REGULAR readers will recall that it was the late, great Beth Chatto who popularised the ‘right plant, right place' gardening philosophy.

Whether you're digging, cutting back, planting bulbs or trimming hedges, we select the right tools for autumn tasks.

BIOCHAR is thousands of years old (first discovered by ancient Amazonian tribes).

IF YOU can imagine how Arlene Foster might react were ‘Her Majesty' to make a surprise visit to the DUP leader's home, then you'll begin to get an idea of the uncharacteristic manner in which Monty Don behaved when Jimi Blake visited the Gardeners' World presenter's Longmeadow garden last year.

Tell us about An Tobar Community Wellness Centre and how it uses horticulture to improve the wellbeing of the local community.

HAVE you have ever wondered why the plants and flowers in your garden always look so much more vibrant and vegetables suddenly seem to grow bigger after rainfall from a thunderstorm? According to science, this happens because electric currents inside the thunderclouds create an electro-magnetic effect on the rainwater, and it is the energised water droplets falling to ground which invigorates plant growth and makes gardens seem to come alive.

IF YOU'VE planted exotics in your garden to create that holiday feel, it's now time to cosy them up as summer fades, to help them survive winter.

AS THE seasons change, waving goodbye to summer doesn't have to mean the end of enjoying gorgeous plants.