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Read all about it!

If you can’t get out in the garden, the next best thing is reading about it, as Bob reveals his selection of books

A winter's tale

Val explains why winter is a magical time in the garden

Winter care of hydrangeas

Potted plants are at the greatest risk, says Ruth

We love December

The last month of the year: another four seasons over and they have been a bit of a rollercoaster (not just horticulturally).

2 for 1 entry City escapes

There's still much to see with the 2 for 1 Entry Card as autumn begins to set in this month we discover days out just a stone’s throw from major city centres

Super Salvias!

Drought-tolerant, long-flowering and mostly pest-resistant, salvias are invaluable summer plants, says Graham Clarke, as he reveals his favourite varieties

Crab apples

With foliage, flowers and fruit in a range of colours, there's a crab apple to suit everyone

Harvesting and storing apples

Steve and Val explain the techniques that will enable you to store the most fruit

Keeping perennials healthy

Ruth sorts out her border mainstays before the winter

Ringing the changes

Climate change is affecting flowers and veg, says Val

Vertical beauty

It's time to consider adding climbing roses to the garden, letting them cover your walls, fences, arches and pergolas with colour and scent, says Anne Swithinbank

Clearing the garden for winter

Now is the time to plan for winter and beyond, says Ruth

TWO'S COMPANY

Finding themselves on adjacent plots and with lots in common, Nathan and Daniel decided to join forces and so nathanielsallotment was born

GROWING ORGANIC VEG ALL YEAR ROUND

Dr Anton Rosenfeld, knowledge officer of Garden Organic, explains how you can have tasty veg to harvest every month of the year

MAKING CHRISTMAS WREATHS

It has long been a tradition to hang wreaths on doors at Christmas and you can also add a few edible highlights which you may have grown on your plot

OUR PLOTTER OF THE MONTH

Last year we officially launched a competition to find 12 readers and their plots that would feature in Kitchen Garden magazine this year. Here we feature another of our talented winners

Don’t be a dendrophobe!

Dendrophobia is a strange disease that induces its sufferers to cut down beautiful trees in their gardens, but don’t succumb to it, says Allen Paterson

Blazing a trail

If you have to light a bonfire, make it a clean one, says Bob, and take precautions to keep everyone safe…

A hall, a walled garden and heritage apples

Martin Fish visits a walled garden in Lancashire to find a gardening team committed to an environmentally friendly approach to growing

WHAT A YEAR!

This month Stephanie Hafferty reflects on a year of hard work and takes satisfaction from what she has been able to achieve in a relatively short space of time

Focus on... Caring for herbs

Want to give your herb garden a boost in the winter months ahead? Lucy explains how you can keep your herbs delivering flavour-packed leaves all year round

GARDENING FOR FOOD SECURITY

KG reader and keen kitchen gardener Susan Smith from Cleveland highlights the importance of UK gardens in feeding the nation during difficult times

A glut of fruit? So what next?

It has been a great year for fruit but what can you do with the burgeoning harvest? David Patch offers suggestions

FULL OF BEANS!

Keen to cultivate a nitrogen-rich soil, Jacob Shooter sows a large plot of field beans and reaps a plentiful crop too

ROB'S PLOT Christmas cheer!

It might be a bleak midwinter but Rob Smith is on his plot happily getting on with a range of December tasks

My search for hidden Venice

It may be defined by its relationship with water, but the iconic Italian city is also home to some of Europe's elusive gardens - escape with Monty as he takes a journey to discover its secluded treasures

The peat ban spotlight Switches to growers

Our roundup of the month's latest gardening news and views

Savour the season

Autumn's not a time to tidy up and put your garden to bed for winter, says Adam. Embrace the season and revive your planting to bring interest for months to come

We love November

The pumpkins of Halloween are now just sadly decomposing memories on doorsteps across the land, and the spirit of Christmas though looming and quite apparent In our supermarket aisles) is not yet at full volume. This is a restful month where the first cold spells will come to dislodge the last of the autumn colour, and we can tuck it neatly away to make compost and leafmould for next season. It is still warm enough for comfortable gardening, yet the weeds have stopped growing and our lawns have settled into winter. Enjoy the quiet it won't last long!

Carex

It divides opinion, but this versatile sedge is ready to add interest to any garden, says Graham Rice