Henry Cowls Blog

Summer is the perfect time of year to cultivate your home-grown berries. The warm, sunny weather is ideal for growing a bumper harvest - and with a little care and know-how, you'll soon have your own fresh fruit on demand. It's important to know when and how to harvest berries, as they have a short shelf life. Harvesting them at the correct time means they can be enjoyed when they are at their sweetest, and it also avoids w...… Read more

While January might be one of the least active times of the year for gardeners, there are still plenty of things you can be getting on with as the New Year dawns. Although the soil outside will still be too cold for most direct sowing of fruit and veg, if you've got a heated propagator or a warm windowsill, there are some edibles that can be grown at this time of year. If you're unsure what you can or can't grow in January,...… Read more

A colourful variety of winter garden birds add some interest to the cold winter mornings. Winter is a wonderful season for watching the amazing bird species that will be visiting your garden and foraging for food. If you provide food, water and shelter for the birds during the lean winter months, you can attract many wonderful species, including resident birds and others who have migrated from continental Europe, Scandinavi...… Read more

The Royal Horticultural Society is a leading UK-based charity that has been inspiring and helping people to excel in the art of gardening since 1804. As the world's foremost gardening charity, it aims to fire up people's passion about gardening and teach them about the science and art of horticulture. The RHS employs guiding principles in everything it does: these aim to inspire, involve and inform people about horticulture...… Read more