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Autumn garden: how to prepare for your garden's last spectacular display
As the heat of summer ebbs away and flower gives way to berry, we can still enjoy the soft radiance of morning sunshine in autumn.
Garden foliage becomes splashed with fire and stems ignite to produce a colourful crescendo before the cold of winter hits.
You don't need a huge garden to enjoy a spectacular display; when space is at a premium, be selective, eschewing plants that are dull for the rest of the year, and instead plant some late-season performers.
Keep reading for 10 autumn garden ideas...
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Follow the sun
As winter approaches, the sun moves through a lower arc in the sky, and light angles in the garden become longer and more golden. Take advantage of this by considering where the sun will hit borders or pots, aiming for it to shine through vibrantly coloured trees and shrubs such as Cotinus 'Grace' and Euonymous europaeous to spectacular effect.
Small plants for autumn and winter colour ukGrasses, seed heads and trees with beautiful bark, such as Acer griseum, look wonderful backlit by the autumn sun.