episode 183 | show notes & advice
episode description
Just as relay racers pass a baton throughout their race, the many flowers in your garden pass a similar baton between themselves to bring year-round beauty.
Plan your year perfectly with Sarah and Josie’s top plants to inspire and captivate, each with their own month in which to shine - learn more as we look at how to nail your succession planning in this episode of ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’.
In this episode, discover
- What makes honesty such an invaluable cut flower and filler around the early spring time
- The most striking combination of dahlias fit for early autumn
- How to bring the most showstopping scent to July with Sweet Pea Matucana
- A particular variety of rose which flowers surprisingly late, giving you a pleasant October burst of joy
links and references
Order Sarah’s new book - A Year Full of Pots
Order Sarah’s book - A Year Full of Flowers
Order Sarah’s book - A Year Full of Veg
Sarah Raven's Garden Cookbook | Sarah Raven
Shop on the Sarah Raven Website
Get in touch: info@sarahraven.com
Episode 183 advice sheet
March & April (4:35)
For the early part of the year, there are some standout varieties among the tulip and honesty families - Sarah has to recommend her namesake, while also giving a nod towards Tulip Ballerina for its striking orange silhouette with a lovely sweet scent, similar to one of Josie’s picks for orange tulips, Orca.
Among the honesty family, both the purple Lunaria annua and the white albiflora are incredible choices to bring a brilliant glow to dark patches in the garden.
May - July (7:50)
Summer presents an opportunity to highlight some remarkable performers in the garden, particularly the alliums in May - both schubertii 'Magic' and cristophii are shapely, large and long-lasting.
Other great picks for impact in the summer months include the watercolour beauty of Rosa ‘Hot Chocolate’, and unbeatable scent of Sweet Pea ‘Matucana’.
August & September (14:30)
Cosmos are order of the month for August, and while ‘Xsenia’ might have an exotic name, its painterly poise evokes the beauty of a classic still life drawing, and the pairing of two of our own dahlias in September - Adam’s Choice and Rosie Raven - makes for a worthy successor on the way into autumn.
October & November (19:00)
With winter knocking on the door, it’s a surprise to see a rose at its finest in October, but Rosa Cinco de Mayo makes its smouldering appearance as late as any other rose.
Sarah & Josie round off the episode with a hearty mention for Salvia ‘Amistad’, with it’s elongated, colourful appearance attracting bees and butterflies to its silky velvety visage.
