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Late summer finds Carla Walls in her cottage garden in Sussex with the festive season on her mind. She is assessing the hydrangeas and deciding if it is time to cut and dry the flowerheads for the wreaths she makes. “By September I’m also keeping an eye on the rosehips in the garden and scouting for fir cones,” she explains, “and in the first weeks of November I’m picking holly before the birds take all the berries. I have to get ready early because I also
