{"title":"Seeds to sow in August","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlowers, veg, herbs and salad can be sown from seed throughout the year. If you have gaps in your borders, containers or veg patch, or just feel like trying something new, here is a selection of our favourite seed varieties suitable for sowing right now.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"beet-leaves-bulls-blood","title":"Beet Leaves 'Bull's Blood' (Beetroot)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe most ornamental of all beetroots, with spectacular crimson-veined leaves. We use this as a filler with tulips in pots and borders for our parterre in spring. We eat the leaves like spinach, using the baby leaves in salad and steaming the fully grown for wilted greens and we harvest the roots too. A hugely useful, multipurpose ornamental and edible plant.\u003c\/p\u003e                                                                                                                                                                   \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlease note, illustrated packets are being introduced gradually over the coming months, availability may vary.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"sarah raven staging","offers":[{"title":"200 seeds","offer_id":57554967789951,"sku":"110390","price":2.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/4619\/4815\/files\/110390_2__27446.1621944087.1280.1280.jpg?v=1781619530"},{"product_id":"briza-maxima-greater-quaking-grass","title":"Briza maxima (Greater Quaking Grass)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA beautiful grass with thin stems hung with pale green flowers, which look like raindrops as they catch the light. Dries brilliantly too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's brilliant for arrangements in a dark room or a church. The drops act like mirrors and reflect the light. This will self-sow.\u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"sarah raven staging","offers":[{"title":"200 seeds","offer_id":57554975031679,"sku":"20004","price":2.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/4619\/4815\/files\/700016_1__09625.1616177435.1280.1280.jpg?v=1781619382"},{"product_id":"centaurea-cyanus-classic-magic","title":"Centaurea cyanus 'Classic Magic'","description":"\u003cp\u003eI love these cornflowers which look as if they’ve been sugar-iced for an incredible patisserie. Great for the vase and edible, for decorating puddings, drinks and cakes. They dry brilliantly too.\u003c\/p\u003e     ","brand":"sarah raven staging","offers":[{"title":"200 seeds","offer_id":57554990006655,"sku":"152042","price":2.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/4619\/4815\/files\/152042_1__60406.1620126012.1280.1280.jpg?v=1781619598"},{"product_id":"centaurea-cyanus-polka-dot-mixed","title":"Centaurea cyanus 'Polka Dot Mixed'","description":"\u003cp\u003eA wonderful array of beautiful coloured cornflowers, which can be just scattered into the garden to fill a sunny corner for weeks at a stretch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo cottage garden is complete without its cornflowers – badges.loved-by-pollinatorsand brilliant as cut flowers. We use lots of them for wedding and party flowers to make table runners and napkin rings, as they last brilliantly out of water.\u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"sarah raven staging","offers":[{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":57554990268799,"sku":"20102","price":2.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/4619\/4815\/files\/020102_1__80914.1621944243.1280.1280.jpg?v=1781619598"},{"product_id":"centaurea-cyanus-white","title":"Centaurea cyanus 'White'","description":"\u003cp\u003eA must-have bridal and buttonhole flower, and brilliant dried for homegrown confetti.\u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"sarah raven staging","offers":[{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":57554990367103,"sku":"152013","price":2.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/4619\/4815\/files\/152013_1__09272.1620126007.1280.1280.jpg?v=1781619598"},{"product_id":"cerinthe-major-kiwi-blue","title":"Cerinthe major 'Kiwi Blue'","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe usual cerinthe is one of my all-time favourite border filler and cut flower foliages — and now there's this on, that's even better, bigger, smokier and more purple, it's set for the stars.\u003c\/p\u003e                                                                                                                                                           ","brand":"sarah raven staging","offers":[{"title":"15 seeds","offer_id":57554990563711,"sku":"152043","price":2.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/4619\/4815\/files\/152043_1__43763.1620126011.1280.1280.jpg?v=1781619606"},{"product_id":"echinops-ritro","title":"Echinops ritro","description":"\u003cp\u003eSteely blue drumstick pom poms, covered with butterflies and bees as soon as the sun comes out. This flowers much of the summer and autumn and the flowers are followed by long-lasting architectural seedpods which, as a perennial, come back year after year.\u003c\/p\u003e                                                        ","brand":"sarah raven staging","offers":[{"title":"65 seeds","offer_id":57555100762495,"sku":"157016","price":3.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/4619\/4815\/files\/157016_2__70772.1621947399.1280.1280.jpg?v=1781619703"},{"product_id":"euphorbia-oblongata","title":"Euphorbia oblongata","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is my number one cut flower foliage plant, which forms the base of 80% of my mixed arrangements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou never tire of their brilliant acid-green flowers and bold, strong shapes. It is really a short-lived perennial, but it flowers best in its first year, so we treat it as a hardy annual. Cut with care and use gloves to avoid milky sap.\u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"sarah raven staging","offers":[{"title":"45 seeds","offer_id":57555158172031,"sku":"20015","price":4.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/4619\/4815\/files\/700047_11__54379.1708592138.1280.1280.jpg?v=1781619396"},{"product_id":"fuss-free-easy-veg-collection","title":"Fuss Free Easy Veg Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe have fallen for seed tapes big-time at Perch Hill. Just stretch out the tape of these three quick-to-germinate veg, water, label and that’s it. There’s no need to thin – the seed are distributed in the tape at the right final growing distance. Just harvest away.\u003c\/p\u003e                                                                                   \n\u003cb\u003eThis collection contains 1 seed tape each of:\u003c\/b\u003e                                                                                                                                                                     \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarrot 'Nantes 5'\u003c\/li\u003e                                                                                                                                                                                                          \u003cli\u003eRocket 'Buzz'\u003c\/li\u003e                                                                                                                                                                                                                                \u003cli\u003eSpring Onion 'North Holland Blood Red'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e                                                                          ","brand":"sarah raven staging","offers":[{"title":"3 x 6m seed tapes","offer_id":57555233309055,"sku":"140128","price":12.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/4619\/4815\/files\/140128FFEV_1__72149.1662970830.1280.1280.jpg?v=1781619767"},{"product_id":"gypsophila-paniculata-single-white","title":"Gypsophila paniculata 'Single White'","description":"\u003cp\u003eFabulous arranged in small vases, jam jars and milk bottles right the way down the middle of the table, in series, this is one of the most elegant, cloud-creating perennials you can grow, so much more delicate and pretty (in my view) than the double form.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"sarah raven staging","offers":[{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":57555267748223,"sku":"157049","price":2.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/4619\/4815\/files\/157049GSW_1__77912.1629378547.1280.1280.jpg?v=1781619807"},{"product_id":"helianthus-annuus-magic-roundabout-f1","title":"Helianthus annuus 'Magic Roundabout' F1 (Sunflower)","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis variety has now sold out. You may like \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sarahraven.com\/products\/helianthus-annuus-procut-plum\"\u003eHelianthus annuus 'ProCut Plum' F1'\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sarahraven.com\/products\/vintage-sunflower-mix\"\u003eVintage Sunflower mix\u003c\/a\u003e instead.\u003c\/b\u003e                                                                                                                                                                                                                            \u003cp\u003eA truly lovely mix of coffee and vanilla ice cream coloured sunflowers, all with a rich crimson-chocolate heart. These are brilliant as tall border fillers and cut flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e                                                                                                                                                                                                                                \u003cp\u003eThe calorie-rich seeds of Helianthus annuus can be eaten raw or roasted and added to salad and vegetable dishes for flavour and texture. Perfect for snacking on too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelianthus seeds are packed with nutrients, they're perfect for scattering on salads, or with mixed nuts on greek yoghurt for a protein-rich breakfast.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"sarah raven staging","offers":[{"title":"50 seeds","offer_id":57555307069823,"sku":"152016","price":4.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/4619\/4815\/files\/152016_2__28255.1621948571.1280.1280_2e8482db-480a-49c8-85e7-c7d663b79837.jpg?v=1779108396"},{"product_id":"organic-lettuce-seed-collection","title":"Lettuce Oak Leaf Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere's no easier to grow, longer producing lettuce than these. You can sow them any time of year. Keep picking and they keep producing.\u003c\/p\u003e                                                                                                                                                                                                           \u003cp\u003eThis collection contains 500 seeds each of Lettuce 'Salad Bowl' and Lettuce 'Red Salad Bowl' packed in their own foils.\u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"sarah raven staging","offers":[{"title":"2 packets each with 500 seeds","offer_id":57555814220159,"sku":"140030","price":2.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/4619\/4815\/files\/140030_2__97633.1620125988.1280.1280.jpg?v=1781619903"},{"product_id":"mustard-wasabi","title":"Mustard wasabi","description":"\u003cp\u003eA quick and easy cut-and-come-again salad leaf which tastes of wasabi. 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This is one of our new found favourites.\u003c\/p\u003e                                                                            \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlease note, illustrated packets are being introduced gradually over the coming months, availability may vary.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"sarah raven staging","offers":[{"title":"250 seeds","offer_id":57555837354367,"sku":"158001","price":3.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/4619\/4815\/files\/158001_2__17846.1621949835.1280.1280.jpg?v=1781619955"},{"product_id":"phacelia-tanacetifolia","title":"Phacelia tanacetifolia","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhacelia tanacetifolia is a beautiful plant, ideal as a cut flower and beloved by bees and an excellent attractant of lots of beneficial insects like lacewings and ladybirds. The hungry nymphs of both these insects then munch away on less welcome aphids. \u003c\/p\u003e                                                                                  \u003cp\u003ePhacelia tanacetifolia can later be dug in to build up the organic content of your soil or I love it as a cut flower.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeed of UK\/EU origin\u003c\/li\u003e                                                                                                                                                                                                \u003cli\u003ePlease note this may cause skin irritation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"sarah raven staging","offers":[{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":57555872317823,"sku":"120001","price":2.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"3 packets of seeds","offer_id":57555872350591,"sku":"140163","price":7.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/4619\/4815\/files\/120001_1__55084.1620125978.1280.1280.jpg?v=1781620040"},{"product_id":"saxifraga-x-arendsii-flower-carpet","title":"Saxifraga x arendsii 'Flower Carpet'","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe grow this every year at Perch Hill to have by our winter doorstep. 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It can also be toxic to cats, dogs and horses.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"Sarah Raven","offers":[{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":57765617533311,"sku":"20001","price":2.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 packets of seeds","offer_id":57765617566079,"sku":"140147","price":7.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 x 9cm pots","offer_id":57765617598847,"sku":"510403-6","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"12 x 9cm pots","offer_id":57765617631615,"sku":"510403-12","price":34.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/4619\/4815\/files\/700006_2__66569.1696845943.1280.1280.jpg?v=1781619374"},{"product_id":"artichoke-violet-de-provence","title":"Artichoke 'Violet de Provence'","description":"\u003cp\u003eA beautiful and early globe artichoke. We start eating these in late May. Picked small, the buds have no choke. If you cut the whole plant down to the ground (leaves and all) they will crop again 6-8 weeks later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI love globe artichokes so I pick from these plants first, then 'Gros Vert de Laon', by which time 'Violet' is cropping again. It's worth having a few plants of each so you get a good successional system with these perennial plants. I also spray these silver and use them at Christmas. They look fantastic.\u003c\/p\u003e                                                                                                                                                                                                                             \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlease note, illustrated packets are being introduced gradually over the coming months, availability may vary.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"Sarah Raven","offers":[{"title":"30 seeds","offer_id":57765626216831,"sku":"110025","price":2.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/4619\/4815\/files\/110025AVP_1__01813.1620125962.1280.1280.jpg?v=1781619506"},{"product_id":"baptisia-australis","title":"Baptisia australis","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of my favourite perennials for almost any colour border, with rich, deep indigo-blue, pea-like flowers. It flowers all summer and then, with flowers picked or deadheaded, it gives you excellent silvery foliage through the autumn and well into November. This picks well too.\u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"Sarah Raven","offers":[{"title":"10 seeds","offer_id":57765631197567,"sku":"157012","price":3.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/4619\/4815\/files\/510120_1__95969.1616171441.1280.1280.jpg?v=1781618502"},{"product_id":"beetroot-boltardy","title":"Beetroot 'Boltardy'","description":"\u003cp\u003eA favourite sweet variety, which has provided me with the bulk of my beetroot and baby salad leaves for years. It is bolt resistant, so you can sow it from early in the season until late. Highly recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e                                                                                                                                                                  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlease note, illustrated packets are being introduced gradually over the coming months, availability may vary.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"Sarah Raven","offers":[{"title":"250 seeds","offer_id":57765635555711,"sku":"110260","price":2.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/4619\/4815\/files\/110260BB_1__83179.1620125969.1280.1280.jpg?v=1781619530"},{"product_id":"beetroot-chioggia","title":"Beetroot 'Chioggia'","description":"\u003cp\u003eA beautiful deep pink skinned, stripy pink and white fleshed beetroot with a sweet flavour. It looks spectacular in salads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTry grating it raw – so you really see the stripe. Cooked it turns a brilliant pink, fabulous in contrast to the purple and orange on the plate. The dark green leaves are mild in flavour too – and great for adding to salads or as a steamed side vegetable dish.\u003c\/p\u003e                                                          \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlease note, illustrated packets are being introduced gradually over the coming months, availability may vary.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"Sarah Raven","offers":[{"title":"250 seeds","offer_id":57765635752319,"sku":"110109","price":2.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/4619\/4815\/files\/110109_1__70340.1620125966.1280.1280_4c580099-092a-420f-b315-edc84190a4d1.jpg?v=1781619531"},{"product_id":"calendula-officinalis-indian-prince","title":"Calendula officinalis 'Indian Prince'","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeep orange, with crimson backs that match the crimson centre of the flower.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI use them in brilliantly coloured arrangements and eat the petals in salads. This is also lovely dipped in batter for garden Fritto Misto or make the flowers into excellent and effective, natural calendula skin-healing cream. Calendula flowers are edible with a delicious, peppery taste. Add to salads and soups for flavour and colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Line veg garden paths with this to attract aphid-eating hoverflies. 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It dries brilliantly too. A long standing favourite.\u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"Sarah Raven","offers":[{"title":"300 seeds","offer_id":57765655904639,"sku":"20009","price":2.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/4619\/4815\/files\/700019_3__62747.1694424050.1280.1280.jpg?v=1781619382"},{"product_id":"cerinthe-major-purpurascens","title":"Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens'","description":"\u003cp\u003eSilvery leaves with purple hanging bells - one of the best annual foliage plants. I absolutely love this and it gently badges.self-sows, so you never need buy it again. It's superb as a garden plant, in pots underplanting tulips, and as a cut flower.\u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"Sarah Raven","offers":[{"title":"12 seeds","offer_id":57765656985983,"sku":"20010","price":2.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 packets of seed","offer_id":57765657018751,"sku":"140139","price":6.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 x 9cm pots","offer_id":57765657051519,"sku":"510105-6","price":18.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"12 x 9cm pots","offer_id":57765657084287,"sku":"510105-12","price":32.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/4619\/4815\/files\/700021_0__51344.1628509741.1280.1280.jpg?v=1781619381"},{"product_id":"chard-bright-lights","title":"Chard 'Bright Lights'","description":"\u003cp\u003eUse brilliant-coloured baby leaves raw in salad and larger leaves cooked like spinach. Excellent for chard gratin and risotto balls. A must for the ornamental veg garden. You'll only need one or two sowings for growing all year, as this variety is slow to bolt.\u003c\/p\u003e                                                                   \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlease note, illustrated packets are being introduced gradually over the coming months, availability may vary.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"Sarah Raven","offers":[{"title":"100 seeds","offer_id":57765657411967,"sku":"80097","price":3.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/4619\/4815\/files\/080002_1__77813.1620125952.1280.1280.jpg?v=1781619606"},{"product_id":"coriander-leaf-form-leisure","title":"Coriander (Coriandrum sativum 'Leisure')","description":"\u003cp\u003eSlower to bolt than all other forms. 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