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This Month • Our guide to plants, people, gardens and events, tasks and shopping in September

People to Meet • Introducing the gardeners and public figures we most admire in British horticulture

Out & About • Unmissable events, news and the very best gardens to visit this month

Things to Do • In September, our new columnist Jane Moore is assiduously deadheading roses and dahlias, collecting seed as it ripens and sifting through her bulb order

Beautiful & Useful • New plants, books, tools and creative designs, plus shopping inspiration

Delightful Dahlias • Dahlias are one of the most longed for sights of late summer. Their flamboyantly vibrant flowers in shades of pink, orange, deep red and warm purple are ideal for cutting, while their bold outlines make them a rather charming subject for a range of prints – like these pretty napkins. Purple dahlia napkin gift set by Lottie Day, £48. lottieday.com

At One with THE LAND • Enjoying a truly magical position on the South Devon coast, Arts & Crafts Coleton Fishacre was designed for the D’Oyly Carte family as a serene escape from the pressures of London life, merging beautifully with its astonishing maritime setting

A Fine Art • The picture-book Oxfordshire garden of Ham Court is a muse for artist, writer and green-fingered gardener Matthew Rice, who uses it to inspire his exquisite designs

Come Rest A WHILE • Fusing monastic and Arts & Crafts traditions in a spiritual place of service, artistry and contemplation, Nigel Dunnett’s forward-looking garden design for Hospitalfield in Arbroath is a worthy stopping-off point on any horticultural pilgrimage

A Design for Life • John and Jane Davies enlisted garden designer Julie Toll to help them revolutionise the five-acre garden at Mill End Farmhouse in Hertfordshire, transforming it into a haven filled with their favourite plants for wildlife

Lasting Connections • Designed to complement and connect the wider landscape of the rolling Yorkshire Dales, the garden at historic Broughton Sanctuary continues to exert its hold on those who have visited and worked it

AS YOU LIKE IT • A greenhouse is the most expensive purchase most people will ever make for their gardens, but with even off-the-peg models offering customisation options, there’s a plethora of ways to make it your own

Second Spring • Sow seed now to give your plants a head start and ensure an early display of flowers next year says Harry Hoblyn, head gardener at Charleston in Sussex

Flower Power • As a trial of Hydrangea paniculata draws to its conclusion at RHS Garden Bridgewater, curator Marcus Chilton-Jones has advice on growing these long-flowering and stupendously floriferous shrubs

LITTLE HOMES FOR A PRAIRIE • Naturalistic, wild and romantic, typically expansive prairie-style planting can be gently tamed and eased into smaller spaces as Jacky Hobbs reveals with the scheme used for her own garden

Savings Pots • Brimming with long-serving perennials, these pollinator-friendly pots are sure to delight well into autumn and in years to come

Tresillian in September • Harvests of apples and squashes are gathering pace at Cornwall’s Tresillian House as summer gives way to autumn. Brassica crops are burgeoning and there are still some fine displays of flowers to enjoy

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