grow, cook, eat, arrange with Sarah Raven & friends

Sarah Raven

Welcome to grow, cook, eat, arrange, the weekly podcast from gardener, writer, teacher,and cook, Sarah Raven. Over the last two decades, Sarah has led the way by introducing a new kind of productive gardening which places emphasis on intense colour, sophistication, and achievability. Recorded at the beautiful Perch Hill Farm in Sussex, Sarah talks with special guests from across garden design, floristry, food, ecology, conservation, and more. Brimming with top tips and helpful hints, listen and learn how to create your most productive garden ever. You can find out more about the products discussed in each episode or get in touch by visiting the website: https://www.sarahraven.com/

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MINI-SERIES: Introduction to The Beginner’s Guide to Gardening

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03/23/22 • 6 min

Welcome to your Beginner’s Guide to Gardening - a mini series created to help demystify the sometimes-complicated world of creating your own magnificent arrangements in gardens and pots.

Join hosts Sarah Raven & Arthur Parkinson in this introductory episode to find out what you'll learn across the next 5 easy-listening episodes of ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’, from what to sow & how to do it, to pot planting & growing your own delicious vegetables.
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Get in touch: [email protected]
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Q&A: Which bulbs do I need to plant as soon as they arrive? If I don’t lift my dahlias, when should I mulch them? Do I need to lift dahlias from pots? When, and how, do I store dahlias? What perennials can I plant this month?

grow, cook, eat, arrange with Sarah Raven & friends

10/15/24 • 11 min

Welcome to the October Q&A episode of ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’, where Sarah & Josie answer questions sent in by our lovely listeners each month.
In this episode, Sarah shares which of the bulbs you should plant out as soon as you receive them and why, and Josie talks through when you should mulch dahlias if you’re not lifting them over winter.
Josie also covers everything you need to know to prepare dahlias for the winter, from lifting them out of pots to knowing when & how to store them, and Sarah runs down the finest perennials that you can plant this month.

The beauty of Roses with Green and Gorgeous’, Rachel Siegfried - Episode 18

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06/03/21 • 29 min

The beauty of roses makes them one of the most desired flowers for occasions, but they are an increasingly fashionable addition to a garden setting too. Growing over 5 acres of them in Oxfordshire at Green and Gorgeous, Rachel Siegfried is well versed in which varieties suit particular scenarios, and how to grow a healthy rose.

Rachel joins Sarah & Arthur this week to share how you can make the most of your roses, including her pick of rose feed, how to condition them once picked, and keeping red spider mite and black spot away from your flowers.

In this episode, discover:

The origins of Rachel’s incredible farm of roses
Tips for healthy Rose growth, and the best ways to feed them
Dealing with red spider mite
Sarah, Arthur & Rachel’s favourite selections of Rose
Conditioning Roses after picking, and the best things to pair with Roses

View all products mentioned and find further advice from Sarah: https://bit.ly/2XoEeNR

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Green and Gorgeous Flowers:
Web: https://bit.ly/3oyymuN
Instagram: https://bit.ly/2S69TB0

Products mentioned:
Uncle Tom’s Rose Tonic: https://bit.ly/3ypwNUG
Mutabilis: https://bit.ly/3bFHRDn
Koko Loco: https://bit.ly/3hEfEAH
Ranunculus: https://bit.ly/3bGakJi

Q&A: Can you split Dahlia tubers when they’ve grown too big? What are the best long-flowering spring plants? How do you put together colour collections?

grow, cook, eat, arrange with Sarah Raven & friends

02/20/24 • 11 min

Welcome to the next Q&A episode for February, where Sarah & Josie answer even more of your questions for a bountiful spring garden!

In this episode, we learn how to split Dahlia tubers once they’ve grown extremely large, round up the best flowers for long-lasting beauty throughout the spring, and touch on the ways to create your own complementary collections of flowers.

Be sure to leave your questions in comments across social media for Sarah & Josie to answer in a future Q&A episode.

The Beginner Gardener’s Dream Flowers to Sow with Jemima Bowker - Episode 164

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03/21/24 • 33 min

Our Events and Horti Marketing Manager, Jemima Bowker has been gardening for a few years now, and her perspective on the floral world is shared by many a beginner gardener.
That’s why this week’s ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’ is dedicated to the 12 flowers that are absolutely essential for newcomers to gardening. From the fast growers to the fragrant showstoppers, this episode is brimming with simple, easy to grow and wholeheartedly rewarding varieties.
In this episode, discover:

The beauty of sowing Calendulas in gutters for prolific growth from a charming cut-and-come-again flower
Linaria Sweeties’ instant impact with their staggering rate of growth and fantastic vase life
Why Scabiosa Black Cat holds a special place in Jemima’s list, with its long flowering period and appeal for pollinators
How best to treat Icelandic Poppies for a sprinkling of saturation which will last all summer

Order Sarah’s book - A Year Full of Flowers: https://bit.ly/2TWHJcz
Order Sarah’s new book - A Year Full of Veg: https://www.sarahraven.com/products/sarah-ravens-a-year-full-of-veg

Autumn bulb planting for a year of beauty with Josie Lewis - Episode 186

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08/22/24 • 27 min

Autumn is an exciting moment where your bulb planting now starts the colourful symphony that emerges the following spring, so it’s a perfect time to start getting creative.
Head Gardener Josie Lewis joins Sarah on ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’ to share her top list of bulbs to plant this autumn, how many bulbs fill out your space, and we run through the art of the bulb lasagne.
In this episode, discover:

The irresistibly scented tulips like ‘Orca’ and ‘Hermitage’ which bring with them a splash of colour
Josie’s favourite narcissi, including a brand new variety which is as reliable as anything else in the garden
A recap on how to structure a bulb lasagne for a beautifully structured pot
How many bulbs are ideal for filling out any size of borders or pots

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Indulging in the Joys of Scented-Leaf Pelargoniums with Cath Kidston - Episode 149

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12/07/23 • 22 min

This week’s guest on the podcast is revered for her namesake’s brand, but away from fashion & homeware, Cath Kidston is embracing the aroma of scented-leaf pelargoniums in her new brand, C.Atherley.

Cath joins Sarah for a lovely conversation about her new brand, discovery of her favourite pelargoniums, and tips on propagating them in your garden.

In this episode, discover:

Cath’s discovery of the scented-leaf pelargoniums front and centre of her new brand
Top tips for propagating pelargoniums at this time of year
Sarah’s 5 rules for taking cuttings from pelargoniums
The inspiration behind the name and direction of the new business, C.Atherley

Rhubarb and Dahlias with Sarah Raven & Arthur Parkinson - Episode 6

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03/11/21 • 20 min

One of the key players in a colour-packed garden, and a true love of Sarah and Arthur’s, is the beautiful dahlia. With the low maintenance of a perennial and the growth of cut and come again flowers, it’s no wonder there’s barely a patch at Perch Hill that isn’t decorated with a ‘stained glass carpet’ of dahlias.

Gracing your kitchen table this week, ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’ covers rhubarb, a vegetable Arthur would consider right at home in a Beatrix Potter novel. Sarah shares her tasty Syllabub recipe, with some advice on growing rhubarb in a forcer for maximum sweetness.

In this episode, discover...

Using forcers to grow sweeter rhubarb for your cooking
Sarah’s delicious Syllabub recipe
How best to harvest rhubarb in candlelight
Rhubarb’s cultural importance on the West Coast of Scotland
The origins of Sarah and Arthur’s love affair with dahlias
Bringing dahlias to flourishing growth
Sarah and Arthur’s ‘Desert Island dahlias’

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View all products mentioned and find further advice from Sarah: https://bit.ly/3iEnJW0

Products mentioned:
Hollywood Gladioli Collection: https://bit.ly/2OrCAXm
Rhubarb Collection: http://bit.ly/3uXPs8k
Rhubarb 'Victoria': http://bit.ly/3bl1VuW
Classic Hyacinth Collection: http://bit.ly/2MQbVD7
Narcissus 'Avalanche': http://bit.ly/3qmtEzH
Iris x hollandica 'Red Ember': http://bit.ly/3c78hgv
Cosmos atrosanguineus 'Chocolate': http://bit.ly/3uUz1cS
Calendula officinalis 'Indian Prince': http://bit.ly/3sTuAgu
Dahlia 'Bishop of Auckland': https://bit.ly/2ZJTnHC
Dahlia 'Blue Bayou': http://bit.ly/2PxpIiJ
Dahlia 'Totally Tangerine': http://bit.ly/30gXTh2
Dahlia 'Ripples': http://bit.ly/3uVgKMx
Dahlia 'Café au Lait': http://bit.ly/3qhzIJH
Dahlia 'Molly Raven': http://bit.ly/3bjH0IN
Dahlia 'Schipper’s Bronze’: http://bit.ly/3c66jgp

The Complete Guide to Sowing Systems with Sarah Raven & Arthur Parkinson - Episode 51

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01/20/22 • 25 min

As we settle into 2022 and begin to plan for the year’s most delightful flowers, it’s the perfect time to share how to grow from seeds, a process that’s incredibly rewarding and yields beautiful pots full of healthy plants.

To create a complete cutting garden you’ll need to sow some seeds yourself. This episode of ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’ is the A-Z of all we know about sowing systems; you’ll learn which varieties thrive on root disturbance, when to use root trainers, growing in gutters, using heated propagators, and the 5 T’s of direct sowing.

In this episode, discover:

Which sowing systems we’ve found the best success with
How to sow carefully, treating your seed like gold dust
The varieties that either love or lament having root disturbance
Types of peat-free compost that have underperformed for us, and the new mix we’re trialling at Perch Hill

View all products mentioned and find further advice from Sarah: https://bit.ly/3f2DFiH

Order Sarah’s book: https://bit.ly/2TWHJcz
Order Arthur’s book: https://bit.ly/3xOov7H

Sarah’s exciting announcement of an industry-first BCorp status

grow, cook, eat, arrange with Sarah Raven & friends

10/16/24 • 3 min

Sarah Raven is now certified B Corp, a delightful announcement as an industry-first within the online retail gardening industry.
For those unfamiliar with the certification, this special bonus episode talks through the many reasons that B Corp status matters, and what it means for both us as a company, and you as gardeners.
Sarah shares what makes us a B Corp, why biodiversity, sustainability and quality matter so much to us, and the caring vision that this helps us to grow into.

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