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Visit local gardens

Before developing your own garden, look at other gardens in your area to see what grows, recommends Jemma Gloag.

Transforming a mature site?

“Opening canopies, taking off branches or even removing trees completely will transform a mature garden, bringing light and creating new vistas,” says Jemma.

Plant for year-round effect

Consider not just flowers and evergreen structure but also the beauty of hips and seedheads, textures and bark.

Keep plants happy

If plants go into winter stressed and dry, that’s when you will lose them. Autumn watering pays off in dry areas.

Celebrate fall

Don’t curse your leaves and lawn clippings. See them as valuable mulch.

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