BBC Gardeners' World

Gardeners' World Magazine is the authoritative voice in gardening, the clear market-leader since it launched in 1991. The award-winning editorial includes topical, practical advice in the readers' favourite 'what to do now' section, and regular contributions and features from the top names in BBC gardening. Packed with fresh ideas and clear advice - the innovative approach offers creative, practical and problem-solving solutions to all keen gardeners.

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Welcome

We love September • September is always a special month, a time of softening light and the blissful last few days of hot sunshine. This year it is even more precious as, all being well, across the country you can hear a huge sigh of collective relief as millions of parents wave their little darlings off to school for the first time in months. Kitchen tables are no longer ad hoc classrooms, and the responsibilities of number bonds and spelling tests are passed back to teachers. Our gardens, too, get a bit of a rest from footballs and rampaging children (or grandchildren), and slip into a time of peace as we glide elegantly towards autumn.

Expert’s choice Single dahlias • These cottage garden favourites come in a huge range of shapes and colours, says Graham Rice

Late summer colour • As more gardens in our 2 for 1 Garden Entry scheme continue to reopen, some of their head gardeners share secrets for making summer colour last

Love late summer colour? • For more tips from head gardeners and details about gardens around the UK, visit our online directory gardenersworld.com/ gardens/september-colour

The Full Monty • Space is not just about the size of our plot, it is also a relationship with nature that lets in light and air, allowing plants – and us – to breathe, says Monty

Have your say • The view from your side of the fence

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Clippings • Our roundup of the month’s latest gardening news and views

News in brief

New life for your garden • Is your garden looking tired? Now’s the time to act! Follow Carol’s simple steps to give your borders a new lease of life

How to revive your garden

How to divide plants • Autumn is the best time to divide early flowering perennials such as Shasta daisies, hardy geraniums, bergenias, brunnera, rockery campanulas and one of my favourite spring-flowering plants, Ranunculus aconitifolius .

Colour made easy • Monty shares what he’s planting now, to help you enjoy a dazzling display of flowers that will drift through grass, brighten borders and create a colourful parade of pots

50 bulbs for guaranteed colour • It’s time to order autumn planting bulbs so we’ve picked jewels and gems to get your garden bursting with colour next year

Where to buy

Pots for shady spots • Give your garden a colour boost now. Isabelle Palmer shares container combinations for instant impact in shady spaces

How to plant up your pot

Are you water wise? • Now’s the time to act to ensure your garden thrives next summer, whatever the weather throws at it. Alan Titchmarsh shares essential steps you should take

10 ways to make your garden water wise

TOP DROUGHT›TOLERANT PLANTS

A-Z of house plants • Freshen up your home with our guide to styling and caring for house plants

Your dream garden PART 2 Designing with plants • Beautiful plants form the heart of every garden, but just how do you combine them for the best results? Adam Frost shares his planting-design basics

Get to know your plot

Creating a plant plan

Your wildlife month

Fresh from the plot • As she picks the last summer...