![]() ![]() “I would say to anyone planning a garden to try and choose flowers where you can see the reproductive parts of the flower - the filaments, anthers and stigma. “It’s really important to support Britain’s bee population,” she says. When choosing flowers to grow, Sarah also has an eye on the local wildlife. “Also, of course, we only include things that we find very lovely,” she laughs. ![]() For cut flowers, we record how long they flower and how many buckets we are able to pick from them per square metre, so we can directly compare one with the next. “I trial every bulb, seed and perennial and shrub in the garden here before it goes into the catalogue. An on-site shop and extensive online store, meanwhile, provide Sarah’s carefully selected seeds and bulbs. Set in the rolling East Sussex countryside, the 90 acres of glorious grounds are something of a mecca for keen gardeners everywhere, providing open days and a wealth of courses presided over by gardening guru Sarah. “I am really hands on in the business - I like to get my hands dirty!” says Sarah Raven, describing life at her working farm, Perch Hill. ![]()
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