30 years of Perch Hill: 6 lessons from Sarah From plot to plate and increasing biodiversity to colour theory and the importance of biodiversity, Sarah shares her learnings from three decades of trialling a
top 10 plants for pollinators If you're just starting to make a pollinator friendly garden or if you're new to gardening and want to add a few pollinator friendly plants but are not sure where to start then this is Sarah's top 10
Spotlight on: Allium 'Violet Beauty' Watch as Sarah shares her reasons why she loves the very perennial Allium ‘Violet Beauty’ This is ‘Violet Beauty’ which a relatively ne
Sarah's favourite muscari Watch to discover Sarah's favourite types of muscari and why she loves them I’m a big fan of grape hyacinth, the muscari family and there’s lots of
sweet peas: why sarah loves them and how to cut them If you’re going to grow one plant for picking, or one family, it probably has to be the sweet pea, they are just the most luscious, lovely, scented, pretty, easy, just sort of quint
top 10 apples to grow in your garden This year looks like being a vintage apple crop. The spring rain was good for blossom and we've had plenty of sunshine since – but not baking drought – which is just what makes an apple pa
sarah's favourite narcissi varieties Watch to discover Sarah's champion narcissus varieties for early colour, for picking and for grass. I had a lovely go last night at picking one stem of every single narci
top cut flower roses by country roses The roses in this selection from Country Roses are chosen for their scent and the length of their vase life, which should be five to 10 days, depending on which stage they are picked. If they are just
sarah's favourite hardy annuals Watch as Sarah shares her top hardy annual flowers for a cutting garden and tips on when to sow the seeds. I always think that if half-hardy annuals are the froofy colour and
my top wild flower mixes and garden-worthy varieties Wild flowers were my first love in the plant world. Here are my favourite varieties, that flower for months, not just a few fleeting weeks, and are possible to grow in your own back garden. For i
a spring wild flower adventure I remember one sunny May weekend nearly 20 years ago spending a couple of days botanising down in the West Country. We had a white 2CV, and drove around very slowly, roof down, spotting any colou
my favourite british wild flowers I'm on a mission to get more of us to grow British wild flowers in our gardens. As ever-increasing numbers of these plants vanish from the countryside, our own private spaces become more importan
5 simple steps to a delicious salad Sarah talks you through her top five tips to a perfect homegrown salad. you might like View Lettuce 'Merveille de Quatre Saisons
the best winter salad leaf varieties to grow Sarah shows you which varieties of salad she grows to last through the winter at Perch Hill.
agapanthus | why sarah loves these Sarah discusses her favourite agapanthus for borders and pots. I love agapanthus, they’re like alliums of the summer aren’t they, you know, sort of like gre
gardening at home with sarah | favourite alliums for may to july colour Watch as Sarah shares her best allium varieties currently growing at Perch Hill for spectacular colour from May to July. By viewing the video, you agree to a data transmission to You
