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Boom time for berries
Sarah Raven looks at the seasonal fruits and berries that create a juicy windfall - and the important benefits for birds
How to grow and train apple trees
I'm not quite sure why fruit trees are so joyful. The historian, Bettany Hughes, who I interviewed last week in this paper, loves them because they crop up in so many ancient myths.
Dangerous plants
A new book on dangerous plants by Amy Stewart looks at the horrific side of horticulture.
Allotments: a plot to feed family and friends
There's nothing as satisfying as sitting down to a plate of food that you have produced yourself, but if it has been grown in the company of other gardeners on an allotment, it will taste even better.
Mary Portas: why I support garden centres
Mary Portas, the Telegraph columnist and television presenter, was reported as "attacking garden centres" last month. Here she explains why she is a fan of garden centres and wants the sector to flourish.
Balcony plot really pays off
When Mark Ridsdill Smith told his friends that he grew a lot of fruit and vegetables on his London balcony, they would shrug and say: ''What's a lot?''
Spiders come out in the autumn
Spiders are present in the garden all year, but are more frequently seen in late summer and autumn.
Beekeeping Diary: Autumn closing
The days are getting colder, blooms are hard to find, the bees are settling in for the winter and Ian Douglas makes the year's last trip to his hive
Christmas gift guide: gardening
Are you lacking inspiration for what to buy the gardener in your life this Christmas?
Mushroom in pictures
Eight varieties of mushrooms; from the smelly and poisonous to the delicious and fragrant, fungi you can use in your kitchen.
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Top 10 Christmas flowers
The top 10 flowers you can plant now for festive blooms inside and out for the Christmas season.
Savour the flavour of garlic
The much-loved Mediterranean staple is now quite at home on the Isle of Wight.
Fruit and Vegetables
Haunted houses: Is anybody there...?
For Hallowe’en, spectre sleuth Sinclair McKay goes where few have dared: the outskirts of Richmond.
ORGANIC GARDENING
Permaculture is more relevant than ever
The term permaculture, coined in Australia by Bill Mollison, is a hybrid of "permanent agriculture" and is described by him as a "specific design system for sustainable living".
Lavender blues
Helen Yemm provides a detailed reply to a reader asking whether she has chosen a suitable location for her several varieties of lavender.
ALLOTMENTS
Allotments: The family plot
There are a lot of mouths to feed from this family allotment. James Thickett, a research director, is the brains behind the operation.
Garden Projects
Gardening against the odds awards winner: Andrew Barnett
Our Gardening against the odds awards winner Andrew Barnett talks to Bunny Guinness about the power of gardening to heal the soul.
GARDENING EQUIPMENT
Get your garden ready for winter
The Telegraph has teamed up with a range of garden specialists to give you the essential products for your garden this Autumn.
PLANTS
Foliage plants for winter containers
Choose a rugged wooden or frost-proof terracotta container, plant it up with some winter foliage and place it close to a doorway to cheer you through the next three months.
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