grown from tubers planted in May, you can also raise them from seed.Knock heavy snow

lovely shrub with great autumn colour and I want to get one for the garden we're creating here in our new home