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Christmas trees to suit all pockets

Hannah Stephenson gets her hands dirty in the garden.

Gifts for the green-fingered

Hannah Stephenson gets her hands dirty in the garden.

Digging for victory

Hannah Stephenson gets her hands dirty in the garden.

Pots of winter warmers

Hannah Stephenson gets her hands dirty in the garden.

Surprising sightings in suburbia

Hannah Stephenson gets her hands dirty in the garden.

When shrubs need switching

Hannah Stephenson gets her hands dirty in the garden.

Drawing up new garden designs

As the leaves fall and we prepare for what always seems like an endless winter, now is a good time to get your sketch pad out to plan a new garden design.

Try out new types of tulips

If you haven't planted your spring-flowering bulbs yet, you should have sorted out your daffodils by now - but tulips can be planted in November and even December to produce fantastic flowers from February to late May.

How to make your own compost

If you haven't yet gone down the composting route, autumn is a great time to start as you gather up leaves, empty plant pots and generally tidy up the garden.

Beat the credit crunch

With the credit crunch, increased unemployment and rising inflation, we are all feeling the pinch.