trendy herbs how to: sorrel & lovage Do you remember The River Cafe getting us all to start growing rocket about 20 years ago? Salad rocket was joined by the thin-fingered, peppery, wild variety. Then Jamie Oliver made Summer Savou
early flowering biennials for spring My spring garden is full of bulbs – scented narcissi, hyacinths and tulips of many different kinds. I also have cherry and apple blossom and patches of early-flowering annuals like Cerinthe majo
companion planting: friends with benefits Most of us love the idea of companion planting, the underlying principle being that by uniting one species with another we’ll free a plant from the scourge of some particular pest or have a mira
how to plant a bulb lasagne Bulb planting tips >watch how >start shopping bulbs > To get dense and flowery spring pot displays, you have to try layering bulbs in what the Dutch call a bulb lasagne,
sowing seeds into gutterpipes I sow loads of things, particularly amongst the herbs and salads, into lengths of guttering. They germinate quickly and consistently, all cosy in the warm in my polytunnel and transplant outside
gardening at home with Sarah | the best tulips at Perch Hill In this video from Sarah at home, she shares her favourite tulips for picking, pots, borders and grass.By viewing the video, you agree to a data transmission to Youtube.The data processing by Youtube
sarah's guide to hardy annual flowers Hardy annuals as cut flowers have to be picked - that’s the great thing about them. It’s not picking them that will lead to disaster. Let hardy annuals form seed and they’ve done wha
sowing flowers in late summer I am a believer in late summer sowing – getting most of my hardy annuals into the ground as soon as I can. The soil is warm in late August, and with a little rain the top few inches of ground sh
the wild flowers of sicily It had to be the most unpromising bit of landscape I’d ever seen. The entire bay – literally – was rimmed with oil refineries, tanker loading bays, incomprehensible tangles of pipewo
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
