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From the beauty of a bold, stained glass window to the emphatic and highly saturated patterns found in wildlife and nature, colour is an element of gardening that’s captured both Sarah and Arthur’s eye since their youngest years.

Marrying together flower families is a fine art, but between Sarah’s ‘Bride, Bridesmaid & Gatecrasher’ approach to picking beautiful bunches, and the colour palettes inspired by exotic animals that can be found in Arthur’s Mill Yard dolly tubs, this episode of ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’ is sure to spark your own imaginative colourful combinations.

Capping off a podcast full of captivating hues, we also hear Sarah’s recipe for delicious whole globe artichokes, topped off with a delightful sauce.

In this episode, discover:

• How you can draw inspiration from nature, wildlife and a wealth of colour books when creating your own colourful ensemble
• The importance of picking the right foliage to accompany your flowers
• Sarah’s ‘Bride, Bridesmaid & Gatecrasher’ method for creating beautiful and vivid bunches of flowers
• The colour combinations occupying Sarah & Arthur’s captivating arrangements
• A delicious recipe for whole globe artichokes, served with a secret sauce

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As the summer months are upon us and the prospect of lovely evening gatherings in the garden grows ever more appealing, there’s a marvellous opportunity to spruce up your garden with a selection of gorgeous Gladioli.

It’s not too late in the year to plant your own, so now is a perfect time for us to consider some of the best Gladioli to bring a natural and harmonious ensemble of colour to your space - this week with the help of the wonderful Tom Brown, Head Gardener & Tutor at West Dean College of Arts and Conservation.

Also in this episode we hear about some of the unique discoveries that have emerged from Sarah and Tom’s shared love of trialling, with a few fantastic tips to use in your own planting.

In this episode, discover:

• Tips for growing gorgeous gladioli in your gardens
• A selection of Sarah, Arthur & Tom’s favourite Gladioli
• Sarah and Tom’s shared passion for trialling
• Fascinating revelations from Sarah’s trials of potato tubers

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While the boldness of Lupins might be unfairly mistaken for a lack of subtlety, and many gardeners overlook Irises and Peonies, Sarah and Arthur feel it’s high time for a renaissance of these romantic, vigorous flowers.

From the rousing rouge tones of Terracotta to the rich, cool tones of Dusky Challenger, there’s a strong case for adding these gorgeous varieties to your garden - they should be praised just as much for their aesthetic merit as for their low maintenance. Perhaps you’ll discover your new favourite flower, or a variety to become the perfect colourful companion for your garden border.

In this episode, discover:

• The family of striking, bold Lupins, perfect for any border
• Beautiful Irises, and the influx of colour they bring to a garden
• Magnificent peonies - the queen of the cut flowers
• Sarah & Arthur’s favourite selections of each, with helpful tips on how and when to plant them
• Advice for keeping Lupin Aphids at bay

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As we finally begin to emerge from a year of restrictions, the world is our oyster and it’s time to start planning some gorgeous getaways and rousing retreats. For many, the likes of familiar old favourites Sissinghurst and Chatsworth will undoubtedly be on the cards, with romantic rose gardens and marvellous displays of cramming every cranny with colour.

For this episode of ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’, Sarah and Arthur take us on their ideal road trip around the country, offering up suggestions for an exciting tour of your own to discover natural beauty, flora and fauna, and even a recommendation for a good gin...

In this episode, discover:

• Sissinghurst Castle Garden and their beautiful rose garden and mixture of Tudor red-brick buildings with a romantic mix of plants within the walls.
• Beatrix Potter’s Hill Top with it’s rolling wooded hills and valleys filled with loose planting that attracted animals for her drawings.
• Rousham House & Gardens with their gorgeous free range hens welcoming a delighted Arthur on arrival and the unique wildness to their gardens, veg and herbs.
• Chatsworth House & Gardens who are leading the way in the cut flower movement and showcase stunning ways to companion plant, being the most productive and experimenting garden they’ve visited!
• Sarah’s wildflower walk in Cornwall starting at Kynance Cove which feels like walking through a flowery salad with the aqua blue of the sea to one side, and fields of exotic and rare Cornish tropics to the other.
• The most western point of British Isles in the Outer Hebrides with it’s coral white sands and extraordinary mix of rare Orchids.
• Arthur’s favourite visit to Chester Zoo with their own gin created on site, incredible conservation work and fields of feed grown for their own animals.

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Rich in fragrance and saturated colour, the biennial is a wonderful group of plants that promise to really enhance the sights and smells of your garden, whether they be the magnificent early Wallflowers, or the aromatic Icelandic Poppies.

Among the numerous varieties of biennial worth sowing right now, on this week’s ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’ we also hear about how you can add carrots to your veg garden, the best ways to keep them safe from carrot flies, and Sarah’s brilliant recipe that puts them to great use in a salad.

In this episode, discover:

• A selection of the most fragrant and fabulous biennials to adorn your garden
• Biennials’ role in bringing through a succession of colour
• Growing your own delicious carrots easily with seed tape
• Keeping home-grown carrots safe from the danger of carrot flies
• Sarah’s recipe for a delightful salad with your carrots

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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

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The joy of a pressed flower is an absolute treat to decorate any setting, and nobody does it quite like Melissa Richardson of JamJar Flowers. Seeing them preserve the life of a picked peony far beyond its normal lifespan is a truly special treat.

Melissa joins Sarah & Arthur this week to discuss her gorgeous arrangements, how she sources her beautiful flowers, and how you can use environmentally friendly alternatives to oasis.

In this episode, discover:

• Melissa’s almost-accidental discovery of the wonders of flowers
• Environmentally friendly alternatives to oasis, or floral foam
• The incredible experience that only comes from buying flowers in the market
• How to start pressing your own beautiful flowers at home

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Give hardy annuals some new, open ground, and the flamboyant flowers fill out any garden. Tending to them in just the right way helps to bring your space to life, and in this episode of ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’ we find out Sarah and Arthur’s top 5 hardy annuals.

On top of this, we’ve got a whole year’s worth of edible flowers which promise to bring a burst of flavour to your cooking; we cover everything from wild garlic and elderflower, to chives and hibiscus, plus everything else in between.

In this episode, discover:

• How hardy annuals can provide years of decoration in your garden
• Sarah & Arthur’s favourite selections of hardy annuals
• Advice on direct sowing, and avoiding competition among hardy annuals
• Sowing edible flowers for every month in the year
• Tips to avoid weedling germination

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There is a particular delight that comes from growing your own delicious vegetables, but something that adds another dimension to their flavour is cooking them on fire.

Bringing Middle Eastern inspiration and nearly a decade of experience at the helm of Honey & Co, Saris Packer and Itamar Srulovich share their flair for flame-cooked cuisine, and how you can grow and cook your own dishes with intense flavours.

In this episode, discover:

• Recipes inspired by Sarit & Itamar’s Middle Eastern travels
• How Honey & Co. wrote their book for chefs with any kind of grill
• The special qualities unique to cooking with fire
• Picking the perfect potted tomatoes and aubergines to grow
• Sarit & Itamar’s dream seasonal recipes for the next month

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There’s nothing quite like bringing the garden together with alliums as they take over from the last of the late tulips. If you tend to them carefully and remove the leaves that are prone to looking tatty, then you can welcome a standard of colour and life comparable to the Chelsea Flower Show into your garden.

Alliums are an equally exciting addition you can take to the kitchen, with Society Garlic bringing the flavour without the halitosis. We also cover chives in this episode, which is a stunning perennial herb with uses in a delicious salad or a chive tea.

In this episode, discover:

• Sarah and Arthur’s favourite selection of Alliums to fill the ‘May Gap’
• How to treat Allium foliage to allow other flowers to bloom
• The need to tend to Alliums that self-seed before they hinder other flowers
• Picking wild garlic and chives, and growing them in the home 
• Sarah’s baked potato recipe with Wensleydale and garlic pesto

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