There are few more therapeutic jobs in the potting shed or polytunnel than sowing seeds, and if you’re looking to fill your spring garden with colourful cut flowers, now is the time to start sowing your standout varieties.

In the first of two back-to-back episodes of ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’, Sarah turns her attention to the cut flowers she’ll be sowing from early January onwards, working week by week to create an invaluable sowing calendar you can easily follow at home.

In this episode, discover:

• Sarah's love of seed sowing, and the meditative quality it brings
• Top performing seeds for the start of the year, from fragrant sweet peas to easy growers like cerinthe
• A unique tip to prevent mice from spoiling your sweet pea seeds

Products mentioned:

Sweet Pea 'Erewhon'
https://www.sarahraven.com/products/sweet-pea-erewhon

Sweet Pea 'Matucana'
https://www.sarahraven.com/products/lathyrus-odoratus-matucana

Cobaea scandens
https://www.sarahraven.com/products/cobaea-scandens-purple

Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens'
https://www.sarahraven.com/products/cerinthe-major-purpurascens

Antirrhinum majus 'Liberty Classic Crimson' F1
https://www.sarahraven.com/products/antirrhinum-f1-liberty-classic-crimson

Antirrhinum majus 'White Giant' F1
https://www.sarahraven.com/products/antirrhinum-giant-white

Linaria maroccana 'Sweeties'
https://www.sarahraven.com/products/linaria-maroccana-sweeties

Ammi majus
https://www.sarahraven.com/products/ammi-majus

Salvia viridis 'Blue Monday'
https://www.sarahraven.com/products/salvia-viridis-blue

Centaurea cyanus 'Polka Dot Mixed'
https://www.sarahraven.com/products/centaurea-cyanus-polka-dot-mixed

Malope trifida 'Alba'
https://www.sarahraven.com/products/malope-trifida-alba

Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Black Cat'
https://www.sarahraven.com/products/scabiosa-atropurpurea-black-cat

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