Looking good in the Garden Winter

Looking good in the Garden Winter is on at RHS Garden Harlow Carr on Friday 22 January, from 10:00 to 12:00. It's a morning session run by the RHS, and the whole thing is about how to keep a garden from going completely quiet during the colder months.

The focus is on plants that bring colour, texture, fragrance and structure to the winter garden. When most of the beds have gone dormant, those are the things that keep a space feeling alive — the bright berries, the evergreen foliage that holds its shape, and the scent that carries on a crisp morning. It's about choosing the right varieties to fill the gaps when the summer perennials have packed it in, so you've still got something to look at from the window.

It's a practical session, so you'll be talking through what actually works in a winter border rather than just looking at a list of plants. If you've spent the last few winters staring at a bit of brown earth and wondering how to change that, this is where you'll find the answer. You'll get a sense of how to layer those different elements — colour, texture, fragrance and structure — so the garden doesn't just survive the winter, but actually looks good through it.

It runs from 10:00 to 12:00 on Friday 22 January at RHS Garden Harlow Carr in Harrogate. Tickets are £40 for the workshop, and it's free for RHS members.