creating beautiful summer flower containers Sarah discusses her favourite varieties to grow together for colourful containers throughout the summer months. By viewing the video, you agree to a data transmission to Youtube
how to use bulb planting trays Sarah shows you how to plant tulip bulbs using a bulb planting tray - a quick and easy way of getting autumn planting bulbs into the ground. I have quite rec
gardening at home with sarah | tulips and narcissi in the dutch yard Sarah discusses her favourite early flowering tulips and narcissi in the Dutch Yard at Perch Hill.By viewing the video, you agree to a data transmission to Youtube.The data processing by Youtube is go
self-seeding plants: creating a fuss-free garden The more I look at natural landscapes and the wild flowers that scatter themselves within them, the less inclined I am to garden meticulously. I want my outside space to produce food and flowers, and
the history of the tulip Find out more about the history of tulips. From origins in Turkey to fame in the Netherlands, this is a flower that has remained popular for centuries. origins in Turkey The Tulip was actually origin
pruning roses – the sissinghurst method Pruning roses the Sissinghurst way helps create those wonderful fountains of roses you see in summer gardens – delicious-smelling, out-of-control geysers of flowers that effuse all over the gar
the sweet pea story It's a fascinating story – how we got from that small, highly scented climber to where we are now. introduced to Britain The Sicilian monk, Franciscus Cupani, was writing a Flora of Sicily and
how to make your own calendula cream This calendula cream recipe is wonderfully soothing and healing, perfect for bruises, burns, irritations and open wounds. It works by helping the small capillaries to grow around the wound, enabling
why you should grow verbena rigida Sarah shares with us the reasons she loves Verbena rigida, and what conditions are best to grow it in. Verbena bonariensis, a tall purple plant, seems to be everyone’s f
sarah’s top roses for cutting A vase of garden roses is a lovely thing, a signal that summer proper is finally here. I have a small garden at Perch Hill dedicated to roses for cutting, so I can guarantee this luxury for months at
sowing biennials for next year June and July is the time to sow your biennial flowers for wonderful displays in your garden next year. Common-or-garden honesty is one of my favourite plants. It is an easy biennial to grow, will gen
how to create a butterfly garden Walking through the hay meadows in Transylvania last summer felt like a visit to a perfect place, not just for the wildflowers – the salvias, aquilegias and orchids – but for the butterfli
history of the dahlia Very little is known about the dahlia before the time of the Aztecs. It is believed that the Aztecs used parts of the dahlia for food and medicine. The mountain regions of Mexico and Guatemala are th
creating the perfect veg patch Trust me: creating a vegetable patch will be one of the most rewarding experiences of your life. Everyone seems to be at it. I’ve just returned from friends who have transformed their north Lon
starting a veg patch - what to grow What food to grow in your veg patch? It's a hard question when you are first starting out, you can be tempted to grow all the veg you've ever seen but sticking to the top performers will reap rewards.
how to sow your own pictorial meadow The pictorial meadow is a whole new way to garden and it’s utterly genius. It’s an adaptation of a cornfield full of annual “weeds”, without the corn, the flowers packed in lik
