dahlia variabilis 'bishop's children' | why sarah loves this Sarah explains why she loves these brilliant, richly coloured flowers set against dark crimson foliage. A truly magnificent dahlia for a pot, is ‘Bishop’s Children
favourite summer half-hardy annuals Sarah shows us five favourite summer half-hardy annuals for bountiful vases, brilliant containers and scented arrangements. One of my very favourite things at Perch Hill is ou
favourite perennials: acanthus 'rue ledan' In this quick video, Sarah talks about one of her favourite perennials, Acanthus 'Rue Ledan'.Look at the size of this acanthus; I’m five foot nine and they’re taller than me, they must be six foot. Th
how to freeze flowers I like freezing the small edible flowers – anchusas, borage, pansies and violas – in ice or olive oil cubes. Make up different shapes, with some stars as well as rectangles. I know it's go
a simple table centrepiece If you have plenty of rosemary in the garden you can use it to cover drinking tumblers for the table centres in the marquee. Covering a tumbler or medium-sized jam jar (Bonne Maman French jam jars are
cosmos summer flower arrangement In this video, Sarah shows you how to put together a lovely roadside-inspired Cosmos 'Purity' flower arrangement. By viewing the video, you agree to a data transmission to Youtube.Th
a beginner's guide to healing plants I’m about to add a whole new strand to my productive garden – healing plants. There are many plants which you can grow which are perfect for healing common ailments. I have travelled arou
growing a half-hardy annual cutting patch Sarah talks through her favourite half hardy annual flower varieties for growing in the cutting patch. I'm standing in my half-hardy annual cutting patch and I absolutely love
annual flowers – create summer colour Here's a good game to play: if some kind of crisis hits and your own personal credit crunch shrinks your garden to a few square yards, which plants would you keep as your absolute summer favourites? F
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
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 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
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
clematis for every month of the year Clematis are among the showiest of climbers – and a garden with climbers is a place that feels as though it has come into its own. No longer a randomly selected patch of cultivated earth,
how to make a hand-tied bunch Sarah shows us how to make a hand tied bouquet of flowers - using home-grown flowers from her cutting patch at Perch Hill Farm. Before you start, lay out all your condi
