Advice & Inspiration For Your Garden

how to plant, grow & care for hydrangeas

Hydrangeas are fantastic for lighting up a shady corner or the north face of a house, transforming what can be a really dull place into something full of life and colour. Flowers are very long-lasting

Venetian tulip collection | why Sarah loves this

Watch as Sarah shares why she adores the exclusive and bestselling Venetian tulip collectionThis is our Venetian tulip collection, which is an absolute Sarah Raven classic. We have been selling it now

spinach, sorrel and pine nuts tart

There are plenty of summer tarts that are best eaten warm, but this one is also good cold. I love the combination of spinach and sorrel, but spinach also works well on its own.serves 6-8 300g s

how to plant, grow & care for bluebells

There’s nowhere better than a bluebell wood in April. We’re very lucky, as these magical places are unique to the Atlantic seaboard of Europe, and we get to enjoy incredible bluebell carpets pumping o

how to plant, grow & care for crocosmia

Summer is the season of bold colour in the garden – hot colours such as reds and oranges can clamour to create a spectacular display and nothing contributes more vibrantly than crocosmia. The rich, wa

how to plant, grow & care for cucumbers

The best cucumbers seem to be those that come in odd shapes and sizes. I love varieties like ‘La Diva’, whose fruits are best when they are the size of a large cigar – perfect for crudités or dipping

how to plant, grow & care for eucomis

There are few more magnificent bulbs for your summer and autumn garden than eucomis, commonly known as pineapple lilies because of their distinctive flower spikes and rosette of leaves. Lush and

how to plant, grow & care for camassia

Camassias are a wonderful sight in April and May when their brilliant firework spikes emerge in blue, violet and white. They hold the fort between the spring tulips, which are just coming to an end, a

how to plant, grow & care for courgettes

I love growing courgettes. Not only are they one of the easiest vegetables to grow in the garden, they are also exceptionally productive. One of my favourite things to do is to sow lots of different v

how to plant, grow & care for squash

There’s so much to love about squash. The sheer variety of shapes, colours and flavours means there are endless possibilities for your vegetable garden and your plate. They range from huge pumpkins to

how to plant, grow & care for freesias

I adore freesias. I love the scent, the arching stems and their longevity – either growing or cut, each stem lasts nearly three weeks, looking and smelling delicious.The mix of colours they offer is f

how to plant, grow & care for asparagus

If you have plenty of room, growing your own asparagus is a must – it is the vegetable garden caviar. At its best for a short period of time, it’s a real seasonal treat and tastes so much sweeter and

how to plant, grow & care for cyclamen

Cyclamen brighten the dark autumn and winter days and are a sure sign spring is not far off. They can be tender perennials or hardy perennials. It’s normally the more tender cyclamen species that are

how to plant, grow & care for violas

The fascinating markings on these pretty plants are reminiscent of smiling faces, brightening up pots and borders as well as decorating cakes and even the salad bowl. This makes violas highly collecta

how to plant, grow & care for foxgloves (digitalis)

Our native foxgloves, Digitalis purpurea, are biennial meaning that you sow them one year and they flower the next, but they seed themselves so freely they appear to be perennial. The same goes for th

how to plant, grow & care for hyacinths

A bowl of brightly coloured hyacinths will lift the spirits on a January day with the heady scent of spring pervading the whole house. The magical ritual of planting them in containers in the autumn a