The final season

A garden's beauty is always ephemeral. But as Jim Smith's flowers and foliage fade for the winter this year, it's especially poignant because Smith knows it's for the last time.

Photo right: Jim Smith

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High Point highlights

The recently ended High Point Furniture Market offers a glimpse of what consumers will be seeing in local showrooms and retail stores in the next four months or so.

Photo right: ECO LOOKS

Love has landed

Amy Butler's much-anticipated new fabric line, the Love Collection, has arrived.

Photo right: Swatches from the Love Collection

Garden in fall and winter? Yes

This page contains video, photo galleries and stories to help you discover the beauty of fall and winter in the garden, and give you ideas for cold season decor and projects.

Reader query: Celebrating the season

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From planting bulbs to putting your garden to bed, this one-stop garden information shop provides you with everything you need to get your garden through the fall and winter.