the importance of wild flower meadows Almost all our meadows have now been sprayed and re-sown with more productive grasses to create more hay, with others turned over to arable. It’s been estimated that by 1984, 97% of lowland
creating a wild flower meadow Sarah talks through how she has begun to establish the wild flower meadow at Perch Hill. By viewing the video, you agree to a data transmission to Youtube.The data processing by
gardening at home with sarah | may tulips In this video, join Sarah for a walk around Perch Hill as she shares her favourite tulips for companion planting, growing in shade and pots. By viewing the video, you agree to a
edible flowers Scattering flowers over your food is a good way to add colour and I've always been a sucker for marigolds, violas, primroses and nasturtiums for this decorative reason alone, but the more I learn
the greenhouse in july Sarah guides you round her greenhouse on a very hot day in July, sharing with you her favourite plant varieties to grow in the heat. It's mid-July and I'm in the greenhou
staking plants There are some fantastic gardens within half an hour of my house, all of which teach as much about how to garden as anything I could come up with. I try to walk around them often and in as many
using native wood structures In 2012 I had a resolution for my new vegetable patch - to use only British native wood for plant supports and edging. I needed to raise the beds to help drainage on our heavy clay soil. If I di
pollinator super plants Many cultivated garden plants have limited wildlife value. Years of selection for increasing showy blooms has resulted in flowers losing their attraction to pollinators, but there are plenty of t
best houseplants for winter Now is the moment to make the inside of our homes as wonderful as our gardens have been through the summer. There are lots of beautiful, vibrant plants available to fill the winter with life and co
flowers for indian summers Compare the weeks that a group of hardy annuals are in flower – cornflowers, sweet peas, marigolds and love-in-a-mist – with a group of half-hardy annuals, such as tobacco plants, cosmos, snapdragons
the oast garden in august Sarah takes us on a tour around the Oast Garden at Perch Hill in late August and talks through her favourite varieties and planting methods.By viewing the video, you agree to a data transmission to Yo
erigeron karvinskianus | why sarah loves this Sarah tells us why Erigeron karvinskianus is one of her favourite all-round garden plants.A plant that you’ll find literally everywhere in my garden is Erigeron karvinskianus, and it’s a plant that is
wonderful wisteria The benefits of a rain-sodden spring are not many, but a glorious, colourful display of wisteria is one! Imagine walking through a wood at this time of year in the hillier, wilder areas of Honshu or
growing primula auriculas Auriculas are one of those frustrating groups of plants that are continually evolving. Just when you find one you particularly like, it is superseded by another quite similar, said to be a better per
growing and picking lilacs If you ask people to name their favourite scented flower, lilac is almost always mentioned. But, if so many of us like lilacs, why do so few of us grow them? It's true they can be accused of performin
gardening at home with sarah | planting out dahlias In this video Sarah shares an update on the progress of her dahlia cuttings taken a few weeks ago, now planted out in the dahlia trial beds at Perch Hill. By viewing the video, you a
