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I think it’s fair to say that between November and February, many of our gardens tend to get a little bit abandoned. With the beautiful colours of our plant pots and shrubberies no longer blooming and our trees bare and cold, many of us are guilty of retreating inside and waiting for the first sun of Spring to shine before returning to our green duties.

In doing this, we are of course missing out on a great opportunity to embrace the cold winter days and create our own winter garden! So what

Whether you’re looking for a serene mediterranean feel, a cool wispy walkway full of tall plants, or maybe you’re just bad at remembering to water your greenery, a dry garden makes a great, low maintenance outdoor space.

It’s versatile, lively, and complements a number of stone and wood materials, making it a popular companion to outdoor setting areas, walkways, and canopies - so let’s talk about the basics.

What is a Dry Garden?

Dry gardens use a variety of flowers, grasses, bushes

October is a beautiful month of autumnal colours, mushrooms and first frosts. Crisp, blue-sky days (we do sometimes have a few) are the perfect time to tidy up and cut back in the garden. If you grow fruit and veg, there's still plenty to harvest and store for the cold winter months ahead.

• Divide established rhubarb crowns to create new plants

• Plant out spring cabbages

• Harvest apples, pears, grapes and nuts

• Finish collecting seeds from the garden to sow