BBC Countryfile Magazine

BLAZING BEAUTY

Sun-warmed bricks coax heady scents from the roses. Peacocks wail. Apples blush. It’s a feast for all the senses when this south-facing garden is at its best in late summer.

It’s the time when acers begin their slow burn and the smoke bush smoulders. When Dahlias, Rudbeckias, katsuras, Colchicums and Penstemons roll out spice-market colours that

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