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This Month • Our guide to plants, people, gardens and events, tasks and shopping in November

People to Meet • Introducing the gardeners and public figures we most admire in British horticulture

Out & About • Unmissable events, news and the very best gardens to visit this month

Things to Do • In November, Jane Moore is gathering fallen leaves for leafmould, continuing the autumn bulb planting and giving a little extra cold-weather care to beloved pots

Beautiful & Useful • New plants, books, tools and creative designs, plus shopping inspiration

Winter Warmers

Greater GOOD • After its lavish redesign, the garden at Quinton Old Rectory in Northamptonshire was simply too good for Emma Wise and Alan Kennedy to keep to themselves. Currently ablaze with dazzling autumn colour, this idyllic multifaceted space is now shared to reflect the couple’s ethos of promoting a positive mindset and improving mental health

Rhythm of the SEASONS • The various peaks of excitement in the garden of Regency House in East Devon arrive with pleasing regularity for owners Jenny Parsons and Matt Boyd, the bright colours of autumn providing a particular highlight

Through VIEW • In the glorious autumnal gardens of Attadale House, layered vistas are the order of the day as sweeping areas of planting and Highland scenery combine with the most spectacular effects

Mountains of THE MIND • The steeply banked valley gardens of Minterne are home to rare plants and a splendid collection of colourful trees dotted around rivers, streams and cascades, creating a Himalayan illusion from the comfort of Dorset

Enjoy the Show • The lights have been switched on at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens near Romsey in Hampshire, where a dazzling cast of special trees have donned their autumn finery to wow visitors with their truly astonishing colour

A Piece of Mind • Selecting a piece of outdoor sculpture is a considered and personal process. Here, experts offer advice on choosing and positioning works and ensuring you have the right material, lighting and scale

Directory • Selected outdoor sculpture galleries, gardens and artists offering a range of pieces

Out of the Woods • Taking inspiration from the new Arcadia garden’s many wooded walks, Chatsworth’s Steve Porter has ten choice woodland plants to recommend

Mum’s the Word • Hardy chrysanthemums offer a profusion of late-season colour returning year after year. Kerrie Lloyd-Dawson finds out from National Collection holder Judy Barker how to grow them in your garden

MULTIPLE CHOICE • Trees sold from Philip and Tiffany Nieuwoudt’s Devon nursery, New Wood Trees, are very different to the usual standards on offer, with customers able to choose from a range of unique and beautifully shaped multistem specimens

The Leaf-Lover’s Guide to Autumn • Looking for new shrubs and trees for the garden? Choose the right specimen for leaf shape and colour, says Liz Potter

Tresillian in November • In our final instalment of the year from the walled garden at Tresillian in Cornwall, late crops and flowers are gathered, garlic is sown and soil is prepared with cover crops to ensure healthy plants next year

High Returns • A glimpse of the Snowdon lily high in the French Alps has Non Morris reminiscing about Dan Bristow’s ground-breaking Welsh garden at this year’s RHS Chelsea